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IT WAS MAY 2nd … when comedian Jack Benny (pictured) made his radio debut as star of ‘The Canada Dry Program’ on NBC Blue … When Calgary's heritage radio station CFAC (now Sportsnet 960) first aired as CQCA with 10 watts of power ... When radio station WLS Chicago (AM 890) switched its format from Country to Top 40… When Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his syndicated TV talk show… and when Ed Sullivan abandoned his vow not to have this British rock group back, and allowed Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to make a second appearance on Sullivan’s popular Sunday night showcase on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

Jason was a highly respected hockey journalist, prominent in the Vancouver area and across Canada for his coverage of the Vancouver Canucks and the National Hockey League for The Athletic Vancouver and for TSN radio and television.

A country singer that hits on with rock ’n roll and country, including this hit from 1958: Danny Boy. Conway died at the age of 59.

IT WAS MAY 1st … when Edmonton got its first radio station. The Edmonton Journal’s CJCA broadcast on 450 metres with 50 watts…. When Vancouver’s CKMO moved down the dial from 730 kilocycles to its longtime home at 1410… When Brooklyn’s Larry Zeiger made his first radio broadcast in Miami after his boss renamed him Larry King… When C-ISL signed on as Richmond BC’s first radio station at 940 on the AM dial .. When both of Kamloops heritage radio stations CFJC & CHNL debuted, though some 44 years apart .. and when country comedienne Minnie Pearl (pictured) was the surprised honoree on NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Salem's conservative-leaning digital arm, Townhall Media now reaches more than 15 million unique visitors a month, and is a "nicely profitable business."

A country singer who was very popular with many many hits including Big Bad John in 1961. He was active 1953 to 2010. He passed on at age 81