WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. March 6th
It was March 6th when the first US telecast from an airplane was aired from the skies over New York City…
when NBC-TV aired the musical special “An Evening With Diana Ross” (pictured) ….
when the 100th episode of “The Six Million Dollar Man” aired on ABC-TV…
and when Walter Cronkite signed off the CBS Evening News for the final time, to be replaced by Dan Rather.
Specifics, and many more March 6th milestones INSIDE.
Three takeaways from Oprah Winfrey’s interview special with alleged Michael Jackson sex abuse survivors
Winfrey hosted the hour-long special “Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland,” in which she interviewed the two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, and director Dan Reed.
The ‘Sound Off’ Podcast – Tom Leykis – Blow Me Up Tom
Tom Leykis understands how radio works. He understands people and how they engage with radio. The Long Island kid who spent his first radio show playing Glen Pitney (and loathing it), became one of America's most renowned talk show hosts.
SNOPES throws in the towel with Facebook “fact checking” after being caught fabricating LIES...
Snopes has announced that it is giving up “fact checking” for Facebook as controversy swirls over its handling of the Nathan Phillips case and other high-profile blunders
Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Beatles
Can’t Buy Me Love
Beatles
1964
Another big hit: Can’t Buy Me Love from 1964 for the Beatles.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. March 5th
It was a March 5th when Milton Berle was the mystery guest on CBS-TV’s ‘I’ve Got a Secret.’
When Dionne Warwick, Gwen Verdon, Rodney Dangerfield and Alan King headlined the Ed Sullivan Show.
When singer Smokey Robinson appeared in a dramatic role on NBC-TV’s ‘Police Story.’
When US President Jimmy Carter took 42 questions on a radio call-in program moderated by Walter Cronkite.
And when Vancouver radio legend Fred Latremouille (pictured) died at age 69.
Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Luke Perry, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Riverdale’ Star, Dies at 52
The actor was hospitalized after suffering a massive stroke last Wednesday and had been under observation.