Puget Sound Radio

World Radio Day is a UNESCO-sponsored event that acknowledges the effect, impact and importance radio has had on society since it emerged as a consumer technology more than a hundred years ago.

Active from 1947 until his death at age 40 in July 1969. He had charted songs on the Billboard R&B and popular charts. This one from 1958

Jack Webb’s (pictured) first popular radio series, ‘Pat Novack for Hire,’ went national on ABC, following a successful West Coast run. The pre-school children’s show ‘Mr. Dressup’ with Ernie Coombs began a nearly 30 year run on CBC-TV. ABC-TV announced it had renewed ‘NYPD Blue’ for a tenth seaason. And campus radio station CJSF FM 90.1 signed-on from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. ALL the milestones for Feb. 13th INSIDE.

Spade and a rotating group of his comedian and celebrity friends will break down the pop culture news of the day.

Sean Dilworth is half the man he used to be. Figuratively only. In whole, he is stronger, smarter and more confident than ever. He made a life decision to get physically stronger, which led to a number of other changes in his life.

Duo consists of Don and Phil. Phil pass on in January 2014 at the age of 74. The brothers caught the eye of one Chet Akins, and the run of hits began

It’s the date that Calvin Coolidge made the first US presidential political speech on radio. When Winnipeg’s CKY moved up the dial from 910 KHz to 780. When Vancouver’s CKWX was authorized to increase power from 100 watts to a whopping 1,000 watts. When the comic strip superhero ‘Superman’ made his first appearance on radio via New York’s WOR. And when actor Nicholas Colasanto (pictured), who played Coach on NBC-TV’s Cheers, died of a heart ailment partway through the the third season of the sitcom at age 61. Details and ALL the milestones for Feb.12th INSIDE.