Puget Sound Radio

It WAS AUG 13th…. when the last new episode of “The Waltons” aired on CBS-TV… When US cable channel Comedy Central aired the first episode of the adult cartoon series “South Park”… When the Recording Industry Association of America bestowed its American Legend Award upon Fats Domino… ..and when Dean Martin recorded “That’s Amore,” Frank Sinatra recorded “All the Way,” The Guess Who recorded “American Woman,” and The Supremes recorded “Baby Love.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Bruce Allen has accepted Red's invitation to join him on his final Red Diner on CISL 650 am

Pat O'Day will be my guest on the final Red Rock Diner show Sunday, August 27 from 12-4pm on CISL

Facing life on the street, the former broadcaster and betting guru, Cash (Michael) Pomer (pictured) is taking what could be his last chance to rebuild his life.

IT WAS AUG. 12th … when comedian Red Skelton (pictured) got his first national exposure as a guest on NBC’s Rudy Vallee radio show …. When rock jock “Cousin Brucie” (Bruce Morrow) did his last show on WNBC-AM, New York City… When XM Satellite Radio began broadcasting in the US… ..and when disc jockey Jim Brady did his final show on radio station CFTR, Toronto. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

For starters we learned the news, Karl Johnston will be the new GM of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group’s Kelowna/Vernon division effective Sept. 15. Chuck McCoy (Pictured) wraps up his consulting for the Pattison Group and is now available for consultation.

IT WAS AUG. 11th .. when New York’s WCBS-TV became the first station to televise a baseball game in color..in fact, a doubleheader between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves…. When CBS-TV’s Sunday night variety showcase, The Ed Sullivan Show featured Buddy Knox singing his two rockabilly hits ‘Party Doll’ and ‘Hula Love’… When the folksinging Kingston Trio signed in as the “mystery guests” on CBS-TV’s “What’s My Line?”… ..and when Edmonton radio station CJAX-FM began operations on 92.5 MHz with 100,000 watts. The call letters are now CKNG FM, with a branding of 92.5 Fresh FM. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.