MONDAY in Broadcast History .. April 24th
IT WAS APRIL 24th .. when Jack Webb introduced his short-lived pre-Dragnet detective-adventure radio show ‘Johnny Madero: Pier 23’ on Mutual, with Gale Gordon and William Conrad in the cast …
When Dick Powell (pictured) appeared for the first time as ‘Richard Diamond, Private Detective’ on NBC radio…
When ‘X-Minus One’, a quality show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC radio, offering some of the best drama of the era…
and when ‘Your Hit Parade’ ended after a nine-year run on NBC TV and many more years on network radio.
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Erin Moran, of ‘Happy Days’ and ‘Joanie Loves Chachi,’ Dead at 56
EMTs were called at 4 p.m. Saturday Eastern time to an Indiana home to tend to an “unresponsive female.”
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. April 23rd
IT WAS APRIL 23rd .. when Lucille Ball made the first of her 34 appearances on the cover of TV Guide …
When Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and Vicki Carr, with comedian Bob Newhart were Glen Campbell’s guests on his weekly CBS-TV variety show…
When NBC-TV aired the pilot of ‘Baywatch,’ the show that introduced the world to Ladysmith BC’s Pamela Anderson …
and when Toronto-born conductor/composer Robert Farnon (pictured), who got his start in the 1930’s playing trumpet on CBC Radio’s “Happy Gang,” died in England at age 87.
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Voice of UW Huskies Bob Rondeau to Retire after “One More Year”
He will retire as the second-longest tenured football play-by-play radio broadcaster in the Pac-12.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. April 22nd
IT WAS APRIL 22nd … when the Army-McCarthy hearings became a big hit in the daytime for peviously little-watched ABC-TV….
When Barbara Walters was officially named a co-host of NBC-TV’s Today Show, after doing the job without the title for 5 years…
When the final episode of the “All in the Family” spinoff, “Maude” aired on CBS-TV…
and when Johnny Carson gave advance notice that he intended to retire from NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” the following year.
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Forbes and Marshall welcome former CFAX ‘Morning Mayor’ Barry Bowman
This time around we try the new Starbucks Unicorn Frapp, the legendary Barry Bowman joins us and the KARMA BROTHERS wrote us a song!
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. April 21st
IT WAS APRIL 21st .. when the quiz show with a top prize of $64, ‘Take it or Leave it” made its debut on CBS radio …
When ten-year old Leonard Ross became TV’s youngest big money prize winner with $100,000 won on “The Big Surprise”…
When Canada lost the original voice of hockey as Foster Hewitt died ...
When the Beach Boys (pictured) appeared on ABC-TV’s pop music showcase “Shindig!” performing “Help Me Rhonda” and “Do You Wanna Dance”..
and when the final episode of “WKRP in Cincinnati” aired on CBS-TV.
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