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Back in 1959 Tommy Allsup flipped a coin to see who between him and Richie Valens would get a seat on the plane and who would have to take the bus to the next stop on the tour.

After more than 13 years on ABC-TV’s daytime schedule ‘Ryan’s Hope’ aired its final episode. The Canadian band Rush headlined a "Canada for Asia" tsunami-relief CBC telethon in Toronto. The ‘made-in Canada’ action series ‘La Femme Nikita’ debuted on the USA cable channel. The 100th episode of NYPD Blue aired on ABC. Samantha (Eliz. Montgomery) gave birth to baby Tabitha on ABC-TV's 'Bewitched.' And we lost two luminaries of early CBC television as comedian Frank Shuster and news anchor Earl Cameron died. ALL the milestones for Jan. 13th INSIDE.

Mainstream outlets scrambled over each other to ride the viral wave when BuzzFeed’s article garnered over one million views in short succession — and 3.5 million less than 24 hours later — but none of those organizations bothered to restrain themselves in the interest of investigating the dossier further. ............ Comment from Les H. "Middle America, every day folks who live and work to try to better their lives and those of their family have STOPPED buying into all of this liberal media and by extension overt P.C. culture. The fake news/mainstream media has prostituted itself to near irrelevancy. It has what is akin to a media STD." Read what else Les has to say, Inside on Comments!

‘Sam ‘n’ Henry,’ the local Chicago series that set the pattern for the legendary national radio hit, ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ debuted on WGN. Another Chicago origination, the hit children’s puppet show ‘Kukla Fran & Ollie’ had its premiere on NBC-TV. The live-action (Pow! Zonk!) ‘Batman’ series debuted on ABC-TV. And ‘All in the Family’ episode 1 was seen on CBS, featuring TV’s first toilet flush. Happy Birthday to Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, and Christiane Amanpour! ALL the milestones for Jan. 12th INSIDE!

Donald J. Trump refuses to take a question from CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta.

Lloyd Bridges starred for the first time in his syndicated TV action hit “Sea Hunt.” 16 years later on this date, ‘Love American Style’ aired for the final time on ABC-TV. And 8 years later, CBC Television moved the National News up an hour to 10 pm, followed by ‘The Journal’ hosted by the incredible Barbara Frum. ALL the milestones for Jan. 11th INSIDE.

99.9 BOB FM morning co-host Heather Prosak has gone country.