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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.

At its weekend convention in Ottawa, the Green party adopted a motion calling for a complete boycott and sanctions against Israel. But isn't it strange that the Greens have been so silent on other countries/regimes that have done and continue to do so much worse than the Jewish state?

Saunders played hockey at Western Michigan and Ryerson Polytechnical in Toronto before becoming one of the most prominent broadcasters of his time.

IT WAS AUG. 10th … when Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” a video version of his “Candid Microphone” radio show, debuted on ABC…. When Vancouver’s CHQM-FM signed on for the first time at 103.5 MHz, initially as a straight mono simulcast of CHQM 1320 AM… When “Manhattan Transfer,” the summer variety show starring the singing group of the same name, premiered on CBS-TV… .. and when 30-year-long CKNW sportscaster Al Davidson (pictured) died at age 66. ALL the milestones for Aug. 10th INSIDE.

Two new posts by respected media researchers Mark Ramsey and Richard Harker, respectively, continue to tweak Nielsen over their concerns about the accuracy of the PPM audience measurement system