Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS MAY 3rd… when National Public Radio began operations in the US with 112 affiliates …. When President Ronald Reagan began a series of 5-minute Saturday morning radio broadcasts, which successive presidents have continued. They are now streamed worldwide on the internet… When the final episode of the original prime time TV soap opera “Dallas” aired on CBS… and when the British group Gerry & the Pacemakers made their US TV debut, performing “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. ALL the milestones for May 3rd INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 2nd … when comedian Jack Benny (pictured) made his radio debut as star of ‘The Canada Dry Program’ on NBC Blue … When radio station WLS Chicago (AM 890) switched its format from Country to Top 40… When Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his syndicated TV talk show… and when Ed Sullivan abandoned his vow not to have this British rock group back, and allowed Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to make a second appearance on Sullivan's popular Sunday night showcase on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

With the help of a CHAB technician, Shepherd tells us he would spend about 30 minutes actually recording the program, as well as putting in some 4 to 5 hours worth of preparation

An Oldie but Goodie! Seattle radio icon Pat O'Day and the late Lan Roberts leave Seattle and head to Hawaii where O'Day bought radio station KORL

IT WAS MAY 1st … when Edmonton got its first radio station. The Edmonton Journal’s CJCA broadcast on 450 metres with 50 watts…. When Vancouver’s CKMO moved down the dial from 730 kilocycles to its longtime home at 1410… When Brooklyn’s Larry Zeiger made his first radio broadcast in Miami after his boss renamed him Larry King… and when country comedienne Minnie Pearl (pictured) was the surprised honoree on NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The Community Radio Spotlight” in Soundcloud above includes interviews with staff & volunteers at Canada’s First Community Radio Station, CKWR FM in Kitchener, Hunters Bay Radio in Huntsville, Ontario as well as musician Tim Louis who also hosts a jazz radio show on 2 community radio stations

IT WAS APRIL 30th … when television was demonstrated for the first time in the US, as President Roosevelt spoke at the opening of the New York World’s Fair …. When after 27 years, the final broadcast of ‘Arthur Godfrey Time’ aired on CBS Radio, a decade after most network entertainment radio had ended …. When host Jack Bailey (pictured) introduced the so-called daily agony show “Queen For a Day” on Mutual radio… and when the 208th & final episode of “The Cosby Show” was seen on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the last day of April INSIDE.