TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 15th

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Happy Birthday to Tim Conway, Don Johnson, Michelle Dockery, Helen Slater, Dave Clark of the ‘Dave Clark Five’,and ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson. ‘Captain Midnight’ aired for the last time, after 10 years thrilling young radio audiences; ‘Davey Crockett Indian Fighter’ debuted on the Walt Disney Sunday night hour on ABC-TV; Elvis Presley sang for the last time on the Shreveport radio program that first gave him wide exposure, ‘Louisiana Hayride’; Joe Garagiola joined NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show’ as co-host and interviewer; and Melissa Etheridge made her national TV debut on Dave Letterman’s late night NBC show. Celebrities bowing out this date include Walt Disney (pictured), Jan Peerce, Fats Waller, Charles Laughton, Chill Wills, and televangelist Oral Roberts. ALL the milestones for Dec. 15th INSIDE.

Randi Chase and Kid Carson Show part company

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No More Randi Chase on Kid's morning show on KISS Vancouver

Is Howard Stern’s Satellite Radio Ride Coming to an End?

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The satellite radio giant might lose $240 million a year in revenue if the King of All Media departs.

Rhona Raskin Parts Ways with Roundhouse Radio

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Ms. Raskin posted on her Facebook page "I'm off to pursue some other exciting opportunities so I have given notice..."

What We Need Is …. More Cowbell!!

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The story behind the WBAP cowbell dates back even further than that — to the 1920s

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 14th

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Entertainers born this date include Dan Dailey, Charlie Rich, Patty Duke, Spike Jones, Morey Amsterdam, Lee Remick, and Miss Frances Bavier, who was ‘Aunt Bee’ on the Andy Griffith Show. 80-year-old Frank Sinatra appeared in his last TV special on ABC; The Jackson Five’ made their national TV debut on CBS’ ‘Ed Sullivan Show’, CFYK 1340 Yellowknife became the first radio station in the Northwest Territories; and after 14 years, Howard Cosell (pictured) retired from ABC-TV’s ‘Monday NIght Football.’ Dec. 14th claimed the lives of Peter O’Toole, William Bendix, Arthur Treacher, Verna Felton, Myrna Loy, Norman Fell, singer Dinah Washington, and game show producer John Guedel. Specific details, and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Paris deal a fraud? by Lorrie Goldstein

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UN rhetoric grows more hysterical, and hypocritical, every year. “It’s a fraud really, a fake,” he says, rubbing his head. “It’s just bullshit for them to say: ‘We’ll have a 2C warming target and then try to do a little better every five years.’ It’s just worthless words. There is no action, just promises. As long as fossil fuels appear to be the cheapest fuels out there, they will be continued to be burned.”says James Hansen (Pictured) father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'