Sole A-List Survivor of Hollywood’s Golden Era, Maureen O’Hara, Dead at 95
“She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life listening to music from her favorite movie, ‘The Quiet Man,'” said her family in a statement.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 24th
Happy Birthday to Kevin Kline, Bill Wyman, Santo Farina, F. Murray Abraham, Heather Rankin and Jerry Edmonton.
Radio’s first big variety show ‘The Fleischmann Hour’ with RUDY VALLEE (pictured) debuted on NBC; CBC radio introduced it’s long-running ‘Cross Country Checkup; and ‘Kojak’ starring Telly Savalas debuted on CBS-TV.
Neil Sedaka recorded ‘Calendar Girl,' and Bob Dylan taped his iconic ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’.’
And the genius behind ‘Star Trek,’ Gene Roddenberry passed away.
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Charley Steiner Blasts ESPN’s Layoffs via Facebook
L.A. Dodgers Radio Network play-by-play voice and former ESPN anchor Charley Steiner hopped on Facebook today and ripped his former employer for the “mass executions” the company announced this week.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 23rd
Happy Birthday to Weird AL Yankovic, Dwight Yoakam, Cat Deeley, Nancy Grace, and Vancouver’s Ryan Reynolds. It’s also the date of birth of the late Johnny Carson, CNN’s John Holliman, and actor James Daly.
Comedian FRED ALLEN and his wife Portland (pictured) made their radio debut on CBS; Jonathan Winters became a TV star with his first special on NBC; and rocker Axl Rose gave his first live interview in years on ABC-TV’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Vernon B.C.’s radio station CICF started broadcasting on 1050KHz; Allen Freed’s All Star Rock ‘n’ Roll Show played Vancouver’s Georgia Auditorium, tickets cost $2.50; and 12 year old ‘Little’ Stevie Wonder recorded his first Motown single.
Obits on Oct. 23rd include Al Jolson, country music’s Maybelle Carter, NBC newswoman Jessica Savitch, CBS News boss William Leonard, and baritone Robert Merrill.
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Seattle Sounders Parting Ways with Broadcaster Ross Fletcher
No word yet on Fletcher’s next step, with the club story only vaguely referencing a “next broadcasting opportunity.”
Fred would have been 70!
Our PSR friend Wayne Cox reminded us had Fred Latremouille still be living he would have turned 70 years old.
Joseph Planta talks with CTV’s Keri Adams on the Commentary
Keri Adams is an award-winning journalist at CTV News Vancouver. She is the host of CTV Morning Live and Co-Anchor with Brent Shearer
