Key Foreign Affairs Debate Monday! – Harvey Oberfeld
The Munk debate on Canadian Foreign Affairs policies will air at 4 p.m. Pacific time Monday and it could be the MOST critical in helping undecided voters choose which leader’s vision of Canada they support.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 26th
This date gave us Marty Robbins, Julie London, Olivia Newton John, Kent McCord, and Linda Hamilton.
Vancouver's CKWX opened a newly-built state-of-the-art radio facility on Burrard Street; Paul Anka and Roseanne Barr had their stars unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.; the first Nixon-Kennedy Presidential Debate was staged; ‘Beverly Hillbillies’, ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘Jake and the Fatman’ and the original ‘Hawaii Five-Oh’ began their runs on CBS;’The Brady Bunch’ debuted on ABC-TV. and ‘Knight Rider’ began its run on NBC.
Obits Sept. 26th include actors Richard Mulligan (of ‘Empty Nest’) and Charles Correll (of radio’s ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’), bandleader Billy Vaughn, singer Robert Palmer, and the boop-boop-a-doop girl Helen Kane.
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Voltair 2.0 is Ready
Voltair will be the subject of two opposing panels at the Radio Show in Atlanta next week
Tough Stand on Refugees/Nikab Helping Harper (Oberfeld)
Is the silent majority starting to flex its ballots?
Harper/Tories are rising in the polls... could it be their tough stand on refugees/nikabs?
Odds & Ends-2 by Dick Curtis
We went on to produce many of those types of shows with national headliners appearing along with several local acts. The Beach Boys, Little Stevie Wonder, Jan & Dean, The Righteous Brothers, Roy Orbison, Bobby Vinton with H. B. Barnum conducting a 25 piece orchestra and on and on... Picture: Dick Curtis and the late Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 25th
It’s the birthday of Barbara Walters, Michael Douglas, Ian Tyson, Mark Hamill and Heather Locklear.
It’s the date XM satellite radio was launched, and saw the debut of Veronica’s Closet on NBC-TV. Rosemary Clooney had a #1 hiit in ‘Hey There;’ The Partridge Family and a Beatles cartoon series debuted on ABC; Queen was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live; and Elvis Presley performed on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
A host of celebrities left us on Sept. 25th, including Andy Williams, Don Adams, Walter Pidgeon, announcer Art Gilmore, and Seattle radio icon Jerry Kay.
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THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 24th
It’a the date of birth for Seattle radio legend Pat O’Day (pictured), Jim Henson of the Muppets, Canadian Phil Hartman, TV business anchor Lou Dobbs, sportscaster Jim McKay, and Three’s Company’s Audra Lindley.
Making their series debut on ABC were The Odd Couple, The Donna Reed Show, The Mod Squad, Growing Pains and The Love Boat.
Judy Garland made her TV debut in a Ford special on CBS; 60 Minutes, The Munsters and Petticoat Junction also had their premieres on CBS; and in Canada the CTV National News began in a late night quarter hour format.
Elvis Presley appeared on the televised Louisiana Hayride on KRKH Shreveport; and one of the great announcers of bigtime US radio, Harlow Wilcox, took his final breath.
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