Wednesday in Broadcast History .. May 14th
IT WAS MAY 14th .. when the Ernie Kovacs Show, a highly innovative TV variety show, debuted on NBC…(Kovacs is pictured)…
When 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh In' ended its sensational 5-year run on NBC-TV ...
When CBC TV stations in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto were linked for the first time, the first step in creating a national network …
When Victoria radio station CFAX was sold to Clare G. Copeland, who changed it from a daytime only station to 24/7 at 1070 KHz ..
When 84-year old Lowell Thomas wrapped up his 46-year career as a nightly radio newscaster ...
..and when Paul McCartney and John Lennon were guests on NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” .. but with Joe Garagiola as guest host.
ALL the milestones for May 14th INSIDE.
Stingray shutters Lloydminster TV stations
Stingray has announced the closure of CITL-TV and CKSA-TV in Lloydminster, AB effective immediately, citing “challenging economic conditions
PSR’s 6pm Tuesday Night News with the News You Should Know
Ostriches – Federal Court Decision – The court ruled to destroy our beloved ostriches rejecting our plea to save them
Radio Mans fave with James & Bobby Purify
I'm your puppet
which reached number six in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and in a re-recorded version number 12 in the UK Singles Chart (in May 1976), and "Let Love Come Between Us" in 1967, which reached number 23 in the US. The original "Bobby Purify" (Robert Lee Dickey) was replaced by a second "Bobby Purify" (Ben Moore) in the 1970s
Tuesday in Broadcast History .. May 13th
IT WAS MAY 13th ….when “Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch” ended its 16 years as a Sunday afternoon staple on CBS Radio (Gene is pictured)…
When the ‘Kraft Music Hall,’ now starring Milton Berle, ended a record 26 years on NBC radio & TV ….
When the game-changing ‘Pat Burns Hotline’ debuted on AM 600 CJOR in Vancouver …
When the 200th episode of the sitcom 'Murphy Brown' aired on CBS TV ....
..and when the CBC’s flagship TV news shows The National and The Journal were moved from 10 pm to 9 pm. (The move was a failure & was soon reversed.)
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
PSR’s 6pm Monday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Bongino,Number One Priority Saving The Children,[DS] Tracking Kash,Panic WW,Sky Event – X22 Report
Radio Mans fave with Clint Holmes
Clinton Raymond Holmes (born 9 May 1946)[1] is a British-born singer-songwriter and Las Vegas entertainer, and TV announcer. He had a hit single in the US with "Playground in My Mind".