Puget Sound Radio

Seattle radio icon and heavy duty promoter Dick Curtis presents the 3rd of 3 articles detailing his life as Frank Sinatra's road manager.... his next assignment is Bob Dylan...

IT WAS JUNE 29th ... when just the second daytime serial on network radio, 'Vic & Sade' made its debut on NBC Blue. Paul Rhymer's scripted sly humour made the series unique for almost 20 years ... When radio's "show with a heart" made its debut. "Strike It Rich" became a weekly Sunday night favorite on CBS radio... When the radio version of "The Life of Riley," starring William Bendix, ended its 7-year run on NBC Radio... ..and when Neil Diamond made his TV debut on ABC's "American Bandstand," performing his first Top Ten hit "Cherry, Cherry." ALL the milestones for June 29th INSIDE.

The National Campus and Community Radio Association showed its recognition for the efforts volunteers and staff put forward at member radio stations across Canada, with Peach City Radio being recognized for the second year in a row.

The brown brick walls and their patina of graffiti and glued-on comics have been replaced by an open plan that includes accordion glass doors that open to a concourse designed as a meeting and gathering space for students.

IT WAS JUNE 28th ... when an old favorite of radio audiences 'Amos 'n' Andy' made the switch to TV. Two years later, criticism from the NAACP about ‘stereotyping’ forced CBS-TV to drop the show... When 'The Quiz Kids' began a 13-year run on radio as a summer replacement for the blind piano virtuoso Alec Templeton... When 'The Alan Young Show' debuted on NBC radio featuring the Vancouver-raised comedian. He would later be the human star of the talking horse TV show, 'Mr. Ed'... ..and when "The Helen Reddy Show" debuted as an eight-week summer replacement series on NBC-TV, with Flip Wilson, The Pointer Sisters, and Seals & Croft as guests. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The U.S. Politicians get paid (Bribed) either way they vote... John Boehner (R-OH) received $5.3 million for a "yea" vote and was the highest paid legislator. Joe Crowley (D-NY) received 1.3 million for a "yea" vote and only $72,550 for a "nay" vote and he still voted against TPA.