SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. July 27th
This date brought us funny ladies Carol Leifer and Maya Rudolph, actors Jerry Van Dyke and Keenan Wynn, and writer/producer Norman Lear.
Peggy Lee recorded her first hit, Sheb Woolley headlined TV's Ed Sullivan Show, Bobby Darin starred in his own summer replacement series, Seattle broadcaster Dave Niehaus was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, while Canucks Anne Murray and Bryan Adams scored #1 hit songs.
Celebrity obits include Bob Hope, James Mason, announcer/ad man Dan Seymour, and Swift Current station owner Bill Forst.
All the milestones for July 27th INSIDE.
Another New Voice of the Vancouver Giants
Brendan Batchelor will be calling all the games of the WHL's Vancouver Giants in the 2014-15 season on Team Radio.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. July 26th
This date gave us actresses Helen Mirren, Sandra Bullock, Vivian Vance and Gracie Allen, plus rockers Mick Jagger and Darlene Love.
UBC radio station CiTR won its first broadcast license, Lennon & McCartney finished writing their classic 'Hey Jude,' Jimi Hendrix played his hometown of Seattle for the last time, Paul Anka scored his first Billboard #1 hit, and ABC-TV's 'General Hospital' taped its 7,000th episode.
The music world lost Broadway lyrcist Frank Loesser, guitarist JJ Cale, and Guy Lombardo's Kenny Gardner.
All the milestones for July 26th INSIDE.
Maynard Exits Hubbard/Seattle After 6 Years, Joins Clear Channel
MAYNARD, who has been PD at HUBBARD Top 40 KQMV (MOVIN 92.5) & Hot AC KLCK (CLICK 98.9) has resigned after six years with the cluster to join CCM+E as a VP/Programming, according to an internal memo from HUBBARD/SEATTLE VP/GM MARC KAYE.
This May Be Why Casey’s Remains are in Montreal
courtesy AllAccess.com July 25, 2014 at 11:04 AM (PT)
Enough Already...
The macabre tale of CASEY KASEM's remains took an even more sordid twist today, as the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS quotes a private detective alleging that the...
CHED Radio Aircheck 11
another winner from Mark Summers and 630 CHED which includes Chuck Chandler, The Wolfman and others.... come inside look and listen...