Tuesday in Broadcast History .. June 27th
JUNE 27th is the birthdate of Captain Kangaroo and Khloe Kardashian, and also gave birth to an ABC-TV soap called “Loving.” Red Robinson held his first rock concert at the Kerrisdale Arena starring Bill Haley, Elvis began taping his first TV special, and Billy J. Kramer guested on the Ed Sullivan Show. Jim Pattison got the okay to buy six Van. Island radio stations. Hugh Grant was arrested for ‘lewd behaviour’ with an L.A. prostitute, and John Lennon was finally granted his Green Card. Gale Storm and Don Grady and Canadian teen idol Terry Black breathed their last, as did the TV shows Miami Vice, The Flip Wilson Show (pictured), and the NBC Matinee Theatre. Details of these and dozens more milestones for June 27th INSIDE.
PSR’s 6 o’clock Monday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Iran Nuclear Deal, Haiti, No War, No Civil War, Clean & Swift, Sting Of The Century – X22 Report
Radio Mans fave with Eric Carmen
Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11, 1949)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist.
Monday in Broadcast History .. June 26th
IT WAS JUNE 26th … when Ted Rogers Sr. invented the alternating-current tube which facilitated plug-in batteryless radios. Until then, all radios had been battery operated… When comedian Fred Allen ended his 17-year run as host of his own radio show. Allen was (unsuccessfully) attempting a transition to TV… When Canadian folksinger/songwriter Joni Mitchell guested on ABC’s Mama Cass TV special from Los Angeles… ..and when CKNW ‘s Bill Hughes (pictured, right) qualified for the Guiness Book of World Records as he broadcast the 12,000th edition of “Roving Mike.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
PSR’s 6 o’clock Sunday Night News with the News You Should Know… Updated!!!
[DS] Pushing War, Peacemaker, 2024 Election Will Not Be Rigged, The Clowns Are Losing – X22 Report
Radio Mans fave with Paul Carrack
Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951)[1] is an English singer, musician, songwriter and composer who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands.
Sunday in Broadcast History .. June 25th
IT WAS JUNE 25th .. when Vancouver radio station CKWX moved UP the dial from AM 1010 to AM 950, and increased its power to 1000 watts…. When ‘The Imogene Coca Show’ and two years later ‘The Jonathan Winters Show’ aired their final telecasts on NBC… When the gothic horror daytime serial “Dark Shadows” began its run on ABC-TV… ..and when “The Dave Thomas Comedy Show” starring the Ontario-born SCTV alumnus, was seen for the last time on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for June 25th INSIDE.
