Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS MAY 30th … when America’s Town Meeting debuted on NBC Blue (the predecessor to ABC radio). First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the debaters on the opener… When the first major league baseball network telecast saw Cleveland down the Chicago White Sox 7-2… When future Canadian superstar Anne Murray (pictured) signed a contract with C-B-C-TV’s “Singalong Jubilee.’ She would be paid between $71.50 and $99 per show … When an early experiment with sports talk radio came to an end on Vancouver’s AM 730 … ..and when CKPG-AM (Prince George) and its news-talk format gave way at noon, to replacement FM station CKDV 99.3 “The Drive” with a classic rock format. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

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If you’ve ever been in radio in North America, either as a producer or as talent, you’ve probably heard about Morning Show Boot Camp.

TV ratings are big secrets in Canada ... but recently I obtained four days of News ratings in BC ... and if they are any indication of what is happening overall ... CTV is closing the gap on Global! I'll tell you why ...

"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by humorist, children's author, and poet Shel Silverstein and made popular by Johnny Cash.

IT WAS MAY 29th … when the soon-to-be #1 daytime soap ‘When a Girl Marries’ debuted on CBS Radio. It moved to NBC in 1941 and to ABC in 1951 for a total run of 18 years…. When Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” which began on radio as “Candid Microphone,” debuted on NBC TV…. When 20-year-old Barbra Streisand made an appearance on CBS TV’s “The Garry Moore Show”… ..and when 16-year-old Michael J. Fox (pictured) made his professional acting debut in the CBC TV series “Leo and Me.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

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