Puget Sound Radio

There were a lot of momentous events during the month of APRIL and The Ratings Experts from RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INC. – along with the intrepid numbers merchants from XTRENDS – are here to tell the story of their effect on the ratings

The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), and David Robinson (drums).

IT WAS MAY 19th ….when the 20th Annual Emmy Awards gave top honours to Get Smart, Mission Impossible & best actress Barbara Bain … When NBC-TV celebrated the 50th anniversary of Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater with the 2-hour special “Motown Returns To The Apollo”… When the final episode of LA Law aired on NBC, after a wildly successful 8 year run… When Rosie O’Donnell and Tom Selleck sparred over gun control on Rosie’s syndicated TV talk show … ..and when the final episode of Angela Lansbury’s “Murder, She Wrote” aired on CBS, after 12 successful seasons. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

How Do You Set The Stage? Public Opinion, Soon They Won’t Be Able To Walk Down The Street – X22 Report

Many farmers rely on AM range, signal; U.S. lawmakers launch legislation

The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of drummer Graeme Edge, guitarist and vocalist Denny Laine, keyboardist and vocalist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Ray Thomas, and bassist and vocalist Clint Warwick, with Edge being the group's sole continuous member throughout their entire history.

IT WAS MAY 18th … when radio’s espionage adventure drama Counterspy premiered on the Blue Network, beginning a 15-year run… When 18-year-old singer Jackie DeShannon made her network television debut on CBS-TV’s Jackie Gleason Show… When the final episode of “Baretta” aired on ABC TV, and the last of the original “Murphy Brown” series ran on CBS … ..and when after 50 years with the station Jack Cullen aired his final “Owl Prowl” on CKNW as the station moved to a fulltime news/talk format. ALL the milestones for May 18th INSIDE.