Wednesday in Broadcast History .. March 29th

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IT WAS MARCH 29th when Jack Benny appeared on radio for the first time, on newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan’s interview show in New York City… When the melodramatic radio serial ‘Our Gal Sunday’ debuted at 12:45 ET on CBS Radio, where it would remain for the next 22 years!… When the great frequency switch of 1941 sent Vancouver’s CKWX 950 to AM 980, CFCT 1450 Victoria became CJVI 1480, and Vancouver’s CBR 1100 moved to AM 1130…. When the CBC first announced it would be removing all commercials from its radio stations… and when Jack Paar (pictured) left his wildly-popular NBC-TV ‘Tonight Show’ after five years. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

PSR’s 6 o’clock Tuesday Night News with the News You Should Know…

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[DS] Losing Their System, Pushing Chaos, No War, No Civil Unrest, Clean & Swift – X22 Report

Producer who left Canada’s national broadcaster says independent media represents future of journalism

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After Donald Trump was elected in 2016, the media turned to a form of political activism spurred on by Twitter being used as a 'watering hole for liberal opinion,' Tara Henley argues.

Radio Mans fave with Free

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Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 by Paul Rodgers (lead vocals), Paul Kossoff (guitar), Andy Fraser (bass, piano) and Simon Kirke (drums, percussion).

Tuesday in Broadcast History .. March 28th

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IT WAS MARCH 28th when one of Chicago’s great radio stations, WGN 720 first took to the air… When the New York Times classical music station WQXR banned singing commercials from its schedule… When UK pirate radio station Radio Caroline began broadcasting from a ship off the British coast …. When we lost a Toronto radio legend Wally Crouter …. And when New Westminster’s Raymond Burr (pictured) starred in an NBC movie ‘Ironside,’ which became (after Perry Mason) his second longrunning TV series. ALL the milestones for March 28th INSIDE.

Radio Mans fave with Mark Dinning

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Max Edward Dinning (August 17, 1933 — March 22, 1986),[1] known by his stage name Mark Dinning was an American pop music singer.

Monday in Broadcast History .. March 27th

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IT WAS MARCH 27th when ‘Blue Ribbon Town,’ the radio show that starred Groucho Marx was first heard on CBS…. When the daytime serial ‘Myrt & Marge’ ended its 11-year run on CBS radio When a young Steve McQueen (pictured) made his network TV debut on NBC’s Goodyear Playhouse… When a huge tsunami wave nearly demolished Port Alberni’s CJAV radio .. When David Letterman hosted the 67th Academy Awards on ABC-TV … and when Vancouver’s CFUN 1410 once more scrapped its music format to go all-talk under the slogan “Talk with Attitude.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.