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Frances Bavier, Aunt Bee on TV's Andy Griffith Show was born this day. CBC radio station in Yellowknife CFYK signed on at 1340 KHz. sportscaster Howard Cosell retired from ABC-TV’s Monday Night Football. In 1984, Madonna had her first number-one hit when “Like a Virgin” Canadian media mogul Izzy Asper (pictured) gained 100% control of the Global Television Network.

For Starters, "Jailhouse Rock" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the film of the same name, and much more of Elvis

Happy Birthday to Taylor Swift, Jamie Foxx, Steve Buscemi, Dick Van Dyke, Christopher Plummer, Ted Nugent and Wendie Malick. Arlo Guthrie (picture) released the future hit “Alice’s Restaurant.” The clear channel sound of Denver radio station KOA AM 850 was heard for the first time; ‘Allen’s Alley’ (pictured) debuted on the Fred Allen radio show; the TV rights to the first four ‘Suoer Bowls’ went to NBC & CBS for $9.5 million; Infinity Broadcasting was fined $600,000 for the potty mouth of Howard Stern on the radio; and NBC-TV’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ instituted a time delay system because of foul-mouthed guest host Richard Pryor. Dec. 13th claimed two leading men of TV’s ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy,’ first Tim Moore (Kingfish Stevens) and 11 years later to the day, Spencer Williams Jr. (Andy Brown) passed away. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Kevin Gemmell has been awarded the BC Association of Broadcasters ‘Broadcaster of the Year’ award

Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News Channel, he announced on his program Sunday morning, and will join the CNN Plus streaming-video outlet, a move that abruptly sunders the cable-news outlet’s connection with one of its most recognized and independent journalists.

Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records, their first release for the latter. Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London.

Canada’s Genie awards, celebrating the best in the country’s cinema, were held in Montreal for the first time. A new Beatles single, “Free As a Bird,” was released in North America, a week after it hit stores in the UK. Denver Pyle (photo)  got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, plus so much more, including Birthday Milestones