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Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, by the English band Procol Harum together with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, was released in 1972

 Happy Birthday to Canadians Gordon Lightfoot, Lorne Michaels and Rachel McAdams. Also born this date were the late Rock Hudson, Archie Campbell and Jack Lescoulie. Calgary’s CHQR began broadcasting at 810 KHz with 10,000 watts; Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy became overnight sensations after guesting on NBC radio’s ‘Rudy Vallee Show’; Rush Limbaugh returned to the airwaves after a month in drug rehab; FOX-TV aired the US’ first condom ad; longtime CBS newsman Roger Mudd (pictured) began working for NBC News; and Elton John recorded his next album live on New York’s WABC-FM. Passing away Nov. 17th were early Chicago radio children’s favorite Ireene Wicker, big band singer Bob Eberly, announcer Bill Baldwin, and country music’s Don Gibson. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Former Vancouver broadcaster and executive Bill Hughes has died at age 96

Gaynor was born Gloria Fowles in Newark, New Jersey,[6] to Daniel Fowles and Queenie Mae Proctor. Her grandmother lived nearby and was involved in her upbringing.

It’s the date of birth for Burgess Meredith, Daws Butler, Mary Margaret McBride, Jim Jordan (of ‘Fibber McGee’ fame), Nanaimo jazz pianist Diana Krall, and ace Vancouver radio reporter George Garrett. NBC began a two night showing of ‘The Godfather,’ for which it paid $10 million; Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jerry Lee Lewis performed on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show; the 100th episode of ‘The X-Files’ aired on FOX; Walter Cronkite hosted ‘Sinatra: an American Original’ on CBS-TV; and David Bowie’s first TV special aired on NBC’s ‘Midnight Special.’ Tennessee Ernie Ford’s ‘Sixteen Tons’ began an 8 week run as the #1 song; Patsy Cline recorded her next Top 10 hit ‘I Fall to Pieces’; and The Beatles recorded their second performance for Radio Luxembourg. ALL the milestones for Nov. 16th INSIDE.

This week, the CBC apologized after blowing an election call for the mayoral race in Quebec City. The CBC’s bungled call led to the wrong candidate rushing to the podium to mistakenly deliver her victory speech. So much for being a “beacon for truth.”

Aronson, who grew up on Thetis Island and graduated from Chemainus Secondary School in 2005, has been the news director of The Q radio station in Victoria for the last four years. His last day was Friday.