Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS MARCH 30th … when legendary deejay Red Robinson was born in Comox BC, 83 years ago today…. When Bette Davis starred on the premiere of the anthology series ‘Academy Award’ on CBS Radio… When the TV game show ‘ Jeopardy,’ developed by Merv Griffin, began an 11 year daytime run on NBC… When the final episode of “Police Woman” starring Angie Dickenson aired on NBC-TV… and when the season-ending episode of CBS-TV’s ‘The Waltons’ featured the return to the household of Grandma after a stroke that had left her (actress Ellen Corby, pictured) virtually speechless. ALL the milestones for March 30th INSIDE.

Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). The group achieved early chart success with the synth-pop singles "Talk Talk" (1982), "It's My Life", and "Such a Shame" (both 1984) before moving towards a more experimental approach in the mid-1980s,[5] pioneering what became known as post-rock.[

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.

Long-time staples in Vancouver radio, Halford and Brough are set to make their return to the radio airwaves on Sportsnet 650

Kajagoogoo/kædʒəˈɡuːɡuː/ were a British new wave band, best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and the Top 10 in numerous other countries.

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.

Randy Bachman says he's taking his business elsewhere after leadership at CBC Radio told him they’re cancelling his "Vinyl Tap" music show.