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Johnny Cash was Ralph Edwards’ surprised guest of honor on NBC-TV’s ‘This Is Your Life’ (pictured). After five years on Minnesota radio only, Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” was first broadcast nationally on NPR. Aerosmith were the musical guests on NBC-TV’s Saturday Night Live. An L.A. radio station played two unreleased Rolling Stone songs non-stop for 48 hours. And FOX-TV attracted 40 million viewers for its finale of the reality series ‘Joe Millionaire.’ ALL the milestones for Feb. 17th INSIDE.

Yesterday, I was deeply saddened to find out that my longtime co-worker and friend, the legendary Mike Benny passed away after a 2 year fight with lung cancer

Changes spurred by the pandemic have prompted two public broadcasters to scale back their use of HD Radio, the heavily promoted technology that never quite caught on despite its promises of better sound quality and new programming streams.

Travis will make his move to CTV in March...

"Sister Christian" is a power ballad by the American hard rock band Night Ranger. It was released in March 1984 as the second single from their album Midnight Madness.

It was Feb. 16th when Foster Hewitt broadcast his very first hockey play-by-play, Toronto Argonauts vs. the Kitchener Greenshirts, over the Toronto Star’s pioneer radio station CFCA. When Vancouver’s (predecessor to CBU Radio) CRCV increased power from 500 to 5,000 watts, and moved into new studios in the new Hotel Vancouver. When for the first time host John Daly presided over an early CBS TV Sunday night institution, ‘What’s My Line?’ It lasted 17 years! And when during a week co-hosting syndicated TV’s ‘Mike Douglas Show,’ John Lennon sang two duets with his hero, Chuck Berry. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

I’ve lived in Edmonton for more than 40 years and know first-hand of Bob’s tremendous contribution to the city.