Thursday in Broadcast History .. January the 7th…
Red Skelton got his first weekly starring vehicle on the NBC Red radio network.
The well-remembered OTR ‘squeaky door’ show ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries’ debuted on NBC Blue.
For the first time TV cameras were allowed inside the House of Commons in Ottawa.
The Peoples Choice Awards named ‘Deal or No Deal’ with Canada’s Howie Mandel (pictured) as favorite game show.
And ‘Midday’ with Valerie Pringle and Bill Cameron debuted on CBC Television as a daytime version of ‘The Journal.’
ALL the milestones for Jan. 7th INSIDE.
Neil Young sells half his songbook
Singer-songwriter Neil Young has sold a half share of the rights to his entire catalog of 1,180 songs
Canada’s Bell Media Hit With Management Restructuring
The latest job cuts follow Bell Media president Randy Lennox
Larry King hospitalized for the last week…(Update)
King, 87, has been hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for more than a week
Radio Man’s Fave with Steely Dan…
Steely Dan is an American rock band founded in 1971 by core members Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals).
Wednesday in Broadcast History .. January the 6th…
Ronald Colman (pictured with wife Benita Hume) debuted in their own weekly NBC radio series, ‘The Halls of Ivy.’
The Global Television Network began with a toehold in Southern Ontario;
That same day the CBS Radio Mystery Theater with host E.G. Marshall began its 9-year run;
And zookeeper Marlin Perkins introduced his wildlife TV series that would run for 25 years, ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.’
ALL the milestones for Jan. 6th INSIDE.
Country Artists Fill Morning Slot On KNUC/Seattle
HUBBARD RADIO Country KNUC (98.9 THE BULL)/SEATTLE will have various Country stars filling its morning show slot in the wake of FITZ's departure










