In 1954…Billboard magazine reported that, as of July, major
record labels would supply radio stations with 45-RPM singles rather than
78-RPM singles.
In 1956...Elvis Presley appeared on The Milton Berle Show,
causing a national uproar with his hip-swiveling performance of "Hound
Dog.
In 1973…CFRB-Toronto radio newsman Gordon Sinclair aired an
editorial, later released as the recording "The Americans (A Canadian's
Opinion)," his reaction to the growing amount of U.S.-bashing around the
world. Another recorded version of his dissertation, "Americans" by
CKLW-Windsor/Detroit radio news director Byron MacGregor, peaked at #4 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974 and became one of the most popular spoken-word
recordings of all time.
In 1977…DJ Charlie Van Dyke did his last show on KHJ 930 AM,
Los Angeles.
In 1982…DJ Cousin Brucie returned to New York City Radio on WCBS 101.1 FM.
In 2013…Radio personality (host of the syndicated American Country
Countdown from 1973 to 1978, KDEO-San Diego, KEWB-Oakland-San Francisco,
KDWB-Minneapolis-St. Paul, WKDA-Nashville, KRZK-Branson)/ commercial announcer
(Bank of America, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pace CB Radios)/actor (The Las Vegas
Hillbillys, Hillbillys in a Haunted House) Don Bowman died at age 75.
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