From left: Ralph F. Frazer (KATN 1010 AM owner/manager), Melburn Stone
(“Doc”), and Ken Curtis (Festus) from the CBS-TV series Gunsmoke paid
a visit to the Boise, Idaho country music station in 1965.
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COACH BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1925
John Travilla "Jack" Ramsay (February 21, 1925 – April 28, 2014)
Jack Ramsay, also known as “Dr. Jack”, coached the 1977 Portland
Trailblazers to an NBA title. He was among the most respected coaches
in NBA history, winning 864 games during his career. Ramsay is honored
in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
RADIO SHOW AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1936
The Green Hornet is a radio adventure series that introduced the character
of the Green Hornet, a masked vigilante. The series originated on WXYZ, the
same local Detroit station that originated companion shows The Lone Ranger
and Challenge of the Yukon. The Mutual network carried the show in 1938 and
the NBC Blue Network (later ABC) picked up the show in 1939 and aired until
1952 with reruns as late as 1954.
The character Green Hornet (Britt Reid) was played by: Al Hodge (1936-1943),
Donovan Faust (1943), Bob Hall (1945-1947), and Jack McCarthy (1947-1952).
Green Hornet cast members (L-R)Tokutaro Hayashi as Kato,
Al Hodge as Britt, and Jim Irwin as reporter Mike.
SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1956
Indictment was a courtroom CBS radio drama that aired through 1959. The
series was based on the actual case files of former New York City assistant
District Attorney Eleazar Lipsky. The show starred Nat Polen as Assistant
District Attorney Edward McCormick.
FIRST IN THE WEST ON THIS DAY IN 1947
Sunset Bronson Studios on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood
KTLA , channel 5 in Los Angeles, California was the first commercially
licensed television station in the western United States, having begun
operations on January 22, 1947.
The station is owned by the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of Tribune
Media.
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