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RADIO HOST IS 74 TODAY

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   John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. was born in Riverside, California

Imus is host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show, Imus in the Morning
that originated locally on WNBC radio in New York City in December 1971.

Due to failing health and commitments on his ranch, Imus has been taking
more and more time off from the program, often only working the first half
of the shows with the second halves containing pre-recorded material
hosted by Connell McShane.

Don Imus served in the United States Marine Corps for three years and
later worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad before becoming a disc
jockey. He established the Imus Ranch for Children.

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TV CLOWN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1913

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Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)

Comedian Red Skelton is best remembered for his national radio and TV
performances between 1937 and 1971 and as host of the NBC/CBS
television program The Red Skelton Show (1951-1971). Red Skelton 
also appeared in vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos. He also
pursued a career as an artist. After the death of his father, Skelton
started work at the age of seven as a newspaper salesman. His first
audition was at age 10 for a role in a medicine show.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Ross Simpson

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Ricky Lee Skaggs is 60 today

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RADIO SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1936

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Norman Corwin Directing Columbia Workshop from the control booth

Columbia Workshop was an educational radio series that aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) from 1936 to 1943, returning in 1946-47. It was a
sustaining program that served as a symbol to prove to the public, as well as the
Federal Communications Commission, that CBS was concerned with educating
and serving the public.

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Orson Welles

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‘’KID CRITICS’’ ON KOIN RADIO ~ 970

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KOIN, originally aired as KQP on November 9, 1925. The call letters were 
later changed to KOIN on April 12, 1926. It became an affiliate of CBS, the
Columbia Broadcasting System, on September 1, 1929. During the golden 
years of radio, KOIN was one of Portland’s major stations, with many local 
programs and its own studio orchestra.

  

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