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FIRST IN THE WEST ON THIS DAY IN 1947

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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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RECAPING THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sandy Kozel

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The sketch comedy show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In ran for 140 episodes
from January 22, 1968, to March 12, 1973, on the NBC television network. In
2002, Laugh-In was ranked #42 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All
Time
.

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RADIO ICON BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1938

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Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith (January 21, 1938 – July 1, 1995)

After selling encyclopedias door-to-door, he began attending the National
Academy of Broadcasting in Washington, D.C., where he graduated in 1960.

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RECAPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Tim Maguire

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George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum) (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996)    
 

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CANADIAN COMEDIAN HAS DIED AT 90

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Harron as seen on “Hee Haw”

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Donald Hugh (Don) Harron (September 19, 1924 – January 17, 2015)

TORONTO (AP) –  Don Harron, who entertained TV audiences in Canada
and the U.S. with his comic alter ego Charlie Farquharson and helped bring
the classic Canadian novel "Anne of Green Gables" to the stage, has died.

Harron’s eldest daughter Martha said her father died Saturday morning
surrounded by family at his Toronto home after choosing not to seek
treatment for cancer.

Harron introduced his Farquharson character — a country bumpkin from
rural Ontario — on a CBC television revue in 1952. He went on to perform
as Farquharson on the U.S. TV variety show "Hee Haw" from 1969-82.

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