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Historical Events
Events 1 - 100 of 434
1921-03-21 - Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St NYC
1926-12-10 - 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS)
1927-01-11 - Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th NYC
1927-09-18 - 18 station CBS radio network begins, (WOR is NYC affiliate)
1929-01-03 - 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres
1929-01-08 - CBS radio network buys WABC in NYC
1929-09-02 - WOR (NYC) ends affiliation with CBS radio network
1930-09-29 - Lowell Thomas made debuts on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons
1931-05-01 - Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS
1932-10-11 - 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC
1932-10-20 - Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS
1932-11-07 - 1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio
1936-09-28 - Bachelor's Children debuts on CBS radio (at 9:45 am)
1938-03-13 - World News Roundup is broadcast for the first time on CBS Radio in the United States.
1939-11-06 - WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, NY (CBS) 1st broadcast
1940-01-22 - 1st radio broadcast of "Road to Happiness" on CBS
1940-03-23 - 1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS
1940-04-21 - 1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio
1940-04-29 - 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS
1940-09-04 - CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB
1941-07-01 - 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) & WCBW (CBS), NYC
1941-07-01 - WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
Comedian Groucho Marx
1943-03-27 - Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio
1944-10-08 - "Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" debut on CBS radio
1945-04-30 - "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio
1946-09-29 - "Adventures of Sam Spade" debuts on CBS Radio
1946-11-01 - WABC becomes WCBS radio in NYC
1947-02-19 - CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"
1948-01-18 - Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)
1948-02-06 - KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1948-03-11 - WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948-03-15 - WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948-03-20 - 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90
1948-04-22 - WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948-05-14 - WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948-05-16 - CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece
1948-05-16 - George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found
1948-06-20 - "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV
1948-06-21 - WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948-07-26 - 1st black host of a network show-CBS' Bob Howard Show
1948-10-24 - WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948-12-11 - WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948-12-22 - KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-01-02 - KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-01-10 - 1st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS
1949-01-12 - "Arthur Godfrey & His Friends" premieres on CBS TV
1949-01-16 - WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, DC (CBS) 1st broadcast
1949-01-18 - "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)
1949-01-26 - WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-03-08 - WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-03-16 - KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-03-21 - WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-04-03 - KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS
1949-06-01 - KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-06-06 - "It Pays To Be Ignorant," game Show, debut on CBS-TV
1949-07-01 - WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-07-02 - "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1949-07-15 - WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-07-26 - WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-09-01 - KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1949-09-15 - WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-09-22 - WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (CBS) 1st broadcast
1949-09-29 - "Front Page," debuts on CBS-TV
1949-09-29 - "Inside USA With Chevrolet," debuts on CBS-TV
1949-10-05 - WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-11-30 - KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-12-01 - WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-12-03 - KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins
1949-12-19 - WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950-02-02 - 1st broadcast of "What's My Line," on CBS-TV
1950-02-15 - KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950-02-16 - Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS
1950-03-27 - WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, KY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950-04-02 - WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950-05-01 - WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950-06-01 - WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
1950-07-01 - WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950-07-10 - "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV
1950-07-20 - "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
1950-10-11 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS
1951-06-25 - 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
1951-06-28 - "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV
1951-07-14 - 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1951-08-11 - 1st color baseball game (Braves vs Dodgers) telecast (WCBS-NYC)
1951-09-03 - TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS
1951-09-09 - 1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV
1951-09-19 - 1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV
1951-09-29 - 1st color telecast of football game on network, Phila (CBS)
1951-10-15 - "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV
1952-06-19 - "I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
1952-11-13 - KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952-11-27 - KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952-12-07 - KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast
1952-12-14 - KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952-12-21 - WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-01-06 - WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-01-13 - KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-01-16 - KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-01-25 - WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-01-28 - WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 61 of 61
1900-08-17 - Quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
1901-09-28 - William Samuel Paley, Chicago Ill, pres/CEO of CBS (1928-90)
1906-03-29 - E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer (CBS)
1907-09-14 - Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS)
1908-03-20 - Frank Stanton, Muskegon Mich, broadcasting executive (CBS)
1912-11-26 - Eric Sevareid, Velva ND, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
1915-03-15 - David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)
1916-08-31 - Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist (CBS)
1916-11-04 - Walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81)
1917-06-04 - Charles Collingwood, Mich, news commentator (CBS, Chronicles)
1917-07-14 - Douglas Edwards, Alda Oklahoma, newscaster (CBS Evening News, FYI)
1919-01-14 - Andy Rooney, Albany NY, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes)
1920-01-14 - George Herman, newsman (CBS-TV)
1921-09-14 - Hughes Rudd, TV newscaster (CBS/ABC)
1922-12-14 - Don Hewitt, NYC, CBS news executive producer (60 Minutes)
Journalist Harry Reasoner (1923-04-17)
1923-04-17 - Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS)
1924-05-18 - Jack Whitaker, Phila Pa, sportscaster (ABC, CBS)
1928-02-09 - Roger Mudd, Wash DC, news ancher (CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News)
1930-05-10 - Pat Summerall, NFLer (NY Giants)/sportscaster (CBS)/alchoholic
1930-06-09 - Marvin Kalb, NYC, educator/newscaster (CBS/NBC, Meet the Press)
1931-08-31 - Dan Rather, news anchor (CBS-TV)
1931-10-06 - Fred Graham, newscaster/journalist (CBS News, Court TV)
1931-10-31 - Dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes)
1932-02-01 - John Hart, Denver Colo, newsman (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News)
1933-01-08 - Charles Osgood, NYC, news anchor (CBS Weekend News)
1935-08-22 - Morton Dean, Fall River Mass, TV newscaster (CBS, ABC)
1936-04-10 - John Madden, NFL coach (Oakland Raiders)/sports commentator (CBS, FOX)
1936-05-09 - Terry Drinkwater, TV newsman (CBS)
1936-12-27 - Lee Salk, doctor (CBS TV)
1937-02-25 - Bob Schieffer, Austin Tx, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
1937-04-27 - Phil Jones, newsman (CBS)
1937-09-13 - Fred Silverman, broadcasting exec (ABC/NBC/CBS)
1937-11-11 - Warner Wolf, Wash DC, sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV)
1938-03-23 - Christopher Glenn, NYC, news anchor (CBS Nightwatch)
1939-05-26 - Brent Musburger, sportscaster (CBS-TV)
1939-07-27 - Irv Cross, NFL sportscaster (CBS-TV)
1940-02-25 - Billy Packer, Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)
1940-05-22 - Bernard Shaw, news correspondant (CBS, CNN)
1941-06-22 - Ed Bradley, Phila, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes)
1941-07-01 - Sally Quinn, Georgia, CBS newscaster (Morning Show)
1941-10-16 - Tim McCarver, baseball catcher (Phils, Mets)/sportscaster (ABC, CBS)
1941-12-03 - Mary Alice, Indianola MS, newscaster (CBS, Lettie-Different World)
1941-12-16 - Lesley Stahl, newscaster/correspondent (CBS)
1942-01-05 - Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)
1943-07-12 - Ernie Anastos, Nashua NH, news anchor (WCBS, WABC)
1946-05-03 - Greg Gumbel, sportscaster (CBS TV, WFAN)
1946-08-20 - Connie Chung, TV news anchor (NBC, CBS)
1946-10-20 - Connie Chung, Washington DC, news ancher (NBC, CBS)
1947-09-28 - Harold Dow, Hackensack NJ, news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours)
1948-07-14 - Tommy Matola, rock manager/CEO (CBS records)
1948-09-02 - Terry Bradshaw, NFL QB (Pittsburgh Steelers)/announcer (CBS, FOX)
1948-11-25 - Storm Field, [Elliot], NY, weatherman (WABC TV, WCBS TV)
1949-06-25 - Phyllis George-Brown, Denton Tx, Miss America (1971)/sportscaster (CBS)
1951-08-21 - Harry Smith, Hammond Ind, TV co-anchor (CBS Morning Show)
1951-11-27 - Jayne Kennedy, Wash DC, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul)
1953-05-17 - Kathleen Sullivan, Pasadena Ca, newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show)
1954-10-01 - Richard Schlesinger, NYC, news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours)
1956-02-24 - Paula Zahn, Napperville Ill, news anchor (ABC, CBS This Morning)
1956-07-07 - Bill Lagattuta, NYC, news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye)
1957-03-09 - Faith Daniels, news anchor (CBS-TV)
1969-01-20 - Melissa Rivers, NYC, TV hostess (MTV, CBS Morning News)
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 4 of 4
2000-06-10 - "Live! with Kelly and Michael" executive producer Michael Gelman (38) weds CBS's Early Show correspondent Laurie Hibberd (36) at a Long Island estate
2004-12-23 - CBS executive Les Moonves (55) weds CBS' "Early Show" co-host Julie Chen (34) on a private estate in Acapulco
2005-06-27 - "The Young and The Restless" actress Melody Thomas Scott (49) weds supervising producer of the CBS daytime drama Edward J. Scott (60) for the second time in Las Vegas, Nevada
2010-11-06 - "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis (37) weds CBS News Entertainment Reporter Christina McLarty on a civil wedding in Mexico
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 17 of 17
1954-06-22 - Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
1975-12-21 - William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61
1977-02-17 - Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76
1977-03-10 - E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70
1987-10-25 - Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80
1988-05-23 - David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73
1989-05-31 - Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
1990-10-26 - William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89
1992-07-09 - Eric Savareid, News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79
1992-10-13 - Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71
1993-02-16 - Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at 78
1994-10-23 - William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78
1996-04-21 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76
1997-07-04 - Charles Kuralt, news anchor (CBS Sunday Morning), dies at 62
1997-10-18 - Nancy Dickerson, 1st female news correspondent (CBS), dies at 70
2008-01-24 - Randy Salerno, co-anchor of Chicago's CBS 2 News (b. 1963)
2010-05-25 - Michael H. Jordan, businessman and former CEO PepsiCo and CBS Corporation (b. 1936)
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