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March 21, 1995 –We all get to spend Dave Nelson’s first day at WNYX when NewsRadio, starring Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, Maura Tierney and Andy Dick aired on NBC-TV, on this date. Jon Lovitz appeared as three different characters in the series: 1. A guest appearance as a mental patient who befriends Bill McNeal,2. AContinue reading “We tuned in to NewsRadio for the first time”

March 21, 1947 –In honor of the start of Spring, let us seriously consider spring cleaning and the unhappy ending of the Collyer brothers. Homer and Langley Collyer were well-to-do New Yorkers who grew up in a fashionable brownstone in Harlem with their mother and father, just before the turn of the previous century. UnfortunatelyContinue reading “People complain your room if dirty …”

Today is World Poetry Day. It’s a time to appreciate and support poets and poetry around the world. It is held on March 21 each year and is an initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). If You Forget Me – Pablo Neruda

March 20, 1928 –Remarkably, Fred Rogers was born today in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and not some other place.

March 20, 1990 –Chrysalis Records released Sinead O’Connor’s second album, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, on this date. The single Nothing Compares 2 U, off the album (written by Prince,) propelled her to stardom. The title is a good representation of Sinéad’s ethos; the album made her very famous thanks to theContinue reading “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got went on sale”

March 20, 1985 –For some unknown reason, CBS TV decided to bring back Betty Boop in a TV special, The Romance Of Betty Boop, which aired on this date. According to the director Bill Melendez, the short was supposed to be a pilot for an animated series.

March 20, 1973 –The TV movie pilot for the series The Police Story, Slow Boy, starring Vic Morrow, Edward Asner, Diane Baker, Chuck Connors, and Harry Guardino premiered on NBC TV on this date. In the opening stakeout scene, the squad is watching Slow Boy (Chuck Connors) outside a theater showing the movie The NewContinue reading “The Police Story debuted”

March 20, 1969 –Small town musician (John Lennon) married unknown conceptual artist (Yoko Ono) on this date. I wonder what ever happened to them.

March 19, 1962 –Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut album went on sale in the US on this date. Initially, poor sales led the record to be known around Columbia Records as “Hammond’s Folly” (John Hammond was producer of Dylan’s early recordings and the man responsible for signing Dylan to the label). The album was praised byContinue reading “Bob Dylan was released”

March 19, 1977 –It was the end of the road at WJM-TV when the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Last Show, aired on CBS TV on this date. In an interview years later Mary Tyler Moore said that the scene where they embraced and then huddled to the tissues was notContinue reading “The Mary Tyler Moore Show Finale”