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September 18, 1978 – We first started living on the air in Cincinnati when WKRP in Cincinnati, started broadcasting on CBS-TV on this date. The show was videotaped instead of filmed because the rights to rock songs were cheaper for a taped show than for a filmed show.

September 17, 1968 –The TV series Julia premiered on this date, starring Diahann Carroll (as a nurse with a young son whose husband was killed in Vietnam), Lloyd Nolan, and Marc Copage. Carroll was the first African-American woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series. Diahann Carroll said in interview that theContinue reading “Julia premiered”

September 17, 1969 –It was everyone’s first day at Walt Whitman High School, when ABC TV premiered Room 222 starring Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, Michael Constantine, and Karen Valentine, aired on this date. This was the first of three long-running sitcom franchises created or developed by James L. Brooks that are currently the property ofContinue reading “Room 222 premiered”

September 17, 2011 –Adelle made everyone cry so much with her single Someone Like You that it hits no. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. Adele had boundless resources at her disposal, but all this song needed was two people, two days, and a studio with a grand piano. She wrote and recordedContinue reading “Someone Like You topped the charts”

September 16, 1810 –If you thought Mexican Independence Day was Cinco de Mayo. Today is Independence Day in Mexico. Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule on this date. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issued “El Grito de Dolores” (Cry of Freedom), which claimed the end of Spanish rule.

September 16, 1963 – The science-fiction anthology series The Outer Limits first airred on ABC-TV on this date. The original title for this series was Please Stand By, but because the Cuban Missile Crisis had happened less than a year earlier, executives thought it might make people fearful of an air raid. As a referenceContinue reading “The Outer Limits premiered”

September 16, 1920 –A horse-drawn carriage loaded with dynamite exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan and Company headquarters at 23 Wall Street in New York’s financial district, on this date. 30 people were killed in the blast. More than 400 were injured. Although the crime was never solved, it was believed to have beenContinue reading “The time Wall St. was bombed”

September 16, 1977 –The eponymously named debut LP, Talking Heads: 77, was released on this date. It has long been considered one of the best debut albums of the CBGB habitués.

September 16, 1969 –The hardest working person in Hollywood had her series, The Debbie Reynolds Show, starring (besides her,) Don Chastain, Patricia Smith, Tom Bosley, and Debbie Thompson debut, on NBC TV, on this date Debbie Reynolds‘ contract with NBC guaranteed a two season run, promised her a starring role in a feature film toContinue reading “The Debbie Reynolds Show premiered”

September 16, 1967 – The TV series Mannix, starring Mike Connors, first aired on CBS-TV on this date. The role of Peggy Fair was intended for Nichelle Nichols, but she was forced to withdraw due to her commitment to Star Trek: The Original Series.