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A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND DIES
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - The man who parts the seas, races chariots, plays Moses, El Cid, Michelangelo dies at 84 on Saturday night, April 5, 2008 in his home in Beverly Hills. In June 1998, movie legend Charlton Heston becomes president of the National Rifle Association. In 2002, Charlton announces to the world that he has symptoms of Alzheimer's. Heston is known to millions of us movie fans all over the world as a man who conquers evil but in real life the dreaded Alzheimer's overcomes him. In April 2003, Heston steps down from his role as NRA president. After five years in office, he tells his fellow NRA members that it is quite a ride. ... I loved every minute of it. Also in 2003, Charlton Heston receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom which is America's highest civilian honor.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What two U.S. Presidents names contain the letters from the word criminal? And what U.S. Presidential candidate's name has the letters from the word criminal? The answers lie below.

JAZZ SINGER ILL
JOSHUA TREE, CA - Grammy-winning 71-year-old Pop and Jazz singer Nancy Wilson goes to the Hi-Desert Medical Center on Monday, March 31, 2008 for treatment of a collapsed lung. Devra Levy, wife of Nancy's manager, John Levy, says She is expected to recover but will not be able to make a performance scheduled in Memphis, TN next weekend. Wilson, who lives in the Southern California high desert, begins to experience pain so her husband, Wiley Burton, takes her to the hospital. The semiretired chanteuse lifts up her voice professionally for over 50 years. In 1965 Nancy receives a Grammy for best R&B recording for her summer 1964 #11 hit How Glad I Am. In 2005, Wilson takes home a Grammy for her album R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal). In 2007, her album Turned to Blue wins the Grammy for best Jazz vocal album. Our prayers go out to Nancy Wilson for a complete recovery.

FCC ACTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department files a lawsuit against News Corporation on Friday, March 28, 2008 because it says it violates indecency laws in an episode of the reality TV show Married to America where viewers see body parts that may be potentially offensive. By the way, Married to America no longer airs on TV. The DOJ files the claims in four jurisdictions to enforce $56,000 in FCC fines because the airing of the program violates its indecency laws. This action comes just in the nick of time because the statute of limitations against News Corporation are about to expire.

GULF COAST RADIO
AUSTIN - Clear Channel KVET FM morning DJ & Country DJ Hall of Fame member Bob Cole adds a new co-host Bucky Godbolt for the new Bucky & Bob Morning show...The Talk of Austin. Former co-host Sammy Allred leaves the morning show in October 2007 after he utters a few words that are not politically correct. This seems to be a new pattern in America's radio stations. Where is the 1st Amendment when we need it?

WEST COAST RADIO
SAN FRANCISCO - Clear Channel KKGN-960 Air America Talk host Randi Rhodes enters suspension camp because of her foul mouth at an appearance. LOS ANGELES Gwen Roberts former longtime APD at KIIS FM (102.7) dies with cancer on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. LOS ANGELES - KRBV FM (100.3) Bonneville new purchase from Radio One rumors of flip to News-Talk now possibly to music format instead. But only the Shadow knows for sure.

EAST COAST RADIO
PROVIDENCE, RI - Joe Harrington is new VP/GM of Entercom Sports WEEI FM where he is station manager since 2004. Joe also shines his light on the board of the RI Broadcasters Association. JACKSONVILLE, NC - Next Media flips Adult Hits WLGD FM (Will FM 98.7) to south of the border music & news as The Big One. Jeff Dinetz, WLGD President says Our research indicates that there are more than 130,000 Hispanics residing in the area covered by WLGD’s 100,000 Watt signal. Next Media is most proud to have the opportunity to serve this community. ATLANTA-EAST POINT, GA - WCFO-1160 Business Radio switches formats to NewsTalk 1160 The Talk of the Town on April 1, 2008 with popular syndicated personalities Mancow 6-9am, Dr. Laura 9am-1pm, (Also, Sunday 2-5pm) Dr. Joy Browne 1-3pm, The Lou Dobbs Show 3-6pm, The Phil Hendrie Show 6-8pm, Bruce Williams 8-10pm and Computer America 10pm-midnight. GM Jeff Davis adds Talk of the Town will bring the nation's best talk radio hosts together on the same station providing Atlantans listening choices not currently found on any other station in the market.

BACK TO THE FUTURE
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - What'll they think of next? Remember 45 rpm records? With CD sales drastically down yet another recording artist goes vinyl. The Drones next release Custom Made is on limited edition double vinyl packages on 7 inch singles with 4 tracks that include a cover of French crooner Charles Aznavour's I Drink. The Drones have one show only at the East Brunswick Hotel in Melbourne on May 14, 2008 to promote the record which is the final Drones show in Aussie land for awhile. This showcases the Drones new album due out in 2008. Then they tour the good ole USA for 3 months in July. UNITED KINGDOM - EMI records release many Radiohead best of packages on June 3, 2008 that feature a single CD best of with 17 tracks, limited edition 2 CD version with 13 tracks, a 4 piece vinyl package with 29 tracks, a 30 track digital download and a DVD with of the Radiohead videos. The EMI releases cover the entire career of Radiohead except the latest In Rainbows collection.