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BULLITT DIRECTOR DEPARTS Deadline Hollywood reports that 4-time Oscar nominee British film director/producer Peter Yates passes away at 82 in London after a long illness. Peter's first American film, Bullitt in 1968 that stars Steve McQueen is one of the definitive cop movies of all time. The fast-moving car chase scene through the streets of San Francisco with Steve behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang still thrills us movie buffs. Peter is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is a stage actor before he becomes an assistant director for Tony Richardson. Yates' debut as a feature director is the early 1960s low-budget film Summer Holiday in 1963 with Rock singer Cliff Richard and the Shadows. He quickly moves on up with his 1967 crime thriller movie, Robbery, which depicts Britain's The Great Train Robbery. Next comes Bullitt with Steve McQueen. Yates directs several films that includes John and Mary (1969), Murphy's War (1971), The Hot Rock (1972), The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973), For Pete's Sake (1974), The Deep (1977), Breaking Away (1979), Eyewitness (1981), The Dresser (1983), Krull (1983), Eleni (1985), Suspect (1987), The House on Carroll Street (1988), An Innocent Man (1989), Year of the Comet (1992), Roommates (1995) and Curtain Call (1999). Peter makes fine actors like Robert Mitchum look even better. How about Jackie Bissett in a wet T-shirt? Robert Redford in his prime. He catches Peter O'Toole pre Lawrence of Arabia. We sit in the passenger seat of Steve McQueen's ultra fast Mustang. Peter Yates is a one-of-a-kind movie director/producer the likes of we may never witness again.

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WORLD'S LARGEST RODEO COMES TO HOUSTON Are you ready to rodeo? We rodeo fans need to dust off our cowboy hats, shine our boots and clean up our spurs because once again The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo comes to town. Twenty-one star entertainers are onboard for the 2011 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from March 1-20, 2011. This is the world's largest livestock exhibition and rodeo. Big stars fill the massive new Reliant Park Stadium: Clay Walker (Tuesday, March 1), Trace Adkins (Wednesday, March 2), Sugarland (Thursday, March 3), Black Heritage Day with Janet Jackson (Friday, March 4), Billy Currington (Saturday, March 5), Selena Gomez (Sunday, March 6), Tim McGraw (Monday, March 7), Keith Urban (Tuesday March 8), Martina McBride (Wednesday, March 9), Rascal Flatts (Thursday, March 10), Lady Antebellum (Friday, March 11), Gary Allan (Saturday, March 12), Go Tejano Day with La Arrolladora Banda El Limon and La Leyenda (Sunday, March 13) Kid Rock (Monday, March 14), KISS (Tuesday, March 15), Miranda Lambert (Wednesday, March 16), Zac Brown Band (Thursday, March 17), Alan Jackson (Friday, March 18), Brad Paisley (Saturday, March 19) and Jason Aldean closes out the rodeo on Sunday, March 20, 2011.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does the popular The Jackie Gleason Show debut on TV? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•DEL REISMAN Veteran TV writer and former Writers Guild of America - West President dies at 86 of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, CA suburb of Toluca Lake on Saturday, January 8, 2011. •KBYO FM Talk (Fox 92.7) Monroe, LA flips to Fun Radio 92.7 on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. •KEZP FM Opus Broadcasting Modern Rock (Red 104.3) Alexandria, LA goes all talk as TheTruth1043.com. •WBLI FM Cox Media CHR (106.1) WBLI Patchouge, NY morning show co-host Dana DiDonato adds new co-host Jeffrey Jameson on Monday morning, January 10, 2011. Jameson's resume includes roles on TV's Gossip Girl, 30 Rock, and Ugly Betty. 

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1959 KOED TV PBS CH11 in Tulsa, OK begins broadcasting on January 12th. •1968 KEITH ANDERSON Country singer/songwriter (Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll - album certifies Gold 2005) born on January 12th in Miami, OK. •1974 STEVE MILLER BAND's The Joker peaks at #1 on January 12th. •1980 CRYSTAL GAYLE's Miss The Mississippi is 1st Country album to go Gold in the 1980s on January 10th. •1991 KEYE LUKE actor (Charlie Chan's #1 Son) dies from a stroke at 86 on January 12th. •2009 LADY ANTEBELLUM's I Run To You releases to radio on Capitol records on January 12th.

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JIM TRAVIS [Jo] (Hot Springs, AR) Subject: Too Old? Well, I went, I jocked, and now I'm headed back to Arkansas.  After doing only 9 shows, the 30 something GM of the new KBAY in Marble Falls, TX handed me my walking papers. She said I wasn't "lively" enough, which I think must be the PC way of saying "too old". She replaced me with a 20 something guy. I guess she wanted a young, shock jock type. I just did what I've always done. It was supposed to be classic country after all, and if I'm not classic country, who is? Oh well, I just hope at my age, I can find my way back to the hills of Arkansas without getting lost. (www.JimWWTravis.com)

JIM PREWITT [Catfish] (Sacramento, CA) Hey Jimbo...I'm now at CBS Owned KNCI (FM New Country 105.1) Sacramento www.kncifm.com doing nights and having a blast! I started officially January 3, 2011. Hope You and Lacy had a wonderful New Years and Congrats on the Cashbox catch!! Jim Prewitt

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BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (Abilene, TX) Subject: Two More, Now Less. Jim: Two more music-biz deaths to report: (1) Gil Garfield on 1/1/11,from vocal trio, "Cheers," who had a #6 hit, "Black Denim Trousers" in 1955; and (2) Joseph 'Lil Joe' Jones, at 64 on 12/31/10, member since 1972 until he retired in 2008 of the famed Atlanta R/B Quintet, The Tams, who hit #9 in 1964 with "What Kind of fool (Do you think I am)." BOB & Sonny Lee

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DR. BRUCE NELSON [Retired 12/2010 GM/AM Drive DJ KFTX FM 97.5] (Corpus Christi, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#914) December 29, 2010 [Wednesday] Ol' Larry "Swikard" Vance was (RIP) was one of the most impatient persons I ever worked for...best thing about KNUZ/KQUE was the job security. Not a lot of $$$ but a little raise each year and Christmas bonus which is what I as a family man needed AND Morris never laid off a soul during the oil bust. WE extended shifts when somebody would leave but once Dave decided you were ok you just about had to kill somebody to get fired. Be well. DrB

EILEEN PACE FITZSIMMONS (San Antonio, TX) Subject: subscribe. I was searching for Don Couser and didn't find him on Facebook, so I Googled him. His comment came up, so I started surfing around your site. It was fun. I work at NPR in S.A. Long, long ago I was at KIKK in Houston, when it was "the" country station. It was my second job, back in the late 70s, early 80s. Then I took 8 years off, moved to S.A. and went back to work at WOAI. Now at TPR. I like your website! Thanks for doing it!! -- Eileen

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HOWARD REYNOLDS (Houston, TX) Subject: Dr. Bruce Nelson. Yes, I am still at KODA, KKRW, and HISD. The KNUZ documentary might be completed sometime in my life time. At this point it looks like a retirement project. I have much to do always. Thanks for your writing. I read it every week. Howard

DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Subject: Changes @ KSCS. Jim, You may already have this, but, 96.3 KSCS in DFW making some changes. Here's an article about it by Robert Philpot. www.dfw.com/2011/01/05/336533/changes-at-kscs.html. You & Lacy Take Care, David Faulkner

TRIVIA ANSWER: The Jackie Gleason Show debuts on CBS TV on September 20, 1952 and runs until September 12, 1970.

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, TX) Subject: Where are they now? Jim and Lacy, after Citadel took over November 2009 do you know what became of these on the ABC Music Satellite Network at 13275 Montfort Drive Dallas, TX 75420. I read that everyone was terminated. Here is what I just pulled up this afternoon January 5, 2010. (Jay Fox, Teresa Brown, Dave Michaels, Ron Foster, Mile Preston and Lou Warren) These were on the air when I was with KMCM 96.9 FM 97 Gold in Midland 2003-2004. Leslie

MARY SCHMICH (November 29, 1953-p) Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Jim Rose and Lacy
Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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