November 9, 1951
Louis Jude “Lou” Ferrigno is
born.
Actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron. As an actor, he is best known for portraying the
titular role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk and
vocally reprising the role in subsequent animated and computer-generated
incarnations. He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such
as Sinbad
of the Seven Seas and Hercules, and as himself in the sitcom The
King of Queens and the 2009
comedy I Love
You, Man.November 15, 1926
NBC radio network's grand
opening.
The NBC
Red Network debuts, celebrating its launch with one of the earliest remote
musical broadcasts. The debut program featured nationally known bands playing
at several different locations.The National Broadcasting Company's NBC Radio Network (also known as
the NBC Red Network from 1927 to 1942) was an American
commercial radio network which was in continuous operation from 1926 through
1999. Along with the NBC Blue Network, it was one of the first
two nationwide networks established in the United States. Its major competitors
were the Columbia
Broadcasting System (CBS), founded in 1927, and the Mutual Broadcasting System, founded in 1934. In 1942, NBC was required to
divest one of its national networks. As such, it sold NBC Blue, which was soon
renamed the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). After this separation, the Red Network
continued as the NBC Radio Network.
For
the first 61 years of its existence, NBC was owned by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) with New York City radio station WEAF (renamed WNBC in 1946,
WRCA in 1954 and again as WNBC in 1960) as its flagship station. Following the emergence of
television as the dominant entertainment medium and much of NBC Radio's talent
migrating both to CBS and NBC television, the network made multiple investments
in programming in hopes of retaining relevance. These included the weekend
program umbrella Monitor (1955–1975), the all-news focused NBC News and
Information Service (1975–1977) and the talk radio service NBC Talknet, all of which encountered
varying degrees of success and failure.
Following General Electric's purchase of RCA in late
1986, GE sold the NBC Radio Network to Westwood One in 1987. Westwood One had acquired Mutual in 1985 and gradually,
the operations of both networks were combined. NBC Radio News, which was also
folded into Mutual's news operations, saw most of its functions cease on April
17, 1999, when the Mutual name was retired and both Mutual and NBC were
absorbed into CBS's
radio news operations.
Westwood One and its successor network continued to use
"NBC" branding for some of its programming until 2020, partnering
with NBC
News to
operate NBC News Radio from 2003 until 2014, and with NBC Sports for NBC Sports Radio. From 2016 onward, iHeartMedia has handled production
and distribution of NBC News Radio.
November 9, 1951
Louis Jude “Lou” Ferrigno is born.
November 15, 1926
NBC radio network's grand
opening.
The NBC Red Network debuts, celebrating its launch with one of the earliest remote musical broadcasts. The debut program featured nationally known bands playing at several different locations.
The National Broadcasting Company's NBC Radio Network (also known as
the NBC Red Network from 1927 to 1942) was an American
commercial radio network which was in continuous operation from 1926 through
1999. Along with the NBC Blue Network, it was one of the first
two nationwide networks established in the United States. Its major competitors
were the Columbia
Broadcasting System (CBS), founded in 1927, and the Mutual Broadcasting System, founded in 1934. In 1942, NBC was required to
divest one of its national networks. As such, it sold NBC Blue, which was soon
renamed the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). After this separation, the Red Network
continued as the NBC Radio Network.
For
the first 61 years of its existence, NBC was owned by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) with New York City radio station WEAF (renamed WNBC in 1946,
WRCA in 1954 and again as WNBC in 1960) as its flagship station. Following the emergence of
television as the dominant entertainment medium and much of NBC Radio's talent
migrating both to CBS and NBC television, the network made multiple investments
in programming in hopes of retaining relevance. These included the weekend
program umbrella Monitor (1955–1975), the all-news focused NBC News and
Information Service (1975–1977) and the talk radio service NBC Talknet, all of which encountered
varying degrees of success and failure.
Following General Electric's purchase of RCA in late
1986, GE sold the NBC Radio Network to Westwood One in 1987. Westwood One had acquired Mutual in 1985 and gradually,
the operations of both networks were combined. NBC Radio News, which was also
folded into Mutual's news operations, saw most of its functions cease on April
17, 1999, when the Mutual name was retired and both Mutual and NBC were
absorbed into CBS's
radio news operations.
Westwood One and its successor network continued to use
"NBC" branding for some of its programming until 2020, partnering
with NBC
News to
operate NBC News Radio from 2003 until 2014, and with NBC Sports for NBC Sports Radio. From 2016 onward, iHeartMedia has handled production
and distribution of NBC News Radio.
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