1998 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
1997 Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS
1997 Nancy Dickerson, 1st female news correspondent (CBS), dies at 70
1997 Charles Kuralt, news anchor for CBS Sunday Morning, dies at 62
1997 Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV
1996 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76
1995 Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "NY News," on CBS
1995 CBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung
1995 "Late Late Show" with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM
1994 William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78
1994 Charles Kuralt, retires as CBS newsman
1993 Connie Chung joins Dan Rather as anchors of CBS Evening News
1993 CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands
1993 Last broadcast of "Knots landing" on CBS
1993 David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS
1993 Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident
1992 Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71
1992 "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC and PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah
1992 Eric Savareid, News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79
1992 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute"
1991 "Princesses" premieres on CBS TV
1991 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke
1991 CBS News correspondant Bob Simon captured by Iraqis in Persian Gulf
1990 William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89
1990 Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS
1990 CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger
1990 "Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV
1990 "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine
1989 FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time, America's Most Wanted
1989 Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
1989 "Pat Sajak Show" premieres on CBS
1988 CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
1988 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73
1988 VP Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair
1988 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks
1987 Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80
1987 Michael Jacskon's "Bad" video premieres on CBS TV
1986 "Designing Women," TV Comedy, debuts on CBS
1985 CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover
1984 Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS
1982 CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years
1982 CBS radio begins youth oriented broadcast Radio Radio
1982 3 CBS employees shot to death in New York City parking lot
1981 Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of CBS Evening News
1980 CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jean ad featuring Brooke Shields
1980 Sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System
1979 Sears Radio Theater premieres on CBS
1979 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS
1979 "Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS
1978 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98
1978 "Flying High," debuts on CBS
1978 TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series)
1978 1st broadcast of "Dallas" on CBS TV
1977 E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70
1977 Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76
1977 General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio
1975 William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61
1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV
1975 "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS
1974 Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years
1974 "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV
1974 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV
1974 "CBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio
1974 NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead)
1973 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV
1973 CBS radio begins on hour news 24 hours a day
1973 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
1973 George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million
1972 1st TV broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS
1971 CBS airs "Homecoming A Christmas Story," (introducing the Waltons)
1971 CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts
1971 WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting
1971 CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII
1971 Ed Sullivan's final TV show on CBS
1971 CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show"
1971 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV
1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1969 WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast
1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
1969 KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
1969 Melissa Rivers, New York City, TV hostess, MTV, CBS Morning News
1968 WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1968 KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast
1968 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV
1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast
1968 CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA
1967 Barbra Streisand stars on "Belle of 14th Street" special on CBS
1967 CBS radio cancels "House Party"
1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV
1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC)
1966 Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS
1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS
1966 KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting
1966 "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year
1965 WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1965 WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1965 WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1965 KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1965 Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS
1964 CBS purchases 80% of Yanks for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20%
1964 WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin
1964 KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
1964 CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
1964 KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1964 KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1963 Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years)
1963 WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1963 CBS and NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
1962 KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1962 TV comedy series "Beverly Hillbillies" premieres on CBS
1962 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio
1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News
1962 Nighttime version of "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS
1961 KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1961 KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting
1961 Carol Burnette-Richard Hayes Show premieres on CBS radio
1961 WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1961 CBS radio cancels "Gunsmoke"
1960 CBS radio expands hourly news coverage from 5 to 10 minutes
1960 CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel"
1960 "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio
1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series
1960 KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 "Flair" (CBS' answer to Monitor) premieres on radio with Dick Van Dyke
1960 KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, WV (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1959 KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1959 "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV
1958 WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 "Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC (later on CBS and NBC)
1958 KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, California (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 CBS Labs announce new stereophonic records
1958 KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, MT (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on
1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, MT (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS
1957 WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting
1957 WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 KBTexas TV channel 3 in Bryan, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 "Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS)
1956 WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast
1956 WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins
1956 KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WBIR TV channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 KOTI TV channel 2 in Klamath Falls, OR (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Bill Lagattuta, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye
1956 WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, California (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Paula Zahn, born in Napperville, Illinois, news anchor, ABC, CBS This Morning
1956 "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1956 KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins
1955 "Sergeant Preston," debuts on CBS
1955 WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins
1955 "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV
1955 WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins
1955 KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1955 "$64,000 Question" premieres on CBS TV
1955 KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, ID (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast
1955 KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KTVF TV channel 11 in Fairbanks, AK (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 "Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS
1955 1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)
1955 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins
1954 KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954 KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, South Carolina (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Richard Schlesinger, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours
1954 WANE TV channel 15 in Fort Wayne, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WCAX TV channel 3 in Burlington, VT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
1954 KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954 KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954 WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar
1954 KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins
1954 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)
1954 KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting
1953 KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station
1953 WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins
1953 KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, MT (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, California (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins
1953 "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS
1953 "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS
1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins
1953 KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, California (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, MT (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins
1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 WCSouth Carolina TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS
1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins
1953 KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins
1953 Kathleen Sullivan, born in Pasadena, California, newscaster, ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show
1953 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts
1953 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television
1953 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast
1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1951 Jayne Kennedy, Washington D.C., sportscaster, CBS, /actress, Body and Soul
1951 "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV
1951 1st color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia (CBS)
1951 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS
1951 Harry Smith, Hammond, Indiana, TV co-anchor, CBS Morning Show
1951 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV
1950 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
1950 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV
1950 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
1950 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS
1950 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins
1949 WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast
1949 WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1949 WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 Phyllis George-Brown, born in Denton, Texas, Miss Amer, 1971, /sportscaster, CBS
1949 KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WAGeorgia TV channel 5 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)
1949 WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast
1949 "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" premieres on CBS TV
1949 1st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS
1949 KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 Terry Bradshaw, NFL QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers/announcer, CBS, FOX
1948 Tommy Matola, rock manager/CEO, CBS records
1948 WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record"
1948 CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece
1948 George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found
1948 WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90
1948 WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast
1948 Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)
1947 Harold Dow, Hackensack, New Jersey, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours
1947 CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"
1946 Connie Chung, Washington D.C., news ancher, NBC, CBS
1946 "Adventures of Sam Spade" debuts on CBS Radio
1946 Connie Chung, TV news anchor, NBC, CBS
1946 Greg Gumbel, sportscaster, CBS TV, WFAN
1945 "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio
1944 "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debut on CBS radio
1943 Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio
1942 Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch
1941 Lesley Stahl, newscaster/correspondent, CBS
1941 Mary Alice, Indianola MS, newscaster, CBS, Lettie-Different World
1941 Tim McCarver, baseball catcher, Cards, Phils, asportscaster, ABC, CBS
1941 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City
1941 WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1941 Sally Quinn, Georgia, CBS newscaster, Morning Show
1941 Ed Bradley, born in Philadelphia, CBS news correspondent, 60 Minutes
1940 Bernard Shaw, news correspondant, CBS, CNN
1940 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr. Malone" on CBS
1940 1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio
1940 1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS
1940 Billy Packer, Wellsville, New York, basketball sportscaster, CBS
1940 1st radio broadcast of "Road to Happiness" on CBS
1939 WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, New York (CBS) 1st broadcast
1938 Christopher Glenn, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Nightwatch
1937 Fred Silverman, broadcasting exec, ABC/NBC/CBS
1937 Phil Jones, newsman, CBS
1937 Bob Schieffer, born in Austin, Texas, newscaster, CBS Weekend News
1936 Lee Salk, doctor, CBS TV
1936 Bachelor's Children debuts on CBS radio (at 9:45 am)
1936 Terry Drinkwater, TV newsman, CBS
1936 John Madden, NFL coach for the Oakland Raiders/sports commentator, CBS, FOX
1935 Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC
1933 Charles Osgood, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Weekend News
1932 Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS
1932 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City
1932 John Hart, born in Denver, Colorado, newsman, CBS News Retrospective, NBC News
1931 Dan Rather, born in Wharton, Texas, news anchor, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes
1931 Fred Graham, newscaster/journalist, CBS News, Court TV
1931 Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS
1930 Lowell Thomas made debuts on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons
1930 Marvin Kalb, born in New York City, educator/newscaster, CBS/NBC, Meet the Press
1930 Pat Summerall, NFLer for the New York Giants/sportscaster, CBS, /alchoholic
1929 WOR (New York City) ends affiliation with CBS radio network
1929 CBS radio network buys WABC in New York City
1929 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres
1928 Roger Mudd, Washington D.C., news ancher, CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News
1927 18 station CBS radio network begins, (WOR is New York City affiliate)
1927 Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th New York City
1924 Jack Whitaker, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC, CBS
1923 Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC, CBS
1922 Don Hewitt, New York City, CBS news executive producer, 60 Minutes
1921 Hughes Rudd, TV newscaster, CBS/ABC
1921 Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St. New York City
1919 Andy Rooney, born in Albany, New York, CBS news correspondent, 60 Minutes
1917 Douglas Edwards, born in Alda, Oklahoma, newscaster, CBS Evening News, FYI
1917 Charles Collingwood, Michigan, news commentator, CBS, Chronicles
1916 Walter Cronkite, St. Joseph, Missouri, news anchor, CBS Evening News 1962-81
1916 Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist, CBS
1915 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris
1912 Eric Sevareid, Velva ND, newscaster, CBS Weekend News
1908 Frank Stanton, born in Muskegon, Michigan, broadcasting executive, CBS
1907 Cecil Brown, news correspondent, CBS
1906 E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer, CBS
1901 William Samuel Paley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pres/CEO of CBS, 1928-90
1900 Quincy Howe, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, CBS Weekend News
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