On October 2, 1978, Jimmy Carter proclaimed October 4, 1978, as "10-4 Day." It's also called National CB Radio Day.

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10-4.

Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States: 1977 ‐ 1981

10-4 Day Statement by the President.
October 02, 1978

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Citizens Band radio. CB is now a widely used emergency communications system. It helps keep motorists safe on our Nation's highways by providing faster notification of highway accidents, increased detection of reckless driving, and more information to reduce traffic delays. The CB is also effective in emergencies unrelated to motor vehicles. By allowing for citizens' participation in public safety, we greatly enhance that safety.

The growth of CB use in recent years is extraordinary. The Federal Communications Commission has now issued nearly 14 million licenses. More than 20 million Americans have used a CB radio at one time or another.

While CB is primarily for emergency use, the nonemergency channels bring enjoyment and companionship to millions of Americans, including my own family.

In recognition of the fine service provided by Citizens Band radio, I join with CB organizations across the country in celebrating "10-4 Day," October 4, 1978.

Jimmy Carter, 10-4 Day Statement by the President. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/243677

By my proclamation, it's also Broderick Crawford Day.

Highway Patrol Television Show - Beginning and End - Broderick Crawford

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Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Matthews, initially ran on television from 1955 to 1959 (156 episodes). Art Gilmore was the narrator. The show was rerun on countless tv stations across the country.

Broderick Crawford, Explains Meaning of 11-99 on Highway Patrol, 10-4!

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In the 1957 episode Female Hitchhiker Broderick (aka Dan Mathews) after commandeering a civilian to drop him off at the criminals' location, tells him to call his office and issue an 11-99!

Watch the 2018 documentary on Gary’s Buick at • The STAR and the CAR - "How Broderick Crawford and a '55 Buick Changed My Life" with GARY GOLTZ

Broderick Crawford Highway Patrol

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Clip of Broderick Crawford pulled over by "CHiPs" season 1 episode #10 "Hustle" first broadcast on 24 Nov 1977
on NBC. The series good clean fun, it's also educational in that it shows that being honest is the right thing to do.
"Crime does not pay." Thanks : )

Broderick Crawford


Crawford in The Interns (1971)

Born: William Broderick Crawford, 9 December 1911, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 26 April 1986 (aged 74), Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Resting place: Ferndale Cemetery, Johnstown, New York

William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and TV actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his portrayal of Willie Stark in All the King's Men and for his starring role as Chief Dan Mathews in the television series Highway Patrol (1955–1959).

Until filming All the King's Men, Crawford's career had been largely limited to "B films" in supporting or character roles. He realized he did not fit the role of a handsome leading man, once describing himself as looking like a "retired pugilist". Nevertheless, he excelled in roles playing villains.

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Highway Patrol

In 1955, television producer Frederick Ziv of ZIV Television Productions offered Crawford the lead role as "Dan Mathews" in the police drama Highway Patrol, which dramatized law enforcement activities of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). ZIV Television Productions operated on an extremely low budget of $25,000 per episode of Highway Patrol with ten percent of gross receipts going to Crawford as per his contract. While the show's scripts were largely fictional, the use of realistic dialogue and Crawford's convincing portrayal of a hard-as-nails police official helped make the show an instant success. Highway Patrol remained popular during its four years (1955–1959) of first-run syndication, and would continue in repeat syndication on local stations across the United States for many years after. For much of the period from 1955 until 1965 most of Crawford's television roles involved ZIV Television, which was among the relative handful of producers willing to accept the occasional challenges inherent with working with the hard-living and hard-drinking Crawford. Years later, Frederick Ziv admitted in an interview, "To be honest, Broderick could be a handful!"

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Fed up with the show's hectic shooting schedule, Crawford quit Highway Patrol at the end of 1959 in order to make a film in Spain, and try to get his drinking under control.

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Personal life

Throughout his adult life, Crawford was prone to bouts of heavy alcohol consumption, and was known for eating large meals. These habits contributed to a serious weight gain for Crawford during the 1950s. His weight and penchant for heavy drinking contributed to several injuries suffered on the set of Highway Patrol. It became particularly difficult for Crawford to perform certain scenes, such as when he had to enter and exit a police helicopter. In 1958, Crawford broke his ankle while exiting the helicopter and was forced to wear an ankle cast, which may be seen in some episodes.

Crawford's heavy drinking increased during the filming of Highway Patrol, eventually resulting in several arrests and stops for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), which eventually gained him a suspended driving license. While representing the California Highway Patrol as "Chief Mathews", Crawford was known with considerable embarrassment by the CHP as "Old 502" due to his habit of driving under the influence of alcohol ("Code 502" was the CHP police radio code for drunken driving). According to the show's creator, Guy Daniels, "We got all the dialogue in by noon, or else we wouldn't get it done at all. He [Crawford] would bribe people to bring him booze on the set." The show used their CHP technical advisor, Officer Frank Runyon, to keep the actor sober: "I was told to keep that son of a bitch away from a bottle. I think his license was suspended. Some scenes had to be shot on private roads so that Brod could drive." Eventually the drinking strained the show's relationship with the CHP as well as Crawford's relationship with ZIV.

How he ended up in Johnstown, New York, I do not know.

10/4 Is National CB Radio Day, Over

It's the perfect time to brush up on your APCO 10 codes.

This story was originally published 10/4/2014, but we're republishing it because, well, it's National CB Radio Day. -Ed.

BY ZACH BOWMAN
OCT 4, 2018

If it was good enough for the Duke boys, it's good enough for us.

Regardless of your feelings toward Jimmy Carter, I think we can all agree that his finest act as president was the creation of National CB Radio day. Carter designated October 4, 10/4, as a day to honor the citizens band, and to celebrate, we're giving you a chance to brush up on your APCO 10 codes.

Some of them may surprise you. Everyone knows what "10-4" means ... but "10-40" could mean "run silent," "dead animal," or even "mental patient." The possibilities are fascinating. Here are 10 to get you started.

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How could I not link to this, especially since Kris Kristofferson had the lead role?

C.W. McCall - Convoy

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C.W. McCall - Convoy

Convoy (1978 film)

Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Franklyn Ajaye and Burt Young. The movie is based on the 1975 country and western novelty song "Convoy" by C. W. McCall and Chip Davis. The film was made when the CB radio/trucking craze was at its peak in the United States, and followed the similarly themed films White Line Fever (1975) and Smokey and the Bandit (1977), and the television series Movin' On (1974).

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Production

Convoy was filmed almost entirely in the state of New Mexico. Production began in 1977 when the CB radio/trucking craze was at its peak, made during the same period as such films as Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Handle with Care (1977), Breaker! Breaker! (1977) and High-Ballin' (1978), as well as the television series Movin' On (1974–1976) and B. J. and the Bear (1979–1981).

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Sam Peckinpah? I hadn't known that.

Sun Sep 29, 2024: Kris Kristofferson, Songwriter Whose Poetic Lyrics Transcended Genre, Dead at 88

Thu Oct 4, 2018: Happy Broderick Crawford Day -- And {ETA} -- National CB Radio Day, Thanks to Jimmy Carter

Thu Oct 4, 2018: It's not Broderick's birthday; it's Broderick Crawford Day, October 4 -- 10-4.

Thu Oct 4, 2018: Not only that, but: 10/4 Is National CB Radio Day, Over

[House of Roberts]

1. Highway Patrol is currently running at 4am on ME-TV

followed by Dragnet. I try not to be awake that early, but I have watched it a few times. I was too young to remember it in original broadcast.