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Rogers Sports & Media lays off dozens of workers in audio business

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Company says it won't close stations, cut programming or podcasts CBC News November 19, 2024 Rogers Sports & Media says it has laid off a few dozen employees in its audio business, citing uncertainty in the advertising market and...

Lisa Brandt: Queenager – The Sound Off Podcast with Matt Cundill

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Lisa Brandt's career in radio and voiceover is a testament to the power of versatility, resilience, and a willingness to embrace change. From her early days in small-town radio to her time at some of Toronto's most iconic stations, Brandt's story is one of navigating the evolving landscape of the industry with determination

Radio Mans fave with Sopwith Camel

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Sopwith Camel is best known for being the second San Francisco band to get a recording contract with a national record label,[4] and the first to have a Top 40 hit.[5]

Wednesday in Broadcast History .. November 20th

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Happy Birthday to Dick Smothers, Judy Woodruff, Estelle Parsons, Richard Masur, Sean Young and Joe Walsh of The Eagles. On this date 72 years ago ‘Meet the Press’ made its TV debut on NBC; 22 years ago today Victoria got its own CBC Radio station at 90.5 MHz; George Harrison and Paul Simon sang as a duet on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and six years later to the day, 7-year old Drew Barrymore hosted the show. CBS-TV aired the 100th episode of ‘Green Acres’; 12 years later it broadcast ‘M*A*S*H*’ episode #200. ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ featured headliners the Dave Clark Five, Bobby Vinton and Dick Cavett, and U2 was profiled on ’60 Minutes.’ Obits include Canadian broadcasters Chuck Davis (Pictured) and Tom Rivers, and the ‘first lady’ of radio, Cathy Lewis ALL the milestones for Nov. 20th INSIDE.

PSR’s 6pm Tuesday Night News with the News You Should Know…

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Missiles Fired, Did The [DS] Push China Into The War? Trump Wins Against Lawfare, NCSWIC - X22 Report

Radio Mans fave with The Kinks

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It was released as a single on 5 May 1967 and featured on the album Something Else by the Kinks later that year

Tuesday in Broadcast History .. November 19th

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Happy Birthday to, Dick Cavett, Ted Turner, Allison Janney, Meg Ryan and Jodie Foster. On this date the first mass market transistor pocket radio was introduced; the cartoon series ‘Rocky & his Friends’ debuted on ABC-TV; Linda Ronstadt appeared as herself on FOX-TV’s ‘The Simpsons’; a six-hour Beatles Anthology began airing on North American radio; NBC aired the 100th episode of their hit drama ‘ER’; Vancouver’s X-FM 104.9 switched to All Christmas music, and a year later Victoria’s CHBE107.3 did the same. Ending their stay with us Nov. 19th were US sportscaster Bill Stern, songwriter Bobby Russell, producer & son of Doris Day Terry Melcher, Dick Wilson of Charmin toilet tissue ad fame, and Toronto-based classical actor John Neville. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.