Jimmy Fallon Hospitalized with Hand Injury
Although the network will be airing a repeat while Fallon recovers, an NBC spokesman assured that the comedian is fine, otherwise.
Where have you been Barry Bowman?
PSR recently heard from our long time radio pal Barry Bowman. Barry was very much a part of the make up of CFAX 1070...
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. June 26th
IT WAS JUNE 26th ... when Ted Rogers Sr. invented the alternating-current tube which facilitated plug-in batteryless radios. Until then, all radios had been battery operated...
When comedian Fred Allen ended his 17-year run as host of his own radio show. Allen was (unsuccessfully) attempting a transition to TV...
When Canadian folksinger/songwriter Joni Mitchell guested on ABC's Mama Cass TV special from Los Angeles...
..and when CKNW 's Bill Hughes qualified for the Guiness Book of World Records as he broadcast the 12,000th edition of "Roving Mike."
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Shaw Loses Customers, Profit Falls 8 Per Cent in Third Quarter
Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:55am EDT
By Alastair Sharp, Reuters Canada
TORONTO ... Canadian cable television provider Shaw Communications Inc SJRb.TO reported an 8 percent fall in...
Avengers star Patrick Macnee Dies, 93
"Patrick Macnee was a popular figure in the television industry", the statement said. "He was at home wherever in the world he found himself. He had a knack for making friends, and keeping them."
CRTC revokes AVR stations & Salt Spring license Effective July 25
The CRTC revokes the broadcasting licences of Aboriginal Voices Radio (AVR), which operated stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa under radio call sign CKAV, as well as Salt Spring Islands' CFSI-FM
Howard Stern: ‘I Won’t Return to America’s Got Talent’
Stern says he’s leaving “America’s Got Talent” at the end of this season — but whether he’s serious or is negotiating publicly for a new contract remains to be seen.
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes Signs New Multi-Year Contract
Ailes has always maintained an iron-fisted control of his domain. And he has always had a close relationship with Rupert Murdoch, who hired him in 1996 to create a cable news alternative to what Murdoch viewed as the media's leftward tilt. But his relationship with James and Lachlan has been non-existent or strained.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. June 25th
IT WAS JUNE 25th .. when Vancouver radio station CKWX moved UP the dial from AM 1010 to AM 950, and increased its power to 1000 watts....
When 'The Imogene Coca Show' and two years later 'The Jonathan Winters Show' aired their final telecasts on NBC...
When the gothic horror daytime serial "Dark Shadows" began its run on ABC-TV...
..and when "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" starring the Ontario-born SCTV alumnus, was seen for the last time on CBS-TV.
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WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. June 24th
IT WAS JUNE 24th ... when 'A Date With Judy' starring Louise Ericson aired for the first time on NBC radio as a summer replacement for Bob Hope...
When "The Steve Allen Show" was seen for the first time on NBC-TV, while "Ed Sullivan's 8th Anniversary Show" captured the ratings for CBS-TV...
When the iconic early sitcom "I Love Lucy" aired its last original episode in CBS-TV prime time, before beginning a record number of reruns in syndication...
... and when Front Page Challenge (pictured) debuted on CBC as a 13-week summer replacement program. It would eventually become North America's longest-running game-interview TV show.
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