Geo. Gordon Retires, Tom Plasteras Finds New Gig
Gordon will hang up his mic at the end of November, while Plasteras starts a new job in media & community relations for the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer club.
With Spokesman Admitting Sex with Teens, Does Subway take a Hit?
Between 2010 and 2013, Jared Fogle paid to have sex with two teenage girls, according to a criminal complaint.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 20th
IT WAS AUG. 20th .. when the first U.S. commercial radio station, 8MK (which later became WWJ), began daily broadcasting in Detroit...
When Prince George (BC) TV station CKPG-TV signed on Channel 2 as a CBC affiliate....
When the first episode of the teen sitcom "Saved By The Bell" aired on NBC. It was a Saturday morning favorite for 4 seasons..
..and when Moffat Broadcasting sold off its empire, two Edmonton stations to WIC (now Corus), two in Winnipeg going to Rogers, a pair in Calgary going to Golden West, while Vancouver's CKLG-AM and CFOX-FM were sold to Shaw.
ALL the milestones for Aug. 20th INSIDE!
“Clear Sky’s Summit is now testing…
Test, 123, test, test, test....
testing.... testing..... test, test, test..... soundin' fine here Paul :)
Seattle Area to Celebrate New FM ‘Hyperlocal’ Radio
Operators of new low-power FM stations coming to Seattle neighborhoods hope to advance “media justice” by giving voice to people and causes often overlooked by mainstream broadcast media.
Lawsuit in U.S. Alleges CBC Used YouTube Video Without Owner’s Permission
CNN is also named in the suit which claims CBC obtained the video — called Buffalo Lake Effect — from that organization.
Three Studies Find AM/FM Audience is Greater than Streaming, Contrary to...
New studies by NIELSEN, EDISON RESEARCH and ADVERTISER PERCEPTIONS dispute advertiser perceptions about the size of radio's audience. The combined research found AM/FM's audience to be far greater than the audience for streaming services.
Max Webster has today’s almost forgotten track
A couple of weeks ago Kim Mitchell resigned his position at Q107 after a pretty good run and, in his on air tribute to Kim, John Derringer stated, among other things, that Max Webster changed John’s life and I think the same is true of a great many Canadians…
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 19th
IT WAS AUG. 19th .... when "Amos 'n' Andy," the 15 minute nightly radio comedy starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, made its network debut on the NBC Blue chain...
When Edmonton got its latest AM station CHQT (1110 KHz) and Yorkton Sask. got its first and only one CJGX AM 1340...
When WINS radio in New York City announced it would no longer play white artist cover versions of R&B hits. For example, the DJs were instructed to play Fats Domino's "Ain't It A Shame," not Pat Boone's...
..and when the 58th and final episode of the rock 'n' roll sitcom "The Monkees" aired on NBC-TV.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Voltair / PPM Debate Headed To Atlanta
The upcoming NAB/RAB Radio Show in Atlanta will feature two sessions that are bound to be standing room only, as the still red hot ‘rock ’em sock ’em’ Voltair/PPM debate takes center stage — albeit in separate presentations.
