THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. June 18th
IT WAS JUNE 18th .. when 'The Adventures of Ellery Queen' debuted on CBS radio in a 60-minute format for the first six months ...
When the adult western 'Gunsmoke" wrapped its 9-year run on CBS radio...
When the luminescent Nanette Fabray made her final appearance as co-star of NBC-TV's 'Caesar's Hour'...
.. and when Dan Rather's final report for CBS aired on the network's feature weekend news magazine 'Sunday Morning.'
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Brian Williams to Remain at NBC, But not as Anchor of...
The details of Williams' new role are unclear but it is likely to involve a presence on MSNBC, which has been weathering ratings struggles for the last several months.
New Job Opportunities in Cranbrook, Southern Alberta & Brandon Manitoba
Employment job opportunities available in the East Kootneys of British Columbia, Souther Alberta and Manitoba's capital city Winnipeg....
The Cult of Jian: Who’s Standing By Him, and Why He’s...
He’s surrounded by a small circle of admirers who either believe he’s innocent or have forgiven his sins
KNDD ‘Fewer Commercials’ Policy Pays Bigtime
One year after the Entercom station implemented its “two-minute guarantee” that no commercial interruption would last more than 120 seconds, the promise is paying off in the ratings.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. June 17th
IT WAS JUNE 17th ..when NBC's WNBT-TV, channel 4 in New York City, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the United States...
When 'Suspense.' radio's outstanding theatre of thrills, began its 20-year run on CBS...
When Seattle's KOL-FM 94.1 switched from automated background music to "Progressive Rock"...
..and when "The Discovery Channel" first appeared on U.S. cable systems. First program was "Iceberg Alley."
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Victoria Disc Jockey asks listeners about including Chemtrails in weather forecasts?
Question from the Q's afternoon disc jockey Ryan Awram: should a Q! weather forcast include mention of chemtrails? I’m asking for a listener who feels it’s misleading to simply mention “sun & clouds” while not indicating “sun & chemtrails”.
Thank you for your feedback.
~Ryan
Chemtrail over Beacon Hill Park in 2010
(Photo by Michael Easton)
Numeris CEO: Voltair Decision ‘For the Good of Everybody”
"We are industry-owned, industry governed. There's agency and advertiser people who sit on the board and were there for this discussion and voted on this. So it's the industry deciding for itself what it wants to do with the measurement system."
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. June 16th
IT WAS JUNE 16th .. when the first network TV news aired in the US on Dumont's "News from Washington"...
When the sitcom 'My Little Margie' debuted on CBS-TV...
When "The Dean Martin Summer Show" featuring the comedy team of Rowan & Martin, debuted on NBC-TV...
..and when the CRTC authorized the XM & Sirius satellite subscription-based radio/music services for Canadian consumers.
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Media Shines in Health Ministry Firings/Death Coverage
Kudos to BC Media’s coverage and persistence over the scandal surrounding the firings of eight Health Ministry staff and contractors ... one of whom committed suicide after his professional life was destroyed ...for no justifiable reason.
And that was just the beginning of the story ... that MUST be exposed in its entirety - Harvey Oberfeld