Industry News

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

One of my all time favourite Seattle radio personalities, and NewsGuy Dick Curtis joined up with Pat O'Day in the 60's to form Concerts West, a giant in the entertainment industry

IT WAS JUNE 15th .. when the first-ever radio broadcast of live music took place from Chelmsford, England, featuring Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba... When the rural TV comedy "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premiered on CBS as a summer replacement for the Smothers Bros... When Rev. David Mainse broadcast the first "100 Huntley Street" program out of its studios at the said address in downtown Toronto... ..and when 83-year-old Bob Barker's final appearance as emcee of CBS TV's"The Price Is Right" aired. He had hosted the game show for 35 years! ALL the milestones for June 15th INSIDE.

The disturbing trend involves hecklers running up and yelling, “F–k her right in the pu–y” into microphones as reporters stand in front of the camera.

I was a singer and dancer, but my parents said I needed a back up. I should've known radio is where I would end up since my parents lived in England during the amazing Beatles and Rolling Stones years.

IT WAS JUNE 14th ... when a U.S. President was heard on the radio for the first time. President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Francis Scott Key Memorial and was heard on Baltimore's WEAR ... When "The Happy Gang'' troupe of musicians, led by Bert Pearl, made their first broadcast on station CRCT, the C-B-C flagship station in Toronto. It became a NATIONAL listening habit 4 months later... When after 13 years Harold Peary played the role of The Great Gildersleeve on the radio for the last time ... ..and when NBC-TV's action-adventure series "A Team," aired for the last time. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

“People want to control the media they are consuming. They are able to in many other ways of their lives. Of course they’re going to want this when listening to audio as well. We saw this happening in music, of course, with the rise of the behemoth Pandora, and it only makes sense that we’re going to see this in news and talk listening as well.”

Isn’t it amazing how our “leaders” would not bend to protests from citizens, motorists and media over the plan to close down the Burrard Bridge on International Yoga Day ....BUT as soon and First Nations’ leaders objected and threatened to also show up LOUDLY ... our “leaders” ran for the hills. (Harvey Oberfeld) Photo: "Aboriginal War Veterans monument (Close) Confederation Park, Ottawa, Canada " by I, Padraic Ryan