Thursday, October 24, 2024

Industry News

Joni Mitchell in a Coma, Unresponsive

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A site called We Love You, Joni! was established to compile Facebook and Twitter messages from well wishers using the #WeLoveYouJoni hashtag.

ESPN Sues Verizon Over New Stripped-Down ‘Custom TV’ Plan

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Verizon's plan allows its FiOS customers to choose from a smaller bundle of channels, but ESPN doesn't like that.

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. April 28th

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IT WAS APRIL 28th ... when Bill Drake installed 'Boss Radio' as the soon-to-be-dominant Top 40 format on KHJ AM 930 in Los Angeles ... When Mike Wallace first became a Sunday evening TV star as host of the syndicated 'Mike Wallace Interview' across the US... When Arthur Godfrey concluded a decade of TV stardom as his weekday show returned to CBS radio only status... and when sportscaster Ted Reynolds (pictured) passed away after decades of playbyplay (& Olympics) broadcasting first at CFJC & CJVI and then with the CBC in Vancouver. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Jayne Meadows, Wife & Frequent Co-Star of Steve Allen/TV Game Show...

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Ms. Meadows, a glamorous redheaded actress who was probably best known for her 46-year role as Steve Allen’s wife, business partner and frequent co-star, died on Sunday at her home in Encino, Calif.

Don Imus Leaving Fox Business Network

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Imus is moving to Texas for the summer, to enable his teenaged son Wyatt to pursue his burgeoning rodeo career. Fox Business may be unwilling to pay for the remote origination and TV set necessary.

T.J. Connors heads back west for Country 103

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Formerly of Winnipegs Power 97, BC Boy heads back home and fills his boots with Country Music in Kamloops....

Adult Visitation Bill prompted by Casey Kasem story

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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law the Adult Visitation Bill — making Iowa the first state in the nation to have such a statute.

PBS Seattle KCTS Lays Off Almost Entire Production Staff

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The Seattle public TV station has laid off most of its production staff, including employees who have spent 30-plus years with the station, as part of a plan to shove locally produced series off the television screen and onto digital media.

Craig Silverman named Editor of Canadian ‘BuzzFeed’ Site

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BuzzFeed, the news and viral content factory that has sometimes been burned by made-up news stories, has hired a leading warrior against fake viral content to head up its new Canadian editorial operations.

Jacobs: Radio Still Dominates Car and Music Discovery

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  April 27, 2015 Each year, Jacobs Media does a study on the country's changing media habits. The annual "Techsurvey" looks at how consumers are receiving...