Industry News

Shares of Comcast Corp. were up in late-afternoon trading in the wake of a report from Bloomberg saying the Philadelphia company was likely to drop its months-long quest to absorb Time Warner Cable.

Zack Hewitt, (KOOL FM), Bob Steele (XL103) and Tim Morgan (Q107 talk with Phoenix and Kate about the industry locally...

David Letterman: A Life on Television will air on May 4 and will be hosted by Ray Romano, whose long-running CBS sitcom was produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated.

The longtime children's performer had a rare form of cancer, her son said.

IT WAS APRIL 23rd .. when Lucille Ball made the first of her 34 appearances on the cover of TV Guide ... When Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and Vicki Carr, with comedian Bob Newhart were Glen Campbell's guests on his weekly CBS-TV variety show... When NBC-TV aired the pilot of 'Baywatch,' the show that introduced the world to Ladysmith BC's Pamela Anderson ... and when Toronto-born conductor/composer Robert Farnon (pictured), who got his start in the 1930's playing trumpet on CBC Radio's "Happy Gang," died in England at age 87. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

On the list of duties for today's on-air talent, blogging should rank near the top. In fact, if I were sitting in a program director's chair right now, I would be reluctant to hire somebody without blogging experience.

Crombie starred as Gilbert Blythe, the love interest of Anne Shirley (played by Megan Follows), in the CBC TV movie Anne of Green Gables in 1985 and its two sequels:

Dr. Mehmet Oz says he "will not be silenced" by a group of 10 prominent doctors who are calling for him to resign from Columbia University.

IT WAS APRIL 22nd ... when the Army-McCarthy hearings became a big hit in the daytime for peviously little-watched ABC-TV.... When Barbara Walters was officially named a co-host of NBC-TV's Today Show, after doing the job without the title for 5 years... When the final episode of the "All in the Family" spinoff, "Maude" aired on CBS-TV... and when Johnny Carson gave advance notice that he intended to retire from NBC-TV's "Tonight Show" the following year. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS APRIL 21st .. when the quiz show with a top prize of $64, 'Take it or Leave it" made its debut on CBS radio ... When ten-year old Leonard Ross became TV's youngest big money prize winner with $100,000 won on "The Big Surprise"... When the Beach Boys (pictured) appeared on ABC-TV's pop music showcase "Shindig!" performing "Help Me Rhonda" and "Do You Wanna Dance".. and when the final episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.