Saturday, December 28, 2024

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Tim Goodman: A Critic/Fan Gives Letterman a Fond Farewell

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I’ve watched these Letterman farewell episodes and done plenty of tearing up in the process, plus marveled not only at his legacy and endurance and influence – all the obvious things we say when someone like Letterman retires – but also how much people really do love him and will miss him.

PD Appointments – NL Broadcasting

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          NL Broadcasting Limited, Kamloops. B.C.   Media Release May the 19th, 2015   NL Broadcasting Ltd. in Kamloops, B.C. is proud to welcome 3 new Program...

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 20th

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IT WAS MAY 20th ... when the Canadian Marconi Company station X-W-A, later CFCF, in Montreal aired a musical concert, the first scheduled radio broadcast in North America, and possibly the world... When CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show featured Peggy Lee, The Brothers Four (from Seattle), and retired baseball great Jackie Robinson .... When the 25th Emmy Awards gave top honors to The Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore... ..and when the final episodes of 'Barney Miller' and "Roseanne" aired on ABC-TV... and the "Cheers" finale was seen on NBC. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

BCAB Awards of Excellence 2015

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For more than 50 years, the BCAB has been recognizing the “Best in Province” for radio and television commercials, station imaging, community service and news reporting.

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 19th

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IT WAS MAY 19th ....when the 20th Annual Emmy Awards gave top honours to Get Smart, Mission Impossible & best actress Barbara Bain ... When NBC-TV celebrated the 50th anniversary of Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater with the 2-hour special "Motown Returns To The Apollo"... When the final episode of LA Law aired on NBC, after a wildly successful 8 year run... ..and when the final episode of Angela Lansbury's "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS, after 12 seasons. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

CFRN legend Eric Neville passes away

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CTV News has confirmed legendary broadcaster Eric Neville, also known as Klondike Eric, has passed away.

Seattle TV Kid’s Host Stan Boreson Turns 90

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A 90th Birthday Tribute was held Friday at The Swedish Club in Seattle for pioneer kiddies show host and "King of Scandinavian Humour" Stan Boreson.

CHEK’s Victoria Day Parade .. in Glorious SD

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It's disappointing that CHEK can still only broadcast commercials and syndicated programming in High Definition.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. May 18th

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IT WAS MAY 18th ... when radio's espionage adventure drama Counterspy premiered on the Blue Network, beginning a 15-year run... When 18-year-old singer Jackie DeShannon made her network television debut on CBS-TV's Jackie Gleason Show... When the final episode of "Baretta" aired on ABC TV, and the last "Murphy Brown" ran on CBS ... ..and when 77-year old disk jockey Jack Cullen aired his final "Owl Prowl" on CKNW as the Vancouver station moved to a fulltime news/talk format ALL the milestones for May 18th INSIDE.

The Demise of the Celebrity Talk Show

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This coming fall, for the first time in years, no talk show fronted by a high-profile host is scheduled to launch