Industry News

IT WAS JUNE 30th ... when CBS-TV debuted "The Guiding Light," a daytime serial that had been on radio already for 15 years... When CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show featured The Everly Brothers singing their debut hit "Bye Bye Love"... When "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," starring Jack Burns & Avery Schreiber debuted as a 10-week summer replacement series on ABC TV... ..and when Richmond (BC)'s CISL moved up the dial from 940 to 650 KHz. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Marcella Bernardo and Kerry Marshall are among the new faces joining Vancouver's brand new radio station Roundhouse Radio...

“Celebrity Apprentice,” licensed by Mark Burnett’s United Artists Media Group, will continue .. without Trump.

The Commission’s preliminary view is that the Vancouver market would best be served by proposals targeting the ethnic communities. However, it does not preclude any other types of applications.

Seattle radio icon and heavy duty promoter Dick Curtis presents the 3rd of 3 articles detailing his life as Frank Sinatra's road manager.... his next assignment is Bob Dylan...

IT WAS JUNE 29th ... when just the second daytime serial on network radio, 'Vic & Sade' made its debut on NBC Blue. Paul Rhymer's scripted sly humour made the series unique for almost 20 years ... When radio's "show with a heart" made its debut. "Strike It Rich" became a weekly Sunday night favorite on CBS radio... When the radio version of "The Life of Riley," starring William Bendix, ended its 7-year run on NBC Radio... ..and when Neil Diamond made his TV debut on ABC's "American Bandstand," performing his first Top Ten hit "Cherry, Cherry." ALL the milestones for June 29th INSIDE.

The National Campus and Community Radio Association showed its recognition for the efforts volunteers and staff put forward at member radio stations across Canada, with Peach City Radio being recognized for the second year in a row.

The brown brick walls and their patina of graffiti and glued-on comics have been replaced by an open plan that includes accordion glass doors that open to a concourse designed as a meeting and gathering space for students.