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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.

The News' Chief on Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Brian Williams' Future ("I'd Put Him Back") and His Own.

The rebrand was viewed as another step by the CBC to distance itself from disgraced former “Q” host Jian Ghomeshi.

New Jersey 101.5, had its signal interfered with by a pirate radio station on 101.3. The station conducted its own investigation to track where the illegal transmission was coming from.

Hot 107's Ryder hands out Connor McMuffins

IT WAS APRIL 20th ... when Radio Specialties Ltd opened the predecessor to Vancouver's C-FUN & CKMO using 40 watts of power on 450 meters (666 khz). The studios of CFCQ were at 791 Dunsmuir.... When "Your Hit Parade" debuted on NBC Radio as a one-hour Saturday night program, featuring 15 of the week's top songs... When "The Big Show" with hostess Talullah Bankhead (pictured) completed its two year run on NBC Radio... and when the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave approval for FM stereo broadcasting. ALL the broadcast milestones for the date INSIDE.