Rare Gary Owens Aircheck from LA Golden Radio Days
Gary Owens, 'Radio Extraordinaire' on the air in Los Angeles from 1973...
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CBC Boss Defends Public Broadcaster During Tense Grilling by Senators
The Senate committee is studying the challenges facing the CBC in a changing media landscape.
Seattle-Tacoma Radio PPM Ratings .. Jan. 2015
Warm 106.9 returned to terra firma after its lofty numbers for Xmas, and settled into 2nd behind Movin 92.5..
KUOW, KIRO-FM and 710 ESPNall had a good book in January.
An Original Aircheck of Norm Edwards
The late Norm Edwards was also a late bloomer when it came to getting into broadcasting. 28 years old to be precise. Here he is behind the mic at CFJC Kamloops
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WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 18th
The insurance investigator drama, 'Yours Truly Johnny Dollar' debuted as a nightly quarter hour strip on CBS radio.
Canadian-born movie star Glenn Ford was the subject of NBC-TV's 'This is Your Life.'
The Everly Brothers sang their latest hit. 'Cryin' in the Rain' on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show.
And the mini-series 'Roots: the Next Generation' began its 7-night run on ABC-TV.
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CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Strikes Back at Critics
“Everyone said we were getting out of news — we doubled-down on news,” Jeff Zucker tells TheWrap.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 17th
Johnny Cash was Ralph Edwards' surprised guest of honor on NBC-TV's 'This Is Your Life' (pictured).
After five years on Minnesota radio only, Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" was first broadcast nationally on NPR.
Aerosmith were the musical guests on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live.
And FOX-TV attracted 40 million viewers for its finale of the reality series 'Joe Millionaire.'
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Morality Clause in Brian Williams’ NBC Contract, Could Do Him In
The contact reportedly says Williams could be dismissed if he offended “a significant portion of the community,” or brought himself “public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule.”
Lesley Gore, ‘It’s My Party’ Singer-Songwriter, Dies At 68
Lesley Gore died of cancer at New York University Langone Medical Center in Manhattan. She was 68.
Dean Bear’s Saskatchewan radio story
Parts One and Two
By Dennis Rimmer
February 16th, 2015
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Part One
For veteran Saskatchewan broadcaster Dean Bear, who may now be heard world wide on LtdRadio.com, one...
