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IT WAS APRIL 3rd ... when two staples of NBC radio made their debuts three years apart, 'Mr. District Attorney,' and 'People Are Funny'... When the comedy team of (Dean) Martin & (Jerry) Lewis (pictured) began their own weekly series on NBC radio ... When radio station CKSA Lloydminster had its official grand opening, with 1000 watts at 1450 KHz... and when John Chancellor stepped down as anchor of the The NBC Nightly News, to be succeeded by the team of Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw as coanchors. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Glen "Robbie" Robitaille is still alive and living here in Kamloops, and we're doing a story on his broadcasting career,

. “I was like, Oh my God, Katie Couric’s just died.”

Tuesday night on CKNW Drex talked about the story of a 6yo girl from Chilliwack who had her wheelchair stolen along with the family mini van it was in, the car was recovered, but the chair was no where to be found. The power of radio, especially on a local level is positive and powerful... Come Inside for the rest of the story...

What are the rules for pre-taping sports reports on TV?

Sincere congratulations to the Broadcast winners of the 2015 Jack Webster Foundation Professional Development Fellowships, Paula Baker of Global BC, Anita Bathe of News 1130, and Robert Buffam of CTV Vancouver Island.

IT WAS APRIL 2nd .. when the newspaper-based docudrama 'The Big Story' began its 8-year run on NBC radio.. When two very successful & long-running daytime dramas 'The Edge of Night' and 'As The World Turns' premiered on the same day on CBS TV... When the sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concluded an almost 5 year run on ABC TV... and when J.R. Ewing and the clan arrived at Southfork, as 'Dallas' debuted in prime time on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Heavy radio listeners spend nearly nine hours a week online, second only to the heavy Internet group at over 16 hours weekly More Inside...

Grammy award-winning Canadian folk singer in ‘fair condition’, after paramedics found her unconscious s Wednesday 1 April 2015  by Oliver Laughland, TheGuardian.com . . The folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell...

Hubbard's WTOP, which held the top spot for the previous four years, dropped to number two