Monday, January 27, 2025

Industry News

KING-FM Enlists Cello Star for Audience-Expansion Effort

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Former Seattle Symphony cellist Joshua Roman and the classical station’s new-music Web channel plan to increase the channel’s presence with new repertoire and performances, as well a beefier profile on social media.

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. March 27th

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IT WAS MARCH 27th when 'Blue Ribbon Town,' the radio show that starred Groucho Marx was first heard on CBS.... When the daytime serial 'Myrt & Marge' ended its 11-year run on CBS radio ... When a young Steve McQueen (pictured) made his network TV debut on NBC's Goodyear Playhouse... and when Vancouver's CFUN 1410 once more scrapped its music format to go all talk under the slogan "Talk with Attitude." ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Mornings with Ian MacKinnon & Chelsea Bird on Virgin Radio Edmonton

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Ian MacKinnon from SUN FM Kelowna is heading to Edmonton to join co-host Chelsea Bird as the new morning team on 104-9 Virgin Radio

CBC Sheds More Than 140 Jobs in Local News

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"Where we're going with our local services is really prioritizing towards digital," said CBC News general manager Jennifer McGuire. "That's in recognition of where the audience is going – they're migrating to digital, as we know in the news business."

HBO & Vice to Launch Daily Newscast

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HBO is making Vice, known for an edgy youthful approach, its news source, both on its linear TV channel as well as its new streaming, over-the-top service, HBO Now

Brendan Seeley to KG Country Red Deer

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Go West Young Man.... Brendan left Central Canada for Alberta to start his radio career... More Inside...

Chelsea Bird leaves CISN for Virgin Mornings

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This pm drive country show on Edmonton's CISN is No More! More details Inside...

You’re Playing God With The Internet

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"Congress wasn't asking you to take over the Internet."

CTV’s Laflamme & Fife Pushed Back Against Bosses, Bell Head Apologizes

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“The Canadian Association of Journalists commends CTV’s Lisa Laflamme and Robert Fife for standing against a reported attempt to interfere with their news coverage by Bell Media."

BBC Versus Jeremy Clarkson – The Real Story

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What was the Real Reason Jeremy Clarkson was fired? He was hated by the high priests of political correctness and global warming at the BBC.