Pam Stevens leaves radio, for now!?
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Vancouver broadcaster takes a break
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SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 18th
This was the date that Canadian content music quotas first came into effect for AM radio stations.
Victoria's second radio station CKDA started broadcasting, some 27 years after the first station debuted.
Lee Majors' starring vehicle, 'The Six Million Dollar Man' premiered on ABC-TV.
And prolific producer Norman Lear scored yet another sitcom spinoff as 'The Jeffersons' (as pictured) debuted on CBS-TV.
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Jim Clancy Leaves CNN After 34 Years, following his ‘Charlie Hebdo’...
CNN confirms longtime correspondent Jim Clancy has left the network after nearly 34 years. Clancy made the announcement to colleagues in an email obtained by TVNewser, calling CNN “one of the greatest news organizations in the world” and “a family to my own family.”
Canadian Entertainment Icon Don Harron Dead at 90
Don Harron, who created the Canadian comedic icon Charlie Farquharson during a decades-long career in show business, has died at his Toronto home. He was 90.
CHED Radio Aircheck 9
Mark Summers flashes back to 1977 for this 630 CHED gem!
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As Ben Fong-Torres Turns 70, Radio Memories are Made of This
What was it about the radio? Why do so many people recall, so easily, those many teenage nights when they’d feign sleep while they listened to a favorite DJ or music show on a transistor radio under their pillow?
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 17th
A full page newspaper ad heralded C-FUN AM1410's move to 1900 West 4th Avenue.
Robert Blake starred as 'Baretta' debuted on ABC-TV.
The journalistic series 'Frontline' made its first appearance on PBS.
And after 29 years on the air, Phil Donahue (pictured) announced that his syndicated talk show would end at the end of the season.
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Edmonton’s Sonic 102.9 Sends Two to JACK 96.9 Vancouver
Rick Lee (pictured) has returned to Vancouver airwaves 3 - 8 p.m. on JACK 96.9 after several years at SONIC Edmonton.
His PD there, Al Ford, will assume the same position at JACK Vancouver on Feb. 3rd.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 16th
The pioneering sci-fi series 'The Outer Limits' aired for the final time on ABC-TV.
CBS-TV's Ed Sulllivan Show featured songs by Mike Douglas and The Letterman, with comedy by impressionist Frank Gorshin, and Vancouver's Mimi Hines teamed with husband Phil Ford.
Five years after he retired polls declared CBS anchorman emeritus Walter Cronkite to STILL be the 'most trusted man in America.'
And America's 6th network UPN (Universal-Paramount Network) began telecasting.
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Leslie Roberts Resigns from Global Toronto
Toronto Global TV anchor Leslie Roberts has resigned from the network a week after media reports that he co-owned a public relations company, whose clients have appeared on Roberts' newscasts. Global News said it was never informed of his connection to the PR firm.
