With His Apology, NBC’s Brian Williams Digs Himself in Deeper
A Fox News analyst, Howard Kurtz, said, “The admission raises serious questions about his credibility in a business that values that quality above all else.” On CNN’s “New Day,” the host Chris Cuomo said that attributing the lie to “the fog of war” wasn’t acceptable and the Internet would “eat him alive.”
Apparently, Peter Mansbridge still doesn’t get it…
If McGuire hoped her porous ban would stop the questions about CBC News stars getting cozy with the financial and political elite, Mansbridge’s high-profile appearance at FarmTech has promptly reignited them.
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FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 6th
Frank Sinatra debuted as star of the 'Lucky Strike Hit Parade' on CBS radio,
The final episode of the talking horse comedy 'Mr. Ed' (with Vancouver's Alan Young) aired on CBS-TV.
One of OTR's last dramatic gasps 'CBS Mystery Theatre' (airing 5 times a week) had its premiere.
And Simon Fraser University's CJSF-FM began testing at 90.1 MHz; its official launch was a week later on Valentines Day.
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U.S. Copyright Office Endorses Performance Royalty for Radio
Among the recommended major changes to current copyright laws are requiring terrestrial radio broadcasters to pay performance royalties from sound recordings and giving publishers and other music rights owners the power to withdraw streaming rights from services.
Opinion: What the ‘Imminent’ Failure of Traditional TV will Mean for...
Traditional television is taking its last breaths. According to the venerable Nielsen ratings firm, U.S. TV viewership dropped by 12% in January, compared to the same month a year earlier. That’s the eighth consecutive double-digit decline and certainly not the last.
From MD at the Q 100.3 .. to GM for Rogers...
Jim Blundell will retire from Rogers Radio March 1. Al Ford (pictured) will become GM for Rogers Radio in British Columbia effective upon Blundell’s departure.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 5th
84 years ago today comedian Eddie Cantor's illustrious radio career got underway as he made an appearance on Rudy Vallee's "The Fleischmann Hour" on NBC.
Two decades later the Fifth Emmy Awards gave top honors to I Love Lucy, Thomas Mitchell and Helen Hayes.
Also this date 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Show' debuted on CBS-TV, and the 200th episode of 'Married with Children' aired on FOX-TV.
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1,000 Pages of Sex Assault ‘Disclosure’ Turned Over to Ghomeshi’s Lawyers
CBC rising star Jian Ghomeshi stands accused by six women of seven sexual assaults dating back to 2002. He also faces a separate charge of trying to overcome resistance by choking a woman. Actress Lucy DeCoutere is the only complainant who has consented to being identified publicly.
With No Credibility, NBC’s Brian Williams Must Resign
If credibility means anything to NBC News, Brian Williams will no longer be managing editor and anchor of the evening newscast by the end of the day Friday.
Art Bell to Return in July .. via the Interweb
Art Bell, host of all things weird, is returning to a five nights a week program this summer. Starting in late July, Dark Matter makes a return from 9 p.m. to midnight (Pacific). The show will be heard on DMRN, a stream that will be at a higher bit rate and FREE to all.
