Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Morality Clause in Brian Williams’ NBC Contract, Could Do Him In

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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

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Lesley Gore died of cancer at New York University Langone Medical Center in Manhattan. She was 68.

Dean Bear’s Saskatchewan radio story

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Parts One and Two By Dennis Rimmer  February 16th, 2015 . Part One    For veteran Saskatchewan broadcaster Dean Bear, who may now be heard world wide on LtdRadio.com, one...

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 16th

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It was Feb. 16th when Foster Hewitt broadcast his very first hockey play-by-play, Toronto Argonauts vs. the Kitchener Greenshirts, over the Toronto Star's pioneer radio station CFCA. When Vancouver's (predecessor to CBU Radio) CRCV increased power from 500 to 5,000 watts, and moved into new studios in the new Hotel Vancouver, When for the first time host John Daly presided over an early TV Sunday night institution, 'What's My Line?' It lasted 17 years! And when John Lennon began a week co-hosting the syndicated 'Mike Douglas Show,' and sang two duets with his hero, Chuck Berry. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Brian Lilley joins Ezra Levant on The Rebel.Media

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With the Sun News Network now gone, TheRebel.Media is Now in Action providing more Conservative Straight Talk... Brian Lilley picks up on the story about the 'illegal' RCMP raid during the flood in High River More Inside...

How Tom Leykis blew up the Internet

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the former Los Angeles radio host boasts that he made a bigger profit in 2014 Come Inside and Read More...

Every television newscast: staged reality

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Jon Rappoport says it the way it is.... Come Inside and Learn Much More....

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 15th

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On this date 'My True Story' began its daily, almost 19-year run on ABC Radio. "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show," a musical variety half-hour, debuted on ABC-TV. Vancouver's CFBT-FM (The Beat) first began testing its transmitter on 94.5 KHz. And one of the stars of the CBS- TV sitcom M*A*S*H, McLean Stevenson (pictured), suffered a fatal heart attack at age 68. ALL the milestones for Feb. 15th INSIDE.

Heart attack claims life of Edmonton broadcaster

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Ken Cameron worked at 630 Ched, CFCW, CJOC More Inside

Liberal Columnist Suggests Why Sun News Channel Failed

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Sun News’ greatest defect was it wasn’t a news channel — it was constant opinionating on the cheap, as opposed to news reporting, which is costly.