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Snopes has been Debunked!

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Snopes is not the same, not even the same owner... Come Inside and Read More...

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 29th

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Many entertainers were born this date including Vin Scully, Howie Mandel, Don Cheadle, Diane Ladd, Garry Shandling, Merle Travis, Dagmar, Tom Sizemore, Denny Doherty, and TV newsman Frank Reynolds. NBC radio began using the 3-note chimes; the early radio show 'Calling All Cars' debuted on the CBS West Coast network; the Chicago puppet show 'Kukla Fran & Ollie' (pictured) moved to the NBC-TV network; the Metropolitan Opera was first televised on WJZ-TV; for the first time the 'Grammy Awards' made it to TV; and PBS televised a taped concert honoring Bruce Springsteen. Obits for Nov. 29th include Natalie Wood, George Harrison, Gene Rayburn, Ray Smith and Godfrey Cambridge. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

CBC’s ‘This Hour Has 7 Days’ 40 Years Ago Was TV...

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An episode of the series, plucked from the CBC archives, was screened recently at the 2nd annual Canadian International Television Festival in Toronto. And as produced by Douglas Leiterman (pictured) it offered a glimpse at what could be argued was Canada's "Golden Age" of television: the mid 1960s through mid-'70s.

Three More US Northwest ‘All-Christmas’ Additions

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Two Christian broadcasters in Northwest Washington have joined the seasonal music throng, just as US  Thanksgiving celebrations were ending. Praise KWPZ 106.5 Lynden turned to...

Netlix CEO: Broadcast Networks Will be Dead by 2030

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Nielsen Ratings are going to finally factor in Netflix traffic. Reed Hastings thinks it's too little, too late. By Jack Smith IV, BetaBeat.com    ...

The Unmaking of Ghomeshi .. 5pm (Today) Sat. on CBC’s ‘Fifth...

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Ghomeshi was arrested on sex assault charges Wednesday but for years he seemed untouchable. Did his stardom blind people to what was going on ? CBC insiders tell the story of what really happened. Friday at 9 pm Pacific .. repeated Saturday at 5 pm Pacific on CBC News Network.

680 CJOB Tops Winnipeg’s Fall Radio Ratings

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Numeris, formerly known as BBM Canada, released Fall 2014 data on Thursday, measuring the period September 1 to October 26. Come Inside and Read More...

Sun News host Ezra Levant ordered to pay $80K in libel...

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In handing down her decision, Justice Matheson said: “He did little or no fact-checking regarding the posts complained of … Nor did he accurately report what was taking place at the hearing,” Come Inside and Read More...

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 28th

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Happy birthday to Jon Stewart, Paul Schaeffer, Randy Newman, Ed Harris, S. Epatha Merkerson and Berry Gordy Jr. It's the date William Boyd brought his 'Hopalong Cassidy' movies to TV; when the Grand Ole Opry debuted on WSM Nashville as 'The WSM Barn Dance'; the 200th Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS-TV; a few years later CBS broadcast the last live soap operas before tape took over; and Phil Donahue (pictured) moved his talk TV show from Chicago to New York. This was the date we lost entertainment giants Garry Moore and Leslie Nielsen. ALL the milestones for Nov. 28th INSIDE.

Jay Hatton moves into Fresh mornings with Dani Rohs

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He was last doing mornings on Ottawa's Jump FM Come Inside and Read More.....