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Mira Laurence Out at CTV Vancouver Island

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Was it Mira's above-average salary that caused her to be turfed? Her Twitter account with the station, and her profile on the station's website, have already been eliminated.

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 21st

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It's the date of birth of Goldie Hawn, Marlo Thomas, Lorna Luft, Harold Ramis, Carly Rae Jepsen, and (pictured) the late Foster Hewitt. Albertans first heard the call letters CKUA, as the University of Alberta took over radio station CFCK. Vancouver got its first FM station as CBR-FM debuted at 105.7; The 'Roy Rogers Show' was first heard on the Mutual radio network; CKO-FM came to Vancouver with All News at 96.1 MHz; TV cameras began covering the UK House of Commons; 82 million saw the season opener on CBS-TV's 'Dallas'; Aerosmith guested on Fox-TV's 'The Simpsons'; and Sherry Stringfield left the cast of NBC-TV's 'ER' for the first time. Leaving this mortal coil on Nov. 21st were Bruno Gerussi, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Bill Bixby,Gardner McKay, Bill Black and Deborah Raffin. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

WFTL Caller Claims She Was Raped By Cosby

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The woman — Therese Serignese, a 57-year old, registered nurse from Boca Raton — claims that Cosby assaulted her in 1976 while she was visiting Las Vegas. Come Inside and Read More...

Is KGO Rebuilding its Talk Format?

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Cumulus has announced that writer and comedian Chip Franklin will host a weekday talk show on KGO (810 AM) debuting December 8 from Noon to 3:00 p.m. Pacific.

CBC Reverses Editor’s Decision to Bar Linden MacIntyre

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Linden MacIntyre has not been barred from appearing on CBC News Network this week despite an internal public broadcaster memo to the contrary. Come Inside and Read More...

Bell Media cuts 80 jobs…

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Jacqueline Milczarek, who has worked as an anchor on CTV News Channel since 2007, is among the public faces hit by the cuts. Come Inside and Read More...

Comedian/writer/director Mike Nichols Dies Suddenly at 83

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He teamed with Elaine May to perform TV skits and Grammy-winning comedy albums, then moved on to 40 years of critically- acclaimed film making. Pictured with his 4th wife, ABC's Diane Sawyer.

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 20th

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Happy Birthday to Dick Smothers, Judy Woodruff, Kaye Ballard, Estelle Parsons, Richard Masur, Sean Young and Joe Walsh of The Eagles. On this date 'Meet the Press' made its TV debut on NBC; Victoria got its own CBC Radio station at 90.5 MHz; George Harrison and Paul Simon sang as a duet on NBC's Saturday Night Live, and a few years later, 7-year old Drew Barrymore hosted the show. CBS-TV aired the 100th episode of 'Green Acres'; 12 years later it broadcast 'MASH' episode #200. 'The Ed Sullivan Show' featured headliners the Dave Clark Five, Bobby Vinton and Dick Cavett, and U2 was profiled on '60 Minutes.' Obits include Canadian broadcasters Chuck Davis and Tom Rivers, and the 'first lady' of radio, Cathy Lewis (pictured). ALL the milestones for Nov. 20th INSIDE.

Retro Cable Net TV Land Cancels ‘Cosby Show’ Repeats

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The Hollywood Reporter has learned that TV Land has pulled all planned repeats of The Cosby Show, effective immediately.

NBC Scraps Bill Cosby Project in Wake of Rape Allegations

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Bill Cosby will not be making his triumphant return to NBC after all.