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The CRTC may simply be bowing to political realities. Earlier proposals to force U.S. companies to subsidize Canadian content were slammed as a “Netflix tax,” while Netflix and Google have been emphatic they will not be regulated like traditional TV.

It's the day of birth for Miranda Lambert, Tracy Morgan, Mackenzie Phillips, plus the late Richard Burton, Jane Froman, Billy May, and (pictured) announcer George Fenneman. 'The Magnificent Montague' debuted on NBC as the last original sitcom of the network radio era; Canada's Board of Broadcast Governors was created to replace the CBC as the industry regulator; 'Sesame Street' debuted on the predecessor to PBS in the US; Canada's national 10-station radio news network closed down, bankrupt; and singer Jose Feliciano appeared in a dramatic role on NBC-TV's 'MacMillan and Wife.' Leaving this mortal coil were Seattle's voice of baseball Dave Niehaus , actors Jack Palance, Laraine Day and Chuck Connors, and BC broadcaster and station owner Joe Chesney, Details INSIDE.

the job cuts have been almost too frequent to keep track of – they seem to come as often as snowstorms in a Montreal winter. Come Inside and Read More...

Al Ford spent his early years in Victoria with the Q and the Zone Come Inside and Read More...

Born on this date were Ed Wynn, Hedy Lamarr, Tommy Dorsey (pictured), Mary Travers, Nick Lachey and Tom Fogerty. 'This is Your Life' debuted on NBC radio; Soundgarden played on Conan's late night TV show, the same nght that Bon Jovi were guests on David Letterman; John amd Yoko met for the first time, BriaN Epstein saw The Beatles play for the first time; David Bowie sang on Cher's prime time CBS-TV hour; and Donna Reid joined the cast of the CBS-TV show 'Dallas'. Obits for Nov. 9th include '60 Minutes' Ed Bradley, Art Carney of 'The Honeymooners,' and deep voiced radio leading man Gerald Mohr. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

“In those days I would buy my R & B records, wrapped in brown paper as if they were pornographic,” Red Robinson notes. “Of course, they were mostly songs by black performers and called ‘Race’ records"

CHEK News Director Rob Germain described Campbell, as many former colleagues did on Facebook this week, as almost boyish in his attitude, enthusiastic, polite and happy-go-lucky. “He had a very positive attitude and he was a religious man and I think that was part of it,” Germain said

The head of CBC English language services Heather Conway says that a 'deep dive' into Jian Ghomeshi's employment record earlier this year produced nothing problematic.

Happy Birthday to Mary Hart, Bonnie Raitt, Alfre Woodard, Rickie Lee Jones and Canadian-born journalists Morley Safer and Craig Oliver. Red Robinson reitred from daily broadcasting on C-ISL 650; Vancouver's CBU-FM began programming separately from its AM counterpart; Kelowna got a new radio station as CKIQ 1150 signed on; 'Days of Our Lives' debuted on NBC-TV; and the late night talk show 'Conan' had iits premiere on TBS and CTV. Glenn Miller's Orchestra recorded the big band classic 'String of Pearls', Johnny Mathis appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show singing 'Misty', and singer Ricky Nelson (pictured) appeared in a dramatic role on CBS-TV daytime. ALL the milestones for Nov. 8th INSIDE.

While leaving aside the issue of criminality, which is now under a police investigation, Rex Murphy pounded his former colleague for using Q as a "mattress for his ego and a lever to allegedly mistreat and bully all around him" as well as for thinking that he, himself, was a celebrity.