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.Journalism students at the University of Western Ontario were cautioned against pursuing internships at Jian Ghomeshi’s popular CBC radio show Q due to concerns about “inappropriate” behaviour toward young women by the now-fired host, according to a former student at the school and a journalism professor.

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It's the date that brought us actors Charles Bronson, Dennis Miller, Roseanne Barr, Lois Smith, Peggy McCay, and singers Lulu and Jane Monheit. The sitcoms 'The Nanny' and 'Dif'rent Strokes' were seen for the first time; the CBC extended its FM Stereo network coast to coast; 'Good Morning America' debuted on ABC-TV; Edmonton's heritage call letters CFRN were heard for the first time; the 'Nashville Network' debuted on North American cable systems; and Geraldo Rivera's nose was broken as a riot broke out during the taping of his syndicated TV show. Details and ALL the milestones for Nov. 3rd INSIDE.

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It's the day that gave us Burt Lancaster, David Schwimmer, Paul Ford, Jay Black, k.d. lang, and early West Coast newscaster Sam Hayes. The early radio soap opera Myrt & Marge (pictured) debuted on CBS; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was created; CFGP brought 100 watts of local radio service to Grande Prairie Alta, and years later, CFCW signed on with 250 watts in Camrose. CBC-TV experimented unsuccessfully with a 9 pm newscast, Ted Danson's 'Becker' debuted on CBS-TV, and NBC-TV aired the 100th episode of 'Third Rock from the Sun.' Three veteran TV character actors left us on this date, Leonard Stone, Sid Melton and voicist Paul Frees. ALL the milestones for Nov. 2nd INSIDE.

Pat O'Day even got in on this one... Come In and Enjoy...

Challenges: Aside from having to do more with less as a result of media consolidation, the biggest challenge for broadcast engineers is keeping stations on the air, 24/7, no matter what. Come Inside and Read More...

Jian Ghomeshi’s show, which is heard on 180 U.S. public radio stations, as well as a handful of U.S. TV stations, was one of the few bright spots for a broadcaster beset in recent years by federal budget cuts, changing audience habits and attacks by partisan critics

During radio's heyday a good programmer understood nothing got on the air without it being both entertaining and creating success for an advertiser