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since he was a teenager, raised on a steady diet of rock radio via 630 CHED (another Corus property, it was a music station back in the day). Come Inside and Read about Clayton Bellamy...

Happy Birthday to broadcast journalists Savannah Guthrie, Cokie Roberts and Arthur Kent. It's also the date when the late Sydney Greenstreet and Oscar Levant were born. 'The Glenn Miller Show' began its 3-year, 3-times a week run on CBS radio; C-ISL AM 650 became Vancouver's Oldies Station, and CKKS became 'JACK FM.' Don McNeill's 'Breakfast Club' ended its 35 year run on ABC Radio; 'Howdy Doody Time' (pictured) started its 13 year run on NBC-TV; the prime time soap 'Knot's Landing' debuted on CBS-TV, and The Doors played 'Light My Fire' on CBS-TV's 'Jonathan Winters Show.' Among those departing forever Dec. 27th were Vancouver's first TV anchorman, Tom Robinson, and music men Hoagy Carmichael, Freddie King and Chris Gage. ALL the milestones for Dec. 27th INSIDE;

On a single day back in February, the board had quickly shut down its own mini-scandal when it accepted resignations from both former commissioner Tom Perlmutter and Ravida Din, general director of English-language production and the woman Perlmutter had allegedly been dating when he promoted her. Come Inside and Read More...

According to a report from Nielsen, Country is America’s number one overall format (ages 12 and over) in the 48 Portable People Meter (PPM) markets

A perennial all-Christmas station, KRWM rose to the top from a tie at #4 (4.9-6.2) but that wasn’t quite up to last year’s lofty 7.5 share.

Born on Xmas Day were Rod Serling, Jimmy Buffett, WKRP's Gary Sandy, Barbara Mandrell, Sissy Spacek, and bandleader Leighton Noble, who lived out his retirement years in Victoria BC. Trail BC got its own radio station when the experimental 10AT signed on; Milton Cross hosted the first Metropolitan Opera broadcast; Bing Crosby performed 'White Christmas' for the first time on NBC radio's 'Kraft Music Hall'; and Walt Disney made his first foray into TV. Obits this day include Dean Martin, W.C. Fields, Eartha Kitt, Joan Blondell, and the 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown. ALL the milestones for Christmas Day INSIDE.

What is December 25th supposed to be about. Are we celebrating Winter Soltice, Santa Claus or something else... Come Inside and find the real meaning of the season

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Last week they were roasting on an open fire Come Inside and See...