WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 5th
Happy Birthday to Bryan Adams, Elke Sommer, Art Garfunkel, Sam Shepherd and Sam Rockwell.
The comic strip 'The Gumps' debuted as a series on CBS radio; 'The Big Show' debuted as a Sunday night 90-minute radio spectacular on NBC; Vancouver's CKNW increased power from 1,000 watts to 5,000 at 1320 kc; the 'Nat King Cole Show' debuted on NBC-TV; the second Jackson 5 TV special aired on CBS; Tom Jones guested on the soundtrack of Fox-TV's 'The Simpsons'; and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition made their TV debut on CBS-TV's 'Smothers Bros. Comedy Hour.'
Those bowing off the world stage Nov. 5th include Fred MacMurray, Johnny Horton, Bobby Hadfield of the Righteous Bothers, Bobby Nunn and Billy Guy of 'The Coasters' (16 years apart); bandleader Guy Lombardo (pictured), and career Canadian broadcasters Norm Marshall and Sid Boyling.
ALL the milestones for the date are found INSIDE.
KOMO/KVI Talk radio PD Paul Duckworth retires
Duckworth tried to hang up his headphones a couple of years back...
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Hal Yerxa’s CFCW was founded 60 years ago
The year was 1954 when CFCW went on the air
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Shaw and Rogers’ Rival to Netflix, ‘Shomi’ Debuted Tuesday
11:23 AM PST 11/03/2014 by Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter
The upstart will stream U.S. TV hits including 'Modern Family' and '2 Broke Girls' (above)
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Forbes Declares Howard Stern & Glenn Beck to be Top Broadcast...
“AMERICA’S GOT TALENT judge HOWARD STERN ties [SIMON] COWELL at the top of our list with $95 million,” writes FORBES. “STERN makes most of his money from his lucrative contract with SIRIUS XM, but he gets an estimated $15 million per year from his work as a judge on the talent show. GLENN BECK was ranked third on FORBES’ list with $90 million.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 4th
Happy Birthday to Michael McConaughey, Kathy Griffin, Doris Roberts, Delbert McLendon, Loretta Swit and Howie Meeker. Also born this date were Will Rogers, Art Carney (pictured), Kate Reid, Martin Balsam and Vancouver-born Court Benson.
The longtime radio serial 'One Man's Familly' debuted on NBC Television; Van Morrison was the musical guest on 'Saturday Night Live'; pioneer Montreal radio station CFCF aired its first commercial show; Vancouver's CHQM introduced stereo FM to the West Coast; Kelowna's CKOV signed on with all its 100 watts of glory; and decades later K 96.3 debuted its classic rock format as it signed on, also to serve Kelowna.
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Lincoln Sales Boosted 25% By McConaughey Ad … And Spoofs of...
Sales of the MKC have increased every month since the SUV launched last May but took a big leap — from 1,763 units in September to 2,197 in October — after the Matthew McConaughey commercials and their multiple parodies began airing.
Co-Host of NPR’s ‘Car Talk’ Tom Magliozzi Dies at 77
Tom Magliozzi was best known as half of the radio show duo Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, the personas he and his younger brother, Ray, created in 1977 for Boston's NPR affiliate, WBUR.
Now the Kasem Kids and Jean Fight Over Casey’s Insurance Money
TMZ reports, "the dogfight over CASEY KASEM's estate is now going to court -- his kids are waging war with his widow over a $2 million life insurance policy.
Re Ghomeshi: ‘Students Were Warned Against Interning at Q’
.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.
