CBC Struggles to Move Ahead in Wake of Ghomeshi Firing
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
I can’t take it anymore… by Veteran Radio man John Rook
During radio's heyday a good programmer understood nothing got on the air without it being both entertaining and creating success for an advertiser
Turn the Clocks Back .. TONIGHT
It's the end of Daylight Saving Time .. being the first Sunday in November.
It's easy to remember the time switching rule, coinciding with the...
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 1st
It's the date that brought us David Foster, Bill Anderson, Lyle Lovett, Betsy Palmer, Jenny McCarthy and Toni Collette.
Edmonton radio station CFRN was granted its first license; Medicine Hat's CHAT started up on 1270 kc.; the first English language hockey telecast was called by Foster Hewitt on Toronto's CBLT; the Dave Clark Five performed on the Ed Sullivan Show; 'The Lucy Show' debuted on CBS-TV, and a few years later the same network aired the 100th episode of the sitcom 'Maude.'
Obits for Nov. 1 include Phil Silvers, Noah Beery Jr., Skitch Henderson, Yma Sumac, Canadian broadcast journalist and politician Rene Levesque, and TV game show announcer Charlie O'Donnell.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Long Ignored Rape Allegations Starting to Affect Bill Cosby’s Career
Bill Cosby faced his first accuser in 2000, but was hit with the brunt of the rape allegations in 2004, when 13 women stepped forward to accuse the comedian of having improper relationships.
Younger Listeners Help Drive Country Music’s Success
The modern country music audience, which includes fans of artists such as CARRIE UNDERWOOD, RASCAL FLATTS and TAYLOR SWIFT, skews toward women under 49 years old.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 31st
It's the date of birth of broadcasters Dan Rather and Jane Pauley, singers Dale Evans and Ethel Waters, actors Michael Landon, Barbara Bel Geddes, Ken Wahl and John Candy, and rapper Vanilla Ice.
Vancouver's CHAN-TV (now Global) signed on for the first time; NBC televised 'Carmen' as the first opera ever aired 'in living color'; the 100th episode of 'The Odd Couple' was seen on ABC; and Alive Cooper hosted 'The Monstrous Munster Mash' marathon on superstation WGN.
Bing Crosby's 'White Xmas' began an 11 week run at #1; the Rolling Stones played Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto; and Barry McGuire sang 'Eve of Destruction' on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show.
ALL the milestones for Oct. 31st INSIDE.
Baxter’s Back On Bay Area Airwaves
Ed Baxter spent more than 30-years at crosstown KGO Radio, where he was heard in both afternoons and mornings during his long tenure
The 2014 Jack Webster Awards Winners and Finalist
Brian Coxford wins Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award and long time radio broadcast journalist Allen Garr wins City Mike Award...
Trailer Park Boys Actress First Named Ghomeshi Accuser
"Trailer Park Boys" actor Lucy DeCoutere has accused former CBC-Radio host Jian Ghomeshi of choking her "to the point she could not breathe" and slapping her "hard three times on the side of her head."
