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Rolf Harris Found Guilty of Sex Crimes w/Children

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The majority of the counts on which Harris was convicted related to claims that he began grooming and abusing the childhood best friend of his daughter, Bindi, when the girl was 13.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. June 30th

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It's the date of birth for singers Florence Ballard, Murray McLauchlan and American Idol winner Fantasia, New Westminster broadcaster Terry David Mulligan, and iconic big band drummer Buddy Rich. June 30th saw Loverboy playing Expo'86, a young Frank Sinatra debuting with the Harry James Band, the daytime drama "Guiding Light" debuting on television, and Vancouver's C-ISL radio moving up to 650 on the dial. Leaving us forever were Jack Benny's widow Mary Livingstone, comic Buddy Hackett, actor Gale Gordon and country music's Chet Atkins. Details of these and scores more anniversaries for the date INSIDE.

All for the love of radio. He gave his life! He...

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Andy Ferguson was a hillarious guy, who not only loved radio, but was destined for big things in the Industry

RIP ‘Designing Women’ Co-Star Mesach Taylor, 67

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11:01 PM PST 06/28/2014 by Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter Everett He played Anthony on the 1986-93 sitcom about Atlanta interior designers, then followed with a starring...

CHED Radio Aircheck 10

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Talk about a Golden Nugget! One of the classic airchecks with the late Gord Robson come inside and listen...

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. June 29th

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It's the date we lost Victoria radio icon Joe Easingwood, along with international stars Katherine Hepburn, Rosemary Clooney and Jayne Mansfield. "The Life of Riley" ended its 7-year run on NBC Radio. The whimsical "Vic & Sade" was first was inserted into network radio's daytime soap bloc, Gordon Lightfoot scored his only #1 Billboard hit "Sundown," and the quiz show with a heart "Strike It Rich" debuted on CBS radio. Kamloop's CHNL Radio won permission to more than double its power to 25,000 watts. Details of these and scores more June 29th anniversaries INSIDE.

K-97 Radio Aircheck 9

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Mark takes us back to 1988, again with Edmonton's K-97 and lots of familiar voices

Bell supports pick-and-pay TV packages

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Bell said while the company wants to offer “pick-and-pay” as an option to consumers “broadcast distributors should have continued flexibility

Edmonton’s Rock and Roll History Buff

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It was the local music, along with the radio stations and a guy name Dwayne and his incredible collection which brings it all together for music fans of that day... enjoy this video clip inside

Broadcaster Tom McCarthy Calls Home Run, Catches Ball, Then Throws it...

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By Dan Wohl| MLB.com June 27 4:51 pm MLB announcers can usually be found in their broadcast booths, which tend to be halfway up the...