THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 11th
It's the thirteenth anniversary of the single greatest act of terrorism ever carried out on US soil.
It's also a date that claimed the lives of a great number of stars, including Lorne Greene, Jessica Tandy, Chester Morris, Paul Douglas, Kim Hunter, John Ritter,
630 CHED gives Dan Tencer the boot!
Recent Comment suggests firing of Tenser was related to the PC Leadership campaign!?
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Joan Rivers Likely Would Have Survived Procedure, Had it Been Done...
By Jason Hughes, TheWrap.com September 9, 2014
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“Fashion Police” star might have survived the procedure had it been done in a hospital, according to a...
“Eliminating TV Commercial Substitution Will Cost Canadian Jobs”
GroupM chief commercial officer Stuart Garvie (Photo) says the end of so-called simultaneous substitution would mean Canadian broadcasters could no longer afford to air TV shows and events from south of the border.
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CKNW Hosts/Producers Don’t Communicate?
Simi Sara came on at the end of the Jon McComb show, and told him the first hour of her show would concern the role of teachers on the East side of Vancouver who help make sure their kids get a good meal or two, and help with students' emotional issues. The exact same topic the NW listeners had just been consumed with for the past hour!
FCC Sets Vote to End NFL TV Blackout Rule
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
by Ted Johnson, Variety.com
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler (pictured above) has scheduled a vote for Sept. 30 on a proposal to end the near 40-year-old...
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 10th
Born this date were broadcasters Charles Kuralt and Bill O'Reilly, singers Jose Feliciano and Joe Perry, actors Colin Firth and Jennifer Tilly, and 'Your Hit Parade' musical director Raymond Scott.
Vancouver's CJVB became BC's first station airing in AM stereo, Jimmy Durante made his radio debut on NBC's Eddie Cantor show, KING-TV and Charles Herring introduced Seattle's first TV newscast, Campbell River got its first local radio station, CFWB at AM 1490; the Rolling Stones appeared on CBS-TV's 'Ed Sullivan Show,' and 'Gunsmoke' starring James Arness began its more than 20 year run on CBS-TV.
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Analyst Sees US Talk Radio Fading to Black
EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Del Colliano says format’s days are numbered, cites recent moves
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By Brian Maloney, Media Equalizer, September 8th, 2014
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It was a move that sent shudders through an...
Cross-Border Punjabi Stations Face CRTC Cease-and Desist Order
Three radio stations broadcasting predominantly South Asian-language programming widely available in the Vancouver market are heading for a showdown with the CRTC – and Canadian companies who advertise on those stations could also take a hit in the process.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 9th
Born on this date were Michael Buble, Hugh Grant, Tom Wopat, Adam Sandler and Cliff Robertson.
NBC radio began operations with 26 stations, Calgary's CFCN-TV began programming, 'Welcome Back Kotter' aired for the first time on ABC-TV, 'Love of Life' began its nearly 3 decades of daytime storytelling on CBS-TV,
82% of US viewers watched Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan Show, and NBC-TV's 'Huntley-Brinkley Report' expanded to 30 minutes nightly.
Leaving us on Sept. 9th were actors Burgess Meredith and John McGinley, musicians Bill Monroe and Norrie Paramor, and big band singer Helen O'Connell.
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