MidEast Media Coverage Bias
University of Ottawa Professor and Sun Media contributor John Robson takes on the laughable bias of media reporting in the Middle East with host Brian Lilley.
SATURDAY in Broadcasting History .. Aug. 2nd
It's the birthday of actors Carroll O'Connor, Gary Merrill, Myrna Loy and Mary Louise Parker.
TV stations in Victoria, Ottawa and three other Ontario cities were rebranded A Channel, Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin made her TV debut on American Bandstand, and a Hollywood funeral was held for Mama Cass Elliott.
Departing this vale of tears on Aug. 2nd were funny people Jack Kirkwood and Totie Fields, pupeteer Shari Lewis, singer Jimmy Jones, and telephone invewntor Alexander Graham Bell.
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Signing off: Bill Good Reflects on 50 Years in Broadcasting
Yes. As a youngster, I watched my dad, who was a very prominent sports broadcaster, travel the world, meet interesting people, always seeming to be having a good time and being well compensated for it. My mother says when I was four years old I was speaking into a spoon pretending it was a microphone, so there was never any doubt in my mind what I wanted to do.
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NEW: Calgary’s 90.3 AMP Doubles Down on Music
90.3 AMP in Calgary has embarked on a bold new strategy to present Calgary with a radio station that actually plays twice as many songs. The station is now branded as “Twice The Music”,
Shaw Buys Colorado Data Center Biz for $1.2 Billion
07/31/2014 by Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter,com
The "Big Brother Canada" broadcaster is looking to boost its data center and cloud computing revenues as part of a...
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 1st
It's the date Tempestt Bledsoe of The Cosby Show was born, along with rocksters Jerry Garcia and Tim Bachman, plus actors Arthur Hill and Henry Jones,
CKWX signed on in Vancouver from the Belmont Hotel, CKDA Victoria moved down the dial to 1280 Khz, Duncan's CKAY Radio became SUN-FM, Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records, 'Good Times' aired its final episode on CBS-TV, and WMCA radio in New York City published its first record chart.
The Beatles' 'A Hard Days Night' was #1, the Rolling Stones played the London Palladium for the first time, and Roy Orbison recorded his future smash, 'Oh Pretty Woman.'
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CRTC Approves Clear Sky Radio’s Acquisition of CKVN-FM Lethbridge, Alberta
Paul Larsen and Clear Sky Radio are on a roll... CRTC approves another application
(Programming) 40 Secrets from Successful Morning Shows
Steve Reynolds shares tips with RadioInk about successful morning radio shows
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THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. July 31st
It's the date of birth for Dallas Cowboy's' owner Mark Cuban, actors Don Murray and Dean Cain, singer Gary Lewis and sportscaster Curt Gowdy.
'Jack Armstrong the All-American Boy' debuted on the radio, Leeza Gibbons debuted on TV's Entertainment Tonight, Vancouver's AM 600 debuted a new Standards format, CBC Newsworld debuted on Canadian cablesystems, anchor Chet Huntley reitred from NBC-TV, and Alanis Morissette started a Canadian tour in Vancouver.
Signing off for the last time were Mitch Miller, singers Jim Reeves and Anne Shelton, bandleader Enoch Light, and Bill Raisch, the one-armed man on TV's The Fugitive.
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