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Nanaimo Council’s come-to-Jesus moment

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Last month, the Nanaimo city council and the Mayor voted to ban Christians from using publicly funded facilities. Last Wednesday, Ezra visited the Hub's City Hall

Shaw Plans to Launch Canada News Channel

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A brief outline of the plans were included in Shaw's submission to the broadcast regulator

Sirius-XM Fires ‘Opie & Anthony’ Host after Racist Tirade

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Anthony Cumia was terminated after he ranted on Twitter about being attacked by an African American woman.

Chris Wallace on His 50 Years in Journalism + His Father’s...

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Mike Wallace taught his reporter son to work harder than anyone else. A feature-length interview by Joel Keller of "Parade" Magazine.

JULY the FOURTH in Broadcast History

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As well as America's birthday, its also the date that brought us Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong, Ann Landers and 'Dear Abby,' Neil Simon, Geraldo Rivera, Gina Lollobrigida and Mitch Miller. The radio runs of 'Life Begins at 80' and 'Pete Kelly's Blues' got underway, Tom Jones introduced a CBS-TV summer variety series, and Casey Kasem hosted his very first American Top 40 Countdown. Sadly, leaving us this date were Eva Gabor, Charles Kuralt and Barry White. Details of these and scores more July 4th anniversaries INSIDE.

CHEK Gets Another New General Manager

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Roy McKenzie, a sales-oriented exec, takes over August 1st.

RIP Bob Hastings, of TV’s “McHale’s Navy” & Radio’s “Archie Andrews”

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By WADE ROUSE, People.com 07/02/2014 at 10:20 AM EDT Bob Hastings ABC PHOTO ARCHIVES/ABC/GETTY Robert "Bob" Francis Hastings, Sr., best known for portraying "yes man" Lt. Elroy Carpenter on the...

PD Opportunity at 95.7 CRUZ FM – Backgrounder

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Cruz Edmonton are looking for a PD. So we decided to tell you a little about the station.

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. July 3rd

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It's the date that claimed the lives of TV notables Andy Griffith, Ross Martin and Jim Backus, and radio stars Rudy Vallee and Whispering Jack Smith. In Paris, The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison succumbed to what's believed to be a drug overdose. "Hawaii Calls" began its 60-year run on radio, "Blondie" moved from the comic strips and movie screens to CBS radio, Abbott & Costello got their own show on NBC radio, Andy Williams premiered his summer replacement CBS-TV series, and Crosby Stills and Nash played together for the 1st time ever, at Joni Mitchell's house. Details of these and scores more July 3rd anniversaries INSIDE.

Shaw’s Global News: Where the Story Behind the Story May Be...

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Harvey raises the question, is “corporate” interference from Shaw in what “news” gets on the air … or doesn’t?