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Thursday in Broadcast History .. August 22nd

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IT WAS AUG. 22nd … when the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began its first experimental TV broadcasting from London… When “Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy” became a three-times-a-week 30-minute feature on ABC radio, after 14 years as a daily quarter-hour strip… When Toronto’s CBLT-TV Channel 9 did its first test broadcast, covering the opening of the 73rd Canadian National Exhibition… ..and when Vancouver radio station CKLG AM730 scrapped it’s Middle-Of-The-Road programming and switched to a Top 40 format in direct competition with C-FUN 1410.. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

PSR’s 6pm Wednesday Night News with the News You Should Know…

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DNC Ratings Plummet,Illusion Has Ended,Trump Refers To The Real Generals,Storm Is Coming – X22 Report

Mike McCardell retires at age 80

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At age 80, after 62 years in the news business, legendary Vancouver storyteller Mike McCardell is retiring

MORGAN: Charles Adler sold his reputation and soul for a comfortable...

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The Canadian Senate has always been a plum used by federal governments to dangle as a reward for loyal supporters

Radio Mans fave with New Radicals

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New Radicals (stylized as Иew Radicals) was an American alternative rock band formed in 1997 in Los Angeles

Tribute to Tom Thompkins, by Marty Forbes

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It’s with extreme sadness that I let you know that Tom Tompkins passed away of cancer a few days ago. Our lives, and friendship, have been aligned for over five decades.

Radio Mans fave with The Chairmen of the Board

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Chairmen of the Board is an American-Canadian, Detroit, Michigan-based soul music group, who saw their greatest commercial success in the 1970s.

PSR’s 6pm Monday Night News with the News You Should Know…

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[DS] Prepares Their October Surprise, Patriots Have A Surprise Of Their Own For The [DS] – X22 Report

Phil Donahue, Daytime TV Titan and Steadfast Voice Against War, Dies...

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Oprah Winfrey once called Donahue, who is survived by wife, Marlo Thomas, a “trailblazer who used the power of television to transform a nation.”

Low Stock Value, Low Ratings, Staff Layoffs Expose Global BC’s Vulnerability,...

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Who would have ever thought we’d see the day that future of BC’s iconic TV news leader would look so bleak!