WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 28th
Comedian Johnny Wayne of Wayne & Schuster, and singers Gladys Knight, John Fogerty and Kiley Minogue were born on this date.
Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Maltin and Kevin Eubanks hit the entertainment headlines.
And the first lady of radio, Lurene Tuttle, comedy actors Phil Hartman and Gary Coleman, and CBC Vancouver's Otto Lowy took their final bows.
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Always Mountain Time chooses StreamOn
PRESS RELEASE
10-radio stations switch to new streaming platform in less than 48 hours
Edmonton / Denver,
May 20, 2014:
StreamOn is proud to announce a partnership with...
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 27th
Bruce Cockburn, Adam Carolla, Vincent Price and Ted Rogers Jr. were born on May 27th. And the Wild Bill Hickok radio show began its 5 year run on this date.
Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Elton John and David Furnish made entertainment headlines, and Toronto's CHUM AM 1050 started down a new path.
Airing for the final time were the original Arsenio Hall Show, Punky Brewster, Mork & Mindy, Bosom Buddies, and the Larry King Westwood One radio show.
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BCAB Conference in Whistler this Wednesday
Some of the guest speakers at this years 67th annual BCAB taking place in Whistler include Lloyd Robertson, Ron Bremner, Jesse Brown, Puget Sound Radio's 'Pro Sales Guy' Dave Warawa, Rick Arnish and others, like Paul Ski and ... Look Inside
San Francisco Gets a Country Music Station
Cumulus is launching NASH FM 92.3 as the only Country radio station in the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, as of 9:23a (PT) TODAY.
NASH FM 92.3 is airing 10,000 songs in a row continuously for about 30 days.
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EZ Rock Edmonton Aircheck Morning Show
Mark Summer Aircheck Series with 'Charley & Charlie' doing mornings at EZ Rock 104.9
Dave ‘Buzz’ Reynolds debuts on boom 97.3 this weekend…
Dave 'Buzz' Reynolds has a new home on the Toronto airwaves...
More Changes at Global BC!
Our west coast watchdog Harvey Oberfeld and changes at Global BC TV with John Daly ready to cross the street...
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. May 26th
May 26 is the birthday of entertainment giants Al Jolson, Peggy Lee and James Arness.
It was the day that broadcast veterans Tiny Elphicke (CKWX), Art Linkletter (People Are Funny, House Party), Joe Kelly (Quiz Kids), Jay Silverheels (TV's Tonto on The Lone Ranger) and Carleton E. Morse (created One Man's Family & I Love a Mystery) checked out.
And Dave Garroway, Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan made entertainment headlines.
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KOMO’s Ken Schram Dies at 66
Ken Schram, who hosted a Sunday evening Town Hall on KOMO4 for years, as well as hosted several talk shows on KOMO AM 1000 died in hospice this afternoon,
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