Former CTV Vancouver Anchor Mike Killeen to Sub on CKNW Talk Shows
Killeen anchored the CTV News at Six with Tamara Taggart from 2011 until they were released in April.
Heartland is 1st CBC Hourlong Show to Reach 200 Episodes
It’s a warmhearted animal-centric show filmed at and near Calgary Alberta, and is aimed at a family audience.
Aretha Franklin, 76, Gravely Ill With Cancer, Surrounded by Friends & Family
Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman, who first reported the news on Sunday, said the Queen of Soul's family is “asking for prayers and privacy.”
To My Unmet American, Radio Friends
Many of us from the Great White North are shocked and disappointed at the depth to which our friends in US radio are allowing the degradation of those (mostly) shared beliefs and values, and the speed at which this disassembly process of our industry is occurring.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 13th
It WAS AUG 13th…. when the last new episode of “The Waltons” aired on CBS-TV…
When US cable channel Comedy Central aired the first episode of the adult cartoon series “South Park”…
When the Recording Industry Association of America bestowed its American Legend Award upon Fats Domino…
..and when Dean Martin recorded “That’s Amore,” Frank Sinatra recorded “All the Way,” The Guess Who recorded “American Woman,” and The Supremes recorded “Baby Love.”
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
JJ-365 Salutes Boyd Kozak
Boyd retired, after 60 years on the radio just a few weeks back. Tony Mario Mariani and a number of folks suggested him as a 365’er and they were quite right in that this fellow is truly one of the good ones. He has owned the Winnipeg radio market for decades
Would You Share your ‘Radio Nightmares’ with the BBC?
There’s little funnier on live radio than when things go wrong, listeners absolutely love those moments, says BBC Radio 4 presenter Steve Penk.