UPDATED: Winnipeg Broadcaster FIRED Over his Transgender Comments
Dave Wheeler of 92 CITI-FM was fired from his morning show, a day after making comments about transgender people that Rogers Media said were contrary to its "standards and core values."
A Fly In Sinclair’s Ointment by Jason Remington
If Sinclair management wants to fashion their stations after FOX News, and hire talking heads that support Trump and the Conservative agenda, that is their prerogative
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 17th
Broadcast celebrities born July 17th include Canadians Art Linkletter (pictured) and Donald Sutherland, actress/singer Diahann Carroll and Baywatch’s David Hasselhoff.
Disneyland opened its doors in California, John Chancellor debuted as host of NBC-TV’s Today Show, Anne Murray scored another #1 hit, and Rod Stewart released his first solo single, “Maggie Mae.”
Obits for July 17th include broadcasters Walter Cronkite and Bernard Cowan, jazz greats Billie Holliday, John Coltrane and Peter Appleyard, author Mickey Spillane, and actors Larry Haines, Elaine Stritch and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
CBC Power & Politics Slammed For Bias
Michelle Rempel voices the frustrations of many Canadians tired of being forced to pay for leftist propaganda
Netflix Stock Plummets on Weak Subscriber Growth
The streaming giant added 5.15 million subscribers during the period, fewer than the 6.2 million it had forecast in April.
MONDAY in Broadcasting History .. July 16th
T WAS JULY 16th … when Diana Ross & the Supremes guest hosted NBC-TV’s Tonight Show, while at the same hour Janis Joplin was the sole guest on ABC-TV’s Dick Cavett Show….
When Los Angeles disc jockey Rick Dees (pictured) debuted his late night TV show “Into The Night with Rick Dees” on ABC-TV…
When the Beach Boys appeared on NBC-TV’s Today Show, on the 37th anniversary of their signing by Capitol Records…
..and when the domestic TV diva Martha Stewart was sentenced to 5 months in prison,
ALL the milestones for July 16th INSIDE.
JJ-365 Salutes Don Kay
Welcome to JJ-365 Salutes. Over 2018, we pay tribute daily to one of “The Good Ones”. Today we are shining the light on Don Kay