Canadian Music Week (CMW) Announces Industry Winners

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Canadian Music Week is Canada's leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country's music, media and entertainment industries

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. May 12th

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IT WAS MAY 12th .. when syndicated gossip columnist Walter Winchell (pictured) made his radio debut on New York’s WABC… When after 46 years Toronto-born Morley Safer announced his retirement from CBS TV's 60 Minutes ... When Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley (just back from his military service in Germany) appeared on the ABC TV special ‘Welcome Back Elvis”… When CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show was headlined by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, along with comedians Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield … When shares in CHUM Radio were first traded on the Toronto stock exchange ... ..and when the final episode of “The Incredible Hulk” was first telecast on CBS. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Vernon BC Community Radio Push Gains Energy

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Gord Leighton, former Sun-FM general manager and 50+-year broadcast veteran, is spearheading the drive to bring a community radio station to the North Okanagan by forming the Vernon Community Radio Society.

Coast-to-Coast AM Moves to Vancouver’s AM 1410

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C2C is happy to announce a return to our longtime Vancouver, BC home, 1410AM, where we can be heard live nightly at 10pm! The station, now called 'BNN Bloomberg Radio 1410' also offers broadcasts at HDFM at 103.5FM HD2 and on the iHeartRADIO app.

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. May 11th

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IT WAS MAY 11th …. when the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) was formed as a non-profit Canadian radio ratings service… When the pioneering kids TV show, The Pinky Lee Show, aired for the final time on NBC-TV… When Buddy Holly and the Crickets auditioned for CBS-TV’s “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts,” but were rejected and didn’t get to the air… When the Monty Python comedy troupe was formed in the UK…. ..and when John Lennon appeared (with wife Yoko Ono) on ABC TV’s “Dick Cavett Show” (pictured). ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

SCTV Reunion Show Set for CTV, Netflix in 2019

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The comedy special directed by Martin Scorsese will reunite former SCTV co-stars Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short , Dave Thomas, and now Rick Moranis.

Is TSN 1040’s Vancouver Whitecaps away-game coverage really live? by Martin Dunphy

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TSN 1040 bills itself as the "Home of Whitecaps FC", and the radio station has been covering Whitecaps games in one form or another since 2001