Controlling bosses, a thing of the past? by Paul Kaye

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I had dinner with a colleague this week. As you would expect between acquaintances working in the same industry, our conversation touched on our current work-related experiences, our challenges, our hopes and our fears for the years ahead. My friend spoke at length about their current struggle; a boss that loves control. A boss comfortable issuing directives, orders and instructions

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. April 3rd

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IT WAS APRIL 3rd … when two staples of NBC radio made their debuts three years apart, ‘Mr. District Attorney,’ and ‘People Are Funny’… When the comedy team of (Dean) Martin & (Jerry) Lewis (pictured) began their own weekly series on NBC radio … When radio station CKSA Lloydminster had its official grand opening, with 1000 watts at 1450 KHz… and when John Chancellor stepped down as anchor of the The NBC Nightly News, to be succeeded by the team of Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw as coanchors. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

‘Roseanne’ Revival Sets Delayed Viewing Record

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The show scored the biggest total viewer lift for any telecast on any network after three days of delayed viewing.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. April 2nd

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IT WAS APRIL 2nd .. when the newspaper-based docudrama ‘The Big Story’ began its 8-year run on NBC radio.. When two very successful & long-running daytime dramas ‘The Edge of Night’ and ‘As The World Turns’ premiered on the same day on CBS TV… When CBS Radio began to produce News On the Hour 24/7... When the sci-fi soap opera “Dark Shadows” concluded an almost 5 year run on ABC TV… and when J.R. Ewing and the clan arrived at Southfork, as ‘Dallas’ debuted in prime time on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE

RIP Steven Bochco, Creative Force Behind ‘Hill Street Blues,”L.A. Law’ and ‘NYPD Blue’

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He was 74. Suffering with leukemia, Bochco received a stem cell transplant from an anonymous 23-year-old in late 2014.

Jordan Wilkerson is Newest KING5 Weather Person

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Wilkerson joins the station from WCSC-TV Charleston, SC where she anchored both weather & traffic and was part of the team covering Hurricane Matthew in 2016. She got her start at KEPR-TV in Tri-Cities, WA as a feature reporter and weather anchor.

JJ-365 Salutes Gerry Forbes

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Gerry, and brothers Gord Forbes and Marty Forbes all come by their radio success honestly. Their dad Jerry Forbes was the legendary and fabulously successful GM of CHED in the 60’s and early 70’s and was an amazing man