EASTER SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. April 1st
On APRIL FIRST .. Victoria’s first radio station CFCL went on the air for the first time, broadcasting the Easter Sunday sunrise service from the top of Mt. Tolmie. The same day the predecessor to Vancouver’s CKWX went on the air in Nanaimo .. with a whopping 10 watts of power,
23 years later on April 1st, Port Alberni got its own 250 watter, CJAV AM 1240.
It was April 1st when Chet Huntley (pictured) began his career with NBC News..
and when ‘General Hospital’ began its record-setting run (55 years so far) as a key part of the ABC-TV daytime schedule.
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Former Global Winnipeg Reporter Finds New Way to Live Life on Camera
At the end of that summer day, the 34-year-old said her heartfelt goodbyes to colleagues at a local news outlet where she spent 10 of her 14 years in journalism, a profession Nickel adored
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. March 31st
MARCH 31st … was the birthdate of legendary radio entertainers Arthur Godfrey (pictured) and Henry Morgan.
It was the date Quebec City FM radio station CJMF was ordered off the air by the CRTC for playing contemporary hit music in contravention of the terms of its licence.
And when Madonna’s appearance on “Late Show With David Letterman” caused headaches for C-B-S censors. The network deleted 13 offending words from the audio track before the show aired.
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Soros-Funded Groups Fueling Advertiser Boycott of Laura Ingraham (Fox News Channel)
The George Soros-financed Media Matters for America progressive activist group has been helping to fuel an advertising boycott targeting Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show.
GOOD FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. March 30th
IT WAS MARCH 30th … when legendary deejay Red Robinson was born in Comox BC, 81 years ago today….
When Bette Davis starred on the premiere of the anthology series ‘Academy Award’ on CBS Radio…
When the TV game show ‘ Jeopardy,’ developed by Merv Griffin, began an 11 year daytime run on NBC…
When the final episode of “Police Woman” starring Angie Dickenson aired on NBC-TV…
and when the season-ending episode of CBS-TV’s ‘The Waltons’ featured the return to the household of Grandma after a stroke that had left her (actress Ellen Corby, pictured) virtually speechless.
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Lloyd Robertson, 84, Survives Toronto Car/Truck Crash
The highway was closed for several hours after two vehicles lost control and crashed into a cube van, which then rolled onto its side.
CKNW Absorption by Global Results in Ever-Shrinking Newsroom
This is a predictable outcome of the Shaw family–controlled Corus Entertainment taking over Shaw's TV brands, including Global, in 2016.