Seattle’s Country 98.9 Has On-Air Vacancies
Applicants must have a passion for entertaining, be a social media monster who loves to be out and hanging with our listeners, and be willing to work hard.
Report: CNN to Lay Off up to 50 Employees After Missing Revenue Targets
Despite the so-called Trump Bump, CNN appears to be re-thinking at least some elements of its digital strategy. I’ve learned that CNN, a key property in AT&T’s planned takeover of CNN’s parent company, Time Warner, is targeting big savings on the digital side, with as many as 50 jobs around the globe scheduled to be eliminated this week, according to people familiar with the matter, who noted the exact number could still be in flux
Glenn Beck Selling His Troubled ‘The Blaze’
The people who head Ben Shapiro’s conservative news site are in talks to buy Glenn Beck’s troubled media empire TheBlaze.
Singer Vic Damone Dead at age 89
Damone was part of the golden age of lounge singers who came to fame after World War II, including Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and Perry Como.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 12th
It’s the date that Calvin Coolidge made the first US presidential political speech on radio.
When Winnipeg’s CKY moved up the dial from 910 KHz to 780.
When Vancouver’s CKWX was authorized to increase power from 100 watts to a whopping 1,000 watts.
When the comic strip superhero ‘Superman’ made his first appearance on radio via New York’s WOR.
And when actor Nicholas Colasanto (pictured), who played Coach on NBC-TV’s Cheers, died of a heart ailment partway through the the third season of the sitcom at age 61.
Details and ALL the milestones for Feb.12th INSIDE.
JJ Johnston Salutes Dave Reynolds
I first knew Dave Walpole (yep that’s his real last name) when he was growing up in Ottawa. He was an avid listener when I was doing evenings at CFGO. He would call in for requests, to win and do bits. During his first time in the studio he said, “where is everybody?”
The Fight Over the Bones of America’s First Televangelist
Thirty million people tuned in to watch Bishop Sheen's ‘Life Is Worth Living’ on ABC-TV before he was sent into ecclesiastical exile. Now there’s a movement to have him sainted—and a battle over his bones.