Fox Awarded ‘Thursday Night Football’ for the Next 5 Years

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Fox is taking over the rights for Thursday Night Football, which for the last two years were shared by CBS and Comcast owned NBC.

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 31st

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Three years and a day after the radio debut of ‘The Lone Ranger,’ WXYZ Detroit introduced ‘The Green Hornet,’ which ran weekly for 16 years. 11-year-old Brenda Lee (pictured) made her T-V debut on ABC’s “Junior Ozark Jubilee.” Julie Andrews, Henry Fonda, Rex Harrison and Jackie Gleason appeared in a two-hour CBS-TV special titled, “The Fabulous Fifties.” "The Wonder Years" began its 115 episode run on ABC-TV. And newsman Edwin Newman retired after 35 years with NBC Radio & TV. ALL the milestones for Jan. 31st INSIDE.

Actor Mark Salling of ‘Glee’ Dies at 35; Suicide?

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The former Glee star had recently pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. His sentencing was scheduled for March 7.

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 30th

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This was the date ‘The Lone Ranger’ aired for the first time, from Detroit’s WXYZ radio. Vancouver got its second TV station (first privately-owned) in CHAN, now known as Global TV. NBC-TV introduced the anthology series ‘Robert Montgomery Presents’; the hour-long show would continue for 8 years. Kevin Eubanks took over the band on Jay Leno's 'Tonight Show,' while Kevin Newman left ABC News for Vancouver and the 'Global National' anchor slot. And Mutual radio began airing ‘The Larry King Show’ from midnight to 5:30 am Eastern. ALL the milestones for Jan. 30th INSIDE.

Veteran CHUM, CTV Program Exec Jay Switzer Dead at 61

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Switzer rose from manning the switchboard at City TV while in high school to running the iconic Canadian network Chum Ltd. until a $1.3 billion takeover in 2007.

Radio Icon Rob Christie calls it a day…

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Word out of West Edmonton Mall this morning is long time broadcaster Rob Christie has called it quits

Harvard Red Deer’s Cruz Resurrects as X 100.7

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Harvard Broadcasting Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of Red Deer’s Newest radio station. X100.7