Puget Sound Radio

Working and playing in and around Vancouver’s symbiotic radio and record business of the 1970’s and ‘80’s it was all about the relationships, the loves, laughs and lasting friendships formed and forged while we hung around he legendary clubs like the Commodore, the Savoy, Outlaws, Gary Taylor’s, Dick’s on Dick’s, the radio stations and the baseball diamonds

The best content has always originated from stories.  Words are simply words unless they are used to tell a narrative

The outstandingly popular miniseries “Roots” by Alex Haley debuted on ABC and ran for 8 consecutive nights. Radio station WOR moved from Newark New Jersey to New York City. What would become an iconic police station sitcom, ‘Barney Miller’ premiered on ABC-TV. Mr. T became a TV action celebrity as ‘The A Team’ began its 5-year run on NBC. The ‘Donny & Marie’ variety show debuted on ABC-TV. The sitcom ‘about nothing’ Seinfeld’ began a nine-year run on NBC-TV. And it’s the date we lost TV superstars Johnny Carson and Bob Keeshan (Capt.Kangaroo.). ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

We are very excited to announce a new look to the programming team in Alberta

CUMULUS, which is operating in bankruptcy protection, served notice they intended to stop paying IMUS his multi-million dollar salary well before the end of his current contract which ends in December of this year.   It was at that point that the March 29th date was negotiated.

"It’s stories, it’s opinion, it’s culture, it’s irreverent and it’s Canadian," said Troy Reeb, Senior Vice-President, Global News and Corus Radio. "The Shift with Drex will tap into the common humour, pride and honesty that pulls our country together."

CKNW threw the switch boosting power from 250 to 1,000 watts on 1320 KHz. One of Irna Phillips’ early daytime dramas ‘The Right to Happiness’ moved from the NBC Blue network to CBS radio. The hilarious ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In’ began as a weekly series on NBC -TV. And New Westminster’s Raymond Burr starred for the 1st time as Captain Lee Quince in the debut of “Fort Laramie” on CBS radio. ALL the milestones for Jan. 22nd INSIDE.