John Dickerson to Replace Charlie Rose on ‘CBS This Morning’
Dickerson hosts Face the Nation on Sunday mornings, and the network said he will leave that role "in the coming weeks."
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 9th
Eleven months before the sneak attack on Pearl Harbour, CBS demonstrated small screen color television.
Clint Eastwood (pictured) began his ascent of the star ladder as the western series ‘Rawhide’ had its premiere on CBS-TV.
NBC-TV debuted a future sitcom hit ‘3rd Rock from the Sun’;
Pat Sajak became the latest challenger to Johnny Carson with a late night talk show on CBS-TV;
The same network introduced "The Late Late Show" post midnight, hosted at first by Tom Snyder;
And the ethnic sitcom ‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’ debuted on CBC-TV.
ALL the milestones for Jan. 9th INSIDE.
Canadian TV Actor Donnelly Rhodes Loses Battle with Cancer, Aged 80
The Winnipeg-born actor received numerous accolades, including a Gemini award for his role as Det. Leo Shannon in the drama Da Vinci's Inquest in 2002 and a Gemini Earle Grey Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.
Tavis Smiley to Return to Hosting With The Word Network
Less than a month after PBS dropped his talk show after reported inappropriate relationships with subordinates, Smiley announced a deal Monday to go back to work with a new series about inspirational stories.
Perry Michael Simon (AllAccess) joins Matt on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast
Perry Michael Simon is the News/Talk and Podcast contributor for AllAccess.com. We spent time looking back at the year in N/T Radio, the state of Sports Radio and Podcast, and then look ahead into 2018 which is certain to be all about what we can do with our smart speakers
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 8th
Edmonton’s adopted son Robert Goulet (pictured) made his US TV debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on CBS, singing “If Ever I Would Leave You.”
The PBS children’s show headliner Mister Rogers was honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
And the NBC-TV drama series Providence, which introduced Melina Kanakaredes in her first TV lead role, made its debut.
ALL milestones for Jan. 8th INSIDE.
US Northwest Leading the way in Low-Power FM Stations
Low-power nonprofit FM stations are the still, small voices of media. They whisper out from basements and attics, and from minuscule studios and on-the-fly live broadcasts.