Jim Shaw, Former CEO of Shaw Communications, Dead at 60
He joined the company founded by his father in 1982 as a cable installer. Shaw was CEO from 1998 until 2010, when he handed the reins to his younger brother, Brad.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 4th
It’s the date that NBC debuted one of radio’s first variety shows, ‘The Dodge Victory Hour’ starring Will Rogers and Al Jolson.
Bob Hope (pictured) made his first national radio appearance on NBC’s ‘The Intimate Review.’
Victoria’s CHEK-TV left the CBC and became a fulltime CTV affiliate;
and several lengthy TV runs came to a close on CBS Jan. 4th, ‘Rawhide’ (which introduced Clint Eastwood) and ‘The Twentieth Century,’ hosted by Walter Cronkite.
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Canadian Actor/Director Albert Schultz Faces Sex Misconduct Charges from 4 Actresses
The four women in civil lawsuits claim they were "sexually assaulted and harassed" while working under Schultz at Soulpepper Theater in Toronto.
JJ Jim Johnston Presents JJ-365 Salutes
While working in Renfrew Ontario doing mornings at CKOB (because no one else would, and that is the truth), I got to listen to a fellow doing evenings on CFRA. It was the Top 40 super pumped up days. This person was an amazing jock. Very entertaining, quick witted and funny, and he could say a lot with just a few words. His name is Tom Jeffries (Pictured)
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 3rd
Happy Birthday to Dabney Coleman, Van Dyke Parks, Mel Gibson and Stephen Sills.
On this date William S Paley (pictured) incorporated the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS.)
And a future General Manager of the station Hal Davis joined CKNW as Chief Copywriter.
The 100th episode of ‘The Jeffersons’ aired on CBS, and ABC telecast the 100th episode of ‘Hart to Hart.’
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New General Manager at Pattison Cranbrook Stations
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group is delighted to announce that effective January 11, 2018 the new General Manager joining 102.9 The Drive and B-104 Total Country in Cranbrook and 99.1 The Drive in Fernie will be Marvin Perry (Pictured)
Hoda Kotb Named Permanent ‘Today’ Show Co-Anchor, Replacing Matt Lauer
Kotb has been filling in since Lauer was fired on Nov. 29, helping the show to high ratings.