FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 8th

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Happy Birthday to Kim Basinger, Teri Hatcher, Wendell Pierce, Sinead O’Connor and Jerry Butler. FDR (pictured) gave his iconic ‘Date that will live in infamy’ address one day after the Pearl Harbor attack; Americans cost-to-coast heard the first NFL championship game via Mutual radio ; Ringo Starr hosted ‘Sat. Night Live’ on NBC-TV; the last ‘Wiseguy’ episode aired on CBS-TV; and the Bravo channel debuted on US cable systems. Canadian radio stations CJAD Montreal and Edmonton’s Magic 99 signed on. John Lennon was shot dead by Mark Chapman; other Dec. 8th deaths include singers Marty Robbins, Martha Tilton, and John Mills Sr. of ‘The Mills Brothers,’ plus actors Robert Prosky, Howard Rollins Jr., Luther Adler, Slim Pickens and Anne Seymour. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Seahawk Analyst Warren Moon Silenced Due to Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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A female assistant claims Moon drugged her drink on a business trip to MEXICO, required her to sleep in the same bed with him on business trips, and grabbed her crotch while she slept.

Al Franken Will Resign from US Senate

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Speaking on the Senate floor, Sen. Franken, who said he would quit in the coming weeks, said: “All women deserve to be heard and their experiences taken seriously.”

David Bray’s PPM Demo Breakouts .. CALGARY Nov. 2017

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Country 105 is the leader with Calgary women, while CJAY92 takes the top spot with men.

David Bray’s PPM Demo Breakouts .. EDMONTON Nov. 2017

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NOW! radio takes the top spot with men & women 25-54, while Sonic is the favorite station with those aged 18-34.

David Bray’s PPM Demo Breakouts .. VANCOUVER Nov. 2017

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QM/FM is the favorite station with women 25-54, while Z95 leads the way with younger women 18-34. The Fox is #1 in hours tuned with both age groups of men.

DECEMBER 7th in Broadcast History .. Thursday

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Dec. 7th gave us radio’s king of horror writing Arch Oboler, Mary Tyler Moore’s TV newsman Ted Knight, music men Tom Waits and Harry Chapin, and actors Rod Cameron and Ellen Burstyn. Radio brought us the news of Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbour; KCTS signed on on Seattle channel 9 bringing Public Television to the Northwest; CHPQ AM1370 in Parksville signed on; some 35 years later KSQM 91.5 Sequim Wash. signed on; Instant Replay was used for the first time on CBS-TV’s telecast of the Army-Navy football game; the Christmas special ‘Frosty the Snowman’ (pictured) debuted on CBS-TV; and Harry Reasoner joined Howard K. Smith to co-anchor ABC-TV’s Evening News. ALL the milestones for Dec. 7th INSIDE.