Puget Sound Radio

A troubling behind-the-scenes culture at the Dr. Phil show is said to value ratings and the show's dramatic storylines over the health and welfare of guests who are struggling with substance abuse.

Jessie Weisner (Pictured) is a second-year student majoring in Broadcast News at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary. Weisner is also an activist for women’s rights, a pursuit that led her to El Salvador when she was 16, where she says she was confronted with the discrimination and abuse women face there, without the resources to escape

Though Warm 106.9 (with its All-Christmas music) dominated the 12+ chart, Movin' 92.5 again topped all the demo breakouts.

Happy Birthday to Dame Maggie Smith, Denzel Washington, Seth Meyers,, Nichelle Nichols and John Legend. The last episode of ‘Ding Dong School’ with Miss Frances aired on NBC-TV; trumpeter Hugh Masekela guested on CBS-TV’s ‘To Tell the Truth’; Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau gave a year’s end interview to CTV; ‘The Edge of Night’ wrapped up its 28 year run on CBS and later NBC-TV; CNN boss Ted Turner was named TIME Magazine’s Man of the Year; and Ed Bradley interviewed an emotional Michael Jackson on CBS-TV’s 60 Minutes. Dec. 28th obits include Clayton Moore (TV’s Lone Ranger), Jerry Ohrbach of ‘Law & Order,’ William Demarest (‘My Three Sons’), music men Billy Taylor and Freddie King, and singer/comedienne Kaye Stevens. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

All-Christmas Music again boosts Warm 106.9 by 60%, into Top Spot in the 6+ Dec. book.

SATURDAY night he had a stroke and SUNDAY evening he passed away.

Happy Birthday to broadcast journalists Savannah Guthrie, Cokie Roberts and Arthur Kent. It’s also the date when the late Sydney Greenstreet and Oscar Levant were born. ‘The Glenn Miller Show’ began its 3-year, 3-times a week run on CBS radio; C-ISL AM 650 became Vancouver’s Oldies Station, and CKKS became ‘JACK FM.’ Don McNeill’s ‘Breakfast Club’ ended its 35 year run on ABC Radio; ‘Howdy Doody Time’ (pictured) started its 13 year run on NBC-TV; the prime time soap ‘Knot’s Landing’ debuted on CBS-TV, and The Doors played ‘Light My Fire’ on CBS-TV’s ‘Jonathan Winters Show.’ Among those departing forever Dec. 27th were Vancouver’s first TV anchorman, Tom Robinson, and music men Hoagy Carmichael, Freddie King and Chris Gage. ALL the milestones for Dec. 27th INSIDE;