WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 18th
Happy Birthday to sportscaster Keith Jackson, musician Wynton Marsalis, actors Joe Morton, Zac Efron, Pam Dawber, Erin Moran, and former broadcaster & BC Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo (pictured).
‘Perry Mason’ debuted on CBS radio daytime, the sitcom ‘Roseanne’ premiered on ABC-TV, the Jackson 5 made their TV debut on ABC-TV’s ‘Hollywood Palace,’ Lloyd Robertson joined Harvey Kirck on CTV National News, and Pamela Martin joined Bill Good Jr. on the anchor desk at CTV Vancouver,
Deaths this date include inventor Thomas Alva Edison, actresses Julie London and Gwen Verdon, NBC newswoman Nancy Dickerson, and singer Dee Dee Warwick.
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Aboriginal Multi Media Society Bursary/Internship Award: CFWE Radio
This Bursary is intended to assist students in the 2nd or subsequent years of a degree/certificate program in a multi-media discipline
KING5 Anchor Shares Personal Tale of Sexual Harassment
"He made her do things in exchange for candy he kept high on a shelf that she was too little to reach."
Matt’s podcast this week features Sheri Lynch from the Bob and Sheri Show
Sheri will share the reasons why you might want to start downa similar road; or at the very least understand just what digital properties you own, and which one belong to your employer
Netflix to Spend US$8 Billion to Make its Library 50% Original by 2018
With Disney and other high-profile names increasingly moving content into closed garden ecosystems, Netflix’s future lies in making sure it controls its own destiny.
Actor Who Played Jim Lahey on ‘Trailer Park Boys’ Dead at 71
John Dunsworth acted in numerous CBC radio dramas and had many starring roles in stage productions at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 17th
Happy Birthday to Canadians Rick Mercer, Margot Kidder and Norm Macdonald; to actor George Wendt, rapper Eminem and country music’s Alan Jackson.
It was Oct. 17th when the NBC Radio Hollywood studios opened at Sunset and Vine; when the radio serial 'Captain Midnight’ debuted on WGN Chicago, and when live TV coverage of the Canadian parliament debuted on Canadian cable services.
‘Hollywood Squares’ debuted on NBC daytime, a Barbra Streisand special ‘Belle of 14th Street’ aired on CBS-TV, and George W. Bush and Al Gore staged their 3rd televised debate,
The music world took a hit this date with the deaths of Tennessee Ernie Ford, Teresa Brewer, Alberta Hunter, Billy Williams, Mark Warnow, plus composers Viz Mizzy and Jay Livingston.
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