“Allan Sherman with Today’s Advent Calendar of Laughter”
Why am I showcasing a "Twelve Days of Christmas" parody on the
thirteenth day of the month?
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SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 13th
Happy Birthday to Taylor Swift, Jamie Foxx, Steve Buscemi, Dick Van Dyke, Christopher Plummer,Ted Nugent and Wendie Malick.
The clear channel sound of Denver radio station KOA AM 850 was heard for the first time; 'Allen's Alley' (pictured) debuted on the Fred Allen radio show; the TV rights to the first four 'Suoer Bowls' went to NBC & CBS for $9.5 million; Infinity Broadcasting was fined $600,000 for the potty mouth of Howard Stern on the radio; and NBC-TV's 'Saturday Night Live' instituted a time delay system because of foul-mouthed guest host Richard Pryor.
Dec. 13th claimed two leading men of TV's 'Amos 'n' Andy,'first Tim Moore (Kingfish Stevens) and 11 years later to the day, Spencer Williams Jr. (Andy Brown) passed away.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Behind the scenes at CKNW
CKNW Brand Director Ian Koenigsfest decided to start a new “behind the scenes” video blog for all of our listeners.
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Feliks Banel talks with Vinyl Cafe’s Stuart McLean
Meet Stuart McLean, host/originator of CBC Radio's -- and now NPR's -- "The Vinyl Café." Feliks Banel talks with Stuart and join him backstage as he prepares a live show at Seattle's Paramount Theatre.
David Bray’s PPM Overview (and Demo Leaders) for CALGARY
Country 105 remains popular with the ladies, taking #1 spot for F25-54 delivering a 14.4% share (up from 14.1%). For M25-54, XL103 is #1 with a 10.5% (up from 10.0%). Country 105 and XL103 share top spot for M18-34 both delivering a 13.6% share. Country 105 is #1 for F18-34 posting a 28.6% share (up from 23.1%)
David Bray’s PPM Overview (and Demo Leaders) for EDMONTON
NOW! Radio takes top spot for F25-54, delivering a 16.0% share (down from 16.9%). NOW also tops the list for M25-54 with a 19.5% share (up from 18.2%). For M18-34, NOW! posted a 25.8% (down from 26.6%).
David Bray’s PPM Overview (and Demo Leaders) for VANCOUVER
(courtesy David Bray, Toronto advertising guru)
Vancouver : Radio One grabs the #1 spot for A12+ with a 12.5% share of hours tuned (up from 9.9% last time out). Taking the top spot for F25-54...
