MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 6th
It's the birthday of CBS president Les Moonves, actors Jeremy Sisto and Ioan Gruffudd, plus the late Robert Mitchum, Canadian radio inventor Reginald Fessenden, and early Vancouver broadcaster Gerry Wilmot.
The human interest radio show 'Hobby Lobby' debuted on NBC; 'The Ed Wynn Show' became the first regular live TV origination from the West Coast; Pat Boone guested on Rod Serling's NBC-TV show 'Night Gallery'; 21-yr old Barbra Streisand guested on CBS=TV's 'Judy Garland Show'; 'Dear John' starring Judd Hirsch debuted on NBC-TV; theTV special 'Ray Charles:50 Years of Music' aired on FOX; and Howard Stern announced he would soon be moving to satellite radio.
ALL the milestones for Oct. 6th can be found INSIDE.
Rob Breakenridge joins Roger Kingkade as co-host on Calgary’s Newstalk 770
The show will be rechristened the Kingkade & Breakenbridge Show. The Kingkade & Kelly Show debuted Aug. 19 as a replacement for the long-running Dave Rutherford Show.
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60’s Rocker Paul Revere, Leader of the Raiders, Dead at 76
The organist and his rock group recorded a string of hits including “Kicks,” “Hungry” and “Indian Reservation.” The Raiders paid tribute to Revere with a heartfelt open letter on the site composed by “everyone who has ever met” him.
How Jeff Zucker is Seeking to Reshape CNN
Twenty months after taking over one of the most prominent news brands, Jeff Zucker is still trying to define CNN’s place in a world of unlimited real-time information. He is laying off journalists and cutting expenses while trying to keep a once-leading cable network relevant in the digital age.
Pirate Radio Stations boom into Vancouver
if they (CRTC) come to shut us down,” said Maninder Gill, owner of Radio India, he threatens to call his 50,000 listeners to fill the roads in protest...
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Is Gary Bettman Behind Ron MacLean’s New Reduced Role?
While George Stroumboulopoulos will sit in the studio chair and take the starring role on Hockey Night in Canada that once was his – ringmaster of the most popular show on Canadian television – Ron MacLean will be looking in from the outside on Sunday nights.
Media FINALLY Picking Up On Mulcair’s Duplicity
(Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau earlier this year had also questioned the idea of tolls on the bridge … but lately has avoided making a firm commitment. HE should be pushed on this!)