Harassment and Abuse of Reporters Cannot Be Tolerated

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Actions by police authorities this week resulted in the arrest and detainment of two news reporters

Robin Williams Was Sober: Had Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease

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courtesy NBCNews.com Aug. 14 2014 Robin Williams was sober but struggling with early stages of Parkinson’s Disease at the time of his death, his wife said Thursday. “Robin spent so much of his life helping others....

David Gregory Out, Chuck Todd In at Meet the Press

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Gregory is expected to leave NBC News.

Robin Williams Only Agreed to ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Sequel Because He Needed the Money

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As Said Robin Williams, found hanged at his home near San Francisco on Monday, resented having to agree to appear in a sequel to his hit film Mrs. Doubtfire, but felt he had no choice because he needed the money. He felt that acting in films “brought out his demons” because he invested so much energy in them and left him “drained” and vulnerable to depression.

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. August 14th

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Born this date were Steve Martin, Halle Berry, Marcia Gay Harden and singers David Crosby and Buddy Greco. Sun Records in Memphis was declared a Historic Landmark, the daytime soap Ma Perkins began its 27 year run on radio, Norman Corwin's radio special onn the fall of Japan aired on CBS, five UK Pirate Radio Stations were silenced, and Rod Stewart's first solo hit 'Maggie Mae' was released. Signing off forever were Elvis' mother Gladys Presley, Oscar Levant, shortstop/baserball color guy Pee Wee Reese, NBC newsman Douglas Kiker, and actors Bruno Kirby & Ron Pallilo. ALL the Aug 14th milestones INSIDE.

CKNW shakes up programming, adds DJ Drex to roster

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It's Drex in the evenings on CKNW... Jon McComb from 6am to 10, Simi from 10-2, and guess who from 2 to 6PM... come inside and Read More... The Casualties: Among other things, that means the weekly Cutting Edge of the Ledge segment featuring TV broadcaster Keith Baldrey and newspaper columnist Vaughn Palmer has now run its course, Mr. Koenigsfest said, though he added he is looking for a place on air for both contributors.

Limbaugh Comments Draw Fire … Again

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Rush fires back at “what the left — and particularly the leftist media — is attempting to do in twisting my comments about the Robin Williams suicide”