TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 5th
ON THIS DAY in 1914
actor David Brian was born in New York City.
Besides a spotty big screen career he starred in radio & TV versions of the weekly series Mr. District Attorney, and guested in episodic...
Kelowna’s Taylor Kitsch Favored for Season 2 of HBO’s True Detective
Plot Details Emerge; Vince Vaughn in Talks, Elisabeth Moss Circling
By Jeff Sneider, TheWrap.com August 4, 2014
Vince Vaughn (above) is in talks to play the central antagonist (not necessarily the villain or murderer – this is a...
Top Three Mistakes Talk Show Hosts Make On Radio
Steve Kowch covers the mistakes made by Today's Radio Talk Show Hosts... One Major Mistake: Stealing The Listener’s Thunder
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Embattled ‘Meet the Press’ Host David Gregory Meets with CNN
Sources say that Gregory’s days at “Meet the Press” are numbered, with ratings down, but that NBC would likely wait until after the midterm elections to make any change. But multiple sources told the New York Post that Gregory was seen in CNN’s building Thursday, signaling he could be prepping a move himself.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 4th
This date gave us the great Louis Armstrong, actors Billy Bob Thornton and Richard Belzer, and morning TV producer Michael Gelman.
General Electric's pioneer radio station signed on in Schenectady N.Y. with 100,000 watts, the series 'Crime Doctor' debuted on CBS radio, the Everly Brothers performed on TV's Ed Sullivan Show, John Lennon began work on his final album, and Prince's 'Purple Rain' began a 24 week reign atop the pop charts.
Obits included BCTV anchorman Robert Malcolm, music's Eddie Condon and Lee Hazlewood, media tycoon Sir Roy Thomson, and funnyman/singer Frank Fontaine.
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San Francisco Radio Waves: The Pair that Led KCBS to #1
by Ben Fong-Torres, Radio Waves, San Francisco Chronicle
Aug. 3, 2014
KCBS uses state-of-the-art equipment, but Stan Bunger and Susan Leigh Taylor read the news from paper scripts. Photo: Tim Jordan
KCBS (740 AM) is...
Ex-Atlanta Braves Broadcaster Pete Van Wieren, Dead at 69
By Mark Townsend , Big League Stew (MLB blog) Aug. 3 2014
Even if you weren't an Atlanta Braves fan growing up in 70s and 80s, chances are the voices of Ernie Johnson Sr., Skip Caray and Pete Van...
