Fox News Channel and Dish Ratchet Up War of Words over Blackout Stalemate

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by Lisa de Moraes, Deadline.com   December 28, 2014 1:11pm   Dish Network customers have now passed the one-week mark minus access to Fox News Channel or Fox Business Channel, after those networks’ parent company could not reach agreement with the...

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 29th

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Happy Birthday to Ted Danson, Jon Voight, Mary Tyler Moore, Dinah Christie, Dina Merrill, Patricia Clarkson and Ashleigh Banfield. Radio soap favorite 'Young Dr. Malone' began 4 seasons on CBS-TV; WMCA's Good Goys' became the first N.Y. radio station to play 'The Beatles'; Jane Pauley ended her 13 years as co-host of NBC-TV's 'Today Show"; and Sly and the Family Stone headlined CBS-TV's 'Ed Sullivan Show.' And passing away at age 77 was the 'King of Jazz,' Paul Whiteman (pictured). ALL the milestones for Dec. 29th INSIDE.

Bill Cosby Hires ‘Batallion of Private Investigators’ to Discredit Accusers

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Cosby “is paying six-figure fees to private investigators for information that might discredit his alleged victims,” according to a report published on the New York Post website Sunday.

WOMC Radio Aircheck 1

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WOMC has also had many memorable slogans, like "WOM-SEE" and "Detroit's Big O", and when the call letters are said, they're said with emphasis on the O ("W Ohhh M C"). Come Inside and Listen...

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 28th

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Happy Birthday to Dame Maggie Smith, Denzel Washington, Seth Myers, Martin Milner, Nichelle Nichols and John Legend. The last episode of 'Ding Dong School' with Miss Frances aired on NBC-TV; trumpeter Hugh Masekela (pictured) guested on CBS-TV's 'To Tell the Truth'; Prime Minister Trudeau gave a year's end interview to CTV; 'The Edge of Night' wrapped up its 28 year run on CBS and later NBC-TV; CNN boss Ted Turner was named TIME Magazine's Man of the Year; and Ed Bradley interviewed an emotional Michael Jackson on CBS-TV's 60 Minutes. Dec. 28th obits include Clayton Moore (TV's Lone Ranger), Jerry Ohrbach of 'Law & Order,' William Demarest ('My Three Sons'), music men Billy Taylor and Freddie King, and singer/comedienne Kaye Stevens. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Singer turns Disc Jockey at CISN Country

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since he was a teenager, raised on a steady diet of rock radio via 630 CHED (another Corus property, it was a music station back in the day). Come Inside and Read about Clayton Bellamy...

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 27th

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Happy Birthday to broadcast journalists Savannah Guthrie, Cokie Roberts and Arthur Kent. It's also the date when the late Sydney Greenstreet and Oscar Levant were born. 'The Glenn Miller Show' began its 3-year, 3-times a week run on CBS radio; C-ISL AM 650 became Vancouver's Oldies Station, and CKKS became 'JACK FM.' Don McNeill's 'Breakfast Club' ended its 35 year run on ABC Radio; 'Howdy Doody Time' (pictured) started its 13 year run on NBC-TV; the prime time soap 'Knot's Landing' debuted on CBS-TV, and The Doors played 'Light My Fire' on CBS-TV's 'Jonathan Winters Show.' Among those departing forever Dec. 27th were Vancouver's first TV anchorman, Tom Robinson, and music men Hoagy Carmichael, Freddie King and Chris Gage. ALL the milestones for Dec. 27th INSIDE;