FOX, KCPQ in a Fight for Prize of NFL Telecasts

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By Sports Columnist ART THIEL. FOX so wants to own a station in Seattle market that they bought one in Bellingham as leverage against KCPQ’s owners. Losers could be some South Sound Seahawks fans.

Paul Harvey: Grandfather Of Conservative Talk?

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“Say the words ‘conservative radio’ to most young people today and they’ll likely come up with a name like Sean Hannity or Glenn Beck,” writes Watson Come Inside and Read More...

CBC ‘Hourglass’ and CKVU ‘Vancouver Show’ Host Mike Winlaw Dead at 76

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Mike was a face very familiar to West Coast TV viewers in the 1970's.

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 10th

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Born this date were Helen Hayes, Peter Coyote, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ben Vereen, Tanya Tucker, Mario Lopez, David Lee Roth and Thelonious Monk. The first of 165 episodes of '77 Sunset Strip' aired on ABC-TV; 'Zorro' and later 'The Geena Davis Show' also had their premieres on ABC. Frank Sinatra recorded his iconic 'Come Fly With Me'; The Supremes appeared for the 1st time on CBS-TV's 'Ed Sullivan Show'; Queen released 'Bohemian Rhapsody' as a single; Neil Diamond scored his first #1 hit with 'Cracklin' Rosie'; the BBC inexplicably banned the PG-rated 'Monster Mash'; and Victoria got country music back when CKXM AM1200 signed on, replacing CKDA. Obits Oct 10th include Redd Foxx, Eddie Cantor, Christopher Reeve, Alex Karras, Solomon Burke, and announcer Tony Marvin. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

A mini CKWX reunion showed up at this week’s RPM Luncheon

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This past Tuesday, Red Robinson's RPM Luncheon took place Come Inside and Read More...

Sat. Night Live Actress Jan Hooks Dead at 57

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Jan Hooks, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, died on Thursday in New York at the age of 57, her representative, Lisa Lieberman, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

He’s Done After 47 1/2 Years at CFCW

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Dale Smith, the morning news anchor at CFCW Camrose/Edmonton, is calling it quits –- after 47 and a-half years doing news at the station