RIP actress Polly Bergen .. from ‘To Tell the Truth’ to ‘Desperate Housewives’
Polly Bergen won an Emmy in 1958 for her role as Helen Morgan on “Playhouse 90.” She was a regular panellist on the original 'To Tell The Truth.' Bergen was a regular in TV movies and miniseries in the 1980s, most notably in the 1983 epic “The Winds of War” and the 1988 sequel, “War and Remembrance,” for which she was nominated for a best supporting actress Emmy .in 1989. In recent years she had strong supporting roles in the series 'Commander in Chief' and 'Desperate Housewives.'
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 20th
Sept. 20th brought us Sophia Loren, Gogi Grant, Gary Cole, orchestra leader Frank Devol, Northern Exposure's Peg Phillips (Photo) and Leah Pinsent.
The Calgary station now known as City TV signed on, while Vancouver's CKLG 73 ended 29 years of rock music and switched fulltime to talk. Jimmy Stewart debuted a radio western 'The Six-Shooter' on NBC,; the 'Bill Cosby Show' began its popular 8-year run on NBC-TV, while 'You'll Never Get Rich' with Phil Silvers, and the original 'Hawaii Five-Oh' had their premieres on CBS-TV. Pat Boone and Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded #1 hits, while Gunsmoke's bartender Glenn Strange, singer Jim Croce, and bandleader Paul Weston all departed this vale of tears.
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Study Finds US Radio Does Not Get Fair Share of Ad Dollars
courtesy AllAccess.com September 19, 2014 at 3:55 AM (PT
Does radio get its fair share of advertising spending?
No, finds new data from eMARKETER.
In the study, digital and radio received less ad dollars than their time spent...
CRTC and Netflix Clash at ‘Let’s Talk TV’ Hearings
Tempers Flare in Sparring over Regulation, Customer data
by James Bradshaw - MEDIA REPORTER, The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Sep. 19 2014, 1:46 PM EDT
As Netflix argued regulating its service would hamper consumer choice, a series of...
How to ignite your passion on the radio by Steve Kowch
Passion | Be a compelling story teller | Have an entertaining personality
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FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 19th
It's the birthday of Joan Lunden, Don Harron, Sylvia Tyson, James Lipton, Adam West, Mama Cass Elliott, and Brook Benton.
The early radio soap opera 'Just Plain Bill' debuted on a regional CBS network;'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', 'Search for Tomorrow' and 'Judging Amy'' had their premieres on CBS Television. 'M*A*S*H aired its finale to a record viewership on CBS-TV, while 'ER' played its first episode on NBC-TV. Canada's Giselle MacKenzie became host and featured singer on NBC-TV's 'Your Hit Parade'; Max Weinberg debuted as drummer in Springsteen's E St. Band; and Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman were costars on NBC-TV's live production of 'Our Town.'
Signing off for the final time on Sept. 19th were Bob's widow Dolores Hope, 'Make Believe Ballroom' deejay Martin Block, pianist Arthur Ferrante, and country singer Red Foley.
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Jas Johal Quits Global TV
And he’s NOT going to another TV station
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