THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. June 26th

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It's the birthday of PSR's Michael Easton, along with Peter Lorre, Nick Offerman, Pat Morita, and the late Col. Tom Parker. Ted Rogers Sr. introduced the revolutionary A/C vacuum tube, Bill Hughes hosted Roving Reporter show #12,000 on CKNW, the Rolling Stones released their first #1 hit in Britain, and WNEW-FM was the 1st station anywhere to play the eight-minute version of Don McLean's 'American Pie.' Fred Allen hosted his last radio show under his own name, Edward R. Murrow carried out his 500th and final 'Person to Person' interview, and Baywatch star David Hasselhoff checked himself into rehab. All the milestones for June 26th INSIDE.

Corus Cuts Again … As On-Air Experience Gives Way to Corporate Ties in Canadian...

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Harvey Oberfeld Reviews What's been happening in the Black Tower and Bell Media with the latest dismissals ... Inside

Sexual Abuse Reporting mete’s out $2,500 fine to Victoria Blogger

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Victoria blogger becomes criminalized for publicizing clergy sexual abuse.

Diane Sawyer Stepping Down at ABC News in August

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ABC Tears Up The Network News Script The Huffington Post  | By Jack Mirkinson Posted: 06/25/2014 9:08 am EDT  Lou Rocco via Getty Images Diane Sawyer is stepping down as the anchor of ABC's "World News," the...

L.A. Ratings Recall Illuminates PPM Problems

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Not sure if many of you caught wind of what happened with the recent PPM's in Los Angles... Inside please...

Jean Kasem tells TMZ ‘Casey’s Kids Wanted His Insurance Money’

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courtesy AllAccess.com June 25, 2014 at 4:38 AM (PT) It didn't take too long after CASEY KASEM's passing for the fight between his children and wife JEAN to turn ugly. TMZ is reporting JEAN KASEM is claiming the...

Cuts at Corus Vancouver

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another blood bath in the Black Tower... two newsies, Tom Mark and Terry Bell GONE!... Stu Walters, GONE!, as well as others.... read more inside...