CNN Laying Off 8% of Staff; Several Shows Cancelled

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As many as 300 of CNN’s workforce is being cut in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles. Jane Velez Mitchell‘s HLN show has been cancelled. All staff will be departing.

Who Are Those Mythical Millennials in Talk Radio?

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Go to any gathering of radio people these days and you are likely to hear a lot of them — especially those in Talk radio — saying how the industry needs to do a better job at courting and serving Millennials if radio wants to remain part of the generation’s audio future Come Inside and Read More...

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 14th

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It's the date that gave us Roger Moore, Lillian Gish, Harry Anderson, Canadian news anchor Harvey Kirck, radio actor Russell Thorson and singer/TV talent judge Usher. 'The Lux Radio Theatre' began its 20 year run, from New York; Edward Noble's purchase of NBC radio's Blue network was approved; the rescue of little Jessica McLure from an abandoned Texas wellshaft began on North American TV screens; Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers guested on ABC-TV's 'Shindig'; and 'Red Red Wine' by UB40 was #1. Notable obits for Oct. 14th include Bing Crosby, Leonard Bernstein, Elwood Glover, Keenan Wynn, Hy Averbach and Dame Edith Evans. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

The Stanley Cup and a Stranger

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I was working for CBC Radio in Edmonton and our national news desk in Toronto had assigned me to cover what could be the final Stanley Cup game - Byron Christopher Come Inside and Read More...

WMFJ Radio Aircheck 1

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Mark Summers flashes back to 1970 and Daytona Beach, Florida for this classic aircheck Come Inside and Listen...

MSNBC Loses Ratings Ground to CNN, Fox News

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In the past, MSNBC’s ratings have typically fallen during times of intensely followed major news events. The current period is awash in them, with stories like ISIS and Ebola commanding a high degree of international reporting. This plays well to CNN’s strengths. Come Inside and Read More...

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 13th

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It's the date of birth for Paul Simon, Marie Osmond, Nana Mouskouri, deejay Cousin Brucie Morrow, Billy Bush, Nipsey Russell and ventriloquist Burr Tillstrom. Tillstrom's creation 'Kukla Fran & Ollie' debuted on local Chicago TV, Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra co-hosted an ABC-TV special introducing Ford's Edsel; the third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential debate was televised with the nominees a continent apart; Jon Bon Jovi hosted Saturday Night Live; after 22 years CBS radio cancelled 'Art Linkletter's House Party'; and Beatlemania began with a BBC telecast of the Fab Four from the London Palladium. Leaving us this date were Ed Sullivan, Al Martino, Gary Collins, newsmen Douglas Edawards and Hughes Rudd, writer Stepehn Ambrose and actress Bea Benederet. Details and ALL the Oct. 13th milestones INSIDE.