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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...

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.

Born this date were daytime radio star Jane Ace, Dick Gregory, Hugh Jackman, Nancy Kulp, Kirk Cameron, sportscaster Tony Kubek, and Sam Moore. After 15 years on radio 'Burns and Allen' made their debut on CBS-TV; 'Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons' began its 18 year run on network radio; Walter Cronkite spent all 3 prime time hours on CBS-TV on the memoirs of Dwight Eisenhower; the late singer Karen Carpenter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; the Statler Brothers debuted their new series on the Nashville Network; 'Sugar Shack' started its 5 week run atop the charts, and Vancouver-based Nickelback scored their first #1 album. Celebrities leaving us on Oct. 12th include announcers Joel Aldred and Johnny Olsen, musicians Ray Conniff, Carmen Cavallero, John Denver and Gene Vincent, Bullwinkle producer Jay Ward, and veteran actor Leon Ames. Details and ALL the Oct 12th milestones INSIDE.

Not only had Rogers Communications Inc. wrenched the Canadian national broadcast rights to NHL games from the CBC’s grasp with a stunning $5.2-billion payout over the next 12 years, but the Visigoths were actually at the gate. Come Inside and Read More...

Believe me, if the media …at any level … took up this cause IN UNISON and FOUGHT for the public’s right to know ..not just occasionally mention its breach … reporting it OVER AND OVER, every day or every newscast, in every newspaper … the politicians will get OUR message. Come Inside and Read More of Harvey Oberfeld

Industry Minister James Moore says he's articulated residents' concerns to U.S. officials