Puget Sound Radio

KING director of sales Jim Rose has been promoted to VP and station manager of the Seattle NBC affiliate. Rose started at KING in 2000. Previously he worked for KTVX in Salt Lake City and was a research manager for Blair TV in New York. He started his career as promotion coordinator withWPLJ-FM in New York.

As well as D-Day in WWII, June 6th gave us Front Page Challenge on CBC-TV; Gordon Sinclair gave the first of what would be a lifetime of personal newscasts on Toronto's CFRB; Herman's Hermits headlined the Ed Sullivan Show, while Rod Stewart started his solo singing career. Bob Barker taped his final Price is Right, and Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," the record that revolutionized the music business, hit #1 for the first time. Details on these and scores of other anniversaries INSIDE.

For those who maintain the 2+ numbers are of little value, David Bray breaks out the ratings leaders for each city in the various demo groups.

Here is some of Mark Summers favorite production work done at K97 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There are commercials, Station Promo's, Id's & Songs. Voiced by Gord Marriott and Terry Evans.

Gloria Macarenko, the host of the evening newscast at 5.00pm and 6.00pm has just celebrated her 25th anniversary at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It’s a good time to look back at her time at the public broadcaster, as well as look ahead. She’s recently begun hosting Our Vancouver, an hourly program on weekends.

Despite audience drops, Country CKRY and CBC Radio One continue as market leaders. Kiss FM plummets; UP, AMP and Jack FM make healthy gains.