TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. June 10th
Judy Garland, actress Hattie McDaniel and actor Robert Cummings were born on this date.
Sammy Davis scored his only #1 hit, Elvis Presley and Buck Owens were recording their next releases, and The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night,"
both the album and the single, were released. While Janis Joplin took another step toward stardom with her first concert fronting Big Brother and the Holding Company,
Ray Charles, organist Earl Grant, actress Jo Van Fleet, TV newsman Judd Rose and Pittsburgh sportscaster Bob Prince were among the celebrities checking out this date.
And the quirky TV serial Twin Peaks aired its final episode.
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Ryder Loses A Listener The Best Way Possible
See how this Edmonton radio hosts reacts when he has to deal with a homophobic listener.
WideOrbit Acquires Abacast
Advertising manager software firm WIDEORBIT INC. has acquired ABACAST, a leading provider of streaming, live and on-demand ad insertion and monetization solutions for digital radio.
Harvey Oberfeld Checks Out Vancouver Radio Ratings
Broadcast Journalist/Blogger Harvey Oberfeld looks over the Vancouver Radio Rankings released last week, only to discover all these young 20's faces with hair coming in with the new...
RTDNA Winners
The RTDNA Canada Awards honour the very best in programming, stations and newsgathering organizations in radio, television and on digital platforms.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. June 9th
This date gave birth to Les Paul, Cole Porter, Jackie Wilson and Jackie Mason, not to mention TV journalist Marvin Kalb.
The novelty hit Purple People Eater reached #1 on the charts, Bobby Darin played his first date in Las Vegas, Tony Bennett played Carnegie Hall; and comedian Richard Pryor suffered life-threatening burns while freebasing cocaine.
Departing this vale of tears on June 9th were quizmaster Allen Ludden, Carol Burnett's ex Joe Hamilton, Penticton-born actress Alexis Smith, and UK orchestra leader Frank Chacksfield.
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Andrew Weaver – BC Green Party – Silencing critics instead of debating them
But Andrew, it's called 'freedom of speech'
What Hypocrisy!!! Listen up People!