Cancer Claims Lee Marshall, voice of Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger

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Lee Marshall, voice of Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger, at age 67 Michael Stark, owner of L.A. Radio Studio located at Ports O’ Call in San Pedro, broke the sad news: Legendary broadcaster and newsman Lee Marshall...

THURSDAY in Broadcast History… May 1st

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ON THIS DAY in 1892, conductor Howard Barlow was born in Plain City Ohio.  After 15 years as conductor of the Columbia Symphony Orchestra (CBS) he joined the NBC program Voice of Firestone in 1943, and remained with...

Is Bell Media Going Solo TV News Anchors?

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Bell Media's CTV Edmonton has decided not to fill Carrie Doll's 6:00 anchor position after all. An in-house  announcement was made last Friday by the stations GM, telling the crew Daryl McIntyre will be the solo...

Peter Maher Retires as Voice of Calgary Flames

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Canadian Press April 29, 2014, 1:10 PM CALGARY — Peter Maher has called his last game for the Calgary Flames. Maher, the radio voice of the Flames since they moved to Alberta from Atlanta in 1980, announced...

Wednesday In Broadcast History .. April 30th

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     It's Wednesday ON THIS DAY in 1908 actress Eve Arden was born Eunice Quedens in Mill Valley Calif. She won an Emmy for her star-making turn as "Our Miss Brooks", which she introduced on radio in 1948 and on TV...

A Disc Jockey’s Domestic Shuffle

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Closing A Long Overdue Connectivity Link By Dave Reynolds April 29th, 2014 I have a nice story I think. As I prepare for a domestic shuffle, I've been trying to get rid of clutter. Endless boxes and...

Is This Radio’s New Story?

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RADIO'S NEW STORY?   April 29th, 2014 With TV's instant ratings and advertisers believing for the longest time they needed pictures (newspapers) to move product, radio salespeople were at an immediate disadvantage when they walked through the...