Puget Sound Radio

With Rogers Sportsnet having scooped CFL host Dave Randorf from TSN for future NHL telecasts, insiders suggest there could be more jumping of ships in the works with a couple of potential Vancouver ties, e.g. Ray Ferraro and Farhan Lalji.

June 7th gave us singers Dean Martin and Tom Jones, and provided Al Martino with his 1st #1 hit. It also was the premiere date for the radio hit "The Adventures of Topper, plus "The Johnny Cash TV show" and "The $64,000 Question." Checking out on June 7th were sportscasters Jim McKay and Wayne Cody, Norris Goff of radio's "Lum & Abner," and Vancouver singer and broadcaster Arnie Nelson. Details of these and scores of other anniversaries INSIDE.

Yet another name change... this time for The Peak Smithers

Bell Media Report goes market by market, along with the demo and time as well as block breakdowns for Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal

As Mark Ramsey states "....gather a 'hive' of smart people and amazing speakers to see, discuss, and develop big ideas and rising rends in on-demand, radio, content, social, mobile, and technology that will shake up all audio entertainment and information platforms."

Radio personality Casey Kasem, who is at the center of a legal battle between family members over his care, was in critical condition at a Washington state hospital with an infected bed sore. Kasem, 82, was brought to the emergency room at St Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sunday suffering from the infection and was admitted that day, His condition has since deteriorated, and his family has gathered at his bedside.

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.