Industry News

IT WAS AUG. 30th .. when, as the TV era kicked into high gear, "Screen Directors Playhouse" ended its 2.5 year run on NBC Radio... When "American Bandstand" aired for the final time as a daily show on ABC-TV, becoming a weekly hour on Saturdays for another 26 years... When, after five years, ABC-TV's "The Brady Bunch" came to an end ... ..and when the "Late Show with David Letterman" debuted on CBS-TV, with guests Bill Murray & Billy Joel. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

He had all but retired from the industry at the time of his death, with his last credited on-screen role coming in a few episodes of “Will & Grace” back in 2003.

IT WAS AUG. 29th .. when Calgary’s CFAC, the radio station of the Calgary Daily Herald, had its official opening at 7:45 p.m. with a concert by the Salvation Army Band… When the summertime replacement show Paul Whiteman Presents, with hostess Dinah Shore, was heard on NBC radio for the last time.. When Calgary got its first FM station CHFM-FM, at 95.9 MHz. It is currently branded as KiSS 95.9… .. and when the 120th and final episode of the ratings sensation The Fugitive aired, attracting the largest TV audience ever to that point. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 28th .. when U.S. radio’s first commercial was heard on WEAF in New York, as announcer H.M. Blackwell touted Hawthorne Court, a group of apartment buildings in Queens. The realty company had bought 10 minutes of commercial air time for $100… When 16 years after leaving the air Canada’s Happy Gang musical troupe reunited for two sold out reunion concerts at Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition… When the 40th Annual Emmy Awards gave top honors to 30something, The Wonder Years and Richard Kiley… ..and when The Jamie Foxx Show began its 4-and-a-half-year run on the WB network. ALL the milestones for Aug. 28th INSIDE!

The iHeartRadio teaser promos are already appearing on local television, and word is Bell will be applying their new format/branding acquisition to their Victoria...

IT WAS AUG. 27th … when CBLT Toronto moved down the dial from Channel 9 to Channel 6… When the country program that had first showcased the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton and Lefty Frizell, ‘Louisiana Hayride,’ aired for the last time on KWKH/1130 AM in Shreveport… When singer Connie Francis signed in as the celebrity mystery guest on CBS-TV’s panel show ‘What’s My Line?’… ..and when Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on the top-rated TV newsmagazine, ’60 Minutes,’ alongside (pictured) Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner and Ed Bradley. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

A group of Vancouver music industry and media have been putting this event together to support music therapy efforts in BC for many years.

IT WAS AUG. 26th … when pioneer Calgary radio station CHCQ became CFAC, its third set of new call letters in three months… When Ted Rogers Sr. manufactured the world’s first commercial AC (alternating current) radio tube… When the radio program “Arch Oboler’s Plays” featured the NBC Symphony as the musical backdrop for the drama, “This Lonely Heart”…. ..and when Red Barber (pictured) announced the first televised baseball games — on experimental TV station W2XBS in New York, the predecessor to WNBC. Brooklyn Dodgers hosted Cincinnati Reds in a doubleheader. ALL the milestones for Aug. 26th INSIDE!

IT WAS AUG. 25th .. when ‘Father Knows Best’ starring Robert Young began its 4-year run on NBC Radio… When the TV game show “Concentration” with Hugh Downs (pictured) aired for the first time on NBC… When the 43rd Emmy Awards gave their top trophies to LA Law, Cheers, Kirstie Alley and Patricia Wettig… ..and when the CRTC approved CHUB Nanaimo to move from 1570 KHz to 102.3 MHz, CHPQ Parksville from 1370 KHz to 99.9 MHz, and CKEG Nanaimo from 1350 KHz to 1570 KHz. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!