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IT WAS AUG. 20th .. when the first U.S. commercial radio station, 8MK (which later became WWJ), began daily broadcasting in Detroit… When Prince George (BC) TV station CKPG-TV signed on Channel 2 as a CBC affiliate…. When the first episode of the teen sitcom “Saved By The Bell” aired on NBC. It was a Saturday morning favorite for 4 seasons.. ..and when Moffat Broadcasting sold off its empire, two Edmonton stations going to WIC (now Corus), two in Winnipeg going to Rogers, a pair in Calgary going to Golden West, while Vancouver’s CKLG-AM and CFOX-FM were sold to Shaw. ALL the milestones for Aug. 20th INSIDE!

Qualified candidates will be graduates of a recognized broadcast journalism program and/or have previous experience in a radio newsroom, possess excellent writing and communication skills, must be able to take direction and work well in a team environment.

Riley, who also voiced Stu Pickles on The Rugrats cartoon and appeared in several Mel Brooks comedies, died in a Los Angeles hospital of pneumonia after a long illness.

IT WAS AUG. 19th …. when “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” the 15 minute nightly radio comedy starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, made its network debut on the NBC Blue chain… When Edmonton got its latest AM station CHQT (1110 KHz) and Yorkton Sask. got its first and only one CJGX AM 1340… When WINS radio in New York City announced it would no longer play white artist cover versions of R&B hits. For example, the DJs were instructed to play Fats Domino’s “Ain’t It A Shame,” not Pat Boone’s… ..and when the 58th and final episode of the rock ‘n’ roll sitcom “The Monkees” aired on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Hiller was also a noted television director early in his career, having been nominated for an Emmy in 1962 for his work directing the series “Naked City.”

“Independents can have a huge influence on election outcomes, and the Local Vote insights show the dominance radio has in reaching persuadable voters in battleground states,” said Pat McGee, SVP of Political Strategies for Katz Radio Group.

When we talk about meters we tend to think of them as disconnected from each other: Independent listening events. But this is hardly true. Households affect listening within that household to a significant degree, at least inasmuch as multiple panelists share the same car.

Veteran broadcaster and producer Doug Thompson (pictured) is a real driving force at the CBMF. “I got involved about nine years ago, through the late Bob Laine, with whom I’d worked at CHUM. We were the archivists there,” he explains.

Tell your clients how radio works if you want it to work for them.

Last we heard, Chucky (pictured), had left the country and joined his sons in some far away land.