MONDAY in Broadcast History .. July 25th
IT WAS JULY 25th … when the Canadian Marconi Company made the first trans-Atlantic two-way radio broadcast from Signal Hill, Newfoundland, to the S-S “Victoria” 1200 miles away…
When 2XAG in Schenectady, NY (later known as WGY) became the first radio station in the U.S. to broadcast with a 50,000-watt transmitter….
When in pre-WWII New York City TV station W2XBS presented television’s first musical comedy.The show was Topsy and Eva ….
..and when NBC-TV’s “Midnight Special” featured songs by Neil Sedaka, Janis Ian, Jessi Colter, and Kraftwerk. Hostess for the week was Helen Reddy (pictured).
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SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. July 24th
IT WAS JULY 24th .. when U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped in the middle of his 4th ‘Fireside Chat’ on national radio and asked for a glass of water, which he then sipped…
When the melodramatic “Romance of Helen Trent” debuted on midwest regional radio before becoming a CBS network staple three months later, and running daily for the next 27 years!…
When NBC correspondent Edwin Newman became news anchor of the TV network’s ‘Today Show’….
..and when the independent sales of three BC radio stations.. CJAT Trail. CJAV Port Alberni, and CKAY Duncan .. were approved by the CRTC.
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Veteran Journalist Tom Gould dies
Gould interviewed every prime minister from Louis St. Laurent to Brian Mulroney, as well as world leaders such as Deng Xiaoping, Alexander Haig and Indira Gandhi.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. July 22nd
IT WAS JULY 22nd … when the British sitcom that gave rise to CBS-TV’s ‘All in the Family’, ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ debuted on BBC-TV…
When a UK floating pirate radio station, “Swinging Scotland”, shut down for lack of funds…
When The Doors were guests on ABC-TV’s American Bandstand, performing “Crystal Ship” and “Light My Fire”…
.. and when a license for Kelowna’s second radio station CKIQ-1150 was approved by the CRTC.
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Roger Ailes Resigns as Fox News Chief After Sexual Harassment Accusations
Ailes' exit marks the end of an era at Fox News Channel, the cable news landscape overall and at 21st Century Fox, where the news chief has enjoyed a long and close relationship with Rupert Murdoch. It was Murdoch's idea to start a conservative cable news network more than 20 years ago, tapping Ailes, who shared Murdoch's conservative ideology, to execute it
North Easton sings about ‘Change’
North and his family have already packed their bags and the van which will bring them across Canada, landing on Vancouver Island where North was born and raised in Victoria.
Taylor Galvin joins the morning show at CFWE Edmonton
Taylor will be joining Wally Desjarlais on the morning show and will also take on the role of Internet Radio Coordinator for Raven which is one of our companion internet stations.
Do you want CUSTOMERS or CLIENTS? – by Ryan Ghidoni
Whether you’re in sales or creative, this one question will determine what kind of career you have.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. July 21st
It’s the date that gave us Marshall McLuhan, Don Knotts (pictured), Robins Williams and Kay Starr.
The CRTC gave approval to the Global TV network, “I Walk the Line” started 8 weeks atop the Country Music chart, Queen played the Montreal Forum, and Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart insured her legs for $2 million.
Leaving us on July 21st were actors Basil Rathbone and Robert Young, broadcaster Dave Garroway, singer Dorothy Collins, and musician Long John Baldry.
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Justin Riley Named PD for Seattle’s Power 93, KISS FM
Most recently, RILEY was the PD for Z100 and JAM’N 107.5 in PORTLAND, OR.
