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Tom Wheeler’s remarks come as he has proposed “opening up” the cable set-top box, in which source codes would be made available on an open platform so manufacturers could make and sell rival devices.

IT WAS MAY 18th … when radio’s espionage adventure drama Counterspy premiered on the Blue Network, beginning a 15-year run… When 18-year-old singer Jackie DeShannon made her network television debut on CBS-TV’s Jackie Gleason Show… When the final episode of “Baretta” aired on ABC TV, and the last “Murphy Brown” ran on CBS … ..and when 77-year old disk jockey Jack Cullen aired his final “Owl Prowl” on CKNW as the Vancouver station moved to a fulltime news/talk format. ALL the milestones for May 18th INSIDE.

"for those who missed the ceremony, here's a Canadian radio legend being honoured last week at CMW... (Pictured J Robert Wood)

Curiosity helps us to evolve as individuals. It is the spark that helps us learn and grow. It compels us to discover not only the world around us but the wider world. Your creativity and imagination are tied to your curiosity. Creativity comes from asking questions and wondering 'what if?'

IT WAS MAY 17th … when the quiz show for the intelligentsia “Information Please!” began its 10-year run on radio, the first 2.5 years on the NBC Blue Network… When the final episode of Groucho’s radio/TV quiz show “You Bet Your Life” was taped … When the Elton John TV special “Say Goodbye To Norma Jean And Other Things” aired on ABC… ..and when NBC-TV paid $5 million for the rights to air the 1939 movie blockbuster “Gone with the Wind” just one time. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

You can listen to the hearing through a live audio feed available on our website at: www.crtc.gc.ca

Taking place in Edmonton on Wednesday May 25th. No need to RSVP, just please come to the event and share some great memories of Patrick Cardinal, event will likely run until 10:00pm

Marty Forbes Salutes his Media Family for all the help and assistance in fighting the fire in Fort McMurray

IT WAS MAY 16th … when the first radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was heard via Louisville’s WHAS … When the popular radio thriller ‘The Whistler’ debuted on Columbia’s West Coast network, sponsored by Signal Oil … When ‘Cross Canada Check Up,’ the national open line show, debuted on CBC Radio. It has continued for 51 years so far… When the popular series ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘Baywatch Nights’ ended their first runs on national TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

having worked radio south of the border, then falling in love and marrying a Canadian gal, both returned to her home land and was the beginning of an impressive career to follow. (Mark Jan Vrem - Pictured)