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Don has worked on the BC Coast at News1130, Jack FM, VoicePrint, Z95 and 650 CISL

The BCAB Excellence Awards for the 69th Annual BCAB Conference is now open for submissions

Lots of fun to be had in Prince George with the Celebrating of 70 years of broadcasting of CKPG/The Drive

In the real world of radio where time is a commodity…we need to focus on the big clients who are on the air year round

On this date ‘My True Story’ began its daily, almost 19-year run on ABC Radio. “The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show,” a musical variety half-hour, debuted on ABC-TV. Vancouver’s CFBT-FM (The Beat) first began testing its transmitter on 94.5 KHz. And one of the stars of the CBS- TV sitcom M*A*S*H, McLean Stevenson (pictured), suffered a fatal heart attack at age 68. ALL the milestones for Feb. 15th INSIDE.

It’s the date that Vancouver’s CKMO AM 1410 became C-FUN, under new ownership. The first lady, Jacqueliine Kennedy gave a televised tour of the White House to both CBS and NBC. CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite, the ‘most trusted man in America,’ announced his retirement. The musical special, ‘Barbra Streisalnd: Timeless’ aired in prime time on FOX. And music legend Frank Zappa appeared on NBC-TV’s “Miami Vice” playing the head of a drug ring. ALL the milestones for Feb 14th INSIDE.

“That region’s known for being home to a lot of sasquatches. That’s what it’s named after.” To be clear, Saskatchewan is a Cree word for “swift flowing river.”

Capturing the memories and music from the Mid Sixties in Victoria by Steve Simpson who recalls his late friends Cal Batchelor and Steve Pugsley...

Jack Webb’s (pictured) first popular radio series, ‘Pat Novack for Hire,’ went national on ABC, following a successful West Coast run. The pre-school children’s show ‘Mr. Dressup’ with Ernie Coombs began a nearly 30 year run on CBC-TV. ABC-TV announced it had renewed ‘NYPD Blue’ for a tenth seaason. And campus radio station CJSF FM 90.1 signed-on from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. ALL the milestones for Feb. 13th INSIDE.

Shares of Sirius XM Canada Holdings, which owns Sirius XM Canada Inc, rose 16 percent to C$4.26 in morning trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.