Corus Entertainment Buys Shaw Media in $2.65B Deal
Both companies are controlled by the Shaw family through its voting shares
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 13th
After more than 13 years on ABC-TV’s daytime schedule ‘Ryan’s Hope’ aired its final episode.
The ‘made-in Canada’ action series ‘La Femme Nikita’ debuted on the USA cable channel.
And we lost two luminaries of early CBC television as comedian Frank Shuster and news anchor Earl Cameron died.
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‘Donovan’s Aircheck Corner’ featuring Kid Carson
In the first of his series, Donovan presents a couple of 'classic' airchecks of Kid Carson...
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 12th
‘Sam ‘n’ Henry,’ the local Chicago series that set the pattern for the legendary national radio hit, ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ debuted on WGN.
Another Chicago origination, the hit children’s puppet show ‘Kukla Fran & Ollie’ had its premiere on NBC-TV.
The live-action (Pow! Zonk!) ‘Batman’ series debuted on ABC-TV.
And ‘All in the Family’ episode 1 was seen on CBS, featuring TV’s first toilet flush.
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Ronn Owens Gets His Name On The Door @ KGO
January 11th, 2016
KGO/San Francisco recently saluted longtime mid-morning talk host Ronn Owens by naming theCumulus Media-owned News/Talker’s main studio in his honor.
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MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 11th
Lloyd Bridges starred for the first time in his syndicated TV action hit “Sea Hunt.”
16 years later on this date, ‘Love American Style’ aired for the final time on ABC-TV.
And 8 years later, CBC Television moved the National News up an hour to 10 pm, followed by ‘The Journal’ hosted by the incredible Barbara Frum.
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Pat O’Day Hosts Bellingham Showing of Rock Radio Doc
The film includes rarely seen archival footage of disc jockeys Pat O'Day of Seattle, David Marsden of Toronto, and two other eastern US deejays. It is to be shown 6:30 pm Thursday Jan. 21 in Bellingham.
BBC News Facing Tough Choices
Director of News James Harding says BBC News has to do its part to cut £5 million from its operations, mostly due to the fact fewer U.K. homes own TVs.
Ross Voice ‘See No Evil’ largest ratings ever
Our friend and client Ross Huguet and one of his most recent narrations for 'See No Evil' on Slice TV(Canada) and Investigation Discovery(US) had the largest ratings ever...
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 10th
NBC-TV aired the pilot for a US version of a hit BBC satirical news show, ‘That Was the Week that Was,’ with David Frost hosting as he had in the UK. It quickly became a weekly series.
56 years ago Canada’s comedy team Wayne & Schuster guest-hosted on CBS-TV’s ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ and performed a Professor Von Gartner skit.
And 45 years ago today the first-ever episode of ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ aired on PBS, with Alistair Cooke (pictured) as on-screen host.
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