Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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Casey Kasem’s Kids Sue Widow claiming Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse

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The lawsuit accuses Jean of inflicting emotional distress on Kasem’s children from a previous marriage by restricting access to their father before his death in 2014.

Yep, CNN Is Working With Hillary. Here’s The Proof

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Conservatives have always suspected that “unbiased” networks like CNN, CNBC and CBS are actually left-wing news-machines, skewing their narratives and telling half-truths

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 25th

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Happy Birthday to John Laroquette, Jill Hennessy, Christina Applegate, Amy Grant, and Bing Crosby’s widow Kathryn. Texas radio station WTAW aired the first football play-by-play; four decades later, CBS telecast the first NFL game in color; and even much later, CBC-TV aired the Grey Cup game for the last time. Also on this date Seattle got its first TV station, in fact the first station north of San Francisco; CBS cancelled the last 5 daytime serials on radio; Michael J. Fox revealed he had Parkinson’s disease and would be leaving ‘Spin City’; and CBS televised the TV special ‘Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing.’ Obits for Nov. 25th include Canadian TV chef Madame Benoit, comedian Flip Wilson, actor Jack Albertson (pictured), dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson, and onetime CKNW staff singer Alberta Slim. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

David Canary, Longtime ‘All My Children’ Star, Dies at 77

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He picked up five Daytime Emmys for his dual roles as twins Adam and Stuart Chandler on the soap and was nominated many more times.

Managers Corner: Balancing Relationships with Sports Teams

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It's always a balancing act. You have to make sure your partners are happy and that we have a good relationship. That's ongoing no matter what the topic is.

KPLU Sale Opposed by Pacific Lutheran Advisory Council

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The message: Don’t sell KPLU and don’t dilute the music, news and locally generated programming KPLU delivers to Puget Sound and global online listeners.

Canadian Radio Exec Explains Letter That Ended in His Resignation

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Rob Farina explains the reason behind his resignation from Rogers

Are You Hungry? by Paul Kaye

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It is my belief that the level of hunger -- in part -- can correlate to how quickly you can build and grow your business

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 24th

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Happy Birthday to Katherine Heigl, Colin Hanks, Sarah Hyland, Billy Connolly, Pete Best, and the late Howard Duff. It was the day JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald himself was shot dead by Jack Ruby; radio station KVI started serving Tacoma with 50 watts at 1280 KHz; CBC Vancouver opened its new radio-TV headquarters on Hamilton Street; the private eye show 'Simon & Simon' debuted on CBS-TV; Dusty Springfield and The Muppetts were featured on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show; and Frank Sinatra ended 2 years in retirement with the NBC-TV special 'Old Blue Eyes is Back'. The music world lost Freddie Mercury, Big Joe Turner, and Kiss drummer Eric Carr, and actors Richard Carlson and Pat Morita also passed. Details and ALL the Nov. 24 milestones INSIDE.

Newcap Cuts include Larry Hennessey

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Where are you Larry Hennessey?