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Longest-Serving KING5 Reporter Linda Brill to Retire

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Linda Brill is retiring this Friday March 20th, after a most impressive 37 years on the local beat for KING-TV news.

HBO Documentary Leads to Murder Charge Against Millionaire

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Robert Durst, 71, faces trial in the death of writer and Durst confidant Susan Berman, whose body was found in her West Los Angeles home nearly 15 years ago.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. March 16th

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IT WAS MARCH 16th ... when the president's daughter, Margaret Truman (pictured), made her professional singing debut in an ABC Radio broadcast from Detroit that attracted 15 million listeners .... When the big winners at the Emmy Awards were The Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young and Loretta Young ... When the musical headliners on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show were singers Janis Joplin and Ed Ames, plus Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Boots Randolph... And when Bell Canada acquired another 84 radio stations and 35 cable TV channels from Astral Media for $3.38 billion .... Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Justin Bieber Ends his TV Roast With Humility: PLUS Best Jokes

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Bieber's Comedy Central roast was a mostly hilarious affair, until the very end when the 21-year-old pop star took a moment to reflect on his troubles in recent years.

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. March 15th

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IT WAS MARCH 15th... when BC got its second radio station operated by The Vancouver Sun, two days after The Province station debuted... When future Montreal rock radio powerhouse CFOX hit the airwaves, under the ownership of Gordon Sinclair Jr... When CBS television introduced its 'Morning Show' (pictured), hosted by future iconic news anchor Walter Cronkite... and when CBS announced it was cancelling its Sunday night lynchpin 'The Ed Sullivan Show' after 23 seasons. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The Low Down with Fiona Forbes & guest Drex

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFbG5FcM8g Vancouver Shaw Cable TV's Fiona Forbes hosts a weekly show on Shaw called, The Low Down. Guests this week include Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan,...

10 Questions for Seattle-raised PD Jon Ballard

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Jon Ballard is afternoon guy & PD at 105.1 'THE BLAZE' Fresno Calif.  courtesy AllAccess.com  March 10, 2015  BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: KISW/Seattle, KZZP/Phoenix, DC101/Washington, DC, BIG 100.3/Washington,...

A tribute to Al McCann By Cam Tait

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Long time Edmonton Journalist Cam Tait remembers and pays tribute to the man in Fridays Edmonton Sun More Inside...

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. March 14th

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It was March 13th when Pete Parker, on radio station CKCK Regina, called the world's first play-by-play of a complete professional hockey game, just days ahead of Foster Hewitt... when comedians Fred Allen and Jack Benny (pictured) began their 12-year-long 'feud' in an NBC broadcast from the Hotel Pierre in New York City, attracting the second largest audience in the history of radio... when Arthur Godfrey turned down the chance to sign Elvis Presley for his CBS TV Talent Scouts Show. Instead at the same audition he signed singer Pat Boone... and when ABC-TV aired the final episode of Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

FCC Unveils Open Internet Order

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No Blocking, No Throttling, No Paid Prioritization Just the tip of the iceberg.. Come Inside and Read More....