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There were high expectations that sparks would fly, maybe even punches thrown

A non-jury trial begins Wednesday afternoon at the Skagit County Courthouse in Washington state to hear an appeal by BBC Broadcasting Inc. against a decision by Whatcom County to reject the company’s application to erect five 45-metre (150-foot) steel towers near the Tsawassen border.

Roundhouse Radio more of its programming line-up which includes Jim Byrnes, Janice Ungaro & Cory Ashworth, Joannah Connolly and Tonye Aganaba, just to name a few...

It’s the birthday of CBS president Les Moonves, actors Jeremy Sisto and Ioan Gruffudd, plus the late Robert Mitchum, Canadian radio inventor Reginald Fessenden, and early Vancouver broadcaster Gerry Wilmot. Both 'Show Boat' and the human interest radio show ‘Hobby Lobby’ debuted on NBC, which also introduced Frank Sinatra as 'Rocky Fortune': ‘The Ed Wynn Show’ became the first regular live TV origination from the West Coast; Pat Boone guested on Rod Serling’s NBC-TV show ‘Night Gallery’; 21-yr old Barbra Streisand guested on CBS-TV’s ‘Judy Garland Show’; ‘Dear John’ starring Judd Hirsch (pictured) debuted on NBC-TV; the TV special ‘Ray Charles:50 Years of Music’ aired on FOX; and Howard Stern announced he would soon be moving to satellite radio. ALL the milestones for Oct. 6th can be found INSIDE.

After 39 years with 680 CJOB, veteran broadcaster Brian Barkley will be retiring at the end of the month. He's spent the last 25 years giving Winnipeggers the most trusted traffic advice. Congratulations, Brian!

Another week of challenge for BC’s television news programming ...as viewership shifts and rating declines are no doubt causing alarm bells to ring at some ...

Radio is cheap and offers exposure to strong affinity groups.

Cumulus Radio’s biggest shareholder, Chairman Jeffrey Marcus made a tough call last week swapping out longtime CEO Lew Dickey for magazine industry honcho Mary Berner, who famously took Reader’s Digest Association through bankruptcy. That has led to a swirl of gossip that bankruptcy court is the next stop for the No. 2 US radio station owner.

It’s the birthday of Kate Winslet, Bob Geldof, Daniel Baldwin, Steve Miller, and the late Bernie Mac, Allen Ludden (pictured) and Godfrey announcer Tony Marvin. CBS radio’s ‘Hollywood Hotel’ became the first major national show to originate from Hollywood;’The Honeymooners’ were seen for the first time on the old Dumont Network; ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries’ aired for the final time on ABC Radio, while ‘Gilmour’s Albums’ began its 40 year run on CBC radio, and Danny Finkleman began his 20 year run with ‘Finkleman’s 45′s’ Saturday night on the CBC. ‘Meet the Press’, still with us 70 years later, aired for the 1st time on Mutual radio, Details and ALL the milestones for Oct. 5th INSIDE.