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Coast to Coast’s George Noory prepared to be drafted for President

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While Noory says he has no plans to do anything other than continue to host his nightly talk show, at least through his current deal that ends in 2020, he acknowledges that he’s heard a substantial number of appeals from listeners across the country, asking him to run for the White House

Nanaimo broadcaster shaves her head and more for ‘Tour de Rock’

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Hilary Eastmure, a broadcast journalist for 91.7 Coast FM, along with 20 riders on the Tour de Rock, rolled into Maffeo Sutton Park to meet with the members of the community and raise money to fight childhood cancer

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 29th

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Born this date were Gene Autry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bryant Gumbel, Gwen Ifill, Madeline Kahn and MASH’s Larry Linville. The daytime radio game show Double or Nothing got its start on Mutual; Lowell Thomas (pictured) began his 46-year career of nightly radio news broadcasts; and the Adventures of Sam Spade began its Sunday night run on CBS Radio. Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, a radio hit, got its start on CBS-TV. Also debuting on the Tiffany network were the TV hits Designing Women, My Favorite Martian, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Alice, and The Judy Garland Show. Sept. 29th was also the date a number of ABC-TV hits debuted, including Love American Style, My Three Sons, Make Room for Daddy, thirtysomething, Macgyver and Grace Under Fire. And CBR-FM signed on for the first time at 102.1 on Calgary’s radio dial. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

Leafs Radio Play-by-Play to be Called Off TV? Well, Maybe...

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Radio crew back on the road after fears they would be grounded Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen is seen in the Air Canada Centre prior to...

Catherine Coulson, Log Lady on ‘Twin Peaks’, Dies at 71

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Coulson, who also worked as a camera assistant, reprised the Log Lady role in the feature “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” and more recently, she appeared on an episode of “Portlandia” and in the film “Redwood Highway.”

KOMO-TV’s New News Set Pays Tribute to Colleagues

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The Devlin Design Group set features Seattle’s skyline, surrounding water and nearby forests in a large RGB LED backlit wall. An LED backlit pattern gives a nod to Seattle’s rainy climate.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 28th

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William S. Paley, the founder of CBS was born this date, as was Ed Sullivan, the awkward host of early TV's Sunday night blockbuster on CBS. Sept. 28th saw the first color telecast of a World Series game; The Giselle Mackenzie Show, Miami Vice, Hazel, and Dr. Kildare all made their debuts on NBC-TV, while the same network aired the finale of The Shari Lewis Show (with Lambchop.) CBS-TV aired M*A*S*H episode 100, and John Lennon was a guest deejay on New York's WNEW-FM. Foster Hewitt described Paul Henderson's summit-clinching goal against the Soviets, and The Beatles were heard for the first time in North America on the Murray the K radio show. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Brian Brenn, longtime Anchor at Vancouver’s News 1130, Loses Battle with...

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Brian Brenn, a non-practising lawyer and holder of three university degrees, anchored news at News1130 from 1996-2008 before retiring to host weekend morning news. He stepped down from his final gig as co-host of the weekend morning news in early July.

Ex-News 1130 Staffer Jeff Palmer Recovering from 3 Heart Attacks

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Palmer was participating in the Cops for Cancer ride when he first went into full arrest.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 26th

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This date gave us Marty Robbins, Julie London, Olivia Newton John, Kent McCord, and Linda Hamilton. Vancouver's CKWX opened a newly-built state-of-the-art radio facility on Burrard Street; Paul Anka and Roseanne Barr had their stars unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.; the first Nixon-Kennedy Presidential Debate was staged; ‘Beverly Hillbillies’, ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘Jake and the Fatman’ and the original ‘Hawaii Five-Oh’ began their runs on CBS;’The Brady Bunch’ debuted on ABC-TV. and ‘Knight Rider’ began its run on NBC. Obits Sept. 26th include actors Richard Mulligan (of ‘Empty Nest’) and Charles Correll (of radio’s ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’), bandleader Billy Vaughn, singer Robert Palmer, and the boop-boop-a-doop girl Helen Kane. Specifics of ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.