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His present employer, Sirius XM (SIRI) satellite radio, recently became the target of Stern's ire. He was upset that, according to him, they had agreed to a later start for his regular live broadcast, but then conditioned this upon his renewing his current contract with them. Stern has strongly hinted that he won’t do so.

MSNBC notably sunk below the 100,000-viewer mark in the key demo for total day, falling to an average 83,000 adults 25-54. That means that for the past year, MSNBC's daily demo average has ranked below the historic fourth-place net:

The far left needs a gimmick to mask its intentions. We got a gimmick with the first black president — an abject failure. So Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley can forget it – they’re just plain old white guys

Although non-industry media often confuse the two, radio industry folks understand that there are “news” shows and ‘Talk about the news” shows — in fact, it’s the whole basis for “News/Talk” radio.

The letter says a host on the station promoted a Vancouver marijuana dispensary during a segment last month. The CKNW host at the centre of the letter from Health Canada is Justin Wilcomes.

IT WAS JUNE 2nd ... when TV broadcasting started in Canada as Radio Canada's Channel 2 in Montreal began airing a test pattern... When the coronation of 27-year-old Queen Elizabeth II was broadcast around the world... When Barbara Walters interviewed the legendary Katharine Hepburn on TV and asked what kind of tree she would be... ..and when the final episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" aired in syndication. ALL the milestones for June 2nd INSIDE.

Meanwhile, just under half of TV newsrooms reported budget increases this year, while most radio news budgets stayed flat.

IT WAS JUNE 1st .. when the first seeds of the CBC were sown as Canadian National Railways formed the CNR Radio Department under W.D. Robb.. When the soon-to-become-legendary Lux Radio Theater moved from New York City to Hollywood... When "The Mask of Medusa," on ABC-TV's Twilight Theater, featured the network-TV acting debut of New Westminster's Raymond Burr (pictured), soon-to-be TV's 'Perry Mason'... When CNN first began broadcasting via US cable systems ... ..and when the CBS/CBC Sunday night TV showcase which drew families together for 22 years, the Ed Sullivan Show aired for its final time. ALL the milestones for June 1st HERE.

NBC News chairman Andy Lack has reportedly asked employees to “think creatively” in terms of a slot for Williams.

Bob Schieffer called it a career Sunday as he hosted his last edition of “Face the Nation,” saying “I’m going to miss being in the middle of things,”