R & B Singer Percy Sledge Dead at 73
The R&B belter's biggest hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman," became a cornerstone of soul music. He died Tuesday.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. April 15th
IT WAS APRIL 15th .. when the world's first all colour TV station was dedicated. Chicago's WNBQ-TV has since evolved into WMAQ-TV...
When CFRO FM 102.7 Vancouver Co-Op Radio signed on, after three months of trials...
When "In Living Color," FOX-TV's sketch comedy show starring its creators Keenan Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans,and introducing Canadian Jim Carrey (pictured), began its four year run...
and when Bill Rancic beat out Kwame Jackson to win the first season of "The Apprentice" on NBC.
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Report: Canadians scrapping cable packages in larger numbers
It estimates Netflix will have six million Netflix Canada subscribers
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. April 14th
IT WAS APRIL 14th .. when Robert Ripley hosted his first 'Believe It or Not Broadcast' on NBC, the beginning of an 18 year radio run...
When WGN radio carried the first play-by-play broadcast of a regular season Chicago Cub baseball game...
When piano virtuoso Van Cliburn (pictured) appeared on US national TV for the first time, as Jack Paar's guest on NBC-TV's 'Tonight Show'...
and when CBS-TV aired the Johnny Cash special 'Spring Fever' in prime time, with guests Waylon Jennings, June Carter Cash, and Rosanne Cash.
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Letterman’s Final Shows to Feature Oprah, Clooney, Seinfeld, Rickles, More
This upcoming week, the first in the six-week countdown to the May 20 finale, will feature Sarah Jessica Parker (pictured), always a Letterman favorite, as well as his boss Leslie Moonves' wife and The Talk co-host Julie Chen, along with Masters champion Jordan Spieth, Comedians' star Billy Crystal, Michael J. Fox, Paul Blart's Kevin James, Alec Baldwin and John Mayer.
Alex Hindmarch joins Jack FM Calgary
Alex says Good Bye to Edmonton, and Hello to Calgary in his recent move to Jack FM debuting this afternoon....
Cumulus Loses Voice-Track Ruling
April 13, 2015
The Chicagoland Radio & Media website reports that the Chicago Local SAG-AFTRA Union fought Cumulus Media Chicago over its use of voice-tracking WLUP and...
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. April 13th
IT WAS APRIL 13th .. when the weekly radio crime drama 'Bulldog Drummond' began its 8-year run on the Mutual Broadcast System...
When the CRTC's first public hearings on Cable Television were held...
When "The Grand Ole Opry," a Saturday night radio staple from Nashville that holds the longevity record for any live broadcast, came to cable TV (Nashville Network) ...
and when the cast of "The Andy Griffith Show" reunited for the NBC-TV film "Return To Mayberry." It attracted the largest audience of any TV-movie that year.
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Canada’s Film and TV Tax Credits Targeted by Cash-Strapped Provinces
Ontario and Quebec have both come forward with proposals to scale back their assistance. Ontario has already put new restrictions on its digital media tax credit, and a committee in Quebec has recommended phasing out the Quebec Production Services Tax Credit.
John Dickerson to Succeed Bob Schieffer as Host of CBS’ ‘Face...
Dickerson, currently the network's political director, will take over the anchor desk on the Sunday morning public affairs show from Schieffer this summer, just in time to rev up for the 2016 presidential race
