Profanity-Laced Tyson Interview by CP24 Violated Broadcast Ethics, CBSC Rules
The council says that on at least two occasions during the Sept. 10, 2014, interview Tyson used extremely coarse language.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. April 9th
IT WAS APRIL 9th ... when Bob Hope made his network TV debut, hosting the 90-minute "Star-Spangled Review" on NBC...
When the Ed Sullivan Show's eclectic playbill on CBS-TV included Zippy the Chimp rollerskating and riding a bike, a comedy routine by vaudeville veterans Smith & Dale, ventriloquist Ricky Layne & Velvel, singers Julie Wilson, Oscar Brown Jr. and Jan Peerce...
When The Rolling Stones made their first live TV appearance on ITV's Friday night music showcase "Ready Steady Go!"...
and when CBS radio & MSNBC shock jock Don Imus was suspended (and later fired) after he called members of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos".
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CBS News’ Elder Statesman Bob Schieffer is Retiring
The journalist, who has worked in the industry for over fifty years — 46 of which with CBS — will say goodbye to the newsroom this summer.
ABC Snaps NBC’s ‘Nightly News’ 288-Week Winning Streak
ABC's World News Tonight with David Muir bested Nightly News by 84,000 viewers for the week ending April 3, according to Nielsen. World News pulled in 7.997 million viewers to Nightly's 7.913 million
Mark Summers presents more radio spots on TV
Come Inside watch and enjoy these TV spots of WAVA Radio - TV Spot 1, KROY Radio - TV Spot 1 and WUBE Radio - TV Spot 1
Stan Freberg, Radio Revolutionary and Acclaimed Satirist, Dead at 88
The New York Times dubbed him the “Che Guevara of advertising,” and years later, “Weird Al” Yankovic called him a major influence on his career.
Bell Media President Brings Shame to CTV
This cannot be left to pass as just another news story …moving along the conveyor belt of public information, falling off at the end … and forgotten.
Anchorman: It’s a Dumb Job .. by Frank Rich
Two months into Brian Williams’s six-month banishment from NBC for making stuff up, it’s not known whether he will ever return to the anchor chair. It’s also not known whether anyone cares.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. April 7th
IT WAS APRIL 7th ... when the first national rock and roll series, Alan Freed's 'Rock 'n' Roll Dance Party', made its debut on the CBS Radio network...
When San Francisco deejay Tom Donahue (pictured) turned KMPX-FM into what is considered to be America's first alternative "free-form" radio station, playing non-commercial music by album-oriented bands...
When Rickie Lee Jones was the musical guest on NBC's Saturday Night Live, performing her soon-to-be smash hit "Chuck E's In Love"...
and when the 100th episode of "Married With Children" aired on Fox TV.
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New Copyright Law May Have Made US Netflix Illegal in Canada
Some one in three Canadian households that have Netflix log into the U.S. service, largely because of the larger selection of movies and TV shows available. That’s some one million households that may be in violation of Canadian law.