SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. March 8th
It was March 8th when ''Transit Through Fire: An Odyssey of 1942,'' the first opera commissioned by the CBC, was aired on radio coast-to-coast.
When CBS-TV's General Electric Theatre featured the only joint television appearance by The Marx Brothers in an almost-silent 30-minute episode called "The Incredible Jewel Robbery."
When the UK's Dave Clark 5 made their first appearance on CBS TV's "Ed Sullivan Show," performing "Glad All Over."
And when the last original episode of "The Brady Bunch" was televised on ABC.
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Glen Campbell’s Children Fight Wife for Control of Affairs
Singer Glen Campbell's two oldest children are attempting to wrest control of his medical and financial decisions away from his wife of 32 years, Kim Campbell.
Ben-Fong Torres: The Radio ‘Passionates’ Do it For the Music
I’ll call them the “passionates.” They are the disc jockeys who usually work for no compensation, and they pay their own expenses — transportation, records, research materials — without complaint. They love to spread music on the air.
Are Your Audio Ads Too Dumb? Make Them Smarter
Historically, broadcasters fear the idea of registration for listening. But here’s the truth: If the content isn’t worth registering for, then the content isn’t worth much. Indeed, consider that consumers must “sign up” for almost everything of value we do online. Almost everything! (Mark Ramsey)
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. March 7th
It was a March 7th when radio station KARI 550 signed on the air from Blaine, Washington with a Christian-spoken word format...
..when the "Beatles" made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio in England.
..when"Peter Pan", with Mary Martin and Cyril Richard, was presented as a live TV special on NBC's Producer's Showcase.
..and when Vancouver's CKWX 1130 dropped its adult contemporary music and became a country music station.
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Local News Matters “Deeply” To People
Its as if some strange light finally came on.
Most People like to know what's going on, especially in their communities
Andrew Lack Back Atop NBC News in Wake of Brian Williams...
Lack returns to his chief post at a tumultuous time for NBC News.
TV, Film Production Booming in Victoria
“We have never seen numbers like this,” said Victoria film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. March 6th
It was March 6th when the first US telecast from an airplane was aired from the skies over New York City...
when NBC-TV aired the musical special "An Evening With Diana Ross" (pictured) ....
when the 100th episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" aired on ABC-TV...
and when Walter Cronkite signed off the CBS Evening News for the final time, to be replaced by Dan Rather.
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Harrison Ford in ‘Fair’ Condition After Plane Crash
The 72 year old Ford reportedly walked away from the California crash, and was later attended to by two physicians who were on the scene. He suffered multiple lacerations from the accident.
