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Eddie Van Halen, Hall of Fame Guitarist Who Revolutionized Instrument, Dead at 65

If you were to invent the quintessential news reporter, you would look no farther than veteran journalist John Daly.

Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitar innovator and virtuoso who led Van Halen through five decades and three lead singers, establishing himself as one of the all-time great players in rock history, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.

Red Robinson's wife of more than fifty years died on Wednesday

A conservative radio station in Quebec is not bowing down to pressure following its hosting of voices critical of coronavirus measures employed by various levels of government.

Foreigner is a British–American rock band, originally formed in New York City and London in 1976 by veteran English musician and ex–Spooky Tooth member Mick Jones, and fellow Briton and ex–King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm.

It’s the birthday of actors Jeremy Sisto and Ioan Gruffudd, plus the late Robert Mitchum, Canadian radio inventor Reginald Fessenden, and early Vancouver broadcaster Gerry Wilmot. Both ‘Maxwell House Show Boat’ and the human interest radio show ‘Hobby Lobby’ debuted on NBC, which also introduced Frank Sinatra in his only non-singing series ‘Rocky Fortune.’ The Ed Wynn Show’ became the first regular live TV origination from the West Coast; Pat Boone guested on Rod Serling’s NBC-TV show ‘Night Gallery’; 21-yr old Barbra Streisand guested on CBS-TV’s ‘Judy Garland Show’; ‘Dear John’ starring Judd Hirsch (pictured) debuted on NBC-TV; and Howard Stern announced he would soon be moving to satellite radio. ALL the milestones for Oct. 6th can be found INSIDE.

Corus Radio and True North Sports + Entertainment announced today a new deal that sees Global News Radio 680 CJOB (CJOB AM) acquire the Winnipeg Jets’ exclusive radio broadcast rights in a multi-year deal for all pre-season, regular season and playoff games for the 2020-21 through 2026-27 seasons

Rogers has unveiled a $3 billion investment proposal to benefit Quebec, should it be successful in its bid to acquire Cogeco’s Canadian assets.

The NAB and RAB's virtual RADIO SHOW conference gets underway TODAY (10/5) with a series of streaming sessions beginning at 11 am (PT).