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Dana Marshall loves radio, loves the music of Prince, and has found the perfect audio life balance with both. He does mornings and is program director at 103.3 WKFR in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

IT WAS MAY 6th … when Fishers Blend radio stations KJR & KOMO in Seattle swapped frequencies. KOMO was moved to 1000 kc where its power could be increased, while KJR, now at 950, was sold two years later to the department store Marshall Field … When the final episode of “I Love Lucy” aired for the first time on CBS-TV… When Johnny Carson signed a new deal with NBC which had his Tonight Show cut from 90 minutes to one hour, and his work week reduced to just 4 nights, while his pay was boosted to about $5 million a year… When after 5 years the finale of "Jake & the Fatman" ran on CBS-TV .. ..and when the 100th episode of “The Golden Girls” aired on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

April ranks as CNN's lowest-rated month among total viewers in nearly four years, since October 2015. CNN's Cuomo Primetime, which has been the network's highest-rated hour, drew a total audience of 917,000 viewers in April, the show's worst-ever performance.

We call this sensationalism “Yellow Journalism” - intentionally creating FEAR to hype TV ratings or more newspaper readers. DISGUISTING. No wonder most Americans do NOT trust media!!!!

The Philippine government ordered the country's largest broadcast network, ABS-CBN, to stop broadcasting immediately on Tuesday after its license expired. The network, which employs about 11,000 people, went off the air on free TV and radio Tuesday evening.

He used to host a breakfast TV show out of Nanaimo, then became the station's weatherman.

The volume of coverage of the allegation against Joe Biden remained low until very recently, and it has gotten more attention from right-leaning outlets, both on television and online.

IT WAS CINCO DE MAYO (May 5th) WHEN…. ‘Rhythm at Eight’ starring 24-year old Ethel Merman debuted on NBC radio …. When the 300th episode of syndicated TV’s ‘Soul Train’ was broadcast … When NBC-TV’s ‘Quantum Leap’ starring Scott Bakula aired for the last time.. When the same network ran the 100th episode of ‘Night Court’… When CBS-TV aired the 200th episode of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’… ..and when the sitcom ‘Married With Children’ aired its final episode on Fox TV. ALL the milestones for Cinco de Mayo INSIDE.

Telemundo chief Cesar Conde will now oversee NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC. Mark Lazarus, who currently oversees NBC Sports Group and the company's local stations, will now oversee the company's entertainment businesses as well.

At HUBBARD/SEATTLE there are reportedly a number of people out including Top 40 KQMV (MOViN 92.5) personality JUSTIN BARNES, and TORI DUNN who has been Marketing Director at Country KNUC since MARCH 2018.