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While he's locked up in Texas following his 2019 conviction,the zookeeper-turned-felon is in high demand and in talks to hit the airwaves with a new radio show

RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital.

RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital.

With 100 of the publication’s staff vaporized in perfunctory online group dismissals without so much as commemorative plaque and a “thank you for your service,” the dream of a  21st-century media reinvention is over.

IT WAS APRIL 16th … in the early years of radio when Vancouver’s CNRV became CRCV 1100 as the Canadian Radio Commission took over operations from the CNR… When the soon-to-be highly popular “Fibber McGee & Molly” radio program debuted on the N-B-C Blue Network from Chicago… When Polly Bergen (pictured) starred in “The Helen Morgan Story” on CBS TV’s live drama showcase Playhouse 90… and when Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchor of “The CBS Evening News.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The larger viewer pool has led to increased ratings across the TV landscape, from network evening news to Netflix. Specialized cable networks have seen their audiences surge as well, with a number of them experiencing double-digit growth in recent weeks.  

Marke joined CKNW in 1952 and became the station's first beat reporter. On his first day on the beat he broke the story of the sale by Mayor Fred Hume of the Vancouver Canucks.

"I love where I am, I love the position that I've been given ..... No place has ever been better to me."

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 NBC's “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Musical talent from across Vancouver Island will join forces from their living rooms this coming Friday to help raise funds for Islanders who are most in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.