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Trevor Doyle, 45, was charged on April 4, 2019 after being accused of trying to solicit sex from an FBI agent in Puerto Rico pretending to be a 13-year-old girl.

“Our plan will phase out TV advertising with a goal to fully privatize CBC English TV by the end of our first mandate,” Erin O’Toole says in a new video obtained by Postmedia to be released publicly Friday.

Twelve years ago, we first awarded the Steve Young Broadcaster of the Year award to salute Canada’s top broadcasters under the age of 30

It’s the date that Vancouver’s CKMO AM 1410 became C-FUN, under new ownership. The US first lady, Jacqueliine Kennedy gave a televised tour of the White House to both CBS and NBC. CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite, the ‘most trusted man in America,’ announced his retirement. The musical special, ‘Barbra Streisalnd: Timeless’ aired in prime time on FOX. John and Yoko were in Philadelphia to begin a week co-hosting "The Mike Douglas Show." And music legend Frank Zappa appeared on NBC-TV’s “Miami Vice” playing the head of a drug ring. ALL the milestones for Feb 14th INSIDE.

McClatchy’s 30 mastheads will continue to operate normally, with the company taking on an additional $50 million in financing from Encina Business Credit.

The contract was bought by Rogers Inc. in 2013 and cost the communications company $5.2 billion. The contract is good until 2026

Jack Webb’s (pictured) first popular radio series, ‘Pat Novak for Hire,’ went national on ABC, following a successful West Coast run. The pre-school children’s show ‘Mr. Dressup’ with Ernie Coombs began a nearly 30 year run on CBC-TV. ABC-TV announced it had renewed ‘NYPD Blue’ for a tenth seaason. And campus radio station CJSF FM 90.1 signed-on from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. ALL the milestones for Feb. 13th INSIDE.

Blake Lough, Erik Breon, Brit Moorer, Matt Soper, Jenny Peng and Matt Stockman have new positions to celebrate.

Concern is growing over proposed changes to the federal approach to governing broadcasting in Canada.

She was one of Canada’s most prominent writers, having been a leading journalist at each of Toronto’s daily newspapers, a trailblazer for women in sports reporting, an award-winning war correspondent, and a columnist renowned for her vexing mix of toughness and tenderness.