Industry News

It's been 2 years since we have caught up with Perry Michael Simon from AllAccess.com on this podcast. He has a pretty good idea of what is going on in the radio and podcast business given that he writes about it weekly,

The ABC specials are averaging 3 million-plus more viewers than any other non-sports program this season.

Victoria’s first radio station, then known as CFCT 1450, upped its power to 500 watts. Lloyd Bridges starred for the first time in his syndicated TV action hit “Sea Hunt.” 16 years later on this date, ‘Love American Style’ aired for the final time on ABC-TV. And 8 years later, CBC Television moved the National News up an hour to 10 pm, followed by ‘The Journal’ hosted by the incredible Barbara Frum (pictured). ALL the milestones for Jan. 11th INSIDE.

Seattle and Portage La Prairie are among the locales affected.

Peart died on January 7 in Santa Monica, California after a years-long battle with brain cancer.

On 77 Sunset Strip, Kookie parked cars at Dino's Lodge, a Hollywood nightclub owned by Dean Martin, which was next door to the private detective agency run by suave characters played by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Roger Smith.

He won a Primetime Emmy Award for writing the “Ship of Spies” episodes of “Get Smart.' The writer memorably hosted “Saturday Night Live” a then-record 10 times.

NBC-TV aired the pilot for a US version of a hit BBC satirical news show, ‘That Was the Week that Was,’ with David Frost hosting as he had in the UK. It quickly became a weekly series. Canada’s comedy team Wayne & Schuster guest-hosted on CBS-TV’s ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ and performed a Professor Von Gartner skit. The ethnic radio soap opera, ‘The Goldbergs,’ for 20 years a hit daytime strip, became a 30-minute weekly primetime TV show on CBS. And the first-ever episode of ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ aired on PBS, with Alistair Cooke (pictured) as on-screen host. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Shepherd retired after 49 years in broadcasting, most recently as Cariboo General Manager at Vista Radio.  Earlier he managed the sale of the Cariboo radio outlets to Vista.

Days after announcing his TV series and upcoming album, Justin Bieber has revealed his battle with Lyme disease and chronic mononucleosis.The Canadian singer called out those who’ve criticized him for not looking his best.