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The 2019 inductees included SEAN “HOLLYWOOD” HAMILTON, HARRY HARRISON, KEVIN RYDER and GENE “BEAN” BAXTER (KEVIN & BEAN), JOE MADISON, JIM ROME, RYAN SEACREST, JOHN TESH and DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER.

The unprecedented expansion is fuelled by an arms race among U.S.-based streaming services stockpiling an arsenal of programming to snag subscribers.

Happy Birthday to Demi Moore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Calista Flockhart and Adam Beach. Also born Nov. 11th were Jonathan Winters, LaVern Baker and Robert Ryan. This was the day that radio star Kate Smith first sang ‘God Bless America’; the juvenile adventure ‘Mandrake the Magician’ debuted on New York’s WOR Radio; NBC-TV aired the first movie with an AIDS theme, ‘An Early Frost’; the first video recorder was demonstrated in Los Angeles, and Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees guested on NBC-TV’s ‘Boy Meets World’. ‘Rocky and his Friends’ debuted as a TV cartoon show, and Courtenay’s CFCP Radio flipped to FM to become ‘Magic FM.’ Obits include Shirley Mitchell, Jane Ace, Dayton Allen, and the voice of baseball’s Cleveland Indians Herb Score. Details INSIDE.

"Don's discriminatory comments are offensive and they do not represent our values and what we stand for as a network," Sportsnet President Bart Yabsley said in a statement.

It’s the day of birth for Miranda Lambert, Tracy Morgan, Mackenzie Phillips, sportscaster J. Paul McConnell, plus the late Richard Burton, Jane Froman, and (pictured) announcer George Fenneman. ‘The Magnificent Montague’ debuted on NBC as the last original sitcom of the OTR era; Canada’s Board of Broadcast Governors was created to replace the CBC as the industry regulator; ‘Sesame Street’ debuted on the predecessor to PBS in the US; Canada’s national 10-station radio news network CKO closed down, bankrupt; and singer Jose Feliciano appeared in a dramatic role on NBC-TV’s ‘MacMillan and Wife.’ Leaving this mortal coil were Seattle’s revered voice of baseball Dave Niehaus , actors Jack Palance, Laraine Day and Chuck Connors, and BC broadcaster and station owner Joe Chesney, Details INSIDE.

Only HD Radio-equipped car radios and the much-rarer HD home receivers would get the broadcasts.

Born on this date were Ed Wynn, Hedy Lamarr, Mary Travers, Nick Lachey and Tom Fogerty. ‘This is Your Life’ debuted on NBC radio; Soundgarden played on Conan’s late night TV show, the same night that Bon Jovi were guests on David Letterman; John amd Yoko met for the first time, Brian Epstein saw The Beatles play for the first time; David Bowie sang on Cher’s prime time CBS-TV hour; and Donna Reid (pictured) joined the cast of the CBS-TV show ‘Dallas’. Obits for Nov. 9th include ’60 Minutes’ Ed Bradley, Art Carney of ‘The Honeymooners,’ and deep voiced radio leading man Gerald Mohr. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Collins used to supervise Vancouver's CFMI and CFOX,; he'll now prigram both JR Country 93.7 and The Peak 102.7.

The Jack Webster Foundation was founded in 1986 and named after the man who was Western Canada's best-known and most influential reporter.  Over 40 years he left his mark on the B.C. broadcast/ journalism scene with his hard-hitting reporting style.