KOSI/Denver Listeners Demand To Hear ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’
"The majority of our listeners have expressed their interpretation of the song to be non-offensive.”
CTV Launches New Free Streaming Service Thursday
Launching Dec. 6, CTV Movies and CTV Throwback will unlock thousands of hours of movies and TV.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcasting History .. Dec. 5th
Happy Birthday to singer Little Richard, comedian Margaret Cho and actor Frankie Muniz.
Bing Crosby (pictured) took over the hosting of NBC radio’s ‘Kraft Music Hall;
“The Green Hornet’ aired its last original episode after 15 years on network radio;
Jack Webb’s ‘Dragnet’ debuted on NBC-TV;
and Bob Dylan gave a rare interview to CBS-TV’s ’60 Minutes.’
Obits Dec. 5th include Canadians Art Hallman and Wilf Carter, Roone Arledge of ABC News, and jazz giant Dave Brubeck.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Moonves Misbehaviour While CBS CEO Worse than Earlier Revealed
Investigators received "multiple reports" about a network employee who was "on call" to perform oral sex on Moonves, The New York Times reported late Tuesday.
CBC, ‘The Ocean’ & ‘QM/FM’ Join the Ban on ‘Baby It’s...
CBC Radio says it's joining at least two other broadcasters in the country, Rogers Media and Bell Media, in pulling the controversial Christmas favourite out of their rotations this year.
Liberty Media angling to snag post-bankruptcy iHeartMedia
The Denver-based media tycoon John Malone is angling to take control of the broadcasting behemoth — whose more than 800 stations include New York’s Z100 and 103.5 KTU — as soon as it gets out of bankruptcy early next year
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 4th
It’s the birth date of actors Jeff Bridges, Donnelly Rhodes, Marisa Tomei, Patricia Wettig and Victor French; of the music world’s Dennis Wilson, Deanna Durbin, Chris Hillman, Freddy Cannon and Eddie Heywood; and of broadcasters Wink Martindale and Alan Jackson.
‘The Eveready Hour’ began its pioneering radio variety show run on New York’s WEAF;
Walter Winchell began his longrunning Sunday night news and gossip radio show on NBC Blue;
the iconic radio soap ‘Ma Perkins’ moved from Cincinnati’s WLW to the NBC Red network;
Frank Reynolds co-anchored his final ABC-TV evening newscast;
and ‘Falcon Crest’ began its 9-year prime time run on CBS-TV.
It’s also the date we lost iconic Calgary sportscaster Ed Whalen (pictured).
Details and ALL the Dec 4th milestones INSIDE.
CHUM Legend Roger Ashby Retiring after 50 Years with ‘Mixed Emotions’
“I’m looking forward to having a flexible schedule and not having the daily responsibility of having a morning show, not having to get up at four o’clock. But on the other hand I’m going to miss it because it’s what I love,” said Ashby, who says he’s been asked by Bell Media to stay on in a part-time capacity to do some work for the iHeartRadio app.
Glenn Beck Merges with Mark Levin to form Conservative Media Powerhouse
Insiders say Blaze Media will reach 165 million people via television, digital platforms and social media.
Former KGO talk radio host Ray Taliaferro found Dead in Kentucky
His son tells ABC7 News his father's body was found behind Brooks Stadium in Paducah Ky. Taliaferro had been missing for three weeks.













