What’s up at Victoria’s KiSS 103.1?
The stars of the KiSS 103.1 breakfast show and the PM Drive are missing this hour from the station's website, appearing to make official the street reports of talent dismissals earlier today.
As Streaming Wars Escalate, CBS May Not Need to Beat Netflix...
All Access Canada is "off to a solid start," said the interim CEO, while in the fourth quarter CBS will be launching Network 10, its streaming product in Australia.
Tucker Carlson’s home targeted by Antifa protesters
Fox News host Tucker Carlson was at his desk Wednesday evening, less than two hours before his 8 p.m. live show, when he suddenly started receiving multiple text messages.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 8th
Happy Birthday to Mary Hart, Bonnie Raitt, Alfre Woodard, Rickie Lee Jones and Vancouver-born CTV journalist Craig Oliver.
Red Robinson retired from daily broadcasting on C-ISL 650;
Vancouver’s CBU-FM began programming separately from its AM counterpart;
Kelowna got a new radio station as CKIQ 1150 signed on;
‘Days of Our Lives’ debuted on NBC-TV;
and the late night talk show ‘Conan’ had iits premiere on TBS and CTV.
Glenn Miller’s Orchestra recorded the big band classic ‘String of Pearls’, Johnny Mathis appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show singing ‘Misty’, and singer Ricky Nelson (pictured) appeared in a dramatic role on CBS-TV daytime.
ALL the milestones for Nov. 8th INSIDE.
Jim Acosta White House Press Pass Suspended
Jim Acosta’s White House press pass has been suspended following the incident wherein he assaulted a female White House staffer on Wednesday
NY Sports Radio Host Craig Carton Convicted of Fraud
He was convicted of misleading investors in his ticket resale business, with proceeds used to pay gambling debts and pay off earlier investors.
Fox News Beats Broadcast Networks on Midterm Election Night
Tune-in for Tuesday night’s election returns was up by significant margins from the last midterm, with cable news viewership alone up a strong 64 percent from 2014.
Midterm Ratings Boom: NBC, CBS, ABC Up Double Digits
Cable news ratings will likely surpass those of these three networks; those numbers will be out later Wednesday.
Chuck’s Classics featuring Vaughn Monroe…
The Year was 1951, the song is called, 'Sound Off' (Duckworth chant) and the singer, Vaughn Monroe
Munroe died May 1973 at the age of 61
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 7th
Happy Birthday to Joni Mitchell, Buck Martinez and New Zealand’s talented Lorde. Also born Nov. 7th were the late musicians Al Hirt, Joe Bushkin, Red Ingle and Phil Spitalny.
Vancouver’s CKLG began airing a syndicated ‘History of Rock & Roll’ which won them a ratings book;
radio’s first sci-fi show ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’ debuted on CBS;
the weekly medical melodrama ‘Dr. Christian’ began its 17-year run on CBS radio;
the Righteous Brothers, Peggy Lee, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass were performing guests on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show;
NBC-TV began the first airing of ‘Gone With the Wind’ over two nights;
and Studio One began its decade-long run featuring anthology drama weekly on CBS-TV.
Leaving us this date were Steve McQueen, Maverick’s Jack Kelly, Northern Exposure’s Peg Phillips, and Clyde Gilmour of the CBC’s Gilmour’s Albums.
Details and ALL the milestones for Nov. 7th are found INSIDE.
