Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Industry News

David Letterman to be Awarded Mark Twain Prize This October

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Letterman reinvented late-night television with an ironic comic sensibility that ranged from his grabbing a phone on-air to call anybody, including his mother, or heading out of the New York studio to chat with souvenir shop owners.

FCC Begins Rollback of Net Neutrality

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The decision was a body blow to the FCC’s 2015 “Open Internet” ruling......

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell Dead by Suicide at age 52

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Cornell was found dead in the bathroom of his room at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel, after Cornell’s wife asked a family friend to check up on him

Former Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Dead at 77, Following a...

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AILES left FOX NEWS CHANNEL last year in the wake of numerous allegations of sexual harassment.

BCAB: Day Two, with coverage by PSR’s Fraser McAlpine

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Dressed for the occassion... The rains didn't prevent BCAB President Kevin Gemmell from indulging in his golf game, not by a long shot!

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. May 18th

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IT WAS MAY 18th … when radio’s espionage adventure drama Counterspy premiered on the Blue Network, beginning a 15-year run… When 18-year-old singer Jackie DeShannon made her network television debut on CBS-TV’s Jackie Gleason Show… When the final episode of “Baretta” aired on ABC TV, and the last “Murphy Brown” ran on CBS … ..and when 77-year old disk jockey Jack Cullen aired his final “Owl Prowl” on CKNW as the Vancouver station moved to a fulltime news/talk format. ALL the milestones for May 18th INSIDE.

Rupert Murdoch Calls Special Meeting as Fox News Ratings Falter

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The meetings come as the network has been rocked by a series of sexual harassment and racial discrimination lawsuits in recent months, culminating in last month’s departure of star anchor and one-time cable news ratings king Bill O’Reilly.

PURGED: CBC Fires “The National” Producer For Thought Crime

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The “prize” was jokingly proposed by a former National Post editor, after the former editor of the Writer’s Union of Canada’s magazine Hal Niedzviecki said he didn’t believe in cultural appropriation.

RIP Seattle Newsman Milt Furness, 84

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While a student, Milt worked at KIRO Radio as a DJ, and KING Radio as a news reporter. He worked for United Press International (UPI) in Olympia following his graduation, then joined KIRO TV as a news reporter, and finally KOMO-TV as a reporter/anchor.

Research Director Inc. Analyzes April PPM for Seattle-Tacoma

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After three consecutive up books 25-54, KQMV finally hit a pothole.