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"The CANUCKS are the most sought-after content in the VANCOUVER market, and we are excited to expand our SPORTSNET offering to deliver live CANUCKS coverage on all platforms," said SPORTSNET President SCOTT MOORE.

It was March 10th when 20-year old Julie Andrews (pictured) made her US television debut on NBC’s Ford Star Jubilee…. When Bobby Darin appeared on television for the first time, singing “Rock Island Line” on CBS-TV’s “Dorsey Brothers Stage Show”… When Sonny and Cher guest-starred as “Jerry and Ramona” on ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ on NBC-TV…. and when Willard Scott became the weatherman on NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show.’ Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

"I've been a proud adopted Albertan for 22 years, in Calgary and Edmonton. Alberta has been VERY good to me and it's not easy leaving a great province, a great station and a great boss who understands and accepts my quirks. Some would think I'm crazyyyy to leave such a good gig when radio jobs are few and radio people out of work are many.

We want to help the small community, who are not just dealing with one loss but 5, to have a place to remember their friend, family, classmate or co-worker. To also pay tribute to those who meant a lot to this community and who in turn loved their community so fondly.

TSN 1040, the longtime radio home of the Vancouver Canucks, has lost its broadcast contract with the team to Rogers Media.

It was a March 9th (some 9-and-a-half decades ago) when Seattle’s KJR began radio broadcasting… when Edward R. Murrow on CBS-TV’s ‘See It Now’ exposed Senator Joseph McCarthy for the bullying fraud that he was… when New York’s WNBT broadcast the first local TV commercials in colour… when the Grand Old Opry aired its final Saturday night brodcast from the Ryman Auditorium … and when Dan Rather took over as CBS-TV anchorman, replacing Walter Cronkite. Specifics, and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

It was March 8th when ”Transit Through Fire: An Odyssey of 1942,” the first opera commissioned by the CBC, was aired on radio coast-to-coast. When CBS-TV’s General Electric Theatre featured the only joint television appearance by The Marx Brothers in an almost-silent 30-minute episode called “The Incredible Jewel Robbery.” When the UK’s Dave Clark 5 made their first appearance on CBS TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show,” performing “Glad All Over.” And when the last original episode of “The Brady Bunch” was televised on ABC. Details and many more milestones for the date INSIDE.

The foundation formed nearly a decade ago by the family of former media executive Allan Slaight is donating more than $12-million to improve the lives of Indigenous people across Canada.

It was nice to catch up with several of my Edmonton media friends this past week who report in with these updates.

It was a March 7th when radio station KARI 550 signed on the air from Blaine, Washington with a Christian-spoken word format… ..when the “Beatles” made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio in England. ..when ”Peter Pan”, with Mary Martin and Cyril Richard, was presented as a live TV special on NBC’s Producer’s Showcase. ..and when Vancouver’s CKWX 1130 dropped its adult contemporary music and became a country music station. Specifics, and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.