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Our facebook friend, Brian Jennings brings back memories of the KJRB reunion of 2014, in Spokane, Washington Lots of radio vets from the 60’s and 70’s join in the fun

The TPP's Intellectual Property laws, which threaten everything from the open Internet to art and medicine, are setting Canadians up for this kind of outrageous exploitation. We have a huge opportunity to change this right now.

Oct 29th gave us musicians Neal Hefti and Zoot Sims, actors Richard Dreyfuss, Winona Ryder and Kate Jackson, plus singer/comedienne Fannie Brice, and DJ/recording star the Big Bopper. KTLA-TV in L.A. originated the first coast-to-coast telecast in HD; Canada’s Astral Media completed its $1.8 billion purchase of Standard Radio; Bobby Helms recorded the now iconic ‘Jingle Bell Rock’; The Huntley-Brinkley Report (pictured) debuted on NBC-TV, a few decades before Nell Carter’s ‘Gimme a Break’ had ITS premiere; and CBS first used videotape to repeat its nightly ‘Douglas Ewards & the News’ for West Coast release. Obits include bandleaders Woody Herman and John Scott Trotter, plus guitarist Duane Allman, Kennedy satirist Vaughn Meader, Canadian actor Lloyd Bochner, and BBC TV presenter Jimmy Savile. You’ll find ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The television industry is struggling to adapt to viewers’ changing habits as people increasingly get news and other video content from online portals like Netflix and Hulu, as well as social-media sites, instead of TV broadcasts.

Neil joins News 1130

Just a word of warning that the podcast this week is a spoof of sorts... it's a best of!

88.1 The One is Parkland County’s local radio station serving Stony Plain and Spruce Grove, Alberta. We’re searching for an on-air performer to host our midday show and handle some local creative and production duties based at our Stony Plain studios.

Happy Birthday to Julia Roberts, Joaquim Phoenix, Dennis Franz, Brad Paisley, Cleo Laine and Andy Richter. New York’s WEAF aired the first college football game on a radio network; Jack Benny took his immensely popular radio show to CBS-TV; the same network broadcast the 100th episode of ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ and a year later the 100th ‘Dick Van Dyke Show.’ Red Barber resigned from broadcasting Brooklyn Dodger games to join Mel Allen and the New York Yankees, Elvis made his 2nd appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, and the flying cowboy radio serial ‘Sky King’ debuted on ABC. Obits this date include ex-KJR deejay Bwana Johnny, Porter Wagoner, Beryl Davis, James MacArthur, Leon Janney, and pioneer Vancouver sportscaster Leo Nicholson. ALL the milestones for Oct. 28th INSIDE.

At the root of it, Bobby Hales was a musician. He wrote, arranged and orchestrated but first and foremost he was a trumpet player.

The weekly Winnipeg-produced show will venture out to meet Canadians who are deeply motivated to make a real change.