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THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. May 21st

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IT WAS MAY 21st ... when Kamloops B.C. got its first FM station as CFFM 98.3 signed on ... When CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show aired from Montreal’s Expo 67, and featured Petula Clark and The Seekers, with comedian Alan King... When after a 5 year run, the final episode of 'Miami Vice' aired on NBC-TV... .. and when after 8 seasons the finale of the sitcom 'Newhart' was seen on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Bill Cosby Slapped with Defamation Lawsuit

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The lawsuit says model Janice Dickinson has suffered defamation and emotional distress as the result of Cosby’s reps denying her claims that the comedian had sexually assaulted her.

Politics: On the death of a dynasty in Alberta by Derek...

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The 2015 election thus heralds the end of the one party state in Alberta and the rise of a competitive two-party (plus?) system. There is a clear democratic-socialist option on the left represented by the NDP, accompanied by the remnants of a morbid Liberal party and plucky young Alberta Party on the centre-left. Likewise, a clear libertarian-conservative option now dominates the right and centre-right in the form of the Wildrose.

iHeart Media Fined $1 Million for Fake Emergency Alerts

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Nationally syndicated Nashville radio personality Bobby Bones played an EAS tone during a show last year, which resulted in a $1 million fine for his parent company, iHeart Media (the former Clear Channel) .

Tim Goodman: A Critic/Fan Gives Letterman a Fond Farewell

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I’ve watched these Letterman farewell episodes and done plenty of tearing up in the process, plus marveled not only at his legacy and endurance and influence – all the obvious things we say when someone like Letterman retires – but also how much people really do love him and will miss him.

PD Appointments – NL Broadcasting

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          NL Broadcasting Limited, Kamloops. B.C.   Media Release May the 19th, 2015   NL Broadcasting Ltd. in Kamloops, B.C. is proud to welcome 3 new Program...

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 20th

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IT WAS MAY 20th ... when the Canadian Marconi Company station X-W-A, later CFCF, in Montreal aired a musical concert, the first scheduled radio broadcast in North America, and possibly the world... When CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show featured Peggy Lee, The Brothers Four (from Seattle), and retired baseball great Jackie Robinson .... When the 25th Emmy Awards gave top honors to The Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore... ..and when the final episodes of 'Barney Miller' and "Roseanne" aired on ABC-TV... and the "Cheers" finale was seen on NBC. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

BCAB Awards of Excellence 2015

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For more than 50 years, the BCAB has been recognizing the “Best in Province” for radio and television commercials, station imaging, community service and news reporting.

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 19th

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IT WAS MAY 19th ....when the 20th Annual Emmy Awards gave top honours to Get Smart, Mission Impossible & best actress Barbara Bain ... When NBC-TV celebrated the 50th anniversary of Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater with the 2-hour special "Motown Returns To The Apollo"... When the final episode of LA Law aired on NBC, after a wildly successful 8 year run... ..and when the final episode of Angela Lansbury's "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS, after 12 seasons. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

CFRN legend Eric Neville passes away

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CTV News has confirmed legendary broadcaster Eric Neville, also known as Klondike Eric, has passed away.