Rafe Mair Looks Back at Old Vancouver in “I Remember Horsebuns”
Says Mair, “It’s about Vancouver in the `30s, `40s, and `50s, basically when I grew up.”
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 29th
Many entertainers were born this date including Vin Scully, Howie Mandel, Don Cheadle, Diane Ladd, Garry Shandling, Merle Travis, Dagmar, Tom Sizemore, Denny Doherty, and TV newsman Frank Reynolds.
NBC radio began using the 3-note chimes; the early radio show ‘Calling All Cars’ debuted on the CBS West Coast network; the Chicago puppet show ‘Kukla Fran & Ollie’ (pictured) moved to the NBC-TV network; the Metropolitan Opera was first televised on WJZ-TV; for the first time the ‘Grammy Awards’ made it to TV; and PBS televised a taped concert honoring Bruce Springsteen.
Obits for Nov. 29th include Natalie Wood, George Harrison, Gene Rayburn, Ray Smith and Godfrey Cambridge.
Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Research Director Inc. Analyzes Latest Seattle PPM’s
KQMV Movin' 92.5 dominates the demo breakouts too!
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Live TV is Still Overwhelmingly Popular in Canada
The findings also noted a shift in how younger demographics are watching television... via many other platforms.
Bellingham’s KUGS 89.3 Goes Silent After Social Media Threats
Northwest Broadcasters has alerted us to the fact that the voice of Western Washington University in Bellingham, KUGS-FM 89.3 is silent over this holiday...
Roundhouse Radio Food Bank Drive Begins!
Roundhouse Radio Stuff-The-Truck Campaign kicks off TODAY at Urban Fare (1133 Alberni)! From 9-5pm today bring your non-perishable food items to us for theGreater Vancouver Food Bank!
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 28th
Happy birthday to Jon Stewart, Paul Schaeffer, Randy Newman, Ed Harris, S. Epatha Merkerson and Berry Gordy Jr.
It’s the date William Boyd brought his ‘Hopalong Cassidy’ movies to TV; when the Grand Ole Opry debuted on WSM Nashville as ‘The WSM Barn Dance’; the 200th Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS-TV; a few years later CBS broadcast the last live soap operas before tape took over; and Phil Donahue (pictured) moved his talk TV show from Chicago to New York.
This was the date we lost entertainment giants Garry Moore and Leslie Nielsen.
ALL the milestones for Nov. 28th INSIDE.
Four More Northwest Stations Go All-Xmas
Northwest Broadcasters are reporting that KWPZ-FM 106.5 Lynden moved to All Christmas at 6 p.m. Thursday, Spirit 105.3 Seattle switched at 12:11 am, while...
