True Or False: Lights Over SoCal A Missile Test
The widely reported sightings that freaked a lot of folks out have since been explained by military officials as a planned missile test
Apple Announces Cancellation of ‘Beats Music’
The move isn’t unexpected, given the launch in June of Apple Music, the company’s dedicated effort to challenge streaming competitors like Spotify and Pandora.
In the UK, the First Skippable Radio
Skip the song currently playing live, and the app goes to the next song scheduled on the station. It's genuinely skipping.
Edmonton radio stations now ringing Christmas Bells
Edmonton appears to be first out the gate this year...
FRIDAY THE 13th in Broadcast History .. Nov. 13th
Happy Birthday to Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Zahn, Garry Marshall, Peter Arnett and Madeleine Sherwood.
Arturo Toscannini led the NBC Symphony in its first radio broadcast; the North West Territories got its first radio station as CJCD Yellowknife debuted; Izzy Asper’s Canwest Global launched a $636-million takeover bid for Vancouver’s Western International Communications; the 200th episode of ‘Frasier’ ran on NBC-TV; and Canadian impressionist Andre-Philippe Gagnon (pictured) guested with Johnny Carson on NBC’s ‘Tonight Show.’
The New Vaudeville Band performed their hit ‘Winchester Cathedral on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show, while Sonny & Cher reunited to perform ‘I Got You Babe’ on David Letterman’s late night NBC show.
ALL the milestones for Nov. 13th INSIDE.
Marcella Bernardo replaces Kerry Marshall as ND@Roundhouse
Housekeeping, not necessarily housecleaning is always better, allowing a cleaner and a leaner machine with Vancouver's Newest Radio Station Roundhouse Radio
KUOW Looking to Buy KPLU & Turn it All-Jazz
KUOW President Caryn Mathes said there are no short-term programming changes in the works, but that KPLU will eventually be moved to an all-jazz format.
Rob Farina resigns as VP Content/Programming of Rogers
VP content and programming at Rogers Radio in Toronto is no longer with the company
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 12th
Happy Birthday to Neil Young, Al Michaels, Ryan Gosling and Megan Mullally.
It’s the day Vancouver’s Red Robinson began his 60-year radio career at CJOR AM600; San Francisco’s clear channel KPO became KNBC (now KNBR); Winnipeg got the city’s first private TV station; the BBC aired TV’s first gardening show; ABC-TV aired the 100th episode of ‘Full House’; and Bon Jovi performed on NBC-TV’s Today Show.
Brenda Lee was on CBS-TV’s ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ to sing ‘Fool #1′; and Foo Fighters made their 4th appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live.’
Bowing out this date were Eve Arden (pictured) of ‘Our Miss Brooks’, Penny Singleton of ‘Blondie,’ and Dave Willock of scores of light comedy supporting roles,
ALL the milestones for Nov. 12th INSIDE.
Star of ‘One Life to Live’ Dies After Car Crash
Nathaniel Marston, an actor on “One Life to Live,” has died after being involved in a devastating car accident last month, his mother, Elizabeth Jackson, posted on Facebook Wednesday. He was 40.
