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CBC Reporter Kissed by Stranger, RCMP Looking for Him

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CBC reporter Megan Batchelor was in Squamish doing a live hit for the network's 6 p.m newscast when video the network aired shows the man came up from behind, kissed her on the cheek and took a selfie.

Frank Gifford, HOF Quarterback & Sportscaster (& Kathie Lee Spouse), Dead...

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Frank Gifford died suddenly Sunday morning of natural causes at his Connecticut home.

Quebec Judge Orders Review of Inmate’s Grievance Over Porn TV Channels...

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The service denied his grievance in March 2014, saying the right to access the material was not absolute and that banning the channels helped maintain a safe environment, especially for female correctional officers who expressed concern.

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 9th

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IT WAS AUG. 9th ... when radio brought word of a 2nd atomic bomb explosion that would lead to Japan's surrender & the end of World War II... When the TV program "Ready Steady Go!" premiered on ITV in the UK. The show gave early exposure to such music luminaries as Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones... When two popular Toronto deejays John Spragge and Bob MacAdorey were fired from radio station CHUM... ..and when, following the enormous success of the "Motown 25" TV special two years earlier, NBC debuted the ill-fated "Motown Revue" variety series hosted by Smokey Robinson, which lasted only five weeks. ALL the milestones for Aug. 9th INSIDE.

Charles Adler: “Goodbye Winnipeg, Hello BC”

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Adler’s broadcast career has taken him from stints in Montreal, London, Hamilton and Toronto, as well as a nationally syndicated radio show out of Tampa, Florida.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 8th

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IT WAS AUG. 8th ... when the one-week-old US cable channel MTV aired its first concert in stereo, starring REO Speedwagon in a performance at Denver... When two jurors from the Michael Jackson molestation trial were interviewed on NBC's 'Today' show. They admitted to the national audience they now wished they'd returned a guilty verdict... When Lamont Tilden (pictured), one of the best known CBC announcers and news readers in the Golden Age of Canadian radio, and the early years of television, died at age 98... ..and when 16-year old Brian Hyland went to No.1 on the Billboard pop singles chart with 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.' ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Chris Hyndman’s Mother Believes He Died Sleepwalking

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The grieving mother of television personality Chris Hyndman believes her only child fell to his death while sleepwalking on the terrace of his penthouse apartment.

Stewart Turns Out The Lights @ The Daily Show

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Wrapping up over a decade and a half as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show last night, host/anchor Jon Stewart welcomed a bevy of guests to say goodbye, including just about everyone who was ever a correspondent on the faux news and talk program

CRTC: Thumbs Down on FM Repeaters for CKNW, CKEE-FM Whistler

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CRTC decision Aug 7 2015 The Commission denies an application by Four Senses Entertainment Inc. (Four Senses) to amend the broadcasting licence for CKEE-FM Whistler,...

Fox News debate fraud?

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Seriously? The first question to Donald Trump is why he hates women? Isn't that like opening your TV news show with a smear question like, "When did you stop beating your wife?"