CFRN legend Eric Neville passes away
CTV News has confirmed legendary broadcaster Eric Neville, also known as Klondike Eric, has passed away.
Seattle TV Kid’s Host Stan Boreson Turns 90
A 90th Birthday Tribute was held Friday at The Swedish Club in Seattle for pioneer kiddies show host and "King of Scandinavian Humour" Stan Boreson.
CHEK’s Victoria Day Parade .. in Glorious SD
It's disappointing that CHEK can still only broadcast commercials and syndicated programming in High Definition.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. May 18th
IT WAS MAY 18th ... when radio's espionage adventure drama Counterspy premiered on the Blue Network, beginning a 15-year run...
When 18-year-old singer Jackie DeShannon made her network television debut on CBS-TV's Jackie Gleason Show...
When the final episode of "Baretta" aired on ABC TV, and the last "Murphy Brown" ran on CBS ...
..and when 77-year old disk jockey Jack Cullen aired his final "Owl Prowl" on CKNW as the Vancouver station moved to a fulltime news/talk format
ALL the milestones for May 18th INSIDE.
The Demise of the Celebrity Talk Show
This coming fall, for the first time in years, no talk show fronted by a high-profile host is scheduled to launch
Letterman with Jane Pauley on CBS Sunday Morning
The full interview has not yet been posted, but inside is a portion of it as released by CBS News.
Letterman says Brian Williams’ Fabrication was His Idea
“I went to his dressing room, and said, ‘it would be so much better if you mentioned you were in the chopper that took the hit.'”
Seattle’s KISW Updates the Name of its Breakfast Show
The BJ Shea Show has evolved into BJ & Migs. Mornings, as producer Steve Migs becomes official co-host of KISW's wake-up show.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. May 17th
IT WAS MAY 17th ... when the quiz show for the intelligentsia "Information Please!" began its 10-year run on radio, the first 2.5 years on the NBC Blue Network...
When the final episode of Groucho's radio/TV quiz show "You Bet Your Life" was taped ...
When the Elton John TV special "Say Goodbye To Norma Jean And Other Things" aired on ABC...
..and when NBC-TV paid $5 million for the rights to air the 1939 movie blockbuster "Gone with the Wind" just one time.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. May 16th
IT WAS MAY 16th ... when the first radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was heard via Louisville's WHAS ...
When the popular radio thriller 'The Whistler' debuted on Columbia's West Coast network, sponsored by Signal Oil ...
When 'Cross Canada Check Up,' the national open line show, debuted on CBC Radio. It has continued for 50 years so far...
When the popular series 'In the Heat of the Night,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and 'Baywatch Nights' ended their first runs on national TV.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
