SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. May 31st
IT WAS MAY 31st ... when the first Canadian TV signal on the prairies took to the air as CBWT Winnipeg signed on...
When the weekly Odessa Texas TV show featuring Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings boasted Elvis Presley as their singing guest...
When Bobby Darin appeared on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show singing his two top pop singles "Mack the Knife" and "Dream Lover." And Canada's Wayne & Schuster did a takeoff on TV crime shows...
..and when Mel Cooper (pictured) received approval to acquire 71% of Victoria's CFAX 1070 from Clare Copeland. Cooper kept CFAX at the top of the Victoria ratings for the next 30 years, before selling to CHUM in 2004.
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Vintage Robert W. Morgan revisited 17 years later
My Millennial friends don’t understand what I mean when I say that “Radio was my first love.” This video tribute may help them understand. - Beau Weaver
Eddie Francis Out at KUBE, After a Decade of Top Evening...
On his Facebook page Eddie Francis posted that he's headed to Los Angeles to pursue new employment opportunities. He's been replaced at Seattle's KUBE-FM...
End of an era: CKOC was Hamilton’s station with heart
Nevin Grant spent 37 years at CKOC. "I think people thought that we were a little more real."
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SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. May 30th
IT WAS MAY 30th ... when America's Town Meeting debuted on NBC Blue (the predecessor to ABC radio). First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the debaters on the opener...
When the first major league network baseball telecast saw Cleveland down the Chicago White Sox 7-2...
When future Canadian superstar Anne Murray signed a contract with C-B-C-TV's "Singalong Jubilee.' She would be paid between $71.50 and $99 per show ...
..and when CKPG-AM (Prince George) and its news-talk format gave way at noon, to replacement FM station CKDV 99.3 "The Drive" with a classic rock format.
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“Tributes” Flow As Imus Ends FBN Simulcast
Imus hosted the final FOX Business Networktelevision simulcast of his daily WABC/New York-Westwood One morning radio show today
Has the CRTC Nothing Better to Do?
It’s not like Canadian fans caught just eight of the Top 10, but they did miss a few key minutes of David Letterman’s farewell. And the country’s broadcast regulator wants to know why, and what the cable companies plan to do about it.
Country Radioman Backtracks on ‘Cut Female singers’ Advice
Consultant clarifies 'tomato' remark amid backlash, death threats
by Beverly Keel, Tennessean.com May 28, 2015
Carrie Underwood, left, and Miranda Lambert perform during the...
How Scott Pelley Saved CBS Evening News
The CBS show saw audience growth for the fifth consecutive season, the first time any network evening news broadcast has done that since 1987.
CFAX’s James Gardner in Long Queue for Transgender Surgery
Three years ago, the 56-year-old C-FAX newsperson transitioned from being “Sheila” to being “James.” While Gardner is glad to have finally made his transition public, what he wants now is genital surgery to complete the change.
