40 Years after Seasons in the Sun
Fiona Forbes welcomes Terry Jacks to her studios and talks about how 'Seasons in the Sun' came to be and what he's now doing...
Six Unusual Complaints Filed Against Telecom Companies to the CRTC
Consumers lodged hundreds of complaints against telecom companies between January and August of 2013. Here are six of the more unusual complaints, obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. May 25th
IT WAS MAY 25th ... when the 16th Annual Emmy Awards saw top honors go to The Dick Van Dyke Show and its stars, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore...
When "The Brady Bunch Hour" aired for the final time on ABC-TV...
When Jay Leno took over NBC-TV's "Tonight Show," replacing Johnny Carson as regular host. Leno's first guest was Billy Crystal...
..and when Ringo Starr was a guest on CBS-TVs "Late Show With David Letterman."
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Comedienne Anne Meara, Mother of Ben Stiller, Dead at 85
Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller "were married for 61 years and worked together almost as long.”
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. May 24th
IT WAS MAY 24th .. when the Canadian Parliament passed a bill establishing the CBC as a national broadcasting system ...
When Nanaimo BC got its own 250 watt radio station, CHUB 1570, with the first day featuring live coverage of the Empire Day Parade ...
When Randy Bachman and his Canadian band the Guess Who made their U.S. television debut on ABC's "American Bandstand"...
..and when Dean Martin concluded his 9-year run as star of a weekly variety show on NBC-TV.
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SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. May 23rd
IT WAS MAY 23rd .. when pioneering Seattle radio station KOL first signed on ....
When CBS gave Johnny Carson a summer TV game show called 'Earn Your Vacation'...
When 'Star Trek: the Next Generation,' 'Star Trek: Voyager,' and the ABC-TV sitcom 'Full House' aired their final episodes ...
,,and when Jordin Sparks (pictured), at age 17, became the youngest-ever winner of FOX-TV's American Idol on its season-ending telecast.
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David Letterman: The Last Great Talk Show Host?
What most of us will miss the most, of course, is not Dave the Symbol but Dave the Funny Guy. This is a debt that cannot be repaid, though many a recent guest has tried.
Star Trek Theorists and Heavens Gate by Drex
NW's 'Drex' talks with the Georgia Straights Adrian Mack about an article he wrote regarding The British police and intelligence agencies have monitored 'fans' of shows like Star Trek and The X-Files in the run-up to the Millennium “amid fears that British fans would go mad and kill themselves, turn against society or start a weird cult.”
Seattle’s Radio Disney (1250 AM) to Become a Multi-Cultural Outlet
The new owner, Universal Media Access, focuses on Asian, Indian, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Russian, German, Vietnamese and other developing ethnic markets.
Woman’s Confidential Call to IRS Airs on Howard Stern Show
The woman says she called the IRS for help and the agent was also on another line with STERN's show at the time, and the agent didn't realize he was on the air.