Daryl Hooke: Still Crazy After All These Years…
“My favourite job was being a copywriter,” he says. “I couldn’t believe I was getting paid for something I loved — writing.”
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Amidst New Rape Allegations, Bill Cosby Cheered at SRO Florida Show
It was a stark contrast to announcements that performances in Oklahoma, Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington State, were called off as more women came forward and accused entertainer of sexually assaulting them many years ago.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 22nd
Happy Birthday to Scarlett Johansson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mariel Hemingway, Robert Vaughn, Terry Gilliam, Richard Kind and Steve Van Zandt.
President Kennedy was assassinated, and broadcasters went to wall-to-wall coverage for 4 days; the first televised interracial kiss occurred on NBC's Star Trek; Woody Allen was the subject of a 60 Minutes interview about his affair with Mia Farrow's adoptive daughter; Ted Koppel anchored his final 'Nightline' on ABC-TV; and the same network aired the 100th episode of 'Who's the Boss.'
Obits include Parley Baer, Michael Conrad, Jazz's Norman Granz, and down east musician John Allan Cameron.
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Christmas in the Air…
It appears Vancouver's QM FM jumped first into full time Christmas music at 9 o'clock this morning, followed by Edmonton's Capital FM at 3 pm...
Tina Fey’s New Show Moves from NBC to Netflix
NBC picked up 13 episodes of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt', and announced the comedy would premiere in the fall. The series, however, was left off the network's fall slate and never received a time slot.
CBC Tanks; CTV Triumphs on Election Coverage
The final figures are in ...not just for the candidates, but for the TV ratings on Election Night... with some really telling ...and interesting ...figures.
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New Kasem Court Ruling Favors Widow Jean
Ffive months after radio legend CASEY KASEM died, a LOS ANGELES judge has denied a request from his oldest children that their father’s remains be returned from NORWAY so they can bury him in a HOLLYWOOD cemetery.
Mira Laurence Out at CTV Vancouver Island
Was it Mira's above-average salary that caused her to be turfed? Her Twitter account with the station, and her profile on the station's website, have already been eliminated.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 21st
It's the date of birth of Goldie Hawn, Marlo Thomas, Lorna Luft, Harold Ramis, Carly Rae Jepsen, and (pictured) the late Foster Hewitt.
Albertans first heard the call letters CKUA, as the University of Alberta took over radio station CFCK.
Vancouver got its first FM station as CBR-FM debuted at 105.7; The 'Roy Rogers Show' was first heard on the Mutual radio network; CKO-FM came to Vancouver with All News at 96.1 MHz; TV cameras began covering the UK House of Commons; 82 million saw the season opener on CBS-TV's 'Dallas';
Aerosmith guested on Fox-TV's 'The Simpsons'; and Sherry Stringfield left the cast of NBC-TV's 'ER' for the first time.
Leaving this mortal coil on Nov. 21st were Bruno Gerussi, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Bill Bixby,Gardner McKay, Bill Black and Deborah Raffin.
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