CTV Van. Island reporter Chandler Grieve Leaving for Government Service
It's a job he's loved for most of a decade. But virtually having done it all for CTV Vancouver Island, Chandler can't turn down a great opportunity to make a big buck working for the provincial government.
‘Little House on the Prairie’ condemned by PC police
The Association for Library Service to Children just renamed its Laura Ingalls Wilder Award to the Children’s Literature Legacy Award because
Joe Jackson, Michael’s Father & Jackson 5 Patriarch, Dies at 89
Joe began working on his kids' musical careers in the early 1960s, while they were living in Gary, Indiana, bringing Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael into what would eventually become the Jackson 5.
Lower Mainland Radio Host says Bullets Were Fired at Her Car
Ashiana Khan is an outspoken critic of local gang violence. She and her car were targeted last Saturday night.
Jack Allen Revisits KMPS AM & FM
It was my turn to emcee when Crystal Gayle came to town (not paid). Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue topped the charts & was in heavy air-play rotation. All air talent was way sick of that song. I asked others if they would trade me for a future gig they are assigned to......
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. June 27th
JUNE 27th is the birthdate of Captain Kangaroo and Khloe Kardashian, and also gave birth to an ABC-TV soap called “Loving.”
Red Robinson held his first rock concert at the Kerrisdale Arena starring Bill Haley, Elvis began taping his first TV special, and Billy J. Kramer guested on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Jim Pattison got the okay to buy six Van. Island radio stations.
Hugh Grant was arrested for ‘lewd behaviour’ with an L.A. prostitute, and John Lennon was finally granted his Green Card.
Gale Storm and Don Grady and Canadian teen idol Terry Black breathed their last, as did the TV shows Miami Vice, The Flip Wilson Show (pictured), and the NBC Matinee Theatre.
Details of these and dozens more milestones for June 27th INSIDE.
‘Fabulous Sports Babe’ Wins a Fabulous Honor
She was the weekday afternoon sports talk show host on KJR 950 AM Seattle from 1991 to '94, before joining ESPN Radio. A Seattle Mariners official remembers her as the best the market has ever had, as a sports radio entertainer.
Rogers Radio Launches Frequency Podcast Network with Flagship Series, The Big...
Available weekdays at 6 a.m. ET, The Big Story breaks down one critical story every day – anything from politics and entertainment, to sports, technology and human interest – all in 15 minutes.
Kyle Donaldson ends run on Breakfast TV, but will remain with...
We heard this morning, today was the last morning for Kyle Donaldson as host on City TV's Breakfast TV, so we contacted Kyle for confirmation, and he got right back to us...
Susan Reade New GM of Edmonton’s Newcap Cluster
When she was on the air at 630 CHED, she was known when she worked with Rob and Audie...
