Thursday in Broadcast History .. August 20th
IT WAS AUG. 20th .. when the first U.S. commercial radio station, 8MK (which later became WWJ), began daily broadcasting in Detroit…
When Prince George (BC) TV station CKPG-TV signed on Channel 2 as a CBC affiliate….
When the first episode of the teen sitcom “Saved By The Bell” aired on NBC. It was a Saturday morning favorite for 4 seasons..
When Moffat Broadcasting sold off its empire, two Edmonton stations going to WIC (now Corus), two in Winnipeg going to Rogers, a pair in Calgary going to Golden West, while Vancouver’s CKLG-AM and CFOX-FM were sold to Shaw....
and when two giants of comedy, Jerry Lewis & Phyllis Diller, left this mortal coil.
ALL the milestones for Aug. 20th INSIDE!
Veteran broadcast journalist Allan Fotheringham dead at 87
Allan Fotheringham (Pictured) was a Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist. He was widely known by the nickname Dr. Foth and styled himself as, "Always controversial... never at a loss for words" and also as "the Great Gatheringfroth".
Pete Marier: Being Bad Pete : Sound Off Podcast with Matt Cundill
How did Pete Marier become Bad Pete? He tells us. I spent my teenage years listening to Pete Marier on my clock radio when he was at 980 CKGM and 95.9 CJFM. The next decade Pete was a co-worker and we've been friends since. We are not strangers to Winnipeg and Montreal radio, nor the task of raising three boys, So we always have lots of talk about
Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback by Al Stewart
Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a British[1][2] singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Olivia Newton John – John Travolta
You’re The One I Want, the 1978 song was performed by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. It sold over 15 million copies, and was featured in the movie Grease.
Wednesday in Broadcast History .. August 19th
IT WAS AUG. 19th …. when “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” the 15 minute nightly radio comedy starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, made its network debut on the NBC Blue chain…
When Edmonton got its latest AM station CHQT (1110 KHz) and Yorkton Sask. got its first and only one CJGX AM 1340…
When WINS radio in New York City announced it would no longer play white artist cover versions of R&B hits. For example, the DJs were instructed to play Fats Domino’s “Ain’t It A Shame,” not Pat Boone’s…
..and when the 58th and final episode of the rock ‘n’ roll sitcom “The Monkees” aired on NBC-TV.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
‘Supernatural’ Starts Production On Final Episodes In Vancouver
Cameras started tolling today as planned on the last two episodes of the CW’s Supernatural in Vancouver.
