Wednesday in Broadcast History .. August 5th with Michael Easton
IT WAS AUGUST 5th .. when KDKA Pittsburgh aired the first-ever baseball play by play, with pioneering announcer Harold Arlin at the mike …
When the daily radio drama “Backstage Wife” first aired on a network (Mutual), after proving popular for a few months on Chicago’s WGN. It moved to NBC a year later, and to CBS two decades later!…
When after becoming a huge TV hit in Philadelphia, Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” made its debut on ABC…
.. and when Prince George (BC) got its second private radio station as CJCI 620 signed on the air. “C.I.” stood for Central Interior…
ALL the milestones for Aug. 5th INSIDE!
Michael Buble, Carole Taylor among latest recipients of Order of B.C.
Michael Buble, of Burnaby, B.C., was part of a list that also included Carole Taylor (pictured), former B.C. finance minister and host of CTV's Canada AM.
RIP Tim Dancy who passed this weekend… Updated
He had 45 years in TV and Radio production of Sports, News, Lifestyles, History, the Arts etc.
Alberta radio host gets window smashed in downtown Kamloops; Premier responds
Terry Evans says he and his wife were helping his daughter move in Victoria. The pair were on their way back to Alberta, and while in Kamloops this morning his driver-side window on his truck was smashed in.
Seattle Radio PPMs: KIRO FM Retains 6+ Lead, KZOK takes 2nd Place
KJR FM, The Jet moves up to 3rd spot, followed by KUOW in 4th...
MSNBC Producer Quits, Admits Network Is a ‘Cancer’ That ‘Stokes National Division’
At last the truth of the misinformation and fake news leader of them all finally comes out! A high-profile TV industry veteran told her, “We are a cancer and there is no cure. But if you could find a cure, it would change the world.”
Willy In The Morning Launches On CHUCK @ 92.5
Looking for something to drown out the sound of those morning Zoom calls? CHUCK @ 92.5 proudly announces the launch of popular morning show Willy in the Morning, starting Monday, August 24. Ready to have some fun on the Edmonton airwaves, Willy Percy, Kim Seale and Alece Anderson will be on-air with CHUCK @ 92.5 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekday mornings.










