SUNDAY in Broadcasting History .. June 28th

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IT WAS JUNE 28th … when an old favorite of radio audiences ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ made the switch to TV. Two years later, criticism from the NAACP about ‘stereotyping’ forced CBS-TV to drop the show… When ‘The Quiz Kids’ (pictured) began a 13-year run on radio as a summer replacement for the blind piano virtuoso Alec Templeton… When ‘The Alan Young Show’ debuted on NBC radio featuring the Vancouver-raised comedian. He would later be the human star of the talking horse TV show, ‘Mr. Ed’… When CKUA-FM signed on in Edmonton, and 'Sunny 94' took to the air in Lacombe Alta.... ..and when “The Helen Reddy Show” debuted as an eight-week summer replacement series on NBC-TV, with Flip Wilson, The Pointer Sisters, and Seals & Croft as guests. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Corus Entertainment records $752-million loss in first three months of COVID crisis

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Revenues fell by 24 percent to $349 million compared to the same period in 2019. Radio revenues plunged 52 percent whereas TV revenues fell 21.4 percent.

David Menzies ASSAULTED at protest targeting Sir John A. Macdonald statue

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The Rebel's David Menzie covers Antifa protestors attack to take down Sir John A McDonalds statue and things quickly turned ugly...

Recent Moves .. as of June 27th

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What's happening with Crystal Darche, Molly Shen, Rob Munoz, Robin Anderson, Lauren Fink, Scott Shantz and Dalia Ashry?

White actors removed from non-white cartoon roles

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Following nationwide protests against racism, the people behind the animated shows "The Simpsons," "Family Guy," "Big Mouth" and "Central Park" are rethinking which actors should be able to voice a non-white role.

Shatner concludes COVID-inspired Captain’s Log Updates

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Since mid-March, the Star Trek actor has been sharing daily Captain's Log updates which ran the gamut from his days at home to projects on which he and fellow actors were involved. Shatner has a sizable audience with more than 2.5 million followers on Twitter alone.

Pat O’Day interview at His Deal, (Part 1)

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https://youtu.be/Z22HO1v2fsM His Deal 5-13-2020 Zoom meeting featuring special guest Pat O'Day Part Two George Towes interviews Radio Man Pat O'Day https://youtu.be/YJU7KQ_77yU