Country Found More Hits By Women, Here’s What Happened
Since this year's COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR it has been common to see three and even four female acts in the top 10.
Vera Lynn, voice of hope in wartime Britain, dies at 103
The singer became a symbol of hope in Britain during the Second World War and again during the coronavirus pandemic with her song “We’ll Meet Again.”
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Del Shannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S13mP_pfEc
Runaway
Charles Weedon Westover, better known as Del Shannon. He is better known for the hit Runaway in 1961.
Del Shannon
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Chuck Benson – Started his broadcast career in 1960 as a writer at CKYL, Peace River,...
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. June 18th
IT WAS JUNE 18th .. when ‘The Adventures of Ellery Queen’ debuted on CBS radio in a 60-minute format for the first six months …
When the adult western ‘Gunsmoke” wrapped its 9-year run on CBS radio…
When the luminescent Nanette Fabray (pictured) made her final appearance as co-star of NBC-TV’s ‘Caesar’s Hour’…
When Vancouver’s CKNW AM 980 launched the Western Information Network ..
.. and when Dan Rather’s final report for CBS aired on the network’s feature weekend news magazine ‘Sunday Morning.’
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Goodbye to the Old C-FUN building on West 4th in Vancouver
Legendary deejay Red Robinson took to Facebook to note the demolishing of one of his early broadcasting bases.
Show That Succeeded ‘Prairie Home Companion’ Cancelled Amid US Public Radio Cuts
“Live From Here With Chris Thile,” the weekly radio show that began as a continuation of “A Prairie Home Companion,” has been cancelled, American Public Media Group announced Tuesday. The St. Paul-based company blamed the economic effects of the COVID-19 for that and other cuts that resulted in 28 employees being let go.
Can GoFundMe Save Radio Stations?
Steve Harness needs to raise $100,000 in order to have a viable chance at extending the term of his loan. He says if he’s unable to do that, it’s likely he’ll have to sell the stations to a national radio company or they will be foreclosed on.









