RTDNA Canada Announces 2020 Western Region Award Winners
RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital.
‘Bloodbath’: The Hollywood Reporter Fires More than 100
With 100 of the publication’s staff vaporized in perfunctory online group dismissals without so much as commemorative plaque and a “thank you for your service,” the dream of a 21st-century media reinvention is over.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Manhattan Transfer
A jazz vocal group from New York City formed in 1972. There have been two versions of the group and Tim Hauser is the only original member to be with both
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. April 16th
IT WAS APRIL 16th … in the early years of radio when Vancouver’s CNRV became CRCV 1100 as the Canadian Radio Commission took over operations from the CNR…
When the soon-to-be highly popular “Fibber McGee & Molly” radio program debuted on the N-B-C Blue Network from Chicago…
When Polly Bergen (pictured) starred in “The Helen Morgan Story” on CBS TV’s live drama showcase Playhouse 90…
and when Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchor of “The CBS Evening News.”
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Something for Everyone: Specialty Cable Networks Thrive During Quarantine
The larger viewer pool has led to increased ratings across the TV landscape, from network evening news to Netflix. Specialized cable networks have seen their audiences surge as well, with a number of them experiencing double-digit growth in recent weeks.
RIP Vancouver News Reporter Extraordinaire Marke Raines, Dead at 93
Marke joined CKNW in 1952 and became the station's first beat reporter. On his first day on the beat he broke the story of the sale by Mayor Fred Hume of the Vancouver Canucks.
24 Hours later Chris Cuomo Claims He’s Happy at CNN: “I Never Meant It”
"I love where I am, I love the position that I've been given ..... No place has ever been better to me."
