TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 18th

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Canadian-born movie star Glenn Ford was the subject of NBC-TV’s ‘This is Your Life.’ The Everly Brothers sang their latest hit. ‘Cryin’ in the Rain’ on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. Career broadcasters Harvey Kirck and Harry Caray died, while Gordon Lightfoot was falsely reported to have died. A US religious group cancelled Pat Boone's weekly gospel music show after he appeared in black leather and fake tattoos on the American Music Awards show. And the mini-series ‘Roots: the Next Generation’ began its 7-night run on ABC-TV. ALL the milestones for Feb. 18th INSIDE.

Recent Moves … as of Feb. 17th 2020

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See what's new with Michele Brunoro, Rudy Parachoniak, Bethlehem Mariam, Kaila Lafferty and Andrew Dawson.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Vogues

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A group of four young singers from the state of Pennsylvania. The Vogues had quite a few hits, and in 1965 they hit the harts with You’re The One

PRESIDENTS DAY/FAMILY DAY in Broadcast History .. Mon. Feb. 17th

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Johnny Cash was Ralph Edwards’ surprised guest of honor on NBC-TV’s ‘This Is Your Life’ (pictured). After five years on Minnesota radio only, Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” was first broadcast nationally on NPR. Aerosmith were the musical guests on NBC-TV’s Saturday Night Live. An L.A. radio station played two unreleased Rolling Stone songs non-stop for 48 hours. And FOX-TV attracted 40 million viewers for its finale of the reality series ‘Joe Millionaire.’ ALL the milestones for Feb. 17th INSIDE.

BBC will be forced to scrap licence fee and downsize, say Boris Johnson’s aides

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The move could force the corporation to downsize and sell off most of its radio stations in a "massive pruning back" of its activities.

Poll tunes into gender, age gaps in Canadian TV-watching habits

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There are some major differences across genders. Women prefer recorded to live (37% to 17%), while men are still favouring live over recorded (34% to 28%). This means that women have a greater opportunity to skip through commercials when watching a show than men.

Former UK TV presenter Caroline Flack Commits Suicide at age 40

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Last December she was charged with assault after an incident at her home. She pleaded not guilty to assaulting her 27-year-old boyfriend, Lewis Burton.