RIP Victoria Broadcaster Walter Cownden, 99
He was one of the few broadcasters to have spent his entire career in radio in Victoria BC.
Biggest Lie – No One is Above the Law. John Barbour on the Goddard...
Canadian born actor and comedian John Barbour talks about when and who brought in Deregulation during Bill Clinton's term in office. John also gets into the Trump presidency. Barbour is NOT Trumper...
‘One of the most unique’ careers in TV sports, Don Brown dies in Victoria...
He played a key role in every major sports television production, involving professional and amateur Canadian athletes, from the 1960s to the late 1990s — from the Summer and Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Canada Games, hockey, football and baseball.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 22nd
It’s the birthdate of actors Ralph Fiennes and Hector Elizondo, Diane Sawyer of ABC News, the late announcer and game show host Gene Rayburn, and singer Jordin Sparks.
Pioneer New York radio station WEAF aired the first-ever broadcast of a boxing match;
the first experimental TV signals were aired from the top of the Empire State Building, two decades before the TV era began;
Monty Hall presided over his last ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ on ABC-TV;
Archie Bunker became a grandfather on CBS-TV’s “All in The Family’;
and Conan O’Brien and Jack Black (pictured) engaged in a guitar duel on TBS’ late night ‘Conan.’
Among the obits for Dec. 22nd are bigtime (OTR) radio announcer Jimmy Wallington, legendary soap opera creator Irna Phillips, and the great Lone Ranger narrator/announcer Fred Foy.
ALL the milestones for Dec. 22nd INSIDE.
POWER play: Edmonton radio station re-brands after court order
Last month the court ordered Harvard to stop using the name POWER. On Friday, the station announced they were changing their name to Play 107.
Jack Scott was Canadian rock ‘n’ roll’s Forgotten Star
The Canadian-born, U.S.-based musician scored 19 hit singles in just 41 months, a feat achieved by only a handful of other pop acts, including the Beatles.