Stingray Flips 2 Alberta radio stations which became HOT this morning!
Exciting day for Stingray...as they re-brand two great stations HOT 93-7 & HOT 101.3....
New York Radio Legend Elvis Duran’s Raw New Memoir
Duran is one of the world’s most listened-to radio hosts. His program, Z100’s Elvis Duran and The Morning Show, is syndicated to over 80 markets nationwide and listened to by almost 10 million people daily
Comedian Rip Taylor, the ‘King of Confetti,’ Dead at 84
Taylor built a long, eclectic career with a mixture of over-the-top and self-deprecating humor.
From Fort McMurray to Kelowna and the morning show at K 96.3
Brad Karp gave word over a month ago, he was heading to a new town and a new radio job. Welcome to Kelowna, Brad
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Nat King Cole
Originally a jazz pianist, then he was asked to sing and he became better known as a popular singer, with a tune like Nature Boy In 1948.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 7th
It’s the birthday of Simon Cowell, Joy Behar, John Mellancamp, Toni Braxton, plus the late Andy Devine and Vaughn Monroe.
The Fox News channel began programming on US cablesystems;
the CBC began an ill-fated experiment with a 9 pm TV newscast;
the original Hawaiian Eye aired the first of its 134 episodes on ABC-TV;
The Rolling Stones performed on NBC’s Saturday Night Live;
Bruce Springsteen was interviewed on CBS-TV’s 60 minutes;
and Dennis Reid received the OK to sell his three Cariboo radio stations in BC.
Alanna Morissette became the first Canadian woman to top the Billboard album chart;
and obits include singers Billy Daniels and Mario Lanza, as well as Winnipeg media mogul Izzy Asper.
ALL the milestones for Oct..7th INSIDE.
Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80
His style combined the lyricism of jazz with the crude power of rock. One critic said watching him was like witnessing "a human combine harvester".
