Edmonton radio legend Bruce Bowie calls it a day…
After an impressive 47 years in radio, Bowie will sign-off for the last time on August 30.
Longtime Cariboo Radioman Gil McCall Will Be Missed
Gil McCall joined the original ownership group of Cariboo Broadcasters at CKCQ in Quesnel in 1958 shortly after the station went on the air.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Gordon Lightfoot
As a singer songwriter Gordon has become very successful . Many hits for the Canadian including this one from 1966: Early Morning Rain
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. August 1st
IT WAS AUG. 1st …when CKWX signed on from studios in Vancouver’s Belmont Hotel, after being known previously as CFDC Nanaimo …
When Mutual radio debuted “The Goodwill Hour”, with its familiar phrase, “You have a friend and advisor in John J. Anthony”…
When Victoria radio station CKDA 1340 moved to AM 1280 and increased its power from 250 watts to 5000 watts…
When an era ended on Vancouver's CKNW as both Philip Till and Bill Good closed out their talk show careers ....
When Kelowna’s AM 1150 switched from a country music format to Oldies….
..and when “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” launched on CBS-TV with a short summer run followed by three successful regular seasons.
ALL the milestones for Aug. 1st INSIDE.
How Small-Business Owners Can Find Success On The Radio
Once we selected a few talk radio stations, we realized that talk radio listeners pay attention, whereas we found music radio listeners listen passively.
CRTC says new Internet Code will go into effect January 2020 to protect consumers
The code will offer Canadians easy-to-understand contracts, documents and policies around service calls, outages, security deposits and disconnections. The new code will allow Canadians to have a better understanding of prices, especially for bundles, promotions and time-limited discounts.
KING-TV Reporter Honored for Saving Co-Worker’s Life
Ted Land stepped in and performed the Heimlich maneuver. He was able to dislodge the food and clear Alex Rozier’s airways, saving his life.