FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. July 26th
IT WAS JULY 26th .. when the Abe Burrows Show premiered on CBS radio, as the comedy writer got his own 15 minute program…
When UBC radio station CiTR was approved for operation on 650 KHz via AM carrier current, to cover the Point Grey campus only….
When the ABC-TV daytime soap General Hospital taped its 7,000th episode…
..and when legendary radio personality Don Percy (pictured) did his last morning show on Vancouver’s oldies station CISL AM 650, before returning to Winnipeg.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Cortes Island Community Radio appeals for funds following transmission failure
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Toronto Radio Host Under Fire After Tweeting Racist Comments
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Justin Trudeau’s flawed media bailout package – Anthony Fury
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Global Winnipeg Names Lisa Dutton as Evening News Anchor
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July 25, 2019
Global Winnipeg has named Lisa Dutton as the station’s new 6 p.m. anchor.
No stranger to Winnipeg, Dutton relocated to the city in 2017 with her family. She was previously the morning anchor at...
CONFIRMED: Off-Air Bloodbath at CTV Vancouver
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Yukon Jack in a Shoot!
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