Accomplished Alberta Broadcaster Sounds “Alarm” About Youth Smartphone Addiction Causing Sleep Deprivation
Stats show that the majority of students are arriving at school extremely fatigued and 84% are sleeping with their smartphones on.
Two Canadian cinema owners receive death threats ahead of Unplanned screening
Police are investigating death threats sent to two Canadian independent theatre owners because they are screening the pro-life movie Unplanned on July 12
Documentary Film about Toronto’s The Edge CFNY & its Late Star Martin Streek
Ten years after Streek’s death, Wil Dunlop has decided to direct a documentary about him called Keep It Locked and Cranked, a phrase Streek often used while on the air.
Rip Torn, Artie the Producer on ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ Dies at 88
The respected Emmy winner and Oscar and Tony nominee always aimed for authenticity but had a reputation as a trouble-maker.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Aretha Franklin
Aretha was an actress, singer, songwriter, pianist, and was active from 1956 to 2017. Charted over 112 singles, and became the most charted female artist of all time. Respect was her song in 1967. Sadly she passed away in August 2018 at age 76.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 10th
IT WAS JULY 10th … when a radio show of international intrigue ‘The Man Called X,’ debuted on CBS radio, beginning an 8-year run on the networks ….
When New York’s WINS Radio announced the hiring of pioneer rock deejay Alan Freed to be the host of their “Rock ‘n’ Roll Party’…
When the longtime radio hit ‘Your Hit Parade’ debuted on NBC-TV, starring two Canadian female vocalists, Dorothy Collins & Gisele MacKenzie (pictured)….
When the short-lived “Gladys Knight & the Pips” Summer Series premiered on NBC-TV…
.. and when Victoria’s first radio station CJVI AM900 cut costs by dropping its talk shows and went back to playing hits of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
ALL the milestones for July 10th are found INSIDE.
Around 85 percent of Canadians haven’t taken an internet break in the last year
Around 22 percent of people surveyed found their job online. Similarly, around 10 percent found their spouse online. Further, 16 percent found their home online, while nine percent completed their education online.