TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. June 4th
IT WAS JUNE 4th …. when NBC-TV’s “The Monkees” won an Emmy award for outstanding comedy series.
When ABC-TV’s “Bobby Sherman TV Special” aired, featuring guest performers The 5th Dimension…
When the final episode of “The Waltons” aired on CBS TV, though six TV movies followed over the next 15 years …
When the CBC's prairie radio powerhouse CBK AM 540 lost its transmission tower in a severe windstorm ...
.. and when the final episode of the sitcom “Married With Children” aired on FOX.
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Amazon launching Streaming service in Canada designed to Mimic Cable TV
Service will be like existing Prime video service but with more TV channels on top of that, for an added fee
Despite Massive Injection Of Taxpayer Money, CBC’s ‘The National’ Is Getting Terrible Ratings
CBC has received a massive injection of taxpayer money under the Trudeau government.
iHeart CEO Not Happy With NAB Comments
“I was surprised and disappointed to read the NAB characterization of those of us who oppose radio deregulation."
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Roy Orbison
Roy had a powerful voice as you can hear on this hit from 1964: Oh, Pretty Woman. Roy died at the age of 52 in December 1988.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. June 3rd
IT WAS JUNE 3rd …when Dragnet (with Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday) was first heard on radio (KFI in Los Angeles), a month before it went nationak on NBC…
When Victoria and Vancouver got their first 'local' TV service as Bellingham's KVOS-TV signed on from Mount Constitution ...
When the Hollywood Palace on ABC-TV hosted the first North American performance by The Rolling Stones…
When the characters of Nancy & Chris Hughes returned to CBS-TV’s ‘As the World Turns’, after an absence of 5 years…
and when the final episode of the original ‘Star Trek’ series aired on NBC.
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‘I’m Going Home’: Jeff Douglas bids an emotional goodbye to As It Happens
Douglas sits down for an interview with co-host Carol Off before taking on his new gig at CBC Nova Scotia.