Matt Cundill: Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
I really love Thanksgiving. In Canada we celebrate it as a tribute to the bountiful harvest. There are a lot of people who enjoy it morning than Christmas which gets lost in a sea of wrapping paper and Amazon deliveries.
Hurricane Michael Silenced Nearly Three Dozen US Radio Stations
The latest information available from the Federal Communications Commission shows 27 FMs, 3 FM translators and 4 AMs are off the air.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 12th
Born this date were daytime radio star Jane Ace, Hugh Jackman, Nancy Kulp, Kirk Cameron, plus sportscasters Tony Kubek and Dan Russell.
After 15 years on radio ‘Burns and Allen’ made their debut on CBS-TV;
‘Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons’ began its 18 year run on network radio;
Walter Cronkite spent all 3 prime time hours on CBS-TV on the memoirs of Dwight Eisenhower;
the late singer Karen Carpenter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
and Vancouver-based Nickelback scored their first #1 album.
Celebrities leaving us on Oct. 12th include announcers Joel Aldred and Johnny Olsen, musicians Ray Conniff, Carmen Cavallero, John Denver and Gene Vincent, Bullwinkle producer Jay Ward, and veteran actor Leon Ames.
Details and ALL the Oct 12th milestones INSIDE.
President Signs Music Modernization Act into Law
The MMA is a comprehensive bill that aims to reform the US's music licensing system and give music creators an opportunity to obtain compensation that more accurately reflects the value of music.
JJ-365 Salutes Tom Milroy
Welcome to JJ-365 Salutes. Over 2018, we pay tribute daily to one of “The Good Ones”. Today we are shining the light on Tom Milroy
Joseph Planta welcomes George Garrett to the Commentary…
George shares his storied career at CKNW...
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 11th
Happy Birthday today to Luke Perry, David Morse, Joan Cusack, Jane Krakowski and Daryl Hall.
The ‘American Album of Familiar Music’ began its long Sunday night run on NBC radio;
Hugh Downs (pictured) left both ‘NBC-TV’s ‘Today show’ and ‘Concentration’ for a year off.
Canada’s first hockey telecast aired in French on Montreal’s CBFT;
Rod Stewart got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Elton John’s ‘Candle in the Wind’ began its 12-week run atop the charts;
and Bob Dylan played Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum.
Bowing out this date sadly were CBS newsman Douglas Edwards, ventriloquist Wayland Flowers, singers Connee Boswell, Tex Williams and Russ Hamilton, and actor/sportscaster Gil Stratton Jr.
Details and ALL the Oct. 11th milestones INSIDE.
