Air Talent: The Issue of Bad Hires

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A few bad apples with narcissistic tendencies can ruin station's ratings, revenue base, and morale. Sam Weaver of All Access knows this all too well.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 29th

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Born this date were Gene Autry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bryant Gumbel, Gwen Ifill, Madeline Kahn and MASH’s Larry Linville. The daytime radio game show Double or Nothing got its start on Mutual; Lowell Thomas (pictured) began his 46-year career of nightly radio news broadcasts; and the Adventures of Sam Spade began its Sunday night run on CBS Radio. Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, a radio hit, got its start on CBS-TV. Also premiering on the Tiffany network were the TV hits Designing Women, My Favorite Martian, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Alice, and The Judy Garland Show. Sept. 29th was also the date a number of ABC-TV hits debuted, including Love American Style, My Three Sons, Make Room for Daddy, thirtysomething, Macgyver and Grace Under Fire. And CBR-FM signed on for the first time at 102.1 on Calgary’s radio dial. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

Ted Turner Reveals he has Lewy Body Dementia

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LBD is one of the three most common forms of dementia affecting 1.5 million Americans, including the late Robin Williams, but it is often misdiagnosed.

Facebook Security Breach: Up to 50 Million Accounts Hacked

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Attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as “View As” to gain control of people's accounts.

Fox News Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined in Kavanaugh Hearing Viewers

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More than 11 million people tuned in to cable news Thursday. Fox News Channel was the clear winner in terms of TV ratings, with its average of 5.7 million total viewers beating CNN and MSNBC’s hauls combined.

KOMO Weatherman Steve Pool Takes Time Off to Battle Cancer

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Steve was diagnosed with prostate cancer and, he will be away from KOMO for treatment.

Press Release: Tyler Bieber Western Academy College Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship

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TYLER BIEBER The newspaper headline read “Hockey Heartbreak”. The news of the horrific accident that claimed 16 lives of the Humboldt Broncos hockey players, coaches and staff quickly spread worldwide within hours.