Jenna Mosher joins Matt on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast
In late August, Jesse and Jenna from Jump 106.9 in Ottawa were restructured out of their jobs. That's probably not news as it is a regular occurrence in radio. However, their replacements were a syndicated U.S. show out of Seattle
Looking for On-Air/Copywriter for Fort St. James, BC
Moose FM seeks On-Air Personality and Copywriter... A Great Opportunity
Puppeteer Behind Big Bird is Retiring … After 50 Years
Caroll Spinney, 84, announced Wednesday that he’s handing over Big Bird and his other character, Oscar the Grouch, to younger performers.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 17th
Happy Birthday to Canadians Rick Mercer and Norm MacDonald; to actor George Wendt, rapper Eminem and country music’s Alan Jackson.
It was Oct. 17th when the NBC Radio Hollywood studios opened at Sunset and Vine;
when the radio serial ‘Captain Midnight’ debuted on WGN Chicago,
and when live TV coverage of the Canadian parliament debuted on Canadian cable services.
‘Hollywood Squares’ debuted on NBC daytime,
a Barbra Streisand special ‘Belle of 14th Street’ aired on CBS-TV,
and George W. Bush and Al Gore staged their 3rd televised debate,
The music world took a hit this date with the deaths of Tennessee Ernie Ford, Teresa Brewer, Alberta Hunter, Billy Williams, Mark Warnow, plus composers Viz Mizzy and Jay Livingston.
Details and ALL the milestones for Oct. 17th INSIDE.
Ontario judge declines to hear Faith Goldy v. Bell Media
An Ontario Superior Court judge has declined to hear Toronto mayoral candidate Faith Goldy’s complaint against Bell Media for refusing to run her election ads
Longtime Voice of WSU Cougars Bob Robertson Retires
ROBERTSON, 89, began calling COUGARS football as radio play-by-play voice in 1964, moving to analyst in 2012; He called 589 COUGARS games in that stretch.
Michaela Pereira Among Several Hosts Turfed in HLN Retrenchment
Pereira, who got her TV start at Victoria's CHEK-TV, will leave the network, along with Ashleigh Banfield and Carol Costello.
