FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 10th

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IT WAS AUG. 10th … when Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” a video version of his “Candid Microphone” radio show, debuted on ABC…. When Vancouver’s CHQM-FM signed on for the first time at 103.5 MHz, initially as a straight mono simulcast of CHQM 1320 AM… When “Manhattan Transfer,” the summer variety show starring the singing group of the same name, premiered on CBS-TV… .. and when legendary 30-year-long CKNW sportscaster Al Davidson (pictured) died at age 66. ALL the milestones for Aug. 10th INSIDE.

Longtime KGO radio host and scientist Bill Wattenburg dead at 82

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Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82

Did Bell Lobby Ryerson U to Support FairPlay Website-blocking Coalition?

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More documents unearthed by Prof. Michael Geist point towards Bell lobbying Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Tribune Kills its Proposed Merger with Sinclair, Sues for Breach of Contract

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America's largest owner of local TV stations may try to make a deal with a different company.

Research Director Inc.’s Analysis & Demo Breakouts of Seattle Radio PPM’s (July)

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Movin 92.5 may look good 6+, but KISW cleaned up in all the important demo categories. And KJR The Jet made great strides.

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 9th

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IT WAS AUG. 9th … when radio brought word of a 2nd atomic bomb explosion that would lead to Japan’s surrender & the end of World War II… When the TV program “Ready Steady Go!” premiered on ITV in the UK. The show gave early exposure to such music luminaries as Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones… When two popular Toronto deejays John Spragge and Bob MacAdorey were fired from radio station CHUM… ..and when, following the enormous success of the “Motown 25” TV special two years earlier, NBC debuted the ill-fated “Motown Revue” variety series hosted by Smokey Robinson, which lasted only five weeks. ALL the milestones for Aug. 9th INSIDE.

KUOW Seattle Increasing Local News Coverage

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"We are investing in our local content and programming teams to continue to earn the trust of our loyal audience."