FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. May 11th
IT WAS MAY 11th …. when the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) was formed as a non-profit Canadian radio ratings service…
When the pioneering kids TV show, The Pinky Lee Show, aired for the final time on NBC-TV…
When Buddy Holly and the Crickets auditioned for CBS-TV’s “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts,” but were rejected and didn’t get to the air…
When the Monty Python comedy troupe was formed in the UK….
..and when John Lennon appeared (with wife Yoko Ono) on ABC TV’s “Dick Cavett Show” (pictured).
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SCTV Reunion Show Set for CTV, Netflix in 2019
The comedy special directed by Martin Scorsese will reunite former SCTV co-stars Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short , Dave Thomas, and now Rick Moranis.
Is TSN 1040’s Vancouver Whitecaps away-game coverage really live? by Martin Dunphy
TSN 1040 bills itself as the "Home of Whitecaps FC", and the radio station has been covering Whitecaps games in one form or another since 2001
Gerry Forbes joins Matt Cundill on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast
When Gerry Forbes announced his retirement, you can forgive CJAY 92's competitors for letting out a silent cheer
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. May 10th
IT WAS MAY 10th … when future legendary radio announcer & voice actor Gary Owens (pictured) was born in Mitchell South Dakota…
When The Jackson Five made their second appearance on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show, together with comedians Don Rickles and George Carlin…
When Top 40 formatted radio station WABC New York played its last record before adopting a Talk Radio format. It was John Lennon’s “Imagine”…
When a long-anticipated wedding took place on NBC Radio's 'Great Gildersleeve' ...
.. and when the last episode of “Laverne & Shirley” aired on ABC-TV.
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Gord Lansdell On the Mend
Gord, the Northwest Broadcasters webmaster, who has been out of action for some three weeks fighting an intestinal disorder, is hoping to be released from hospital this weekend.
NBC’s Internal Probe Whitewash Seen as ‘Ludicrous’
The decision to employ NBC's own counsel Kim Harris contrasts sharply with Fox News — who investigated former network president Roger Ailes — with an outside law firm.