Dave Bannerman joins Matt Cundill on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast
Dave Bannerman was the Program Manager of the station I worked at in 1989. (Yes, back then there was a Program Manager AND a Program Director) He was a great teacher of radio who allowed me to try out things that I thought might work.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 1st
Born Dec. 1st were Richard Pryor, Woody Allen, Dick Shawn, David Doyle, Mary Martin, Lou Rawls, Bette Midler, Treat Williams and Sarah Silverman.
Victoria’s CHEK-TV signed on, becoming the first private TV station in Western Canada;
Tom Brokaw (pictured) stepped down after two decades as anchor at NBC News;
‘Edge of Night’ became the first TV soap to switch networks, from CBS to ABC;
CKWX became the first radio station in Western Canada to afiliate with a US network (Mutual- Don Lee);
Gene Autry took a job at WLS radio in Chicago, singing for $35 a week;
’The Abbott and Costello Show’ began its 52-episode run in syndicated TV;
and ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ began its 20-year run as a popular US daytime variety show.
Details and ALL the milestones for Dec. 1st INSIDE.
Sportnet’s Baseball Commentator Gregg Zaun Fired for ‘Inappropriate Behaviour’
Rogers Sportsnet says Toronto-based baseball insider Gregg Zaun has been fired after complaints by multiple female employees about inappropriate behaviour in the workplace.
98.1 Cam FM flips to New Country 98.1
North America’s #1 Radio format is ON THE AIR in Camrose, Alberta!
Seattle PPM Radio Ratings .. Nov. 2017
Talk radio takes the top of the 12+ chart, with KUOW #1, and KIRO-FM tied for #2,
Winnipeg Fall Ratings.. November 2017
CBC continues to dominate the market, CJOB up, Country QX down slightly. Peggy, formerly Fresh wallows around the basement
Saskatoon Fall Ratings.. November 2017
C- 95 continues to rule the roost; Newstalk CKOM is up
