Actor, Playwright Sam Shepard Dies at 73
One of his most recent assignments was playing the patriarch of a troubled family in Netflix's drama series Bloodline.
No More Shaw4/Corus Deal Stinks!, by Harvey Oberfeld
The CRTC has allowed Corus/Shaw to shut down its Community TV stations in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary in mid August ... once more putting corporate profits ahead of public interest ...
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. July 31st
IT WAS JULY 31st … when the announcer introduced for the first time ‘Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy!’ on CBS radio…
When TV news anchor Chet Huntley (pictured) retired from NBC, ending “The Huntley-Brinkley Report” after 14 years…
When Leeza Gibbons made her first appearance on TV’s Entertainment Tonight, where she remained for 11 years…
..and when CBC Newsworld made its debut on Canadian cable. Today it is labelled CBC News Network.
ALL the milestones for July 31st INSIDE.
PBS Chief on Stakes of Trump Budget Fight: ‘There’s No Plan B.’
The loss of federal funding will be a death knell for most any station that draws more than 30 percent of its annual budget from federal funding.
Boomer Public Radio on Sunday
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NBC Names Megyn’s Morning Show ‘Megyn Kelly Today’
Kelly’s ratings were so terrible that NBC executives were reportedly even considering unloading her contract and trying to get Fox News to take her back.
Canadians Aren’t Cutting the Cord Like They Used to
The conventional service providers said their combined revenue losses added up to $185 million in 2016 as more people opted to watch TV and listen to music online.
