Paul Kaye talks with Matt Cundill on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast
Paul Kaye is the National Talent Coach for Rogers Radio
True Journalists don’t fall for the scam as our PM does! – Harvey Oberfeld
I just could not enjoy holidaying in a state where no freedom of the press existed, where journalists were imprisoned … sometimes for years
What to do when the ratings don’t go your way, by Paul Kaye
It’s that time of the year when programmers begin to start sweating the results of the Fall ratings.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 13th
Happy Birthday to Taylor Swift, Jamie Foxx, Steve Buscemi, Dick Van Dyke, Christopher Plummer,Ted Nugent and Wendie Malick.
The clear channel sound of Denver radio station KOA AM 850 was heard for the first time;
‘Allen’s Alley’ (pictured) debuted on the Fred Allen radio show;
the TV rights to the first four ‘Suoer Bowls’ went to NBC & CBS for $9.5 million;
Infinity Broadcasting was fined $600,000 for the potty mouth of Howard Stern on the radio;
and NBC-TV’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ instituted a time delay system because of foul-mouthed guest host Richard Pryor.
Dec. 13th claimed two leading men of TV’s ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy,’ first Tim Moore (Kingfish Stevens) and 11 years later to the day, Spencer Williams Jr. (Andy Brown) passed away.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Brit gov funded group offered journalists $17k per month to produce fake news on...
A $3 million British government propaganda campaign for Syria’s rebels - The News Corporate Media has Withheld from US!
The money began flowing after the British parliament voted against bombing the Syrian government in late 2013.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 12th
It’s the day Frank Sinatra was born 100 years ago, and the evening Mae West got so suggestive on NBC Radio’s ‘Charlie McCarthy Show’ that she was banned from the network for 15 years.
In Cleveland, Mike Douglas began a daytime variety TV show that went national for the next 21 years.
And Marie Osmond debuted her prime time NBC variety show that was cancelled before the season was out.
Robin Williams (pictured), Dionne Warwick, Clint Black and Denver Pyle all received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
And Canada’s Bell Globemedia changed its name to CTVglobemedia.
ALL the milestones for Dec. 12th INSIDE.
CNN and MSNBC in RATINGS FREEFALL
Fox News is enjoying a sustained post-election ratings bounce, soundly beating its primary cable news competition.
