NTS MediaOnline To End Publication
Broadcast industry veteran Al Peterson will publish the final editions of NTS MediaOnline Today and NTS MediaOnline Monthly, on Friday, December 16, 2016
Art Bell Sues Michael Savage for Defamation
The suit alleges that SAVAGE defamed Mr. & Mrs. Bell with the comment, "You say UFOs, you wind up in the PHILIPPINES with a 10-year-old hooker and you are off the radio after a number of years. You can’t do UFOs. That’s an in-joke, by the way, for people who understand the business.”
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 2nd
Born this date were Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado, Lucy Liu, Cathy Lee Crosby, Ray Walston and Hy Gardner.
‘The Advenutres of Charlie Chan’ debuted on radio’s NBC Blue network; Don Imus brought his shock-jock radio schtick from Cleveland to New York’s WNBC; Jungle Jay Nelson (pictured) did his first morning show on Toronto’s CHUM radio; NBC-TV’s ‘This is Your Life’ surprised their subject of the week Bobby Darin; after nearly half a century the amazing Alan Waters stepped down as head of CHUM broadcasting; and Brian Williams took over the anchor chair at NBC’s Nightly News.
Celebrity deaths include folksinger Odetta, actors Robert Cummings and Desi Arnaz, jazz star Bob Haggart, actresses Gail Fisher and Roxie Roker, as well as Canada’s Fifi D’Orsay and broadcast magnate Ted Rogers Jr.
Details and ALL the milestones for Dec. 2nd INSIDE.
Victoria’s ‘The Ocean’ 98.5 Goes All Christmas
Ocean CIOC-FM 98.5 Victoria has moved to all Christmas as of 8:06 a.m. today with Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Michael Buble. Thanks to Gord Lansdell at Northwest Broadcasters for bringing it to...
Rahim Ladhani New Co-Host of ‘CTV Morning Live’ Winnipeg
A familiar face to CTV Winnipeg viewers is returning to the city to co-host “CTV Morning Live.”
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 1st
Born this date 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.
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Alpha Media Snags Stanton As VP/Programming
Ronnie brings an international perspective, winning track record, great passion for the art of the product and stellar leadership traits










