Puget Sound Radio

Thanks to Gord Lansdell at Northwest Broadcasters for his summary of today's CRTC announcements concerning Lower Mainland ethnic broadcasters.

Give your clients exceptional creative and they’ll stick with you through a ratings slump.

Happy birthday to Jon Stewart, Paul Schaeffer, Randy Newman, Ed Harris, S. Epatha Merkerson and Berry Gordy Jr. It’s the date William Boyd brought his ‘Hopalong Cassidy’ movies to TV; when the Grand Ole Opry debuted on WSM Nashville as ‘The WSM Barn Dance’; the 200th Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS-TV; a few years later CBS broadcast the last live soap operas before tape took over; and Phil Donahue (pictured) moved his talk TV show from Chicago to New York. This was the date we lost entertainment giants Garry Moore and Leslie Nielsen. ALL the milestones for Nov. 28th INSIDE.

Bob Lefsetz has set himself up as the conscience of the music industry for nearly 3 decades. He hit the nail on the head this time.

Spirit 105.3 KCMS-FM Seattle and KWPZ Praise 106.5 Lynden went all-Christmas music on the US Thanksgiving weekend.  It's not the first time for either faith-based station to flip to the often successful seasonal format. ...

It’s the date of birth of pioneer sportscaster Ted Husing (pictured), the music world’s Jimi Hendrix, Jack Kane and Eddie Rabbitt, Howdy Doody’s ‘Buffalo Bob’ Smith, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. Radio’s drama anthology ‘First Nighter’ debuted on NBC; CBS Radio cancelled ‘Have Gun Will Travel’; singer Frankie Avalon guest starred on ABC-TV’s ‘It Takes a Thief’; the same network introduced us to a young Tom Hanks in episode one of ‘Bosom Buddies,’ while episode 200 of ‘The Waltons’ aired on CBS-TV. Bowing out Nov. 27th were actor John Carradine, singers Joe Jones and Al Alberts, and Canada’s first anchorman Larry Henderson. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Glass is believed to have died on Friday night at his home in Los Angeles.