Former TV Reporter Jas Johal Running for BC Liberals
Johal, whose domestic and international reporting career with Global TV spanned two-decades, will be named Wednesday the B.C. Liberal Party’s candidate for the new riding of Richmond-Queensborough.
Vancouver’s Dave Broadfoot, Early Star of the Royal Canadian Air Farce, Dead at 90
Among his best-known characters were the Honourable Member for Kicking Horse Pass, Sgt. Renfrew of the RCMP and Big Bobby Clobber, a hockey player who had received too many pucks to the head.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 2nd
It’s the day that gave us Burt Lancaster, David Schwimmer, Paul Ford, Jay Black, k.d. lang, and early West Coast newscaster Sam Hayes.
The early radio soap opera Myrt & Marge (pictured) debuted on CBS; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was created; CFGP brought 100 watts of local radio service to Grande Prairie Alta, and years later on this date, CFCW signed on with 250 watts in Camrose.
CBC-TV experimented unsuccessfully with a 9 pm newscast, Ted Danson’s ‘Becker’ debuted on CBS-TV, and NBC-TV aired the 100th episode of ‘Third Rock from the Sun.’
Three veteran TV character actors left us on this date, Leonard Stone, Sid Melton and vocalist Paul Frees.
ALL the milestones for Nov. 2nd INSIDE.
Sharon Taylor joins Byrnes Media
No stranger to the Canadian radio community, Sharon has worked small, medium and major market stations in Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta.
Rob Brimacombe promoted to Manager, Retail Sales for Corus Vancouver
Rob's media career began with a Broadcast Journalism Diploma from BCIT and on-air/reporter jobs with CHNL Kamloops and CKPG Radio/TV in Prince George. He detoured to Media Relations at EXPO 86 and then a return to BCIT for a Diploma in Marketing Management. Rob began his media sales career in radio at CFOX and LG73.
Goddard Report: Michael Rivero – Will Hillary be hauled off to jail?
Corporate Media is part of the problem, according to 60% of the American people (Michael Rivero - WhatReallyHappen.com










