Monday Night NFL Football Numbers Continue to Drop
Overall, MNF‘s ratings are down a whopping 19% this year, according to Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch.
Matt Cundill’s ‘Sound off’ Podcast talks with Marty Forbes
Marty Forbes is the president of Radiowise and former General Manager of Standard Radio's 100.3 The Bear and TSN 1260 in Edmonton for many years. His Father was the legendary Jerry Forbes at 630 CHED, who started many great charities including Santa Anonymous. Since leaving Standard Radio, Marty consults radio properties with an emphasis on Digital inclusion.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 5th
It’s the birthday of Kate Winslet, Bob Geldof, Daniel Baldwin, Steve Miller, and the late Bernie Mac, Allen Ludden (pictured) and Godfrey announcer Tony Marvin.
CBS radio’s ‘Hollywood Hotel’ became the first major national show to originate from Hollywood;’The Honeymooners’ were seen for the first time on the old Dumont Network; ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries’ aired for the final time on ABC Radio, while ‘Gilmour’s Albums’ began its 40 year run on CBC radio, and Danny Finkleman began his 20 year run with ‘Finkleman’s 45′s’ Saturday night on the CBC.
‘Meet the Press’, still with us 70 years later, aired for the 1st time on Mutual radio,
Details and ALL the milestones for Oct. 5th INSIDE.
Salaries of TV’s Top Talent Revealed (courtesy Variety.com)
The three stars of the CBS hit comedy 'The Big Bang Theory' are the top paid regulars on network TV, at $1 Million per episode.
Trump & Clinton Foundations – How Legit ? Michael Rivero
Michael Rivero, (pictured) this week on the Jim Goddard Show talks politics and much more, American Style...
Negative vs Positive Feedback: Which Is Right? by Paul Kaye
It is my belief that positive feedback is the best approach for you to take or at least it is the approach to favor the most when offering feedback. Positive feedback encourages us to repeat behaviors and actions
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 4th
It’s the date when Victoria’s 2nd TV station, ‘The New VI’ signed on; when Gordon MacRae hosted and sang on radio’s very first ‘Railroad Hour’; and when two East Coast US radio stations aired game one of the first complete World Series to be broadcast.
Bryant Gumbel began his run as co-host of NBC-TV’s Today Show; Barbara Walters became the first woman to co-anchor a network newscast (ABC); CBS premiered the TV shows December Bride, Playhouse 90 and Leave It To Beaver. CBC Vancouver telecast its first live hockey game, and CBC News aired the first show in the ‘This Hour Has Seven Days’ series.
Louis Armstrong and Pat Boone were headliners on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show; and Blondie starring Penny Singleton made the move from comic strips and radio to the TV screen.
ALL the milestones for Oct. 4th can be found INSIDE.










