NTS MediaOnline ‘Radio Show’ Week Headlines

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The 2016 NAB/RAB Radio Show is underway in Nashville, with a full agenda of sessions and events for attendees that began this morning with the annual Pillsbury Broadcast Finance Conference and 2016 Leadership Breakfast. Can’t be in Nashville for the Radio Show?

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 21st

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Born this date were Bill Murray, Fannie Flagg, Ricki Lake, Cheryl Hines, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Kurtis, and Canadian performers Leonard Cohen, Tommy Common, and Air Farce’s John Morgan. Kelowna’s CHBC-TV signed on, Monday Night Football and NYPD Blue debuted on ABC TV, Bing Crosby taped his Philco Radio Time in Vancouver, Raymond Burr (pictured) starred for the 1st time as Perry Mason on CBS-TV, The Jack Paar Show debuted in prime time on NBC-TV, and John & Yoko guested on ABC-TV’s late night Dick Cavett Show. Checking out permanently were Walter Brennan, Arthur Godfrey singer Lu Ann Simms, Canadian bandleader Johnny Burt, evangelist Rex Humbard, and Old Time Radio’s Rye Billsbury. Details and ALL the Sept. 21st milestones INSIDE.

CBC Correspondent Terry Milewski Announces Retirement

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According to his bio on the CBC website, Milewski has worked in 30 countries over 30 years with the broadcaster. And early on he worked in private radio news in Victoria.

Michael Rivero: Could Syria Cease Fire Failure Cause WW III?

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Money Laundering began with Bill Clinton, as Governor of Arkansas - Lots of people have died in trying to expose this corrupt family

What Makes A Winner? by Paul Kaye

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There is something magnetic about winners; they possess qualities that grab our attention and pull us toward them. Spotting a winner isn’t difficult; they stand out in a crowd. Always! But why is that? What makes them stand out? The answer is simple…

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 20th

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Sept. 20th brought us Sophia Loren, Gogi Grant, Gary Cole, orchestra leader Frank Devol, Northern Exposure’s Peg Phillips (Photo) and Leah Pinsent. The Calgary station now known as City TV signed on, while Vancouver’s CKLG 73 ended 29 years of rock music and switched fulltime to talk. Jimmy Stewart debuted a radio western ‘The Six-Shooter’ on NBC,; the ‘Bill Cosby Show’ began its popular 8-year run on NBC-TV, while ‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ with Phil Silvers, and the original ‘Hawaii Five-Oh’ had their premieres on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for Sept. 20th INSIDE.

Oberfeld: BC Liberals’ Pre-Election Ploy Plays Out Again

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The BC Liberals have launched their traditional pre-election ploy once more…and the media are playing along, failing to ask the serious questions.