CHEK Returns to Live Newscast on a Stat Holiday
No weather person, no sports anchor, and only one parttime reporter appeared to be involved, but there was a decent smattering of local news and footage,
CRTC Hearings to Take Critical Look at $25 TV Packs
Many complainants expressed disappointment that the long-awaited arrival of smaller basic TV packages and different channel choices didn’t prove to be the deal they’d hoped for.
Western Star Hugh O’Brian, TV’s Wyatt Earp, Dies at 91
Handsome, square-jawed and athletically fit, the dark-haired O'Brian appeared in a string of movies and TV anthology series in the years before he became a star portraying the real-life Old West peace officer on “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,” which ran on ABC from 1955 to 1961.
Would SOMEONE Tell Politicians/Refugees Vancouver is FULL! by Harvey Oberfeld
Would someone tell our politicians…at all levels …that Vancouver is FULL!
Are they oblivious to the reality of HUGE prices for housing here and almost NO vacancy rate for rentals …. or how thousands of college students can’t find housing here for this Fall’s semester?
So WHY bring more than a thousand NEW refugees here …on top of the 1,300 already being housed here in hotels ..at public expense????
LABOUR DAY in Broadcast History .. Mon. Sept. 5th
IT WAS SEPT. 5th .. when the populat daytime drama ‘Life Can Be Beautiful’ began its 16 year run on NBC radio…
When Frank Sinatra was instrumental in the reuniting of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin live on Jerry’s Labor Day telethon…
When the US got its first network hour-long news show as the Public Broadcasting System’s “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” expanded to 60 minutes…
..and when “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark on ABC, was cancelled after 30 years on television.
ALL the milestones for Sept. 5 INSIDE!
Roundhouse Radio’s Kirk LaPointe and Martin Strong trade shifts
Kirk LaPointe now gets to sleep in, making way for Martin Strong in the mornings
Edmonton Broadcasters Fall Luncheon Line-up this October 12th!
Dave Cutler is a special guest on Wednesday October 12th (More details Inside)









