BCIT rising star makes his way to JR Country
We've been hearing a lot about this dude, especially his connection to Country Music Radio Stations...his name is Graeme Gordon (pictured)
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. May 30th
IT WAS MAY 30th … when America’s Town Meeting debuted on NBC Blue (the predecessor to ABC radio). First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the debaters on the opener…
When the first major league network baseball telecast saw Cleveland down the Chicago White Sox 7-2…
When future Canadian superstar Anne Murray (pictured) signed a contract with C-B-C-TV’s “Singalong Jubilee.’ She would be paid between $71.50 and $99 per show …
..and when CKPG-AM (Prince George) and its news-talk format gave way at noon, to replacement FM station CKDV 99.3 “The Drive” with a classic rock format.
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RIP Ex-CBC anchor Stanley Burke, Signing Off at age 93
After the loss of Knowlton Nash and George McLean over recent years, the ranks of the legendary Canadian anchors are severely depleted.
CBC tops radio dial in Kelowna
The top radio station in Kelowna, according to the latest radio ratings book released this week, is once again CBC Radio 1, taking a strong lead in the market in the spring ratings book
Forbes & Marshall Podcast finds Pat Thomas
after six months away from their radio jobs, the former Ocean morning couple. including Pat Thomas take to a podcast...
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. May 29th
IT WAS MAY 29th … when the soon-to-be-popular daytime soap ‘When a Girl Marries’ debuted on CBS Radio. It moved to NBC in 1941 and to ABC in 1951 for a total run of 18 years….
When Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” which began on radio as “Candid Microphone,” debuted on NBC TV….
When 20-year-old Barbra Streisand made an appearance on CBS TV’s “The Garry Moore Show”…
..and when 16-year-old Michael J. Fox (pictured) made his professional acting debut in the CBC TV series “Leo and Me.”
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SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. May 28th
IT WAS MAY 28th … when The Temptations headlined CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show, along with pop singers Robert Goulet and Jane Morgan …
When The Association made their TV debut on CBS’s 'Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' ...
When NBC announced that Brian Williams would succeed Tom Nrokaw as anchor of the network's 'Nightly News' ...
When Vancouver's NW 2 AM 730 gave up its 15-months-long All-News radio battle with News 1130 ..
..and when bandleader Kevin Eubanks (pictured) left NBC's 'Tonight Show' after 16 years of supporting Jay Leno.
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