George McLean, Longtime Host of CBC’s ‘The National,’ Passes at 92

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McLean joined the CBC in the 1950s. He would go on to host The National for nearly three decades.

A Coaching Essential: Trust, by Paul Kaye

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Trust is the foundation of all human connections. It governs all the interactions we have with each other

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. March 22nd

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IT WAS MARCH 22nd when NBC Radio’s “Voice of Firestone”, a 30-minute showcase of semi-classical music, became the first commercial radio program to be carried simultaneously on both AM and FM stations… When Vancouver’s CFMI 101.1 FM signed on with an automated rock/country hybrid format … When Barry Manilow made his first television appearance, performing “Mandy” and “It’s A Miracle” on ABC’s “American Bandstand”… and when two disparate music acts Bob Dylan and Liberace played NBC-TV’s Late Night with David Letterman. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

iHeartMedia/Seattle Ups Rich Moore to SVP/Programming

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On top of oversight of KBKS, POWER-FM, KUBE, ALT-FM, KHHO-A; KJR-FM and KJR-A, MOORE will maintain his PD duties at Sports KJR-A.

Marty Forbes & Latest Edmonton Media news

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i'm a lucky guy owning my own company Radiowise Inc. As well as my wonderful gig writing in the Edmonton Sun I get to consult radio stations (got a great project underway and will tell you about it later) fabulous businesses like the Telus World of Science (Sherlock Holmes opens this week), and I also get involved in emerging social media trends that keep me on the leading edge of new apps and concepts.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. March 21st

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IT WAS MARCH 21st .. when Portland radio station KGW began broadcasting…. When Shirley Booth (pictured) made her TV acting debut in “The Hostess with the Mostest” on Playhouse 90 on CBS…. When CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show starred Gary Lewis & the Playboys singing “This Diamond Ring”…. and when on the CBS-TV prime time soap “Dallas,” JR was shot. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

John Doyle: Canadian TV is a Place of Squalor and Neglect

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A squall of knowledge recently struck the chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission