Dave Sims of Westwood One Sports & Seattle Mariner Baseball, Battling Prostate Cancer
The cancer was detected after Sims went in for a physical before Thanksgiving. It showed abnormal levels for a prostate-specific antigen. After follow-up tests, his prostate was removed.
‘Bob & Ray’s’ Bob Elliott Dies at 92
As half of the comedy team of Bob and Ray he purveyed a distinctively low-key brand of humour on radio and television for more than 40 years,
What BC By-elections and Iowa Caucus Results Have in Common
Political junkies love elections: they can be so exciting … whether they take place at home, in other provinces, in states south of the border, in Canada or the U.S. or even in other countries.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Feb. 3rd
The third of WXYZ Detroit’s kids radio melodramas ‘Challenge of the Yukon’ debuted… for a Michigan audience only.
The comedy team of Abbott and Costello (pictured) joined the cast of CBS radio’s ‘Kate Smith Hour.’
The mischievous chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs became a regular on NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show.’
And Vancouver radio station C-ISL got the okay to move up the AM dial from 940 to 650 KHz and increase power to 10,000 watts.
ALL the milestones for Feb. 3rd INSIDE.
‘The One’ in Leduc looking for PD/On Air Personality
Program Director / On Air Personality in Leduc, Alberta
Required Skills Include
Relatable to “Adult” Target Audience
Knowledge of Country Music from the 90s to Today
A Strong Belief in Local Radio and Community Involvement
Friendly, Outgoing Personality who Likes to Interact with the Audience
Preferably 2 Years Previous Experience as Music Director and/or Program Director
Strong Knowledge of Music Master for Windows
Donovan features Red Robinson early day airchecks this week
We’re now into week 4 of this feature, and let me start off with a request to the listening audience. So far, I’ve pulled material from my collection of scoped airchecks. While there’s more to come, a good number of my offerings are unscoped. Some radio historians and aircheck purists prefer it this way, but the bulk of aircheck aficionados couldn’t be bothered with the music
Why are you in such a rush? by Paul Kaye
More people will notice you when you succeed at what you’re doing now than when you accept a promotion that came too early









