‘American Pie’ Icon Don McLean Arrested for Domestic Violence
McLean had a 1971 hit with American Pie, about the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in a plane crash.
Seattle REVOLUTION!! iHeartMedia Revamps Formats at Four Stations
“This is a revolution for the SEATTLE market, and the success we’ve had with listeners to THE JET (KJR-FM) validates our strategy,” iHEARTMEDIA/West Division EVPP ANDREW JEFFRIES said.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 20th
Radio Tuktoyaktuk went on the air, serving the Northwest Territories in English and Inuktutuk.
This was the date a US television show was transmitted live through an outlet in Canada for the first time, when CBS TV’s “Studio One” was fed from Buffalo to CBLT in Toronto.
Singers Sonny James and Ivory Joe Hunter headlined the ‘Ed Sullivan Show.’
And Fred Silverman (pictured) quit as boss of programming at ABC-TV to become president of CBS.
ALL the milestones for Jan. 20th INSIDE.
Postmedia Merges Newsrooms in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa
"We will continue to operate separate brands in each of these markets," Postmedia CEO and president Paul Godfrey said in a memo to staff Tuesday afternoon. "What is changing is how we produce these products."
CKLW’s Rosalie Trombley to receive special Juno award
as music director, Trombley’s song choices for airplay directly shaped a generation of listeners
Seattle Fave Rebecca Stevenson Joins KCPQ Weather Team
Stevenson comes from Al Jazeera America, where she worked after leaving Seattle CBS affiliate KIRO in 2012. She’s also worked at KING in Seattle.
Donovan’s Aircheck Corner with Tom Lucas
I chose to feature the “Luker” this week. According to cisl650.com, Tom is now listed as the host of the CISL 650 Morning Show, heard 7:00-10:00 weekday mornings
