Corus Entertainment Buys Shaw Media in $2.65B Deal
Both companies are controlled by the Shaw family through its voting shares
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 13th
After more than 13 years on ABC-TV’s daytime schedule ‘Ryan’s Hope’ aired its final episode.
The ‘made-in Canada’ action series ‘La Femme Nikita’ debuted on the USA cable channel.
And we lost two luminaries of early CBC television as comedian Frank Shuster and news anchor Earl Cameron died.
ALL the milestones for Jan. 13th INSIDE.
‘Donovan’s Aircheck Corner’ featuring Kid Carson
In the first of his series, Donovan presents a couple of 'classic' airchecks of Kid Carson...
This New Year, don’t set goals, by Paul Kaye
The problem with setting goals is that your competition has the same goals
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 12th
‘Sam ‘n’ Henry,’ the local Chicago series that set the pattern for the legendary national radio hit, ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ debuted on WGN.
Another Chicago origination, the hit children’s puppet show ‘Kukla Fran & Ollie’ had its premiere on NBC-TV.
The live-action (Pow! Zonk!) ‘Batman’ series debuted on ABC-TV.
And ‘All in the Family’ episode 1 was seen on CBS, featuring TV’s first toilet flush.
ALL the milestones for Jan. 12th INSIDE!
Ronn Owens Gets His Name On The Door @ KGO
January 11th, 2016
KGO/San Francisco recently saluted longtime mid-morning talk host Ronn Owens by naming theCumulus Media-owned News/Talker’s main studio in his honor.
Commenting on getting his name permanently attached to the wall of the studio...










