WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 16th
Happy Birthday to Steven Bochko, Lesley Stahl, JB Smoove, Jon Tenney and ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
‘One Day at a Time’ began its 9-year run on CBS-TV; the same network aired the 50th episode of ‘All in the Family’; Vancouver’s first TV station CBUT began transmitting from Mount Seymour; Jack Webb’s ‘Dragnet’ got a sneak preview on NBC-TV’s ‘Chesterfield Sound Off Time’; and Howard Stern did his last terrestrial broadcast before moving to Sirius Satellite Radio.
Obits Dec. 16 include Dan Fogelberg, the West Wing’s John Spencer, Kojak’s Dan Frazer, Arthur Godfrey’s Haleloke, Madlyn Rhue, and Nicolette Larson.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Justin Never Told Us His Plans to Increase the GST
Experts say balancing the budget in four years will be a much tougher task for the government than reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio.
Bell Slashes CTV Edmonton News Room
Also, three producers are said to have lost their jobs at Bell Media’s CTV2 operation in Edmonton, the “educational” arm of CTV Alberta that began life as the provincial government’s Access TV operation
Brian Williams First Post-Scandal Appearance on NBC
With Lester Holt out sick, Williams anchored an NBC News special report on the closures of Los Angeles public schools.
The Most-Used Medium by Millennials? Surprise, it’s RADIO
Neilson's Comparable Metrics Report finds that, among 18-34s, 91 percent use terrestrial radio each week. That’s more even than smartphones, at 82 percent, TV connected devices, at 49 percent, and tablets, at 33 percent. It’s also well ahead of TV, at 76 percent.
Howard Stern to Stay With Sirius-XM for Another Five Years
The shock jock’s 11th-hour renewal will also expand his show into video streaming of his show and an archive of years of content.
Control stifles creativity and growth by Paul Kaye
Creativity is the edge your organization needs to remain competitive and to grow. Creativity can only exist when people are trusted, free of judgment and encouraged to experiment. Paul Kaye (Pictured)
