‘Down in the Boondocks’ Billy Joe Royal Dies in his Sleep, age 73
In the sixties, Royal was signed to Columbia Records where he released hits like "Down in the Boondocks," "I Knew You When," and "Cherry Hill Park," which was his last hit in the Top-40 charts.
Roundhouse Is In The Air!
The tower is up, the antennae is next! Vancouver’s newest FM station Roundhouse Radio 98/3 is on the air in days!
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 7th
It's the birthday of Simon Cowell, Joy Behar, John Mellancamp, Toni Braxton, Andy Devine and Vaughb Monroe.
The Fox News channel began programming on US cablesystems; the CBC began an ill-fated experiment with a 9 pm TV newscast; the original Hawaiian Eye aired the first of its 134 episodes on ABC-TV; the predecessor to American Bandstand started on WFIL-TV Philadelphia; The Rolling Stones performed on NBC's Satirday Night Live; Bruce Springsteen was interviewed on CBS-TV's 60 minutes; and Dennis Reid received the OK to sell his three Cariboo radio stations in BC.
Alanna Morissette became the first Canadian woman to top the Billboard album chart; and obits include singers Billy Daniels and Mario Lanza, and Winnipeg media mogul Izzy Asper.
ALL the milestones for Sept. 7th INSIDE.
Did Nielsen & Voltair Rumble @ The Radio Show?
There were high expectations that sparks would fly, maybe even punches thrown
CBC Edmonton launches new supper hour TV news
This fall, CBC Edmonton News will introduce new local services specifically for mobile users and will strengthen existing desktop and web services.
TPP Will Break the Campaign Open (Oberfeld)
Well, the TPP will certainly bring the focus of the this election campaign BACK to the economy ...and could make or break the campaign wide open: esp risky for the NDP.
Point Roberts Radio Towers Back in Court Wednesday
A non-jury trial begins Wednesday afternoon at the Skagit County Courthouse in Washington state to hear an appeal by BBC Broadcasting Inc. against a decision by Whatcom County to reject the company’s application to erect five 45-metre (150-foot) steel towers near the Tsawassen border.









