Leafs Radio Play-by-Play to be Called Off TV? Well, Maybe Not….
Radio crew back on the road after fears they would be grounded
Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen is seen in the Air Canada Centre prior to a 2007 Leaf game. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star...
Catherine Coulson, Log Lady on ‘Twin Peaks’, Dies at 71
Coulson, who also worked as a camera assistant, reprised the Log Lady role in the feature “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” and more recently, she appeared on an episode of “Portlandia” and in the film “Redwood Highway.”
KOMO-TV’s New News Set Pays Tribute to Colleagues
The Devlin Design Group set features Seattle’s skyline, surrounding water and nearby forests in a large RGB LED backlit wall. An LED backlit pattern gives a nod to Seattle’s rainy climate.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 28th
William S. Paley, the founder of CBS was born this date, as was Ed Sullivan, the awkward host of early TV's Sunday night blockbuster on CBS.
Sept. 28th saw the first color telecast of a World Series game; The Giselle Mackenzie Show, Miami Vice, Hazel, and Dr. Kildare all made their debuts on NBC-TV, while the same network aired the finale of The Shari Lewis Show (with Lambchop.) CBS-TV aired M*A*S*H episode 100, and John Lennon was a guest deejay on New York's WNEW-FM.
Foster Hewitt described Paul Henderson's summit-clinching goal against the Soviets, and The Beatles were heard for the first time in North America on the Murray the K radio show.
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Brian Brenn, longtime Anchor at Vancouver’s News 1130, Loses Battle with Cancer
Brian Brenn, a non-practising lawyer and holder of three university degrees, anchored news at News1130 from 1996-2008 before retiring to host weekend morning news. He stepped down from his final gig as co-host of the weekend morning news in early July.
Ex-News 1130 Staffer Jeff Palmer Recovering from 3 Heart Attacks
Palmer was participating in the Cops for Cancer ride when he first went into full arrest.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 27th
Celebrities born this date include Randy Bachman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jayne Meadows, William Conrad, Greg Morris, Wilford Brimley, and Meat Loaf.
John Palmer replaced Chris Wallace as news anchor of NBC’s Today Show; Steve Allen started his run as first host of NBC’s Tonight Show; Dolly Parton’s short-lived variety show debuted on ABC-TV; Patti Page had the #1 song with ‘I Went to Your Wedding’; the Beach Boys performed on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show; and Bob Dylan had a concert at Carnegie Hall.
Taking their final curtain call Sept. 27th were actors Lloyd Nolan and Robert Montgomery, song and dance man Donald O’Connor, British entertainer Gracie Fields, and John Facenda, the mellifluous original voice of NFL films.
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