Al Tompson moves up with Newcap’s Calgary

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Last week he was offered and accepted the role of Operations Manager for Newcap Calgary

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 20th

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Sept. 20th brought us Sophia Loren, Gogi Grant, Gary Cole, orchestra leader Frank Devol, Northern Exposure's Peg Phillips (Photo) and Leah Pinsent. The Calgary station now known as City TV signed on, while Vancouver's CKLG 73 ended 29 years of rock music and switched fulltime to talk. Jimmy Stewart debuted a radio western 'The Six-Shooter' on NBC,; the 'Bill Cosby Show' began its popular 8-year run on NBC-TV, while 'You'll Never Get Rich' with Phil Silvers, and the original 'Hawaii Five-Oh' had their premieres on CBS-TV. Meantime, this was the date Gunsmoke's bartender Glenn Strange, singer Jim Croce, and bandleader Paul Weston departed this vale of tears. ALL the milestones for Sept. 20th INSIDE.

Michael Eckford/Donovan join Fiona Forbes on the Lowdown

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Fiona Forbes weekly Shaw TV show called The Lowdown welcomes guests Michael Eckford, Donovan Tildesley and Bianca Solterbeck

Sonic crusade ‘Mind Your Manners’ Edmonton!

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Garner Andrews has come up with a positive way of reaching out to Edmontonians during ratings period...

Jim Pattison’s Chairman Rick Arnish bids adieu

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Rick Arnish of Kamloops will retire on Jan. 20, 2016, which is the 47th anniversary of his entrance into the broadcast industry.

The Q’s Senior PD John Shields Gets His Dues

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Shields, 60, prefers to praise his co-workers as key contributors to his success in radio. “You’re only as good as the people working for your operation,” he said.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 19th

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ON THIS DAY in 1904, Dr. Bergen Evans was born in Franklin, Ohio.  As an English professor he was the ultimate authority, The Question Supervisor, on CBS's $64,000 Question in the mid 1950's.  He died Feb. 4 1978 at age...