Apple didn’t reinvent radio. It went back to the basics

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“A global super-station is really exciting,” says Tommy McFly, host of the morning show on 94.7 Fresh FM in Washington. “But people come to radio because they want that local feel.

How/Why Media Hid KEY Part of Sinai Story From You

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It’s been fashionable for years in left-wing media like the CBC National and BBC World etc to ignore multiple rocket attacks against Israel ...until they shoot back ...and then make it look like the Israelis are the aggressors. But last week, there was an appalling cover-up of what was actually happening in the Sinai against Egypt by ISIS ... because the story exposed the truth of what Hamas and other terrorist groups shielded there have actually been up to lately. Just ask Egypt’s 70 dead soldier

Bob Dylan-1 by Dick Curtis

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Our friend Dick Curtis last shared about his time as Frank Sinatra's road manager, a story of so much wealth and mystique living among the elitists of artists.... Today Dick presents his next assignment, that as Bob Dylan's road manager....

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. July 6th

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IT WAS JULY 6th ... when Canadian soprano Sarah Fischer sang 30 minutes of excerpts from Carmen in the first opera telecast by the BBC... When following on years in supporting radio roles with Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman and Edgar Bergen, Judy Canova (pictured) began her own weekly comedy-and-music show on CBS... When a hidden microphone eavesdropped on unsuspecting people for the first time, as Candid Microphone hit the ABC radio airwaves. Allen Funt was the host... ..and when Karen & Richard Carpenter hosted the debut of their summer series, Make Your Own Kind of Music, on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

BBC Faces $1.01 Billion Bill as UK Gov’t Shifts Welfare TV License Fees

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  JULY 4, 2015 | 10:19PM PT by Leo Barraclough, Variety.com The BBC is facing the prospect of absorbing £650 million ($1.01 billion) in lost income as the U.K. government seeks to make the public broadcaster pay for television licenses for the...

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. July 5th

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IT WAS JULY 5th ... when Ann Southern starred on CBS Radio as Maisie for the first time, beginning a six-year run .... When "My Favorite Husband", starring Lucille Ball (pictured), debuted on CBS Radio, laying the groundwork for the redhead's later superstardom on TV... When Anne Murray hosted "The Midnight Special" on NBC-TV, singing five songs including "You Won't See Me," "Robbie's Song For Jesus" and "He Thinks I Still Care".... ..and when the pilot episode of the landmark TV comedy"Seinfeld" aired on NBC. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE>

Report Finds 16% of Canadians have Cut the Traditional TV Cord

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With the prevalence of TV content on the Internet and Netflix, Canadians are seeing less need to have a TV subscription.