Brian Williams May Lose Anchor Chair, but Remain at NBC News
NBC News chairman Andy Lack has reportedly asked employees to “think creatively” in terms of a slot for Williams.
‘Face the Nation’ Host Bob Schieffer Signs Off After 46 Years at CBS News
Bob Schieffer called it a career Sunday as he hosted his last edition of “Face the Nation,” saying “I’m going to miss being in the middle of things,”
Winnipeg CBC’s Outrating of News/Talk CJOB Considered Historic
CBC Radio 990 has bumped CJOB from the top spot in the spring radio ratings book, breaking a decades-long reign for the Corus-owned talk radio station.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. May 31st
IT WAS MAY 31st ... when the first Canadian TV signal on the prairies took to the air as CBWT Winnipeg signed on...
When the weekly Odessa Texas TV show featuring Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings boasted Elvis Presley as their singing guest...
When Bobby Darin appeared on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show singing his two top pop singles "Mack the Knife" and "Dream Lover." And Canada's Wayne & Schuster did a takeoff on TV crime shows...
..and when Mel Cooper (pictured) received approval to acquire 71% of Victoria's CFAX 1070 from Clare Copeland. Cooper kept CFAX at the top of the Victoria ratings for the next 30 years, before selling to CHUM in 2004.
ALL the milestones for May 31st INSIDE.
Vintage Robert W. Morgan revisited 17 years later
My Millennial friends don’t understand what I mean when I say that “Radio was my first love.” This video tribute may help them understand. - Beau Weaver
Eddie Francis Out at KUBE, After a Decade of Top Evening Ratings
On his Facebook page Eddie Francis posted that he's headed to Los Angeles to pursue new employment opportunities. He's been replaced at Seattle's KUBE-FM by a voicetracker from Denver. We're told that in...
End of an era: CKOC was Hamilton’s station with heart
Nevin Grant spent 37 years at CKOC. "I think people thought that we were a little more real."
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