FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. May 8th
IT WAS MAY 8th ... when V-E Day was celebrated, marking the end of WWII in Europe, and radio carried the news ...
When the BBC banned the song "Such a Night" by Johnnie Ray after listeners complained about its "suggestiveness" ....
When radio station CKGO AM 1490 Hope BC went on the air with 250 watts...
..and when Edmonton's CHQT was heard in its last live day as Cool 8-80, before switching twelve days later to All News as iNews880.com.
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110 Job Cuts by Rogers Media; Red Ink Ends OMNI Newscasts
Most of OMNI’s revenues had come from ad sales on U.S. programs such as Two and a Half Men and The Simpsons
Edmonton’s BT Cancelled according to Ryan…
Ryan Jesperson says adieu to his friends at BT Mornings @CityTV
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Where was Preston Manning on election night?
https://youtu.be/CQbmTnNvi1g
From theRebel.media's Ezra Levant, he tells us on the evening of the Alberta election, Preston Manning was supposed to be one of the speakers at an election night party at his Manning Centre but...
Fired from CFOX Todd Hancock talks ToddCastPodCast with Joseph Planta
The TODDCast Podcast has been up and running since January, and is quickly getting quite the following.
Rafe Mair weighs in on Alberta election results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DOFU1XGJ5g&feature=youtu.be
The Goddard Report with Jim Goddard and how the Alberta Tories Pay Price for being Rich and Sassy. Former radio talk show host Rafe Mair shares his thoughts
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. May 7th
IT WAS MAY 7th .... when one of the great dramatic showcases of early LIVE TV "Kraft Television Theater" began an 11-year run on NBC...
When the instrumental group The Champs appeared on ABC-TV's American Bandstand to perform "Tequila" and "El Rancho Rock"...
When the CBC banned all tobacco advertising on their national radio and TV networks...
and when Shelley Long, as Diane Chambers, made her last appearance as a regular on NBC TV's hit sitcom "Cheers".
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