John Dolan & Fred Kazakoff once worked at CHED
In March 3, 1954, CHED, which was then at 1080 on the am dial at 1,000 Watts was first Playing music like classical and jive. On November 1st, 1962 the station moved down the dial to 630 am with 10,000 Watts of Power and became the super radio station of its day
KIRO7 Reporter Tweets Address of Woman Who Made Assault Claims Against Star Seahawk Player
The news director of KIRO-TV has been forced to explain why the name, address, and phone number of a woman claiming she was assaulted by Marshawn Lynch were released in a reporter’s tweet. Jake Milstein posted a statement online that read in part, “we have taken the address down from Twitter. We understand the concerns it raised and appreciate the feedback.”
PBS Science Reporter ‘Embarassed’ Over Fox News Ebola Coverage
“It reflects, frankly, a level of ignorance we should not allow in our media and in our discourse,” Miles O'Brien said.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 6th
It's the birthday of CBS president Les Moonves, actors Jeremy Sisto and Ioan Gruffudd, plus the late Robert Mitchum, Canadian radio inventor Reginald Fessenden, and early Vancouver broadcaster Gerry Wilmot.
The human interest radio show 'Hobby Lobby' debuted on NBC; 'The Ed Wynn Show' became the first regular live TV origination from the West Coast; Pat Boone guested on Rod Serling's NBC-TV show 'Night Gallery'; 21-yr old Barbra Streisand guested on CBS=TV's 'Judy Garland Show'; 'Dear John' starring Judd Hirsch debuted on NBC-TV; theTV special 'Ray Charles:50 Years of Music' aired on FOX; and Howard Stern announced he would soon be moving to satellite radio.
ALL the milestones for Oct. 6th can be found INSIDE.
Rob Breakenridge joins Roger Kingkade as co-host on Calgary’s Newstalk 770
The show will be rechristened the Kingkade & Breakenbridge Show. The Kingkade & Kelly Show debuted Aug. 19 as a replacement for the long-running Dave Rutherford Show.
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60’s Rocker Paul Revere, Leader of the Raiders, Dead at 76
The organist and his rock group recorded a string of hits including “Kicks,” “Hungry” and “Indian Reservation.” The Raiders paid tribute to Revere with a heartfelt open letter on the site composed by “everyone who has ever met” him.
How Jeff Zucker is Seeking to Reshape CNN
Twenty months after taking over one of the most prominent news brands, Jeff Zucker is still trying to define CNN’s place in a world of unlimited real-time information. He is laying off journalists and cutting expenses while trying to keep a once-leading cable network relevant in the digital age.
