Friday in Broadcast History .. May 17th
IT WAS MAY 17th … when the quiz show for the intelligentsia “Information Please!” began its 10-year run on radio, the first 2.5 years on the NBC Blue Network…
When the final episode of Groucho’s radio/TV quiz show “You Bet Your Life” was taped …
When the Elton John TV special “Say Goodbye To Norma Jean And Other Things” aired on ABC…
When Barry Manilow guested on the season finale of ‘Murphy Brown’ on CBS-TV …
..and when NBC-TV paid $5 million for the rights to air the 1939 movie blockbuster “Gone with the Wind” just one time.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
PSR’s 6pm Thursday Night News with the News You Should Know…
[DS] Illusion Exposed, We Have Reached Our Cruising Altitude Of 40,000ft,Truth Is Inevitable – X22 Report
Radio Ratings Roundup for Seattle/Tacoma
Once again, The Ratings Experts from RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INC. – in a close-knit formation with the spreadsheet warriors from XTRENDS – are going boldly forward into the past.
Eased CanCon rules allow Corus to lean into unscripted reality, lifestyle fare: exec
Corus eyes more unscripted reality, lifestyle fare
Long-time TSN anchor Darren Dutchyshen dies at age 57
Dutchyshen began his TSN career in 1995 and became a mainstay over the next three decades.
Controversial Online Streaming Act delayed to late 2025
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has delayed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s controversial move to amend the Broadcasting Act until late 2025
Radio Mans fave with Silver Convention
https://youtu.be/oUPdG4DA42g
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Silver Convention were a German Euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention or Silver Bird.
The group was initiated in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze. The group was named after Levay, "Silver"...









