FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 14th
It;s the date of birth for actors Dick Powell, McLean Stevenson (pictured), josh Duhamel, Betsy Brandt, Rosemary DeCamp, and Brian Keith, and singers Martha Tilton, Morton Downey and Johnny Desmond.
Chicago radio station KYW was the first to air a professional opera as it was being staged; the BBC began domestic radio service; the Go-Go's made their national TV debut as guests on NBC's Saturday Night Live; and the Dave Clark Five performed 'Over & Over' on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show.
It's the day Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra recorded their legendary 'Opus #1'; and Eddie Fisher recorded his 3rd #1 hit 'Oh My Pa-Pa.'
And the date we lost the first anchorman who did yeoman work on both radio & TV, Robert Trout of CBS News.
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CRTC Demands ‘Pirate’ Radio India Shut Down by Midnight
After years of tolerating three Punjabi-language stations broadcasting illegally into the Lower Mainland from U.S.-based transmitters, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said it’s had enough.
Donovan Tildesley Flashes back 10 years ago with Kid Carson
Puget Sound Radio's Donovan Tildesley dug into his Treasure Chest of airchecks the other day and came across this classic which he recorded of the Kid.
Donovan expands on the history of radio during this time
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Rob Bye Appointed GM & Nat’l Sales Mgr of Victoria’s ‘The Q’ & ‘The...
In the last six months Rob has served as the Interim General Manager of Pattison's Victoria operations, overseeing the day-to-day management of the two radio stations in addition to his current responsibilities as General Manager/General Sales Manager of the six Island Radio divisions.
Ronnie Stanton New VP Programming and Brands for Corus
In a press release to staff this morning Corus announced the change.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ronnie Stanton as Vice President, National Brands and Programming for Corus Radio. In addition to...
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 13th
Happy Birthday to Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Zahn, Garry Marshall, Peter Arnett and Madeline Sherwood.
Arturo Toscannini led the NBC Symphony in its first radio broadcast; the North West Territories got its first radio station as CJCD Yellowknife debuted; Izzy Asper's Canwest Global launched a $636-million takeover bid for Vancouver's Western International Communications; the 200th episode of 'Frasier' ran on NBC-TV; Rick Nelson and the Righteous Bros. guested on ABC-TV's 'Shindig'; and Canadian impressionist Andre-Philippe Gagnon (pictured) guested with Johnny Carson on NBC's 'Tonight Show.'
The New Vaudeville Band performed their hit 'Winchester Cathedral on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show, while Sonny & Cher reunited to perform 'I Got You Babe' on David Letterman's late night NBC show.
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Soldier Interviewed by CBC Was a Phony
By Susan Sherring, Ottawa Sun
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 09:58 PM EST
A uniformed man using the name Franck Gervais is interviewed by CBC during Tuesday's Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa....