Wall Street Journal: ‘Radio Remains King of the Road’

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courtesy AllAccess.com September 5, 2014 at 7:08 AM (PT) Good news for radio -- even if the article calls us "old," as THE WALL STREET JOURNAL writes, "People increasingly get their music through services like PANDORA or...

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 5

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ALL the milestones for Sept. 5th INSIDE.

CRTC Releases 2014 Report on the State of Broadcast Industry

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courtesy BroadcasterMagazine.com 2014-09-04 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today released information on the broadcasting sector from the 2014 Communications Monitoring Report. The latest edition of this annual report indicates that Canadians are watching television programming across...

Exclusive August PPM Analysis (& Demo Leaders) for Seattle-Tacoma

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September 4, 2014 at 9:46 AM (PT) courtesy AllAccess.com Like sands of time through the hourglass, these are the ratings of our lives.  So begins round three of our ratings analysis, courtesy of XTRENDS and The Ratings...

Joan Rivers Dead at 81

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by Maria Elena Fernandez, NBC News Sept. 4 2014 Joan Rivers, a pioneering female stand-up comic and the queen of "Can We Talk?" gossip, has died. She was 81, her daughter, Melissa Rivers, said Thursday. Rivers...

Pioneer CBC WWII Correspondent Peter Stursberg Dead at 101

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“We are very sad to hear about the passing of Peter Stursberg,” said Jennifer McGuire, editor-in-chief of CBC News. “His reporting brought the war home and brought Canadians to the front-lines of Europe. He helped pave the way for a generation of war correspondents who continue to risk their lives so we can better understand our world.”

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 4th

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Happy Birthday to Mitzi Gaynor, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Damon Wayans, Beyyonce and Whitney Cummings. The late iconic broadcaster Paul Harvey was born 96 years ago today. The last original hour-long episode of CBS-TV's 'Perry Mason' aired, Kelly Clarkson won the first 'American Idol,' John and Yoko appeared with Jerry Lewis on his Labor Day telethon; Elvis Presley made his first appearance on 'The Grand Old Opry,' and Jerry Butler made his national TV debut on 'American Bandstand.' Obits include Walter Tetley, Irene Dunne, Nanaimo's Larry Thomas, Herve Villechaiz, announcer John Conte and big bandleader Charlie Barnet. Details of ALL the milestones for Sept. 4th INSIDE.