TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 15th
It's the day of birth for Linda Ronstadt, Forest Whitaker, Scott Foley and Terry O'Quinn.
Nelson BC got its first radio station (100 watts), Patti Page made her TV debut, One Life to Live started its long run on ABC-TV, MSNBC debuted on US cable systems, Glenn Miller recorded "Jukebox Saturday Night," and Paul McCartney appeared on the David Letterman show.
Obits for July 15th include quizmaster Bert Convy, baritone Lawrence Tibbett, jazzman John Coltrane, and actresses Celeste Holm and Florence Halop.
All the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Yakabuski: ‘Don’t Make Radio-Canada Subsidize the CBC’
by Konrad Yakabuski, Columnist
Published Monday, Jul. 14 2014
When the CBC recently unveiled its new five-year strategic plan, a document so comically Orwellian that the network should hire the consultants who wrote it to come up...
Spokane’s KJRB Radio Launches Talk Format Aimed at Boomers
Baby boomers are reclaiming the Spokane radio station of their youth: KJRB.
CRTC Approves Telus PPV (non-Movie) Service
2014-07-14
courtesy BroadcasterMagazine.com
The CRTC has approved the application by TELUS Communications Inc., and 1219723 Alberta ULC and Emergis Inc. in partnership with TELUS Communications Inc. in TELE-MOBILE Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business...
Will Robots Take Over Local TV?
By Kevin Eck, TV Spy @Mediabistro.com July 11, 2014
While robots have already replaced studio camera operators at some local TV stations, it isn’t hard to imagine local stations adopting the latest technology, robotic journalists.
The AP is...
KJR Radio Jingles 1
Mark Summers has come up with this 1965 Pams Jingle package
Come Inside, listen and Watch the video...
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. July 14th
It's the date when broadcast journalists Douglas Edwards and John Chancellor were born, as well as folksinger Woody Guthrie, and actresses Polly Bergen and Jane Lynch.
Stan Freberg began his iconic CBS Radio show, Wayne & Schuster performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, Michael Jackson began his first tour of Britain, Bobby Vinton and Brenda Lee scored #1 songs, and Dean Martin recorded "Volare."
Obits for July 14th include Kenny Delmar, Meredith MacRae and Hall of Fame Fiddler Curly Lewis.
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