Shaw $19M gift to Island College

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        May 7, 2014 At $19 million, it is the single biggest donation ever to a Canadian independent school and certainly the largest donation Shawnigan Lake School has ever received. The gift, announced Tuesday, to Canada’s largest...

‘Rosalie’ Honours Top Women in Radio

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  with Award for Media Mix' Janik   May the 7th, 2014 Each year a committee of women in radio call out nominations for the Rosalie Award, honouring women who have made their mark in radio broadcasting. This prestigious...

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 7th

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ON THIS DAY in 1885   grizzled character actor(George) Gabby Hayes was born in Wellsville New York. He was sidekick to both Hopalong Cassidy & Roy Rogers in movies & on the radio, and was the star of...

Why Politicians Covet Talk Radio Careers

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May 6, 2014 A feature by Mark Leibovich in today’s (5/6) New York Times entitled Radio Killed The Political Star, discusses the ongoing trend of former politicians seeking new careers — and continuing public influence — as Talk radio hosts. Citing...

The Best Paid Actors on TV

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by Jacqueline Sahagian Wall St Cheat Sheet April 18, 2014   Ashton Kutcher Here’s a list of the highest paid actors on television, according to Forbes, which puts out an annual list of who makes the most...

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 6th

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ON THIS DAY in 1912 actor Bill Quinn was born in New York City.  He is best remembered as barfly Mr. Van Ranseleer on TV's All in the Family, & Archie Bunker's Place.  Earlier he was the bartender Sweeney...

Tell Us About Your Industry Move

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With the new look Puget Sound Radio site we're now also dedicating a page to moves within the media industry. Maybe you're moving to a new Radio Station, or TV Station, maybe a friend...