Thursday in Broadcast History .. January 20th

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Radio Tuktoyaktuk went on the air, serving the Northwest Territories in English and Inuktutuk. This was the date a US television show was transmitted live through an outlet in Canada for the first time, when CBS TV’s “Studio One” was fed from Buffalo to CBLT in Toronto. Singers Sonny James and Ivory Joe Hunter headlined the ‘Ed Sullivan Show.’ And Fred Silverman (pictured) quit as boss of programming at ABC-TV to become president of CBS. ALL the milestones for Jan. 20th INSIDE.

Canadian Media Keep It Quiet As Starbucks Cancels Vaccine Mandate, by Brad Salzberg

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Have you heard the news? Employees at Starbucks are no longer required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Trudeau’s Internet Censorship Top Priority When Parliament Returns, by Brad Salzberg

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After controlling our bodies with Covid comes controlling our minds through internet censorship.

Radio Mans fave with The Diamonds

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The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 Billboard hit records.

Wednesday in Broadcast History .. January 19th

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Joe Chesney (pictured) got his own Langley (BC) radio station CJJC on the air at 850 KHz. The first episode of the soon-to-be-iconic ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ was filmed. 68% of all US TV sets were tuned in as Lucy gave birth on CBS-TV’s ‘I Love Lucy.’ Two years later, CBS-TV debuted ‘The Millionaire” with Marvin Miller. And three decades later, that same network introduced the first edition of the newsmagazine show ’48 Hours.’ ALL the milestones for Jan. 19th INSIDE

Trudeau Shifts CBC To Replica Of Media Structure In China, by Brad Salzberg

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No longer reliant on advertising dollars, the CBC are working their way toward the Liberal’s personal propaganda outlet.

Radio Mans fave with Olivia Newton-John

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Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE (born 26 September 1948) is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and activist.