Wednesday in Broadcast History .. December 8th

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Happy Birthday to Kim Basinger, Teri Hatcher, Wendell Pierce, Sinead O’Connor and Jerry Butler. FDR (pictured) gave his iconic ‘Date that will live in infamy’ address one day after the Pearl Harbor attack; Americans coast-to-coast heard Red Barber call the first NFL championship game via Mutual radio ; Ringo Starr hosted ‘Sat. Night Live’ on NBC-TV; the last ‘Wiseguy’ episode aired on CBS-TV; and the Bravo channel debuted on US cable systems. Canadian radio stations CJAD Montreal and Edmonton’s Magic 99 signed on. John Lennon was shot dead by Mark Chapman; other Dec. 8th deaths include singers Marty Robbins, Martha Tilton, and John Mills Sr. of ‘The Mills Brothers,’ plus actors Robert Prosky, Howard Rollins Jr., Luther Adler, Slim Pickens and Anne Seymour. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

China’s Influence On Canadian Media “Has Become Normalized” Says CSIS, by Brad Salzberg

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Pierre Trudeau opened the door in 1971. Would Justin Trudeau take action to close it is 2021? by Brad Salzberg CAP December 7, 2021 Canada's Security Intelligence Service(CSIS)is warning that China's efforts to distort the news and influence media outlets...

Trump Breaks Silence On Naming Devin Nunes CEO of TMTG

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Congressman Devin G. Nunes, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, to Join Trump Media & Technology Group as Chief Executive Officer

Radio Mans fave with Peter Gabriel

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Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and activist.

Tuesday in Broadcast History .. December 7th

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Dec. 7th gave us radio’s king of horror writing Arch Oboler, Mary Tyler Moore’s TV newsman Ted Knight, music men Tom Waits and Harry Chapin, and actors Rod Cameron and Ellen Burstyn. Radio brought us the news of Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor; KCTS signed on on Seattle channel 9 bringing Public Television to the Northwest; CHPQ AM1370 in Parksville signed on; some 35 years later KSQM 91.5 Sequim Wash. signed on; Instant Replay was used for the first time on CBS-TV’s telecast of the Army-Navy football game; the Christmas special ‘Frosty the Snowman’ (pictured) debuted on CBS-TV; and The Beatles were seen for the first time on North American television. ALL the milestones for Dec. 7th INSIDE.

Pat Holiday: “Contests & Promotions” – 1st of a series

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Puget Sound Radio is proud to present Pat Holiday who shares his thoughts and years of experience in the Industry... This week he talks about Contests/Promotions lessons

Fox News Crushes CNN, MSNBC In November Ratings: FNC Owns 14 Out Of Top...

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Fox News continued its domination of cable news in the month of November, claiming 14 out of the top 15 cable news shows in total viewership.