BC Media “Spins” Covid Checkpoint Story … Wiping Egg from Horgan’s Face, by Harvey...
Premier John Horgan was quite clear last Monday: his NDP government would use the Public Emergency Act to temporarily restrict people’s travel outside their own Public Health Region, except for essential reasons.
“This will be conducted through random audits, not unlike roadside checks or CounterAttack during the Christmas season,” Horgan explained, as reported on the Global News website.
Sunday in Broadcast History .. May the 2nd…
IT WAS MAY 2nd … when comedian Jack Benny (pictured) made his radio debut as star of ‘The Canada Dry Program’ on NBC Blue …
When Calgary’s heritage radio station CFAC (now Sportsnet 960) first aired as CQCA with 10 watts of power …
When radio station WLS Chicago (AM 890) switched its format from Country to Top 40…
When Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his syndicated TV talk show…
and when Ed Sullivan abandoned his vow not to have this British rock group back, and allowed Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to make a second appearance on Sullivan’s popular Sunday night showcase on CBS-TV.
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Dani Stover: ‘Sunshine in the Shade’ on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast with Matt Cundil
Dani Stover has a wonderful studio with a beautiful sounding microphone and produces content for radio, and podcast. She's not the first unemployed creator to grace the podcast.
Radio Mans Fave with Brownstone
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Saturday in Broadcast History .. May the 1st…
IT WAS MAY 1st … when Edmonton got its first radio station. The Edmonton Journal’s CJCA broadcast on 450 metres with 50 watts….
When Vancouver’s CKMO moved down the dial from 730 kilocycles to its longtime home at 1410…
When Brooklyn’s Larry Zeiger made his first radio broadcast in Miami after his boss renamed him Larry King…
When C-ISL signed on as Richmond BC’s first radio station at 940 on the AM dial ..
When both of Kamloops heritage radio stations CFJC & CHNL debuted, though some 44 years apart ..
and when country comedienne Minnie Pearl (pictured) was the surprised honoree on NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life.
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CTV News Vancouver Island nominated for 9 RTNDA awards
CTV News Vancouver Island is a finalist for six awards for outstanding TV journalism and three awards for excellence in online news.










