Sunday in Broadcast History .. February the 21st…

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The first TV soap opera ‘A Woman to Remember’ debuted on the shortlived Dumont network. The 200th episode of “Perry Mason” (starring New Westminster’s Raymond Burr) aired on CBS TV. Neil Diamond’s first TV special aired on NBC-TV. The 200th episode of the hit sitcom ‘The Jeffersons’ was seen on CBS-TV. Montreal’s Leonard Cohen made a rare TV appearance guesting on NBC’s ‘Miami Vice.’ And David Letterman (pictured) returned to his CBS Late Show some five weeks after having emergency quintuple heart bypass surgery, ALL the milestones for Feb. 21st INSIDE.

Mary Cranston returns to Rogers and News 1130…

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Mary Cranston returns to the Rogers Media family of News 1130 CKWX and CityNews Vancouver after being released by the company last November when it cancelled Breakfast Television on Citytv. She had been a host and producer of the show. Kyle Donaldson Tweet

Radio Man’s Fave with Rodger Hodgson (Supertramp)

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Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the former co-frontman and founding member of progressive rock band Supertramp

Saturday in Broadcast History .. February 20th…

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It was a Feb. 20th when 8-year-old Ricky Nelson and his older brother David began portraying themselves on ABC Radio’s ‘Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.’ Until then their roles had been played by actors. When Vancouver’s CHQM AM 1320 dumped its ‘Lite 1320’ format for ‘Memory Music’ from the 1930s to the ’60s. When The Platters made their only appearance on Dick Clark’s ‘American Bandstand.’ When the Dave Clark Five and The Supremes headlined CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. And when the original host of ABC’s ‘Good Morning America,’ David Hartman (pictured) left the daily program. ALL the milestones for Feb. 20th INSIDE.

The Indispensable Man – Rush Limbaugh, 1951-2021 by Mark Stein…

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Throughout his entire time on air, there were genius GOP consultants who, in reaction to any electoral setbacks, would insist that what the GOP needed to do was come up with a way to ditch Limbaugh. As I said on air many years ago: Really? For almost a third of a century, Rush's audience was over half the total Republican vote. How many do all you genius "Republican reformers" bring to the table?

Flashback in Time… CHEK TV, by Drew Snider…

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Author describes the coming of local television to southwestern British Columbia.When television first came to Victoria, viewers recognized local actors, dancers and singers - and even classmates from school

Chris Colburn has officially retired!

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2/18/21 - Veteran radio personality Chris Coburn has officially retired. He was morning p.m. drive host at CJJR-FM Vancouver from 1993-2008, a.m. drive host at CKPK-FM Vancouver from 2008-12 and most recently morning host...