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05/24/17 - CTV Vancouver has named veteran journalist Mi-Jung Lee
as the new host of the station's noon and 5 p.m. newscasts. The
award-winning journalist has been with the station since 1998, where she has held several news positions. Prior to CTV she worked in similar TV news roles in Victoria and Vancouver. CTV Vancouver release
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05/24/17 - Former Q13 KCPQ-TV Seattle morning news anchor/reporter Lily Jang returns to television with Lily's List, a weekend morning real estate segment on KPRC-TV Houston. She was a morning news anchor at KHOU-TV Houston before leaving to get her real estate license last December. Jang covered news at Q13 from 2004-08. mikemcguff.com
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05/22/17 - David Solano has joined KIRO-TV Seattle as a news and sports anchor. He most recently was a sports anchor/reporter with KOIN-TV Portland and has worked in a number of markets, including Detroit, Houston and Grand Rapids MI.
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05/20/17 - Kevin Walsh
has been named President and General Manager of CBS stations in the Bay
Area as well as the CBS-owned CW affiliate, Seattle market KSTW-TV.
He spent the past nine years as Vice President and GM of the CBS-owned
duopoly in Sacramento. Walsh holds BS and BA degrees in
Communications and Sociology from the University of Washington. Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel, TVSpy
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05/20/17 - The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters has named CFAX AM 1070 Victoria news anchor James Gardner 'Broadcaster of the Year.'
The award was announced at the annual BCAB awards in Osoyoos Thursday
night. According to the BCAB, Gardner was honored for his advocacy
and for sharing his journey as a transgendered man on the radio, in
newspapers, and broadcasts across Canada. CFAX release
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05/19/17 - Stephen Simpson, CRTC Regional Commissioner for British Columbia and the Yukon, addressed the 70th annual conference of the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters, held this week
in Osoyoos, B.C. He discussed the ever-accelerating pace of
technological change and what it means for BC’s broadcasters and the
need to adapt to change. Simpson's background includes stints in
broadcasting, advertising, media production and interactive media.
He has been a CRTC Commissioner since 2008. CRTC release
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05/19/17 - The FCC
has granted a minor change to a licensed facility to KOLP Radio for
KOLP-LP 100.3 Olympia. ERP will increase from 6 to 100 watts
non-directional, HAAT will decrease from 95.9 to -27.6 meters and
transmitter location will change from 47° 00' 19.70" 122° 56' 35.50" to 46° 57' 27.00" 122° 56' 51.00". FCC data
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05/19/17 - After the passing of Seattle musician Chris Cornell, KEXP-FM 90.3
Seattle pays tribute to the influential artist by making him the focus
of their annual Six Degrees day of programming. From 6 a.m. to 6
p.m. today,
on-air hosts John Richards, Cheryl Waters, and Kevin Cole program a day
of music to celebrate the life and music of Chris Cornell, which
includes anything from guest vocals, shared musicians, same producers,
and more. None of the connections have been pre-planned. KEXP release
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05/17/17 - The Ratings Experts at Research Director, Inc. provide exclusive April PPM analysis for Seattle-Tacoma and four other radio markets. All Access Music Group |
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05/17/17 - Former Global BC morning news anchor Steve Darling
faces an uncertain future following his defeat in the Burnaby-Lougheed
riding during the May 9 B.C. Election. Darling, who ran as a
Liberal, was defeated by NDP candidate Katrina Chen, a Burnaby
Board of Education trustee. Darling hints at the possibility of
returning to the media, but is leaving his options open. Scott Brown, Vancouver Sun
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05/17/17 - Seattle
radio and TV broadcaster Milt Furness passed away in Seattle April 27
at age 84. During his career he worked at KIRO AM as a DJ, KING AM
as a news reporter and KIRO-TV. He moved to KOMO-TV in 1967 where
he worked for 15 years as a news reporter and anchor. A
Celebration of Life service will be held May 20 at 1:00 p.m. at the
Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 2330 Viewmont Way West,
Seattle. Seattle Times obituary
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05/16/17 - Former KIRO AM 710 Seattle weekend talk show host Turi Ryder has a book deal with Chicago Imprint Tortoise Books for what she says is a "fictionalized memoir." The book She Said What?
will be a fictionalized account of Ryder's career, which took her to
markets like Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle. All Access Music Group
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05/16/17 - CHR KQMV-FM 92.5 continues in first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma April 2017 PPM with a 6.9 share. NPR KUOW-FM 94.9 is second with 6.3. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 moves up to third with 5.3. Radio Online |
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05/16/17 - Bill Reid, one of Canada's most celebrated and accomplished contemporary artists and former broadcaster,
is today's noteworthy British Columbian, as the province counts down to
Canada's 150th birthday on Canada Day, July 1st. His The Raven And The First Men
sculpture is on display at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. Reid
worked at stations in Victoria and Kelowna and CKWX Vancouver during the
1930s and '40s, and at a total of 17 radio stations in Canada before
joining CBC in the late 1940s. Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun
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05/14/17 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Andy Michaelson died May 10th in the Edmonton suburb of St. Albert.
He began a career as a radio announcer and reporter at CHED Edmonton,
followed by CKYL Peace River, CJCA Edmonton, and CISL, CKNW and CJOR in
Vancouver, where he was on-air as Andy Michaels during the 1970s, then was a communications professional and consultant in Vancouver and Edmonton. Finally he
found his calling as a writer and poet in St. Albert. A
Celebration of Life will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at
The John Beedle Centre – St. Albert Botanic Park, 265 Sturgeon Road, St. Albert, AB. Trinity Funeral Home obituary
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05/12/17 - "Must-Run" news segments from owner Sinclair Broadcast Group have become a source of irritation for many KOMO-TV
Seattle employees. Generally, Sinclair specifies at least one
must-run a day. In interviews over the past several days, eight
current and former KOMO employees have described a newsroom where some
have chafed at Sinclair’s programming directives, especially the
must-runs, which they view as too politically tilted and occasionally of
poor quality. Scott Livingston, Sinclair's vice president for news, has rebuffed suggestions that Sinclair pushed right-leaning views. Sydney Ember, The New York Times
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05/12/17 - Former Seattle broadcaster Kelly Ransford has been appointed Director of Event Marketing for the iHeartMedia cluster in Denver, effective immediately. Ransford joins iHM from WXRT-FM 93.1 Chicago, where she was the station's Music Director. She was Marketing & Promo Director for The End KNDD-FM 107.7 and The Mountain KMTT-FM 103.7 (now Hot 103.7 KHTP-FM) from 2011-13. Radio Online
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05/11/17 - The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 Seattle is actively looking for a morning show replacement for Fitz, who departed from the station last month. The Wolf wants someone with a winning track record and at least five years of commercial radio or television experience. All Access Music Group
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05/10/17 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Jas Johal was successful as the candidate in
the new provincial riding of Richmond-Queensborough in the 2017 British
Columbia provincial election held yesterday (05/09). He was a
reporter and international correspondent for a number of years before
joining the political arena. Richmond News Meanwhile, former Global BC morning host Steve Darling finished second in Burnaby-Lougheed in Tuesday's election. He had been with Global from 1998-2016. Burnaby Now
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05/10/17 - A
memorial has been announced for veteran Canadian broadcaster and
comedian Bob Robertson, who died in Nanaimo at age 71. It will be
held at 1:30 p.m. June 30th at Bard on the Beach, 1100 Chestnut Street,
located at Kits Point (foot of Whyte Avenue in Vanier Park) in
Vancouver. He was noted for his work with wife Linda Cullen on CBC
Radio's Double Exposure from 1987-97 and their CTV national
comedy show from 1997-2000. To assist Linda in determining the
number of people to expect please RSVP your attendance to pegomik@telus.net Further details
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05/09/17 - The Sinclair Broadcast Group acquisition of Tribune Media will mean it will own two major Seattle TV stations, ABC affiliate KOMO-TV and Fox affiliate KPCQ-TV. However, Sinclair also owns Univision affiliate KUNS-TV and Tribune also owns JOEtv KZJO-TV. Tuna Amobi, media analyst with CFRA Equity Research, says the
FCC will review the acquisition and will examine the competitiveness in
each specific overlapping market, taking into account each station’s
local reach and the genre of its programming. Dominic Gates, Seattle Times
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05/08/17 - Sinclair Broadcast Group is buying Tribune Media
for $3.9 Billion plus assumption of about $2.7 billion in debt.
The deal, originally reported by Reuters, values Tribune at $43.50
per share, about a 26% premium over the price of Tribune stock the day
before Sinclair's interest in the company was reported on February
28th. Sinclair will get 42 TV stations and other holdings, and
also has radio interests in Seattle. Under current FCC ownership
rules, Sinclair will be over the cap limits in Seattle, Portland and a number of other cities. All Access Music Group Sinclair release Tribune release
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05/08/17 - J.
Michael Kenyon, one of Seattle’s legendary sportswriters and a longtime
local wrestling historian, M.C. and promoter, died April 26 at age
73. Kenyon, who was born Michael Glover and grew up in the Lake
City neighborhood of Seattle, suffered from congestive heart
failure. In 1980, Kenyon was the city’s second sports talk show
host on KVI AM 570. Kenyon also worked for KING radio, the Yakima
Morning Herald, Tacoma’s News Tribune, the Hollywood Citizen-News and
the Baltimore Sun, among other outlets. Casey McNerthney, KIRO News
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05/05/17 - KUOW-FM 94.9 Seattle announcer Gregg Porter has been named the new host of the nationally-syndicated public-radio show Says You! which
airs on KUOW Saturday nights at 6:00. He's been a guest panelist
on the show a few times since the fall of 2015, but just took on the
hosting reins with show tapings a couple of weeks ago in Vermont. Says You!
is in its 21st season and recently passed the 500-episode mark.
The original host/writer/producer was the show’s creator, Richard Sher, who passed away in February 2015. Since then, panelist Barry Nolan
has hosted. Porter will be traveling around the country from time
to time for show taping, but otherwise will remain as weekend announcer
at KUOW. Says You! release
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05/05/17 - The FCC
has granted a construction permit to Centro Familiar Cristiano for
KRUM-LD Channel 24 Seattle. ERP will be 15 kW directional at
unspecified HAAT at 47-26-1.2 122-11-19.2. FCC data
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05/05/17 - Mel Z (Melanie Z Kilpatrick) has announced she is moving into the Promotions Director role at Ocean CIOC-FM 98.5 and KiSS CHTT-FM 103.1
Victoria officially on May 16. She has been with Ocean since
November 2013 in midday announcer and Assistant Music Director
roles. Long-time Toronto personality Erin Davis, who has moved to Vancouver Island, will temporarily fill the midday time slot. Ocean release
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05/03/17 - Entercom Communications and Westwood One are partnering to nationally syndicate the KISW-FM 99.9 Seattle afternoon show The Men's Room. The show is scheduled to launch nationally on June 5th. All Access Music Group
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05/03/17 - The FCC
has granted a minor change to a licensed facility to Denver Digital
Television, LLC for KDMD-LD Channel 6 Tacoma. ERP will increase
from 1 kW to 3 kW directional, new HAAT is unspecified and transmitter
location changes from 47-18-13.60 122-23-45.45 to 47-38-0.0
122-21-24.0. FCC data
The Commission has also granted a modification of construction permit
to Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera Del Fin for K23KI-D CHAN 23
Seattle. ERP will increase from .05 kW to 15 kW directional, new
HAAT unspecified and transmitter location change from 47-19-29.60 121-53-18.60 to 47-26-1.2 122-11-19.2. FCC data
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05/03/17 - Legendary Big Band Leader Dal Richards
is today's noteworthy British Columbian, as the province counts down to
Canada's 150th birthday on Canada Day, July 1st. He was a week
shy of his 18th birthday when he played his first New Year's Eve show on
December 31, 1935. From 1940-65, Richards played the Panorama
Roof at the Hotel Vancouver, broadcast live on CBC Radio. After
a slow period in the mid 1960s and '70s, he got busy again, becoming a
regular fixture at the annual Pacific National Exhibition. He
passed away December 31, 2015 just shy of his 98th birthday. John Mackie, Vancouver Sun
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05/02/17 - Former Seattle radio broadcaster Ernie Brown has been named host of Trending Today USA syndicated by USA Radio Networks. He spent five years as morning and afternoon host at KOMO AM 1000 Seattle and was most recently a talk show host at KOGO AM 600 San Diego. Radio Online
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05/01/17 - I Am What I Play, the feature length documentary about the heyday of rock radio, featuring rarely seen archival footage of disc jockeys Pat O'Day, David Marsden, Meg Griffin and Charles Laquidara, is now available for rent or purchase on both sides of the border at Vimeo.
O’Day was a DJ and PD at legendary Seattle station KJR for the better
part of 15 years, is credited with putting the Seattle music scene on
the map and is a part of a permanent exhibit at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall
of Fame. Toronto-based Marsden was Executive Producer of Pilot One on CBC-TV Vancouver in 1987 and PD of CKST Langley/Vancouver from 1990-93. View Trailer Vimeo download
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