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7/30/20 - The Eagle CKLR-FM 97.3 Courtenay Sales & Operations Manager Richard Skinner announced his retirement on his Facebook page effective July 31. He began his career at CKWX Vancouver in 1978 and has been with The Eagle since 2003.
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7/30/20 - Salem Media Group has announced that Spirit 105.3 KCMS-FM Seattle and Praise 106.5 KWPZ-FM
Lynden have added "Keep the Faith with Penny" from the Salem Music
Network. KCMS will air the show overnights while KWPZ will air it
weeknights from 6-9 p.m. The program currently airs on 132 radio stations. Radio Online
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7/30/20 - Longtime JR Country CJJR-FM 93.7 Vancouver midday host Barbara Beam has been let go. She has been with JR Country since 2012. Beam made the announcement on her Twitter page.
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7/29/20 - The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a new $2 coin (toonie) to commemorate the legacy of Haida artist Bill Reid,
more than 20 years after his death. The new coin, which marks 100 years
since his birth, enters circulation Tuesday. Reid also worked at a
number of radio stations in Canada before joining CBC Vancouver in the
1950s. Eva Uguen-Csenge, CBC News
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7/29/20 - The August 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses TV coverage of CHOP, the worsening of COVID-19 numbers, population percentages and much more. August Clay's Corner
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7/29/20 - KTTH AM 770 Seattle host Jason Rantz was in the middle of the mayhem for ten hours this past Saturday. Radio Ink spoke to Rantz to get his take on the situation. Radio Ink
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7/29/20
- An obituary has been published for well known Vancouver singer and
jingle, TV and movie theme producer Miles Ramsay, who died June 19 at
age 78. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later time when it's
safe to gather in groups again and Americans can once more travel to
Canada. First Memorial Obituary
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7/29/20 - Puget Sound Radio reports the layoffs of air staff Quintin Moriarty and Jade Nixon at The Zone CJZN-FM 91.3 Victoria. PSR News
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7/28/20 - Former Vancouver news anchor Monica Deol talks with local musician/ producer Chin Injeti as part of this year's Monsoon Festival,
which runs from August 1-29. Deol served as Chair of the Advisory Board
to Channel M when it made its successful bid for a new multicultural TV
station in Vancouver in 2000 and two years later was involved in the
launch of Citytv Vancouver as its 11 p.m. news anchor. Shawn Conner, Vancouver Sun
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7/27/20 - The FCC
has granted Assignment of License from Chesapeake Television Licensee,
LLC to Sinclair Radio of Seattle Licensee, LLC for KOMO-FM 97.7
Oakville, FM booster KOMO-FM1 97.7 Tukwila and translator K249DX 97.7
Redmond. FCC Data
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7/27/20 - Jubal Fresh has been hired to work mornings on KISSFM KBKS-FM 106.1 Seattle beginning next month. He's
returning to the station he worked at the first several years of his
career. He’ll be joined by his wife, Alex Fresh, and additional hosts to
be named later. Lance Venta, Radio Insight
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7/27/20 - ESPN KIRO AM 710 Seattle radio host Paul Gallant,
who supported CHAZ, has a change of heart after rioters destroyed the
Starbucks that is attached to his apartment complex over the weekend. He
posted on his Twitter account
the damage that was done to the Starbucks and said the Seattle police
told residents to stay away as there could have been explosives thrown
inside. Julio Rosas, Townhall
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7/27/20 - Bob Addison announced on the CKNW AM 980 Vancouver overnight show The Shift that this was his last shift as producer. He joined the show two and a half years ago with founding host Justin Drex Wilcomes. Fill-in host Shane Hewitt
offered a heartfelt tribute to Addison, noting that the show is "going
nowhere". Both Addison and Hewitt stressed that the former's departure
had nothing to do with recent Corus/ Global cutbacks. Addison is known
for his encyclopedic sports knowledge, for which he was hired by NBC
during the Vancouver Olympics.
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7/26/20 - The Wolf CHWF-FM 106.9
Nanaimo morning show host Ron Jones' last day was Friday, July 24 after
a 31-year career under several different ownership teams and numerous
formats. He will be replaced by afternoon announcer Graeme Tait. Ian Holmes, Nanaimo News Now
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7/26/20
- Obituaries have been published for former Victoria, Vancouver and
Radio Luxembourg personality Ray Orchard, who died unexpectedly June 18
at age 89. Times Colonist Obituary McCall Gardens Obituary
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7/26/20 - Morning hosts Carla Marie and Anthony have announced their departure from Seattle market KISSFM KBKS-FM 106.1.
They took over mornings in November 2018 with Amber ‘Alabama’ Cole and
‘English Evan’ Omelia joining the show in April 2019. Also missing from
the station’s website is midday host Molly Mesnick. Lance Venta, Radio Insight
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7/25/20 - Margaret Larson, longtime journalist and KING 5
Seattle anchor and host, who announced her upcoming retirement last
month, is moving to the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. July
30th will mark the end of a journalism career that spans more than 38
years. Larson doesn’t plan to leave public life altogether and plans to
continue her work in the nonprofit world. Chris Talbott, Seattle Times
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7/24/20 - Marketing Writer/ Producer Karina O’Sullivan has confirmed on her Twitter page that she is one of the layoffs at Global BC. She has been with Global BC since 2015. Community Relations Coordinator Aleana Reynolds was also cut. A third staffer is yet to be identified.
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7/23/20 - Reliable reports indicate there are three Vancouver staffers affected in the latest round of layoffs by Corus Entertainment at Global News.
Names are not released, but two apparently are from News Marketing. Up
to 70 are laid off across Canada with globalnews.ca and its Toronto team
bearing the bulk of the layoffs. Cartt.ca News
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7/23/20 - Lorenzo Milam died July 19 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico at age 86. He
was an American writer and activist who was instrumental in starting
many of the first listener-supported community radio stations in the US,
beginning with KRAB-FM in Seattle in 1962. For a while in the 1960s he also had a column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Reason Obituary
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7/22/20 (Updated) - Former KMPS-FM 94.1 (now The Sound KSWD-FM) Seattle p.m. drive host and music director Pat Garrett has left his position at US101 KFLY-FM 101.5 Eugene, OR as PD and afternoon driver after three
years. He joined KFLY in June 2017 after four years at KMPS. KFLY
Operations Manager Val Steele moves into the positions. Garrett states on his Facebook page that he is moving to Utah, but doesn't specify a station. All Access Music Group YouTube last day at US101 audio
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7/21/20 - KING 5 Seattle will launch a series on racism and racial inequity titled Facing Race,
debuting after Sunday Night Football on Sunday, September 13. Longtime
anchor Joyce Taylor will host the broadcast and Tacoma bureau chief
Christin Ayers will drive the show’s content as executive producer and
contributor. KING 5 Release
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7/20/20 - Cathy Cangiano has been named Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Bonneville Seattle
where she will oversee operations for KIRO-FM 97.3, KIRO AM 710, KTTH
AM 770 and MyNorthwest.com. She's most recently been Director of Sales
for Bonneville’s Seattle cluster. Inside Radio
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7/20/20 - Former Entercom Seattle PD Kenny Jay joins Big Loud Records in the newly-created role of National Director of Radio Marketing. He was PD at KMPS-FM/ KSWD-FM 94.1 Seattle for two years before departing for Chicago in December 2017. All Access Music Group
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7/17/20
- Veteran Vancouver and Victoria broadcaster Ron Robinson has stepped
down from his position as author with Puget Sound Radio. He is likely
best known for his part in producing "re-constructed" Vancouver Mounties
baseball road games at CKWX Vancouver during the late '50s and 1960s.
They were broadcast in-studio to sound like they were actually live from
the distant ballpark. PSR News
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7/17/20 - 710 ESPN KIRO AM Seattle has announced that the 10th Annual Brock Huard
Football Camp will be conducted virtually this year. The camp for youth
ages 8-18 will take place the week of July 27 with a series of daily
training videos hosted by former University of Washington and Seattle
Seahawks Quarterback Brock Huard. KIRO Release
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7/16/20 - Riley Phillips joins News 1130 CKWX and JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 Vancouver as a traffic anchor & Air Patrol reporter from Sportsnet 650 CISL. The BCIT grad has been a producer and traffic reporter for the Rogers Vancouver stations since 2018.
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7/16/20 - KEXP-FM 90.3
Seattle has announced it will debut a new programming lineup on July
27, advancing the station's commitment to becoming an anti-racist
organization and making its music programming stronger overall. Each of
KEXP’s current weekday daytime shows will be reduced by one hour to
accommodate the new schedule. Lance Venta, Radio Insight
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7/09/20 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver late night talk show host Justin "Drex" Wilcomes
has announced his last show will be tonight at 10 PT. He previously announced he was leaving to pursue other
opportunities. Drex has been with 'NW since 2014 and
late night on the Corus Network nationally since 2018. Twitter Announcement
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7/09/20 - KING-TV Seattle investigative reporter Chris Ingalls
is one of four recipients of the 2020 Don Bolles Medal from IRE
(Investigative Reporters and Editors). The medal recognizes
investigative journalists who have exhibited extraordinary courage in
standing up against intimidation or efforts to suppress the truth about
matters of public importance. KING 5 News IRE News
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7/08/20 - News/ Talk KIRO-FM 97.3 continues its position in first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma June 2020
Portable People Meter 6+ ratings with a 7.1 share. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 continues in second place with a 6.7 share. Classical KING-FM 98.1 makes a bit jump up to third with 5.3. Radio Online
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7/08/20 - KING-TV Seattle has officially announced New Day Northwest host Margaret Larson
will air her last show on Thursday, July 30, marking the close of ten
years hosting the show and more than 35 years of work in television. KING 5 is
celebrating Larson and her contributions every weekday at 11 a.m. on
KING and 1 p.m. on KONG. The search is on for a new host. KING 5 News
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7/07/20 - Puget
Sound Media reports the passing of former Northwest engineer & DJ
Pat Hurley at age 78. He was on air as Pat Henry at KPUG Bellingham. Puget Sound Media
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7/06/20 - KING-TV Seattle Meteorologist Ben Dery has announced he is leaving and returning to his hometown in Minnesota to join KARE-TV
Minneapolis. He's been with the KING 5 Media Group since January 2015,
starting at Northwest Cable News and progressing to a full time position
at KING. KING 5 News/ Video
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7/06/20 - The CRTC
has denied an application by Rogers Media Inc. to convert CKKS-FM-2
104.9 Vancouver from a re-broadcast transmitter of its Chilliwack-based
station to a full in-market, Vancouver-based
station. The Commission considers that the Vancouver radio market
cannot sustain an additional radio station at this time. CRTC Decision
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7/05/20 - Former Seattle SuperSonics voice Kevin Calabro has parted ways with the Portland Trail Blazers
to focus on his family, after four years with the team. He previously
spent 21 years as the television and radio voice for the Seattle
SuperSonics until the franchise moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, choosing not to move with the team. Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive
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7/02/20 - Legendary Vancouver Province sports writer and columnist Tony Gallagher
is being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as the 2020 media
honouree and recipient of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for
journalism excellence. Gallagher also hosted his own sports talk show on
CKWX in 1989 and since 2001 has been a prominent voice on TSN 1040
CKST. Ben Kuzma, The Province
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6/30/20 -To commemorate and celebrate Seafair 2020 amid their cancelled events due to COVID-19, KING 5
Seattle has partnered with the legacy summer festival to produce two
special programs to air on KING 5. They include a July 4 fireworks
special and an August 1 hydroplane special. KING 5 News
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6/30/20 - KHHO AM 850 Tacoma changes its format to the newly launched BIN: Black Information Network,
described as “the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio
service dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted
source of continual news coverage with a Black voice and perspective.”
The new iHeartMedia network is running on fifteen stations across the
country as well as HD Radio subchannels in other markets. Lance Venta, RadioInsight
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6/28/20 - The July 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses the demonstrations in Seattle and other cities, more COVID-19
and its effect on broadcasting, cancellation of the EAS National
Periodic Test this fall and much more. July Clay's Corner
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6/27/20 - Q13 KCPQ-TV Seattle said goodbye this week to Chief Meteorologist Walter Kelley
who put in his last day Thursday. After 23 years, he is moving to
Arizona for family reasons. Kelley was part of the original news team at
Q13, helping launch the news operation back in 1997. Q13 News
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6/26/20 - Robin Anderson has stepped away from radio just two months short of 16 years on air and leaves her position as Executive Producer of The Mens Room on KISW-FM 99.9 Seattle. She managed the launch and ongoing service for 20 affiliates at KISW. Jason Remington, Puget Sound Media
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6/25/20 - Scott "Scooter" Shantz is back on the air doing summer fill-in on The Peak CKPK-FM 102.7 Vancouver. He was part of the Z95.3 CKZZ-FM morning show until March when Kid Carson and Vancouver actor/ comedian Jordan McCloskey became the new hosts.
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6/25/20 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Crystal Darche leaves her position at The Chuck CKNG-FM 92.5 Edmonton after a five year run. She hosted middays at JR Country CJJR-FM 93.7
Vancouver from 2001-13 before doing duties at a couple of other
Vancouver stations and moving to Edmonton in 2015. Darche is moving to
Kelowna to be with family.
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6/24/20 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver late night talk show host Justin "Drex" Wilcomes
has announced his departure from Corus Radio to pursue other
opportunities. He doesn't elaborate except to say one of them is working
on a docuseries about collectors. Drex has been with 'NW since 2014 and
late night on the Corus Network nationally since 2018. Twitter Announcement
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6/24/20 - Entercom
President and CEO David Field says the company is restoring full salary
for employees starting with the July 25th paycheck. He notes
that "advertising has improved significantly in recent weeks since
bottoming out in April and we are cautiously optimistic about the months
ahead." Entercom has five FM stations in the Seattle market. All Access Music Group
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6/21/20 - Former
CBC Vancouver staffer Sid Kozak died June 13 at age 77. He was
Casting Director with CBC in the mid to late 1980s and by 1990 was Head
of Casting for Western Canada. Among the innumerable programs which
benefited from his skill in matching actors and roles were The Beachcombers (1985-1989), Liar, Liar (1993), Northwood (1991-1994) and Little Criminals (1995). A celebration of life will be held in the future. Arbor Memorial Obituary
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6/21/20 - Miles Ramsay, well known Vancouver singer and jingle, TV and movie theme producer died Friday, June 19
at age 78. Notable compositions were the Great Root Bear theme for
A&W and his portrayal as "Mr Chevron" in TV commercials. Radio West Announcement Hall of Fame Bio 1988 YouTube Video
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6/21/20 - Former
Victoria, Vancouver and Radio Luxembourg personality Ray Orchard died
June 18 at age 89. In later years he and his wife hosted an annual lamb
barbecue for Victoria and lower mainland broadcasters. Ron Robinson, Puget Sound Radio
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6/19/20 - Jet FM CFCP-FM 98.9 Courtenay switches its brand to say thank you to B.C’s provincial health officer. Its
name changes to “98.9 Doctor Bonnie Henry FM” to show appreciation for
the hard work she has been doing to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in
British Columbia. Milkman Unlimited
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6/19/20 - KIRO-TV Seattle has now officially announced that after 38 years Steve Raible
will sign off next week. KIRO will look back at Raible’s 38-year career
with a week of celebration, which will conclude with a 30-minute
special at 7 p.m. on June 25. KIRO 7 News Chris Talbott, Seattle Times
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6/18/20 - Margaret Larson, host of New Day Northwest on KING5
Seattle has announced her retirement effective July 30th. She says, "We
are moving to North Carolina to be near (her son) Kyle for a while,
then who knows? We might well wander back this way eventually but we're
pulling the rip cord for now!" She has hosted New Day Northwest since 2010. FTVLive
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6/18/20 - Former Victoria broadcaster Daryl Holien has retired from his position as GM of Harvard Broadcasting Red Deer, AB after ten years. During his career, which began in Regina, he held Production Manager positions at CKDA and The Ocean in Victoria.
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6/17/20 - Skyview Networks has partnered with The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle host Bryan “B-Dub” Washington
for a multi-year syndication and development venture beginning in July.
It will include a re-brand of his current syndicated weekend show, Buckwild Saturday Night, which will change to B-Dub Radio Saturday Night. All Access Media Group
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6/17/20 - The
C-FUN AM 1410 building on 4th Avenue in Vancouver is being demolished to
make way for a new complex. The lobby of the new building will feature
the best of the radio station. C-FUN occupied the premises from 1959-93
and in recent years it was a Salvation Army thrift store. Red Robinson Facebook Building Backgrounder
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6/15/20 - Retired
CBC Vancouver staffer Serafine Crawley passed away June 5 at age 76,
ending a brief battle against an aggressive cancer. She joined the CBC
Finance Department in 1975, transferring to Audience Relations in 1997,
where she remained until her retirement in 2002. There will be no
funeral service or Celebration of Life per her request. KORU Obituary
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6/15/20 - Jodesha Broadcasting News Director and Technology Manager Dave Haviland has been appointed to a vacant seat on the Aberdeen City Council. He has been with the six-station cluster since 2007. Dan Hammock, The Daily World
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6/12/20 - KIRO-TV Seattle reporter/ anchor Rob Munoz
has announced he is leaving the station. He says he has a job that will
allow him to sleep in for the first time in years. Munoz has been with
KIRO since March 2014. Twitter Announcement
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6/12/20 - Emmy award winning KOMO-TV Seattle news anchor Molly Shen
is recuperating at home after undergoing surgery this week to treat
thyroid cancer. She expects to return in a few weeks following a full
recuperation. Shen has been with KOMO News since 1997. KOMO News
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6/11/20 - Kim Bolan,
a longtime investigative reporter with Postmedia, has been awarded the
Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The award
recognizes those who have made outstanding lifetime contributions to
journalism in Canada. Besides her 36 years as a newspaper reporter,
Bolan was briefly with BCTV Vancouver in the 1980s and has been a regular contributor to CBC Radio Vancouver. Postmedia News
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6/11/20 - Sinclair Broadcast Group
has now closed a $6.75 million deal to buy KOMO-FM 97.7 Oakville from
South Sound Broadcasting. The deal also includes the Redmond-licensed
K249DX at 97.7. Sinclair acquired the option to buy the station as part
of its 2017 deal to buy Fisher Broadcasting’s radio-television
operation. The signals have been operated under a local marketing
agreement by Sinclair which relays KOMO AM 1000 for improved coverage in Tacoma and Olympia. InsideRadio
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6/10/20 - Former broadcaster and more recently conference facilitator Greg Simpson
died Tuesday at University Hospital in London, ON following a massive
stroke several days earlier. He was 71. His earlier on-air work was in
Ontario, but he has been a conference facilitator for Canadian Music
Week and owner of Greg Simpson Music Services in the Vancouver area
since 1993. FYI Music News JJ Johnston Backgrounder
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6/10/20 - The End KNDD-FM 107.7
Seattle is selling face masks to raise money for nurses. The machine
washable masks feature the station's blue, white and green color scheme
and logo and includes a pocket for a filter. A portion of the proceeds will to the Washington State Nurses Association. The End Info
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6/09/20 - Several Vancouver and Victoria radio and TV stations and their staffers have been acknowledged in the 2020 RTDNA Canada National and Network Awards. RTDNA Canada
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6/09/20 - News/ Talk KIRO-FM 97.3 continues its position in first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma May 2020
Portable People Meter 6+ ratings with a 7.2 share. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 continues in second place with a 6.6 share. CHR KQMV-FM 92.5 continues in third with 6.2. Radio Online
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6/09/20 - RTDNA Canada has given West Region Lifetime Achievement Awards to Vancouver broadcasters Gord Macdonald and Ed Watson.
Macdonald has been a radio journalist for 45 years, including over 30
at CKNW and Watson's career spans over 30 years. Release #1 Release #2
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6/09/20 - The Jet KJR-FM 95.7 Seattle has launched 95.7 The Jet Mornings with Jodi & Bender. Bender previously worked mornings on KISS KBKS-FM 106.1. Jodi has worked in Seattle for over 20 years and on The Jet since 2011. Radio Online
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6/09/20 - A number
of Seattle stations have been running on a temporary antenna from West
Tiger Mountain since the antenna fire in November 2018. The temporary
antenna is now being replaced with a new permanent one. Some stations
have lower power auxiliary facilities on Cougar Mountain, which they
will be transmitting from until the antenna work is completed.
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6/09/20 - CTV News at Six Vancouver is the 2020 winner of the RTDNA Canada
award for Best Local Newscast – Large Market. It was picked the third
time by the awards committee over other RTDNA regional best newscast
award winners in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and
Montreal. CTV News
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6/08/20
- Former CBC Vancouver staffer and Vancouver Cablevision Program
Manager David Liddell died May 24 in North Vancouver following a
two-month illness and two strokes. He was 85. He was with CBC for a
number of years before introducing innovative and lasting concepts to
Community Television in Canada. Sun/ Province Obituary
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6/04/20 - Former
CBC Vancouver staffer Alan Gadsby died March 16 at age 84. He was with
the staff of CBC Vancouver from the early 1960s to the early '80s. He
began as a Clerk in TV Traffic, rising to TV Traffic Manager and then TV
Production Unit Manager. A celebration of life will be held at a later
date. Sun/ Province Obituary CBC Release
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5/29/20 - The June 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses the COVID-19 virus at length and how it may affect the
broadcast industry, stations that have already shut down and much more. June Clay's Corner
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5/28/20 - The CRTC
has granted a one-year extension to Northern Native Broadcasting to get
its new 9,000 watt Aboriginal station CJNY-FM 106.3 Vancouver on the air due to delays caused by the current pandemic. The previous deadline was June 14, 2020.
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5/28/20 - Former CKNW
Vancouver Sales Manager Douglas Hepburn died May 18 at age 78. He
started his career in sales and marketing in Edmonton before moving to
Vancouver, and later partnering with fellow broadcast sales veteran
Gerry Gerling in their company Adtel. There will be gathering on May
30th at Doug’s home between 2 and 4, respecting all regulations
regarding social distancing. Victory Memorial Obituary
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5/28/20 - The FCC
has granted Voluntary Assignment of License from South Sound
Broadcasting, LLC to Cheapeake Television Licensee, LLC for KOMO-FM 97.7
Oakville along with booster station KOMO-FM1 97.7 Tukwila and
translator K249DX 97.7 Redmond. FCC Data
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5/28/20 - The
Numeris Spring 2020 Radio Diary 12+ ratings have been released for
Victoria, Abbotsford and Chilliwack, along with other smaller Canadian
markets. Numeris Release
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5/26/20 - The Tacoma News Tribune pays tribute to
Seattle film maker and TV producer Lynn Shelton, who died May 16, in Los
Angeles at age 54. The cause of death was a previously undiagnosed
blood disorder. Chase Hutchinson, TNT
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5/23/20
- Retired KCTS-TV Seattle Broadcast Operations Supervisor Charlie
Burrell died April 11 at age 78 from complications related to the
coronavirus. He began work at KCTS in the late 1960s and was promoted
into a supervisory position in 1978, retiring in the 1990s. A memorial
is planned for next spring. Annie Aguiar, Seattle Times
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5/23/20 - Emmy Award winning KIRO-TV Seattle journalist Amy Clancy has announced her last day at the station after 32 years. She started at KIRO 7
as an intern in 1988, then spent five and a half years as a news
producer before becoming a reporter and anchor. She says on her Facebook
page that she has accepted a job with the Seattle Police Department as a
Strategic Communications Advisor.
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5/23/20 - Cox Media Group has appointed Pat Nevin as the Vice President and General Manager of KIRO-TV Seattle effective at the end of June. He succeeds Greg Bilte, who announced his retirement early this week. Nevin was the Sales Manager at Seattle market KSTW-TV from 1995-97 and was most recently VP and GM at KOIN-TV Portland. Mark K. Miller, TVNewsCheck
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5/23/20 - Pioneer
Vancouver
broadcaster Ferdy Baglo died May 15 in Chilliwack at age 93. He began
his career at CKMO (later CFUN) at age 16 before moving to the newly
launched CKNW in 1944 to become its first music director. Baglo worked
at stations in Victoria and Saskatoon in the 1950s, then entered the
ministry and received a degree in religious studies. Sun/ Province Obituary
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5/22/20 - Alternative the end KNDD-FM 107.7 Seattle will reminisce about the good old days, before quarantine, with the Top 107 Songs of Last Decade Because This One Sucks countdown. It will start Saturday (5/23) at 4 p.m., Sunday (5/24) at noon and Memorial Day at 10 a.m. All Access Music Group
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5/22/20 - CBC Vancouver has released details of the passing of retired
staffer Dick France on October 30, 2019, just one day short of his 90th
birthday. He joined the corporation in the 1950s as a Film Sound
Technician and was with the production team for Vancouver programs Cariboo Country (1960), The Education of Phyllistine (1964), The Beachcombers (1972-1990), Canadian Gardener (1989) and Spilled Milk (1995). He was also with CBC Toronto during the early '90s before returning to Vancouver.
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5/21/20 - Ken McKissock died May 7 of cancer at age 71.
He worked in the music industry before going on to a career in
broadcast sales at BCTV (now Global BC) where he was a salesman and
sales manager, and also worked at CFUN Vancouver. He went on to found
advertising agency AIM Communications in 1992. A celebration of life
will be announced at a later date. Sun/ Province Obituary
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5/19/20 - Music manager and radio personality Bruce Allen
turns 75 years old today. He's not going to retire, but will continue
to guide the careers of Bryan Adams, Michael Buble, Bob Rock and Jann
Arden, among others. He will also continue to do his daily Reality Check commentaries on CKNW AM 980 Vancouver. John Mackie, Vancouver Sun
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5/19/20 - Cox Media Group has announced that Greg Bilte, VP and GM of CBS affiliate KIRO-TV Seattle will retire effective June 30. His
replacement has not yet been named. Bilte's retirement concludes a
41-year career in television broadcasting that began in 1979 as an
account executive for KXLY-TV Spokane. Mark K. Miller, TVNewsCheck
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5/17/20 - Seattle film maker and TV producer Lynn Shelton
died Friday, May 16, in Los Angeles. She was 54. The cause of death was
a previously undiagnosed blood disorder unrelated to COVID-19. Shelton
retained her Seattle home and her commitment to the local film
community. Most of her feature films were made in Washington state with
local film crews. Marcie Sillman, KUOW
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5/16/20 - CHEK-TV Victoria is running a special in lieu of the Victoria Day Parade, which has been broadcast live on the station for six decades, but is cancelled this year. A Victoria Day Parade Celebration Special will be aired at 9 a.m. Monday (5/18) with a repeat airing at 5:30 p.m. Tess van Straaten, CHEK News
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5/16/20 - The Seattle Times
has published a tribute to KJR and KUBE-FM Seattle radio personality
Charlie Brown, who died May 11 from complications due to Parkinson's
disease. A service will be held next March when he would have turned 75.
Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times
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5/15/20 - The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9
Seattle teamed up with The Washington State Potato Commission, Farmers
and the National Guard to give away thousands of pounds of potatoes that
otherwise would have been thrown out. The Fitz In The Morning team greeted thousands with thousands of pounds of potatoes May 14 at the Tacoma Dome parking lot. Radio Ink
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5/15/20 - Friends and colleagues rally around Seattle-broadcasting legend Dave The Groz Grosby
as he fights Parkinson' s disease and other health issues. He has
spent the last 19 years of his 37-year broadcast career as a Seattle
sports talk show host. Larry Stone, Seattle Times
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5/14/20 - Q13 KCPQ-TV Seattle Chief Meteorologist Walter Kelley
has announced he is leaving the station and relocating to warmer
climes. His last day is June 25. Kelley has been with Q13 since 1997. FTV Live
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5/13/20 - 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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5/13/20 - KOMO AM 1000
Seattle has won three regional Murrow awards including Best Newscast,
Breaking News and Best Continuing Coverage in addition to its seven
western region awards from the Associated Press Television and Radio
Association. Radio Online
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5/13/20 - RTDNA this week honored KING 5
Seattle with eleven 2020 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, more
than any local broadcast outlet across the country. Of the 17 categories
for the Northwest region (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington),
KING 5 was recognized in 11 categories. For the sixth year in a row, the
station received the distinguished award for overall excellence. KING 5 Release
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5/12/20 - News/ Talk KIRO-FM 97.3 increases its position in first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma April 2020
Portable People Meter 6+ ratings with a 6.9 share. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 moves up into second place with a 6.1 share. CHR KQMV-FM 92.5 is third with 5.8. Radio Online
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5/12/20 - The FCC has granted Voluntary Transfer of Control from Saga Communications, Inc.
to Saga Communications Reincorporation, Inc. in a move to transfer all
of its subsidiary company licensees to a new corporation in a pro forma
transaction intended to change the company from incorporation in
Delaware to Florida. Saga owns and operates most of the radio stations in Bellingham. All Access Backgrounder
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5/12/20 - RTDNA
has announced the 2020 Regional Murrow Award winners. Selected from a
record of more than five thousand entries, regional winners for Large
Market Radio included KUOW-FM 94.9 Seattle with seven wins. KUOW Release
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5/12/20 - Veteran
KJR Seattle personality Charlie Brown died Monday (5/11)
at age 74 after battling lung cancer and Parkinson's disease. His
career began at Eastern Washington University's station, before moving
to KPUG Bellingham, which led to six years at KJRB Spokane. Brown joined
KJR in 1974 before moving to KUBE-FM as Program Director 1981. Radio Online
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5/11/20 - Fairchild Radio AM 1470 CJVB Vancouver has made a couple of pandemic budget cuts. Two weekday mid afternoon programs have been cancelled, Couture Mary hosted by Mary Lo 1-3 p.m. M-F, and Anita's Talk Show hosted by Anita Lee, 3-4 p.m. M-F. The 1-4 time slot is now fed from its Toronto station CHKT AM 1430. To keep them on the payroll, Lo gets a two-hour music show on CHKG-FM 96.1
Vancouver every Sunday and Lee gets a new one-hour talk show on AM 1470
every Saturday. Also automated music replaces live programs overnights
on both Vancouver stations. Heidi Hsia, Yahoo News
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5/10/20 - Vancouver Top 40 Radio
webmaster Jim Bower has added a number of new features to his already
rich collection of CFUN, CKLG and CKWX surveys. Added are new charts,
audio clips and index pages. Bower is still looking for a few more surveys to add to the already significant collection.
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5/08/20 - Claire Allen
leaves CKNW AM 980 Vancouver after eight years. She's been a senior
talk show producer since 2012 and an on air contributor for the last
year and a half.
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5/08/20 - Classical KING-FM 98.1
Seattle has cut three full-time positions and several part-time
positions, the equivalent of 4-1/2 full-time positions, due to a loss of
underwriting income from local arts organizations. Among the cuts were two programming positions and a development position. Tyler Falk, Current
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5/06/20 - The FCC has given Sinclair Broadcast Group
the largest fine in the agency's history, with the company agreeing to
pay $48 million to close three open investigations. Meanwhile, the
company's first quarter consolidated revenue increased 123% to $1,609
million. In addition to its 191 TV stations, Sinclair owns three radio
stations in the Seattle market. All Access Music Group #1 All Access Music Group #2
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5/06/20 - STAR KPLZ-FM 101.5 Seattle is celebrating National Nurses Day
today by honoring one local nurse every hour. For the past week,
listeners were encouraged to nominate a deserving nurse in our area.
Thirteen nominees where randomly drawn this morning. Radio Online
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5/05/20 - The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has named former Vancouver Island broadcaster Bruce Williams
as its new chief executive. He has served as a business executive with
Bell Media and as a broadcast producer, on-air host and anchor with the
CTV television network. Andrew Duffy, Times Colonist
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5/04/20 - CBUT-DT (2.1) Vancouver and CHEK-DT
(6.1) Victoria have changed their over-the-air RF channel assignments.
CBUT has moved from channel 43 to 35 and CHEK has moved from channel 49
to 16. OTA viewers will need to re-scan their TVs to receive the new
assignments. CBC Release
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5/04/20 - Cat Thomas has been announced as the new Brand & Content Director at Top 40 MOViN 92.5 KQMV-FM and AC Warm KRWM-FM 106.9 Seattle. He comes from SHE 100.3 WSHE-FM Chicago effective immediately. Thomas replaces KQMV PD Ricky Villa and KRWM Brand & Content Director Ron Harrell. All Access Music Group
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5/02/20 - Hubbard Radio has made major cuts at its stations throughout the US with several in Seattle. Confirmed so far are Justin Barnes, a 10 year veteran at MOViN 92.5 KQMV-FM,
who began hosting nights & moved to mid-days in 2015. He was also
Social Media Strategist and Social Media Director. Also out in the
Seattle cluster is Tori Dunn, who has been Marketing Director at Country KNUC-FM 98.9 since March 2018 and previously was Promotions Director at AC KRWM-FM 106.9 for two years. All Access Music Group
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5/01/20 - The FCC has dismissed an application for an original construction permit by Bustos Media
for an FM translator to have operated on 101.1 MHz in Auburn. It would
have broadcast the programming of KMIA AM 1210 Auburn-Federal Way, which
has now gone dark and may not return. FCC Data
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4/30/20 - Retired
CBC Vancouver staffer Ross Mackay passed away April 20 at age 60. He
began his career with CBC Vancouver in the late 1970s, later moving to
Radio Traffic before taking early retirement. Sun/ Province Obituary
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4/30/20
- Puget Sound Media reports the passing of former KJR Seattle
personality Gary Lockwood last week. He was one of KJR's longest running
DJs from 1976-91 after a short run at KING AM 1090. He is believed to
have been 73 years old. Jason Remington, Puget Sound Media 1989 YouTube Aircheck
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4/29/20 - Classic Seattle Mariners games will air on 710 ESPN KIRO AM beginning tonight at 7 p.m. and throughout May. Ben Arthur, SeattlePI Game Schedule
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4/28/20
- Former CBC executive Robert Blackwood died March 7 after a long
illness. He was 75. He served as Director of English Radio for the
Province of Québec and as Executive Producer of Radio Performance
Programming in Vancouver. Memorial arrangements are being postponed
until the fall.
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4/28/20 - Long-time garden show hosted by Ciscoe Morris, weekends on KIRO-FM 97.3
Seattle, ended Saturday. Morris says on his website that he is not
retiring, even though his radio show is ending, and is still active
giving talks and appearing on TV. KIRO Farewell
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4/27/20 - The May 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses the COVID-19 virus, definitions of the word "Corona", the increasing demand for news and information and much more. May Clay's Corner
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4/27/20 - Veteran club DJ and Save-the-Wave host at C89.5 KNHC-FM Seattle, Trent Von live streams a 3-hour set for virtual partygoers three days a week from his home in Everett during the COVID-19 lockdown. Percy Allen, Seattle Times
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4/24/20
- 35-year veteran BCTV/ Global BC staffer Dave Budgell died suddenly
April 6 in Port Coquitlam at age 68. He was a cameraman early in his
career, retiring five years ago as Technical Director of newscasts in
Vancouver and Global Montreal. A Celebration of Life is planned at a later date. Sun/ Province Obituary Video Tribute
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4/22/20 - The FCC has granted a Minor Change to a Licensed Facility to S-R Broadcasting for KRKO AM 1380
Everett. The application seeks to “fill in” the existing null in the
night pattern to the southeast of the KRKO antenna system in order to
better serve an area of Snohomish County. FCC Data
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4/22/20 - Craig Stone has been introduced as the new p.m. drive host at Pulse CISF-FM 107.7 Surrey. He's formerly worked at stations in Squamish, Kelowna, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Pulse Release
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4/22/20 - Willy in the Morning on Rock 101 CFMI-FM 101.1
Vancouver is putting in a 12-hour shift on Friday, April 24 to tribute
healthcare heroes working long hours. The program will run from 6 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Corus Radio Release
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4/20/20 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Carol Thorbes
died April 14th at age 63. She was an announcer at several stations on
Vancouver Island, the BC Interior and Vancouver before moving to a
reporter/ anchor position with CBC during most of the 1990s. She
then had an award winning career as an Simon Fraser University Media and Communications Officer. Kearney Funeral Services Obituary
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4/20/20 - Bryan ‘B-Dub’ Washington joins Hubbard Country The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle as APD/ MD/ afternoon host. He joins KNUC after a little over two years at The Bull KWBL-FM 106.7 Denver. Lance Venta, Radio Insight
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4/19/20 - A decade after TSN 1040 CKST AM Vancouver hosts Dave Pratt
and Don Taylor engaged in a heated debate about whether poker is as
demanding as golf, the moment has reached legendary Vancouver media
status. TSN 1040 named the intense interaction that was to follow
its top highlight in a top 40 countdown of the biggest moments in the
station’s almost 19-year history. Patrick Johnston, The Province
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4/19/20 - Corey Dillon departs his afternoon position at The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle after two years. He joined the station in April 2018 after previously hosting nights at The Bull KILT-FM 100.3 Houston. Lance Venta, RadioInsight
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4/17/20
- TV and film cameraman Doug Franks died
April 13th at Royal Columbian Hospital at age 79. He started his career
at CBC Vancouver as a cameraman, later joining BCTV (now Global). In the
final years of his career he taught film courses at BCIT. A Celebration
of Life will be held at a later date. Sun/ Province Obituary
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4/17/20 - David Foster and Randy Bachman will headline Rock for Relief: A Living Room Concert tonight at 8 p.m. on CHEK-TV
Victoria. The charity concert will feature performances by Foster,
Randy and Tal Bachman, the Tenors, Trevor Guthrie and others. CHEK News
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4/16/20 - Global BC says goodbye to long time producer Olivia Mowatt, who is moving to Prince Rupert. She started with Global BC as a writer in 2008, progressing to producer in 2013.
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4/15/20 - Warm KRWM-FM 106.9 Seattle has partnered with local business Bartell Drugs for 31 years for the Teddy Bear Patrol program,
and this year, since 3/1, have collected 36,072 teddy bears. They will
be donated to first responders, EMTs, police officers and organizations
focusing on children and families. All Access Music Group
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4/15/20 - Hubbard Seattle
creates the “Fight Back, Give Back” program to help local charities
raise awareness and funds during the COVID-19 crisis with a donation up
to $500,000 worth of commercial airtime in April for messages from
non-profit partners. Bonneville Seattle
launches “Washington: Open For Business,” where local business owners
can submit their information to a running list of open businesses and
services. Spirit 105.3 KCMS-FM Seattle hosts a second “Day of Prayer & Hope” until 7 p.m. today. Inside Radio
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4/15/20
- Former Vancouver broadcaster and Liberal Member of Parliament Marke
Raines died suddenly on Good Friday at his home in Toronto. He was 93.
He worked at a number of Vancouver stations, beginning as a copywriter
and announcer at CKMO in 1951. Raines was most prominent as a news
reporter at CKNW, but also reported for CJOR and CHAN-TV. He served five
years as a Member of Parliament in the Trudeau government beginning in
1974 but did not run for re-election. A memorial service will be held at
a later date. Globe and Mail Obituary
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4/14/20 - The News 1130 CKWX AM
Vancouver overnight news anchor has been shuffled to other, mostly
evening duties. As a result, the station started picking up the
overnight all news network feed from Calgary as of last Tuesday branded
as All News Radio. It will continue until the health emergency is over.
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4/14/20 - News 1130 CKWX AM Vancouver staffers Peter Wagner and Marcus Fitzgerald have been moved from their regular duties to do hourly
newscasts on COVID-19 on Rogers Radio's Abbotsford, Chilliwack and
Squamish stations. The moves have necessitated extending some other air
shifts to compensate.
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4/13/20 - Former Seattle broadcaster Matthew Reid is another casualty of current layoffs. He loses his night position at Mix 104.1 WWBX-FM Boston as the position is eliminated. He served as APD/ MD/ afternoons at KBKS-FM 106.1 Seattle from 1996-98. All Access Music Group
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4/12/20 - Campus-community station CHLY-FM 101.7 Nanaimo has stepped up news coverage with the recent hiring of Lisa Cordasco
as its first Senior Reporter and News Director. She has thirty years of
journalism experience, mostly with CBC Vancouver and Victoria, where
she retired five years ago. CHLY Release
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4/11/20 - The FCC
has cancelled the license and deleted the call sign for community
station KSJU-FM 91.9 Friday Harbor per the request of the licensee,
Board of Trustees of Skagit Valley College. FCC Data
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4/10/20 - After nearly ten years as part of the Brooke & Jubal Show on MOViN KQMV-FM 92.5
Seattle, Jubal Fresh is officially out, replaced by current show member
“Young Jeffrey" Dubrow. No reason is given for the separation.
Additionally, Steve Boyd rejoins the brand after a 4-month hiatus. MOViN Release All Access Music Group
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4/09/20 - Former CFAX AM 1070 Victoria News Director Greg Bohnert
died suddenly of a heart attack on March 27. He had a long career in
radio news that spanned several provinces and decades. He was news
director at CFAX in 2005-06 before moving to Calgary, where he more
recently had been anchoring weekend news for CBC Radio from 2012-14 and
working as a freelance communications consultant. Broadcast Dialogue
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4/02/20 - Former KMPS-FM 94.1 Seattle PD Kenny Jay has been cut by Entercom from his programming position at Country US99 WUSN-FM 99.5 Chicago. He was PD at KMPS (now KSWD-FM) from January 2016 to December 2017. All Access Music Group
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4/01/20 - Seattle-based news website MyNorthwest partners with KIRO-FM 97.3
to live stream all major national and local news briefings during the
COVID-19 outbreak. The website saw over a 200% growth in users in
March. Radio Online
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4/01/20 - It's lonely being a DJ at the listener supported KEXP-FM 90.3 Seattle studio during the current COVID-19 virus, but the world is listening. Michael Rietmulder, Seattle Times
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3/31/20 - Seattle radio and TV host Scott Carty has left his position at Spirit 105.3 KCMS-FM,
"choosing to move forward to other opportunities." He was morning host
beginning in September 2018, progressing to afternoons last
November. Facebook Posting
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3/31/20 - Entercom Seattle and Portland Assistant Chief Engineer Alex Brewster has been named Chief Engineer for Hubbard Radio Seattle effective April 15th. He was selected as the SBE Seattle Chapter 16 Engineer of the Year in 2019. SBE News
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3/28/20 - The FCC has accepted for filing applications by Bustos Media to take KMIA AM 1210 Auburn-Federal Way/ Seattle and KXET AM 1130 Mount Angel/ Portland off the air “due to health
considerations and economic conditions....in light of the coronavirus
emergency”. The 25 kW KXET daytime signal has caused considerable interference to CKWX AM 1130 Vancouver during times near dawn and dusk. Lance Venta, RadioInsight KMIA Info KXET Info
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3/27/20 - The FCC
has postponed indefinitely its upcoming Auction 106 for FM broadcast
licenses. Among the proposed auction items is a Class A allocation
assigned to Coupeville, WA. The frequency is for 101.1 MHz on
Whidbey Island and is coverage-restricted by a CRTC-FCC agreement to
protect CFMI-FM Vancouver and a yet-to-be-assigned station near the
River Jordan community on Vancouver Island. FCC Release
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3/26/20 - The April 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses the COVID-19 virus and how it relates to broadcasters,
possible new owners for KING-TV and KONG-TV, another upcoming FCC
spectrum auction and much more. April Clay's Corner
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3/26/20 - KUOW-FM 94.9
Seattle announced Wednesday that it had made an editorial decision to
stop airing White House briefings on the coronavirus pandemic live on a
daily basis, but would continue to cover the briefings after they are
fact-checked. KUOW Announcement Today, NPR released further information on the matter. Elizabeth Jensen, NPR
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3/26/20 - Bonneville and Hubbard Seattle clusters are partnering to bring vital information to residents.
Hubbard CHR “Movin’ 92.5” KQMV, AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM and country “98.9
The Bull” KNUC will broadcast hourly local news updates from Bonneville
news/ talk KIRO-FM 97.3. Inside Radio
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3/26/20 - Vancouver market CKNW AM 980
has announced its new daytime schedule, which will go into effect
March 30. Following the recent announcement of Simi Sara in
mornings, The Mike Smyth Show will air from 9 a.m. to noon. Former CKNW weekend host and Global BC reporter Jill Bennett will host The Jill Bennett Show from noon to 3 p.m. each weekday. Bennett will leave her position with Global BC when her show starts on CKNW. Milkman Unlimited
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3/25/20 - KIRO-FM 97.3
Seattle launches a daily podcast to educate the Northwest region and
Washington State residents during the coronavirus global pandemic
entitled COVID-19: Seattle Podcast. It's hosted by Dave Ross and KIRO reporter Aaron Granillo. Radio Online
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3/25/20
- JR Shaw, founder of Shaw Communications and Corus Entertainment has
died at age 85. He had been named Officer of the Order of Canada,
received the Alberta Order of Excellence and was a member of the
Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Locally, Corus operates Vancouver market CKNW, CHMJ, CFMI-FM, CFOX-FM and Global TV. Global News
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3/22/20 - Vancouver broadcaster, voiceover talent and Vancouver Canucks announcer Al Murdoch
is cheering up fans by announcing goals from home during the current
sports shutdown. He has decided to call virtual goals every day, picking players by request from fans. Rob Williams, Daily Hive
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3/21/20 - The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters
has postponed its 73rd Annual Conference due to the ongoing outbreak of
COVID-19. The conference was to have been held May 8th in Vancouver and
is now postponed until Spring 2021. BCAB Announcement
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3/19/20 - Riaz Meghji, who left his position as host and producer of Breakfast Television on Citytv Vancouver last July after ten years, has launched Every Conversation Counts. The platform is focused on helping leaders and companies create authentic relationships and more inclusive work cultures.
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3/19/20 - The Najafi Companies and Trinity Broadcasting Network have entered the market of companies attempting to acquire KING-TV/ KONG-TV Seattle parent company Tegna Inc.
The Najafi Companies is a private global investment firm based in
Phoenix, while TBN is a faith-and-family broadcaster. For the
acquisition of Tegna, Najafi and TBN expect to create a wholly owned new
entity, which they propose as a private company. Michael Balderston, TV Technology
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3/18/20 - CBC
is temporarily eliminating most of its local TV newscasts and
consolidating its resources to focus on coverage at CBC News Network
amid the evolving COVID-19 crisis. Effective today, it won’t be airing
local TV newscasts across the country except at CBC North. CBC News
Network will instead be the “core live breaking-news service” and
replace all the other local supper-hour and late-night newscasts across
the country. CBC News
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3/17/20 - CHR MOViN KQMV-FM 92.5 retains first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma February
2020 Portable People Meter 6+ ratings with a 6.5 share. AC Warm KRWM-FM 106.9 moves up to second with 5.3 and Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 climbs to third with 5.1. Radio Online
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3/16/20 - Don Taylor of TSN 1040 CKST AM
Vancouver says sports talk radio stations without live games to discuss
due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be challenging, but the veteran
broadcaster expects to see a lot of shows "get creative" in the days
ahead. Steve Ewen, The Province
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3/16/20 - Vancouver market CKNW AM 980
has added more live weekend shows, including the preemption of some
prerecorded programs, with more than 40 hours of COVID coverage over the
weekend and news every 30 minutes. It is one of several stations in our
area to bolster news coverage during spread of the virus.
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3/15/20 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Reshmi Nair
has left CBC after a decade and has resurfaced as a guest host at Bell
Media Radio. She had been an anchor with CBC News Network since 2009 and
was a reporter at News 1130 CKWX AM Vancouver from 2004-08.
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3/13/20 - Kid Carson, who is returning to the morning show on Z95.3 CKZZ-FM
Vancouver March 30th, has announced he will be joined by stand-up
comedian and actor Jordan McCloskey. The new show will mark Carson’s
return to the airwaves after he left KiSS Radio 104.9 in 2017. Daily Hive News
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3/12/20 - Restaurateur and Seattle Kitchen
host Tom Douglas will temporarily close 12 of his 13 restaurants this
weekend due to the coronavirus. The closures are expected to last about
eight to 10 weeks. Seattle Kitchen airs Saturday afternoons on KIRO Radio FM 97.3. Tan Vinh, Seattle Times
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3/12/20 - Comedian and TV producer Byron Allen has made a US $20-a-share, all-cash offer for Tegna.
He plans to merge his existing businesses, which include 15 local TV
stations and the Weather Channel cable network, into an entity called
Allen Media. Allen's offer joins two others previously announced. Tegna owns Seattle market KING-TV and KONG-TV. The Business Times
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3/09/20 - Both Kid Carson and Z95.3 CKZZ-FM Vancouver
have tweeted he will join the station on March 30th. Carson has been
absent from Vancouver airwaves since leaving KiSS Radio in December
2017, where he had hosted mornings since 2012. Twitter News Daily Hive Backgrounder
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3/08/20 -
Long-time Puyallup Valley broadcaster Carl Lambert passed away February
23 at age 86 in Sumner, WA. He was a producer of High School Sports
Broadcasts on KLAY AM 1180 Lakewood/ Tacoma or over 40 years. Puget Sound Media
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3/06/20 - Reuters reports that U.S. regional TV station operator Gray Television Inc. has made an offer to acquire larger peer Tegna Inc. for approximately $8.5 billion. Tegna owns Seattle market KING-TV and KONG-TV among its 62 television stations and four radio stations in 51 markets. Reuters News
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3/05/20 - Seattle
market radio stations are providing extensive coverage of the
coronavirus without causing needless alarm, along with keeping their own
employees safe, at the office and in the field. InsideRadio
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3/04/20 - Veteran Vancouver radio personality Graham Hatch advises that he has been released from his p.m. drive position at The Breeze CHLG-FM 104.3, where he has hosted since 2014. The Breeze is sister station to Z95.3, owned by Stingray.
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3/04/20 - Z95.3 CKZZ-FM
Vancouver morning show hosts Leslie, Scooter and Producer Jaclyn have
left the building, with their last show Tuesday. Sources indicate a new
morning show will be announced next Monday. Facebook Announcement
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3/04/20 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver has announced Simi Sara will be the new morning show host effective March 30. She moves from middays and takes over from the now retired Jon McComb. Hosts for two new midday shows are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Global News
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3/02/20 - Q13 KCPQ-TV
Seattle appears to be the first newsroom to be impacted by the
coronavirus. General Manager Pam Pearson has sent an internal memo to
staff advising that a family member of one of its employees works at a
facility where a coronavirus patient was recently identified. FTVLive
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3/01/20 - KBTC-TV Tacoma-Seattle and KCKA-TV Centralia have added The FNX Network to their channels 28.3 and 15.3. FNX is exclusively devoted to Native American and world indigenous content. It replaces MHz
Worldview, which has ended affiliate distribution and has transitioned to digital streaming. KBTC Release
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2/29/20 - Veteran KIRO-TV Seattle broadcaster Steve Raible, who has announced his upcoming retirement from his news anchor position, won
five regional Emmy Awards as KIRO’s main anchor, a position he earned
in 1993. He’s covered the Olympics, presidential elections and most
major Seattle news stories over the past 27 years as anchor. As a
broadcaster, he’s announced all three Seahawks Super Bowl appearances
and some of the team’s most memorable moments. Chris Talbott, The Seattle Times
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2/28/20 - Classical KING-FM 98.1
Seattle is now broadcasting from its new 4,000-square-foot second-floor
space in the Seattle Opera Center. The facility was constructed over
the summer and KING-FM signed on from the new studios February 21. Inside Radio
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2/28/20
- The CRTC has denied renewal of the licences for CFPV-FM 98.9
Pemberton and CKPM-FM 98.7 Port Moody for severity and recurrence
of current instances of non-compliance. Both stations are wholly owned
and controlled by Matthew G. McBride. CRTC Release 1 CRTC Release 2
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2/28/20 - The CRTC
has approved applications to change ownership and effective control of
CHMZ-FM 90.1 Tofino and CIMM-FM 99.5 Ucluelet to a company wholly owned
and controlled by Cameron Randall Dennison. CRTC Release
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2/27/20 - Laura Baziuk re-joins Corus Entertainment as Managing Editor of Digital for Global BC. She was a reporter and anchor with CKNW AM 980 Vancouver from 2011-16 before joining Black Press as Digital Editor.
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2/27/20 - Former Victoria broadcaster Tyler Barr has been hired for afternoons at Virgin Radio CJFM-FM 95.9 Montreal. He was morning show host at KiSS CHTT-FM 103.1 Victoria until its re-brand to JACK last summer. Virgin Radio Video
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2/27/20 - Robert
H. Lee died February 19th at age 86. He was one of the founding members
of Channel M (now OMNI) Vancouver in 2002. Lee was the recipient of the
Order of British Columbia in 1990 and the Order of Canada in 1999. A
funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. March 5 at Christ Church
Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street, Vancouver. Sun/ Province Obituary
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2/26/20 - Veteran KIRO-TV Seattle news anchor Steve Raible has announced retirement from his anchoring position effective later this spring. He will
continue to be the voice of the Seahawks and be involved in some special
programming. He has been with KIRO for 38 years and is one of the most
recognizable news anchors in the Pacific Northwest. KIRO-TV News Ben Arthur, SeattlePI
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2/26/20 - The March 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses the Tacoma News Tribune, broadcasters selling their tower
sites, the KRPA Oak Harbor construction and much more. March Clay's Corner
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2/26/20 - Following her leaving Q13 KCPQ-TV Seattle after two years and a total of 13 years in broadcasting, Ellen Tailor explains in a VLOG why she decided to temporarily retire. Ellen Tailor Video
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2/25/20
- The FCC has cancelled a construction permit for DK231DE 94.1 Forks,
to have been a translator for KFKB AM 1490, pursuant to the cancellation
last year of KFKB. (Recent News 5/24/19). FCC Data
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2/23/20 - Former Vancouver news anchor and then West Vancouver Police Department officer Jeff Palmer
is stepping down from active duty. He's been with the WVPD in numerous
capacities since 2002 and previously held news positions at CKWX AM 1130
Vancouver beginning in 1987. Although in good health, he says recent
medical advice states that he should not continue as an operational
police officer. Facebook Announcement
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2/21/20 - KING 5 Seattle has announced the transition of Take 5 host and reporter Angela Poe Russell to Evening, the station’s original lifestyle and entertainment show for over 30 years. On March 2, Russell joins Saint Bryan, Jim Dever and Kim Holcomb as the fourth host on the storytelling program. KING 5 News
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2/21/20 -
Installation is about to begin on the new CKSP AM 600 Vancouver
transmitter site. There were a number of delays, including getting
permits. CKSP is co-siting with CKNW AM 980
at that station's Cloverdale transmitter site. While this work is
taking place, CKNW will at times be on reduced power. Engineers hope
that AM 600 will be testing on reduced power early in April with full
power sometime this summer.
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2/21/20 - A false
emergency alert warning of a “radiological hazard” took over the
television screens of some Jefferson County residents on Thursday night,
sparking questions and concerns. The false alarm was distributed to an
unknown number of Wave cable customers and could have been the work of
hackers. Christine Clarridge. Seattle Times
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2/20/20 - After just nine weeks of retirement, long-time CKNW AM 980 Vancouver morning talk show host Jon McComb has taken to Twitter to announce The Jon McComb Podcast for, "...the best in commentary, interviews and me free associating." Twitter Announcement
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2/20/20 - Former
CBC Vancouver staffer Peter Puttonen died at Nanaimo Hospital February
13 at age 76. He worked for CBC Vancouver on three occasions between
1970 and 1985, first as a Maintenance Technician, then as Supervising
Technician at the Mt. Seymour Transmitter site and thirdly as Systems
Technologist for ENG in the Vancouver studios. A Celebration of Life
will be held at Sands Funeral Chapel at 1:00 pm. Saturday, February
22. Sun/ Province Obituary
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2/20/20 - The FCC
has granted a Minor Change to a Licensed Facility to James A. Dalke for
KARR AM 1460 Kirkland. New power will be 0.74 kW daytime and .019 kW
nighttime non-directional at 47° 41' 47.00" 122° 09' 51.00". FCC Data
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2/20/20 - Seattle market AC KRWM-FM 106.9, Soft AC KSWD-FM 94.1 and AC KPLZ-FM 101.5 slipped in the ratings following their holiday programming.
KRWM fared the best, moving from a 9.2 in the Holiday book to a 5.3 for
the first monthly of 2020. The station held onto some of its Christmas
cume, having posted a 4.8 in November 2019. Inside Radio
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2/19/20 - CHR MOViN KQMV-FM 92.5
jumps up to first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma January
2020 Portable People Meter 6+ ratings with a 6.6 share. News/ Talk KIRO-FM 97.3 moves up to second with 6.0. News/ Talk KUOW-FM 94.9 is third with 5.5. Radio Online
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2/18/20
- Retired CBC Vancouver Senior Broadcast Technologist Ray Wittrock died
February 7 at age 64. He joined the staff of CBC Vancouver in May 1981
and retired on June 30, 2015. He was paralyzed as a result of breaking
his neck in a fall in November 2018. A service will be held at 1 p.m. February 22 at All Saints Anglican Church in Ladner. Sun/ Province Obituary
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2/18/20 - The FCC
tentatively plans to allow U.S. AM band radio stations to turn off their
analog signals and broadcast in all-digital HD Radio. This development
has moved discussion of all-digital on the AM band from the theoretical
to the real. Radio World's webinar "Digital Sunrise for AM Radio" will
explore the topic. It's scheduled for 9 a.m. PT Wednesday (2/19).
Seattle broadcast engineer Clay Freinwald is closely following this development, as there are local stations which may be early adopters. Info & Registration
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2/14/20 - Kaila Lafferty joins KING 5 Seattle as a reporter effective March 2nd. She has been a reporter and fill in anchor for the Daybreak show at KATV Little Rock, AR since 2018 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Washington State University in 2016. Twitter Announcement
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2/14/20 - Rudy Parachoniak is the new morning host at Pulse CISF-FM 107.7 Surrey. He was PD and morning show host at K97.5 CKRV-FM Kamloops from 2009-14 and left radio for 3-1/2 years beginning in 2016. Twitter Announcement
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2/13/20 - Bethlehem Mariam debuted today in her new position as a reporter for News 1130 CKWX AM Vancouver. The BCIT Broadcast Program graduate
started her career at CBC Toronto in 2018 as an assignment producer and
editorial assistant, moving to their Vancouver newsroom as an associate
producer last year.
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2/13/20 - CTV Vancouver anchor/ reporter Michele Brunoro
has returned to the newsroom after being diagnosed with breast cancer
in January last year. She's not yet back on air but expects to be soon. CTV News
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2/12/20 - OTA Talent reports Brit Moorer is promoted to prime time nightside reporter at KING 5 Seattle after working as a weekday morning reporter. She joined KING last May from WIAT-TV Birmingham, AL.
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2/11/20 - Carlos Benevides is the new host of JACK Up the ’80s on Rogers’ JACK branded stations across Canada, with the exception of Vancouver. The show was previously hosted by Kenny Jones, who is now part of the STAR 98.3 CKSR-FM Chilliwack morning show, in addition to hosting the JACK network show Saturday Night House Party. The JACK 96.9 CJAX-FM Vancouver version of the show will continue to be hosted by Larry Hennessey. Broadcast Dialogue
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2/09/20 - Former
NFL and CFL kicker/ linebacker Victor Kristopaitis died January 24th at
age 84. He was drafted by the 49ers in 1957 and played for the Toronto
Argonauts and BC Lions from 1957-62, later coaching young football
players at Vancouver College and hosting a BC Lions post game show on
CKNW. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. February 15th at St.
Anthony's Parish in West Vancouver. Sun/ Province Obituary
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2/09/20 - Former Vancouver broadcaster, actress, teacher, journalist and politician Pamela Glass
died January 24th at age 90. She was a reporter and producer at CJOR
Vancouver and a member of Jack Webster's Public Affairs BCTV production
staff in the early 1970s, ending her extensive career as a Judge of the
Citizenship Court of Canada. A Celebration of life will be held at 1:00
p.m. February 15 at Star of the Sea Church, 1153 Fir Street, White
Rock. Sun/ Province Obituary
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2/08/20 - 24 years ago today CKWX AM Vancouver moved from its Country format to become All News Radio NEWS 1130. Morning anchor John Ackermann looks back to when the station celebrated its 20th anniversary. Twitter
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2/08/20 - Former Victoria radio host Matt Soper announces a return to the airwaves with former co-host Carl Brown. The duo previously hosted mornings on Mountain FM CISQ-FM/ CISW-FM Squamish/ Whistler. Soper also hosted shows in Victoria and Brown was on air for seven years at Mountain FM. The duo start mornings at 97.7 HTZ-FM CHTZ-FM St. Catharines, ON beginning February 18th. Twitter
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2/07/20 - Vancouver broadcaster/ producer George Orr advises that "Chasing The Dream" The real story behind Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Games will air on CHEK-TV Victoria at 8 p.m. February 13th instead of running in North Vancouver as previously announced. (Recent News 1/26/20).
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2/07/20 - KOLD-TV/ KMSB-TV Tucson AZ News Director Erik Breon has been announed as the new ND at Q13 KCPQ-TV Seattle. He was formerly Executive Producer at KING-TV Seattle and now replaces Erica Hill who left the station last November. FTVLive
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2/06/20 - Seattle market KTBW-TV,
after being off the air for a week, has returned to service.
Programming on channel 20.5 has changed to a movie service called Positiv
in SD. It's a new 24/7 over-the-air inspirational broadcast channel,
showcasing movies with uplifting, positive, and family-friendly content.
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2/06/20 - Jenny Peng joins CityNews Vancouver as a producer. She's been a staff reporter with Star Metro Vancouver for the last two years. Broadcast Dialogue
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2/06/20 - Gary Chomyn
has retired as President & CEO of New Media Sales & Management
in Vancouver after 42 years in broadcasting. His radio career began in
Edmonton in 1978. He was GSM for the Vancouver Jim Pattison Broadcast Group stations from 1993-99. Broadcast Dialogue
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2/06/20 - Colette Cada,
who had been an account manager with Rogers Vancouver since 2008, has
left media to join Matrix Design Graphics as their business development
manager. In addition to a prior sales stint with CKKS-FM, Cada had also
worked in sales for Corus Vancouver and Vancouver Magazine. Broadcast Dialogue
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2/06/20 - Longtime Vancouver media personality Tamara Taggart is not holding back on sexism in the media industry in a new podcast appearance. The former CTV Vancouver anchor reflects on her time in media, nearly two years after leaving her position. Vancouver Sun
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2/05/20 - Veteran KPUG AM 1170
Bellingham sportscaster Dick Stark has been inducted into the
Bellingham High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He graduated from BHS in
1952, earning his spot in the Hall of Fame for his 56 years of providing
play-by-play broadcasts and promoting local sports at KPUG. Steven Smith, Puget Sound Media
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2/03/20 - KING 5
Seattle adds political analysts Scott McClellan and Ron Sims to
its political news team. They join KING 5 anchors starting today at 5
p.m. for coverage and analysis of the Iowa caucuses. KING 5 News
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2/01/20 - A former KOMO-TV
Seattle satellite uplink truck is for sale on Craigslist. The 1997
Volvo FE42 has been partially converted to a motorhome and is being
offered for sale for $7500.
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Bell 206 L4 LongRanger has been in service to CTV since August 2004.
There has been no official word on how this may affect the positions of
Aerial Camera Operators Pete Cline or Gary Barndt. Peter Vogel Info
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1/30/20 - News 1130 CKWX AM Vancouver adds two new reporters. Kelvin Gawley joins as a digital reporter from Burnaby NOW and Michael Hall
joins as a web editor/ reporter. Hall has been an editor and reporter
with the Black Press newspapers in Metro Vancouver for the last two
decades, most recently with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. Broadcast Dialogue
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1/29/20 - The February 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses last February's weather, an FCC request for input on digital AM radio simulcasting, re-writing the EAS plan and much
more. February Clay's Corner
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1/29/20 - The FCC has granted a Construction Permit to New Age Media Ltd. for KRPA AM 1110
Oak Harbor. The permit authorizes the addition of one tower, change of
daytime pattern, and the addition of a new night pattern. Daytime power
will increase from 500 watts to 9 kW and nighttime power will be 2.5 kW
with different directional constants day and night. FCC Data
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1/28/20
- The FCC has granted Assignment of License from Tribune Broadcasting
Seattle, LLC to FOX Television Stations, LLC for Seattle market KCPQ-TV
and KZJO-TV and their respective translators. FCC Data
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1/26/20 - Vancouver broadcaster/ producer George Orr
presents "Chasing The Dream" The real story behind Vancouver's 2010
Olympic Games. The documentary revisits the development of the largest
single project in peacetime Canada, through exclusive interviews with
the decision-makers. It will be presented at the Delbrook Community
Recreation Centre in North Vancouver on February 13th. Details
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1/25/20 - Retired broadcaster Mike Cherry has published a book review of Red Robinson – The Last Broadcast
by Robin Brunet. The book is a snapshot of the great days in Vancouver
radio & the many air personalities that made it all happen. It's
literally a ‘who’s who’ of Vancouver’s great DJs & the city’s radio
stations from the 1950s onward. Mike Cherry, Puget Sound Media
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1/25/20 - One year after launching Candy, Mike & Todd in afternoons, Seattle market KIRO Radio KIRO-FM 97.3
has cancelled the program and prepares to launch a new afternoon show.
Candy Harper states that she exited the station on January 15. Co-host
Mike Lewis wrote that he will be staying at KIRO, but unsure in what
role. Co-host Todd Herman claims that he agreed to step away from the show for an “incredible opportunity”. Lance Venta, RadioInsight
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1/24/20 - Former Vancouver broadcasters Ruby and Alex Carr hosted their last show on the Edge CFNY-FM 102.1 Toronto on Wednesday after just one year. Alex was previously midday host at CFOX-FM 99.3 Vancouver and Ruby was morning show co-host at Z95.3 CKZZ-FM. No reason has been given for their departure. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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1/23/20 - Warm KRWM-FM 106.9 is solidly in first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma Holiday 2019 Portable People Meter 6+ ratings with a 9.2 share, CHR MOViN KQMV-FM 92.5 is second with 6.5 and News/ Talk KUOW-FM 94.9 is third with 5.3. Radio Online
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1/23/20 - KOMO-TV Seattle General Manager Janene Drafs will be the next GM at KTLA-TV Los Angeles replacing Don Corsini, according to FTVLive, with the official announcment expected today. Drafs has held the position at KOMO since April 2012. FTVLive
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1/23/20 - Vancouver-based CBC National news anchor Ian Hanomansing and former CBC Vancouver News at 6 anchor Andrew Chang have survived the dropping of the four-anchor format on the network's flagship TV newscast The National. Chang will now co-host the broadcast Monday to Thursday from Toronto with Adrienne Arsenault, while Hanomansing will host Friday and Sunday from Vancouver. The fourth host, Rosemary Barton has been named the Ottawa Bureau’s chief political correspondent. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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1/22/20 - KUOW-FM 94.9 Seattle partners with other public radio stations and BBC to present a new collaborative reporting project on the young Latino vote in 2020. The year-long project Every 30 Seconds is being funded by a $300,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and will include reports airing on BBC's The World as well as digital components. All Access Music Group
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1/20/20 - Former
Vancouver jockey, columnist and broadcaster Tommy Wolski died from a
heart attack today in Naples, Florida. He is believed to have been in
his late 70s. Wolski was a prominent rider at Hastings Park Racecourse
in Vancouver during the 1970s and ’80s, later writing his Hoss Talk column in The Province from 1995 to 2015. He hosted Horse Talk on CJOR in the '70s, had a horse racing show on CKO-FM in the 1980s and hosted Sport of Kings on
cable and CKVU-TV in the 1990s. Wolski was inducted into the B.C. Horse
Racing Hall of Fame in 2014. A celebration of life is planned for April
at Hastings. David Carrigg, Vancouver Sun
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1/19/20 - Ronnie
Stanton, who was named PD of Corus Vancouver FM stations in December,
has been given the expanded role of lead programmer for all Corus FM
stations in Alberta and B.C. He previously served as VP of National
Brands and Programming and consulted and coached talent across its
stations, recently relocating to Vancouver from his native Australia. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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1/18/20 - There have
been a number of changes and adds to Seattle area TV subchannels. KYMU
has added Newsnet on 6.3 in SD 480i, Retro TV on 6.4 SD 480i, and
Heartland on 6.5 SD 480i; KSTW adds Circle on 11.5 SD 480i; KONG adds
This TV 16.3 SD 480i. A complete list of subchannels and PSIP
designations are available on our Digital TV page here.
Meanwhile, KZJO continues to operate with low power on its new RF
channel 36 until antenna work is completed on its Capitol Hill tower, expected in mid April.
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1/16/20 - Gordon
Lyall died peacefully at home on December 26 at age 91. The Vancouver
lawyer and entrepreneur was part of the group that started up CKVU-TV
(now branded as Citytv) in 1976. A celebration of life is scheduled for 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, February 4 at The Vancouver Club, 915 W. Hastings St. Sun/ Province Obituary
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1/16/20 - Peter
“Cam” Kjellbotn died in Edmonton December 30 at age 69. He started his
television career at BCTV (now Global BC) Vancouver before moving to
Edmonton in 1974 for the launch of ITV (now Global Edmonton). Kjellbotn
retired in 2013 after 38-1/2 years with the station in various roles. Edmonton Journal Obituary
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1/16/20 - Veteran Vancouver journalist Kirk LaPointe has been appointed publisher of Business in Vancouver Media Group, while retaining his roles as editor-in-chief of Business in Vancouver and parent company Glacier Media.
He has previously served as CBC Ombudsman, managing editor of The
Vancouver Sun and has been a host on CBC Newsworld and the now defunct Roundhouse Radio CIRH-FM 98.3.
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1/16/20 - Mike Lewis has announced his departure from The Candy, Mike & Todd Show on KIRO Radio 97.3 Seattle. However, he says he is sticking round for something new but not sure what it is. Twitter Announcement
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1/15/20 - ThisTV is back on Seattle airwaves. It's being broadcast on KONG-TV
PSIP channel 16.3. ThisTV, LLC is a division of the MGM Domestic
Television Distribution subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with
programming emphasis on films (primarily sourced from the library of
partial owner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) and other limited general
entertainment.
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1/15/20 - KOMO-TV Seattle introduces its newest meteorologist Kristin Clark.
She graduated in 2007 from Penn State University with a degree in
meteorology and has worked at NBC affiliate KOAA-TV Colorado Springs,
WeatherNation in Excelsior MN and Aeris Weather in Eden Prairie MN. KOMO Video
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1/15/20 - Seattle resident Ken Jennings
is interviewed by KOMO News following his win on last night's
Jeopardy. He won $1 million by dispatching James Holzhauer, who
won one match, and Brad Rutter, who came up empty on Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time. KOMO News/ Video Chris Talbott, Seattle Times
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1/15/20 - After nearly 47 years in radio, Greg MacArthur
has announced his retirement as Creative Production Designer at
iHeartMedia. He has held a number of positions in Seattle since 1991,
most recently at KZOK-FM 102.5.
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1/14/20 - Long-time former Seattle PD Mike Preston has been released from his position as Senior Vice President of Programming for the iHeartMedia Baltimore cluster, a position he has held since December 2017. He was PD at Seattle market KBKS-FM from 1997-2006, along with The Wolf KKWF-FM and Hot 103.7 KHTP-FM from 2009-17. RadioInsight
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1/13/20 - Q13 KCPQ-TV
Seattle somehow managed to give the wrong result of the Minnesota
Vikings, San Francisco 49ers game Saturday, announcing that the Vikings
had won. The caption showed the Vikings as the winners and they even
showed highlights of the game. FTVLive
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1/10/20 - Channah Hanberg has been promoted to General Manager of Spirit 105.3 KCMS-FM and KCIS AM 630
Seattle. She joined Crista Media in 2008. The GM position has been
vacant since Ann Marie Mulholland left for Hubbard Seattle in October
2018. RadioInsight
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1/09/20 - Former CFUN Vancouver Program Director Pat St. John
is set to retire as President of RB Communications, Niagara next month.
He was PD at CFUN in 1980 before moving back to Toronto. Broadcast Dialogue
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1/07/20 - The 19th annual KING 5 Seattle Home Team Harvest broke records for the third year in a row, raising nearly 8 million meals for hunger-relief agency Northwest Harvest. KING 5 collaborated with partners during November and December to collect non-perishable food and cash donations. KING 5 Release
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1/06/20 - STAR 101.5 KPLZ-FM
Seattle launched a Northwest version of its Hot AC format toward the
end of 2019. The move included new imaging, logo and TV commercials to
compliment the music adjustments. All Access Music Group
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1/04/20 - Jordan Wilkerson moves from weekends into the weekday morning traffic anchor position at KING5 Seattle, replacing Cam Johnson, who has announced she is leaving the station. Facebook Announcement
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1/04/20 - Former
CBC Vancouver producer/ director Robert Frederick died December 10 at
age 70. He joined CBC in 1979 and produced Ritter's Cove and directed The Beachcombers before moving to Paramount Pictures to produce 108 episodes of MacGyver.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for 1 p.m. January 19th at the
Westpoint Room, UBC Golf Course, 5185 University Blvd., Vancouver. IMDb Biography
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1/03/20 - RadioTacoma KTAH-LP 101.9
is on the lookout for computer savvy volunteers to help the station
with new automated software that will allow them to post a month’s
schedule on their website. RadioTacoma Release
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1/03/20 - Long time KING 5 Seattle traffic reporter Cam Johnson
leaves after 20 years with the station and Northwest Cable News. She's
going to Seattle Boat Company, saying she needs a break from the early
morning hours. KING 5 News
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1/01/20
- A Celebration of Life has been announced for CBC sports producer Don
Brown who died December 18th at age 84. It is scheduled for 12 noon
Saturday, January 11th at the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens, 4665
Falaise Drive, Victoria. Times Colonist Obituary McCall Gardens Obituary |
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