Radio Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Electric vehicles could doom AM radio, the oldest form of broadcasting

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] My neighbourhood is lousy with electric vehicles: all flavours of Teslas,

When David Bookman died in May 2019, he left a giant hole in both Toronto radio and the indie scene

I’m skeptical that Apple will ever release their own car. Instead, they’ve engaged in dialogue with manufacturers to take over

One of Robin Williams’ most memorable roles was that of Adrian Cronauer, an Armed Forces Radio DJ who entertained American

Here in Canada and in most countries around the world, radio stations have to pay a performance fee every time

When I was still a little nubbin figuring out what I wanted to do when I grew up, I became

I have no idea where this footage of the 1994 CASBY/Music Matters Award originates. To whoever posted this, thank you!

Lots of insider references here, but if you know anything about radio, you’ll appreciate this.

I’d never heard of 106.5 FM The Tank before I stumbled on this article profiling a low-power prison radio station

[I passed a milestone this past weekend. I covered it in my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] This is

When I arrived at CFNY on October 3, 1986, one of the first people I encountered in the halls was

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver