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Random music news for Friday, June 11, 2021

Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?

As this wretched, wretched year comes to an end, here’s something else to be paranoid about: You are nothing but

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

Give it a moment. You’ll get it. (Via Tom) Here’s what I have for music news for October 19, 2020.

The people over at Forbes love to track how much money celebrities make. Their latest list has to do with

On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,

I rolled up the rim to win and all I got was four more weeks of winter. Now all I

On this day in 1994, WXYC, a student radio station at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, became the

On this day in 1947, Meet the Press debuted on TV. It’s still on, making it the longest-running TV show

Okay, people time to take down the Halloween decorations. Those skeletons hanging in the tree in the front yard aren’t

I was hoping the weather in Vancouver (I’m here for the Junos) would be better than the weather in Toronto. Nope.

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver