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Random Music News for Saturday, December 23, 2017

This is a HUGE day in the history of technology. Seventy years ago today, a new thing called the “transistor”

My family is Dutch and my parents took me to Holland for the first time when I was 12 back

No, I don’t need my furnace ducts cleaned. STOP CALLING ME! And now, the music news for August 14. In

It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated

On this day in 1941, Canada declared war on Finland. (It’s complicated; we followed the UK and Finland was at

Unfamiliar with the whole concept of pirate radio? Then give this a look. It’s been fifty years since Radio Caroline

Aussie Greg Clayton has put together an amazing rock’n’roll tour for fans of both British rock and the pirate radio

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 […]
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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