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Random music news for Saturday, October 3, 2020

A interesting point, don’t you think? Here’s what’s going on in music news for October 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1:

The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been taken to a whole new level. Now let’s concentrate on

I woke up in Phuket this morning. Bonus points if you can pronounce that correctly. Here’s some music news for

On this day in 1921, KDKA Pittsburgh became the first radio station to broadcast a live football game. Fast-forwarding to

Deep in my vinyl collection, I have a record from a Windsor, Ontario, band from the 70s band called Teaze.

Labour Day. I plan to do no labour at all today–except maybe a little reporting on the music news for

Today is the 55th anniversary of the Washington-Moscow hotline that went into use after the Cuban missile crisis. And when

Not that I’m counting, but there are only two more weekends left before Labour Day. Distract yourself from that fact

Superstitious? Don’t be silly. But be careful just in case, you know? Here’s what we have for music news on

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

The Barbie Doll made its debut on this day in 1959. Over a billion sold. And as for music news

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver