The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1998 Broadcast Medium: Radio A weekly radio program of variety and commentary, which premiered on October 1, 1962 and aired every Saturday until September 5, 1998. Host: Max Ferguson, with contributions from Alan McFee and Shelagh Rogers.
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Radio A weekly current affairs program which aired on the AM network from 1961 to 1969. SEE: Sunday Magazine; Sunday Morning.
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1996 Broadcast Medium: Radio Aired daily at 11AM on CBC Stereo/FM network from 1960 to August 30, 1996 Taking recordings from his personal collection, amiable host Bob Kerr entertained and enriched listeners with the finest in Classical music. A wide variety of music was featured but Kerr’s affection for the […]
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1956 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Radio A program about interesting people, places and events. Life span October 1, 1956 to October 1, 1971.From 1956 to 1962, it occupied 60 minutes; from 1962 to 1965 – 30 minutes; from 1965 to 1971, it ran in 5-minute installments six times a day. Principal host […]
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1940 to 194 Broadcast Medium: Radio Radio drama program sponsored by the Ford Motor Company from the CBC’s Toronto studios on the Dominion network in the early 1950s, Fridays from 9.00 to 10.00 pm. Host: Byng Whittaker. Producer: Alan Savage. Written by John Corcelli – January, 2002
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1949 to 1951 Broadcast Medium: Radio A Canadian-produced soap opera sponsored by Lever Brothers: the story of a young Canadian woman who discovered that life could be a rich, rewarding adventure. CBC Trans Canada Network, Monday through Friday, 2.00-2.15 pm Eastern time from May 9, 1949 to 1951. Cast included Peggy Brown, […]
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1946 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Radio A program of political satire and recorded music, carried on the CBC’s Trans Canada network and (later) the CBC AM network from 1946 to 1962. From 1946 to 1951 the segment ran at 8:30 am on After Breakfast Breakdown; beginning January 1, 1951, daily from 6:40 […]
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1945 to 1952 Broadcast Medium: Radio When CBC radio announcer Byng Whitteker returned to Canada after being seconded to the BBC for the last two years of the war, 1943-45, one of the first new shows he created was Small Types Club, a weekday lunchtime radio program for children. Children would make […]
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1944 to 1955 Broadcast Medium: Radio A continuing 60-minute program Sundays at 10.00 pm Eastern time featuring original radio drama and comedy. Introduced on the CBC Trans Canada network January 23, 1944; concluded October 9, 1955. Latterly, was renamed “CBC Stage”. Executive Producer: Andrew Allan, who went on to be appointed Supervisor […]
Network: CBC Radio Broadcast Run: 1943 to 1949 Broadcast Medium: Radio A program of Music Hall tunes from the “gaslight” era, produced in Vancouver and carried on the CBC’s Trans Canada network from 1943 to 1949, Tuesday evenings from 10.30 to 11.00 pm Eastern time. Producers: Eric Vale, Bill Carr and Frank Vyvyan. Performers included Isabelle McEwan, William […]