And of course it was Gunsmoke that led to the cancellation of Gilligan's Island.

The latter show had been renewed for a 4th season, but CBS owner William Paley and his wife were fans of the long running western - and wanted it to go on. There wasn't room on the schedule for both, so even though the castaways had been renewed for another season, the Island was put out to sea. 

How Gunsmoke Led to a Fan-Favorite Sitcom's Controversial Cancelation

To add to the "things you never knew", much has been said about Paul Anka's residuals for writing "Johnny's Theme" for the Tonight Show.  But it probably doesn't hold a candle to the Gunsmoke theme. 
"Old Trail", or "Boot Hill" was written by a fine gentleman that I had the privilege of knowing.  Rex Koury was the musical director of the radio show, and was so preoccupied with writing the "interior music" that he forgot to write the main theme until the morning it was due.  As it turns out, it was written in the bathroom.

https://soundcloud.com/thewallbreakers/musical-director-rex-koury-on-writing-gunsmokes-famous-theme-1

Rex had absolute pitch, and what he heard in his head went to page with no effort. It took all of ten minutes. He told me that when the TV show finally went off the air in 1975, the residual cheques stopped...
for a few weeks.  Then the floodgates opened as the reruns started all over the world.
Ka-ching!

 James Arness played the humanoid space alien in the 1951 science fiction film The Thing from Another World. Arness's role involved wearing a large, cumbersome costume, and he was affectionately referred to as "the intellectual carrot" by the other characters in the film.
James Arness and Peter Graves were iconic American actors and brothers who shared the same birth surname, Aurness, but adopted the stage name Graves to avoid confusion. 
Graves was famous for playing Jim Phelps in Mission Impossible, but he later regained fame as the pervert pilot in Airplane!

Binson Echorec wrote:

And 640 has listeners to gain with this move? Weekend tuning is almost gone.

The Bell syndication angle makes sense but I don't get why Corus would add the show to their lineup or how they can afford it, given their cash flow issue.

Probably all barter.

I'm guessing the 2-hour weekly show will have some new content and the rest might be re-rolls from her weekday show that Corus listeners (especially out west) have probably not heard yet. 

Took me a while to warm up to him but I ended up liking Brother Wease a lot.

RadioAaron wrote:

Bell is picking syndication revenue over 1010 weekend ratings (which are basically nil anyway)
 

This.

On weekends, 1010 has no listeners left to lose.

RadioActive wrote:

RadioAaron wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

If this is true, she's giving up a 5-day a week radio show on iHeart, her nightly program on CTV News Channel and the Sunday Question Period hour for a weekend show for a struggling media company?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but if that's the deal, it doesn't sound like a very good one.

No, it would be both. Bell offers her show for syndication.
 

But wouldn't that take her off CFRB, to be replaced with what? It doesn't make sense she'd be on both stations at the same time. 

Also, she doesn't currently do a Saturday show. So would this be adding yet another program or a best-of her current shows? If so, she'd be on 7-days-a-week. (She gets Fridays off, but does interviews and preps for Question Period on that day.)

Who could withstand that pace?

It's probably just yours truly, but this doesn't make any sense to me.

They're already packaging a weekend best-of show for their own stations.

Bell is picking syndication revenue over 1010 weekend ratings (which are basically nil anyway)
 

This is where this new syndicated show will air on the Corus network:

• Vancouver (730 CKNW) Saturday at 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Edmonton (880 CHED) Saturday at 1:00-3:00 p.m.
• Calgary (QR Calgary) Saturday at 1:00-3:00 p.m.
• London (AM 980) Saturday at 2:00-4:00 p.m.
• Toronto (640 Toronto) Saturday at 2:00-4:00 p.m.
• Winnipeg (680 CJOB) Sunday at 1:00-3:00 p.m.

It won't affect her 1010 show at all. It's just another thing on her plate.
 

RadioAaron wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

torontomike wrote:

I'm sure it's Vassy Kapelos. Here's the PR:

Corus Entertainment is thrilled to welcome The Vassy Kapelos Show, in partnership with Orbyt Media, to its weekend Talk Radio lineup, beginning Saturday, September 6.

If this is true, she's giving up a 5-day a week radio show on iHeart, her nightly program on CTV News Channel and the Sunday Question Period hour for a weekend show for a struggling media company?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but if that's the deal, it doesn't sound like a very good one.

No, it would be both. Bell offers her show for syndication.
 

But wouldn't that take her off CFRB, to be replaced with what? It doesn't make sense she'd be on both stations at the same time. 

Also, she doesn't currently do a Saturday show. So would this be adding yet another program or a best-of her current shows? If so, she'd be on 7-days-a-week. (She gets Fridays off, but does interviews and preps for Question Period on that day.)

Who could withstand that pace?

It's probably just yours truly, but this doesn't make any sense to me.

RadioAaron wrote:

She's not leaving Bell

Orbyt Media is Bell. So no, she's not leaving Bell. And yes, it is weird that this show is on 640 and not 1010.

I know the Rochester market is a bit out of SOWNY's boundaries, but some here may have heard of - or even heard - a disc jockey/host named Brother Wease. He's been on the air there for around four decades and picked Thursday to announce it was his final broadcast.

He's been on various radio stations, including WCMF-FM and most recently WAIO. His explanation for his sudden and very unexpected departure, without even finishing the week? Management plans to replace his morning show with one that stresses more rock music, and he was known for his talk talent. 

It's unclear where the Radio Hall of Fame inductee might turn up next, and as you can imagine this is a huge story in Rochester. 

Radio star Brother Wease announces final show

RadioActive wrote:

torontomike wrote:

I'm sure it's Vassy Kapelos. Here's the PR:

Corus Entertainment is thrilled to welcome The Vassy Kapelos Show, in partnership with Orbyt Media, to its weekend Talk Radio lineup, beginning Saturday, September 6.

If this is true, she's giving up a 5-day a week radio show on iHeart, her nightly program on CTV News Channel and the Sunday Question Period hour for a weekend show for a struggling media company?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but if that's the deal, it doesn't sound like a very good one.

No, it would be both. Bell offers her show for syndication.
 

torontomike wrote:

I'm sure it's Vassy Kapelos. Here's the PR:

Corus Entertainment is thrilled to welcome The Vassy Kapelos Show, in partnership with Orbyt Media, to its weekend Talk Radio lineup, beginning Saturday, September 6.

If this is true, she's giving up a 5-day a week radio show on iHeart, her nightly program on CTV News Channel and the Sunday Question Period hour for a weekend show for a struggling media company?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but if that's the deal, it doesn't sound like a very good one.

I'm sure it's Vassy Kapelos. Here's the PR:

Corus Entertainment is thrilled to welcome The Vassy Kapelos Show, in partnership with Orbyt Media, to its weekend Talk Radio lineup, beginning Saturday, September 6.