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6 days ago | zoomerradio.ca | Gene Stevens

Share on Without the songwriter, there is no song. It sounds obvious, but we often forget about the fascinating process that starts with paper and pen – or nowadays, more likely on a screen – and winds its way through rewrites and edits, fine-tuning and production, before its release, and – hopefully – to your ears. The recording artists get to be stars, but too often, the songwriters are forgotten or overlooked.

6 days ago | zoomerradio.ca | Frank Proctor

Monday, June 2nd The Cisco Kid – “The Outlaw Who Dropped His Own Wallet” The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet – “Exaggeration Troubles” Tuesday, June 3rd Lights Out – “Money, Money, Money” The Life of Riley – “Riley Talks in His Sleep” Wednesday, June 4th Mr and Mrs North – “The Letter” The Red Skelton Show – “Traffic Court” Thursday, June 5th Night Beat – “Larry the Understudy” The Fred Allen Show – “Have You Ever Been Swindled?” Friday, June 6th Quiet Please – “The Pathetic Fallacy” The...

1 week ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jane Brown

Share on There is shock and grief in Pickering after an older woman was stabbed to death outside her home on Thursday, and a 13 year old boy was later arrested in the attack. (Several police vehicles are stationed outside a home on Lynn Heights Drive in Pickering on May 29th after an elderly woman was fatally stabbed. CTV News Toronto Chopper)Neighbours say the victim was a retired kindergarten teacher in her early 80s and she had lived with her husband in their home.

1 week ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jane Brown

Share on Israel has reportedly accepted a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

1 week ago | zoomerradio.ca | Jane Brown

Share on It does not appear Canada Post’s so-called “final offer” is going over well with union negotiators for 55,000 Canada Post employees. A statement from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers reads, in part, “while Canada Post insists that its offer reflects the union’s demands from our May 25th proposal, there are almost no changes from what the employer put forward on May 21st. There’s no question Canada Post is not negotiating.