''Flipside'' was a

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journalistic music television program which aired on

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in 1974.

Premise

Jim McKenna produced and hosted ''Flipside'', a Montreal-produced program concerning the music industry in Canada. Visiting artists performed on the program and were interviewed by McKenna. Guests included

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(

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, a winner at the 1974 Juno Awards, was featured in a filmed report. The Ville Emard Blues Band was the subject of another filmed feature.

Scheduling

The half-hour program was broadcast on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 29 June to 14 September 1974.

References

External links

* CBC Television original programming 1974 Canadian television series debuts 1974 Canadian television series endings Television shows filmed in Montreal {{Canada-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub