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35-726: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch released their debut album, Music for the People on July 23, 1991. The album was a huge success for the group, making it to No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and No. 21 on the Billboard 200 . The album's success was fueled by two top-10 singles, both of which were certified gold, " Good Vibrations ", which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and " Wildside " which went to No. 10 on

70-780: A "$ 70 million plant on a hill overlooking the intersection of Deerfoot and Memorial." J. Patrick O'Callaghan (1925–1996), "an outspoken advocate of a free and vocal press" and publisher of The Windsor Star , The Ottawa Citizen , Edmonton Journal, was publisher of the Calgary Herald from 1982 to 1989. In 1994 he served as co-chairman of the Canadian Task Force on the Magazine Industry that recommended stronger enforcement of measures designed to protect Canada's magazine industry. Kevin Peterson, joined

105-465: A New York hedge fund, holds some of Canada's largest daily newspapers, including the Post , Vancouver Sun , Calgary Herald , and Ottawa Citizen . By October 2011, Postmedia had cut about 500 full-time jobs across the many newspapers it owns to deal with the debt it inherited with the 2010 purchase. CEP union spokesman Peter Murdoch said, "This is hardly of net benefit to Canadians, their communities or

140-467: A profitable media powerhouse with annual revenues in excess of $ 2 billion and net earnings of $ 90 million." Canwest entered bankruptcy protection in late 2009. and announced Tuesday 13 July 2010 that its newspaper subsidiary has successfully emerged from creditor protection with new owners Postmedia . Postmedia purchased the Calgary Herald from Canwest in 2010. Postmedia, backed by

175-495: A step further, producing the group's first and most successful album, Music for the People . Music for the People released on July 23, 1991, to mixed reviews. Despite being lauded more for Mark's physique and charisma than musicality, the album still managed to receive a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. James Muretich from Calgary Herald wrote, "...this

210-587: A tent at the junction of the Bow and Elbow by Thomas Braden, a school teacher, and his friend, Andrew Armour, a printer, and financed by "a five-hundred- dollar interest-free loan from a Toronto milliner, Miss Frances Ann Chandler." It started as a weekly paper with 150 copies of only four pages created on a handpress that arrived 11 days earlier on the first train to Calgary. A year's subscription cost $ 3. When Hugh St. Quentin Cayley became editor 26 November 1884

245-585: Is all right. The breast-beating bravado is as good as anybody`s, the groove is always good 'n' funky and the tune " Wildside " smartly samples Lou Reed 's " Walk on the Wild Side " while using effective street imagery. Yeah, Marky, the Wahlberg with the biceps, actually delivers the goods." MTV 's Jason Ankeny said, that "Rap purists were appalled by Wahlberg's mediocre lyrical skills, lame samples, and tired beats." Perry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt

280-551: Is now delivered in the morning. The Calgary Herald has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation . Its total circulation dropped by 14 percent to 106,916 copies daily from 2009 to 2015. In January 1908, the Southam Company purchased a majority interest in the Calgary Herald . In 1996 the paper was sold to the Hollinger Corporation under Conrad Black . In November 2000,

315-462: The Billboard Hot 100 ) and the minor hit "I Need Money". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 14, 1992. "Good Vibrations" was Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch's first single, and after its release it went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song, and most of the album, was produced by Mark Wahlberg's brother, Donnie Wahlberg , who is part of the group New Kids on

350-528: The Calgary Daily Herald , a daily version of the newspaper, on 2 July 1885. In 1897 the editor of the Herald was impressed by the "humor and witty journalistic prose" of Bob Edwards , then one of Canada's leading journalists, with a reputation as a critic of government and society and as a "supporter of the emancipation of women and the temperance crusade," and reprinted some of his articles in

385-538: The Calgary Herald in 1969, first as a political reporter for the following six years, then a series of editorial positions and finally as publisher from 1989 to 1995. "[U]nder his leadership, the Herald revamped every area of content, re-engineered its circulation function, and completely reorganized the complex process of selling, designing, and placing customers' advertising." Ken King, then-publisher of The Calgary Sun with an advertising background, became publisher of

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420-602: The Calgary Herald in February 1996. By the time he left the newspaper business King had served for thirty years including senior executive positions with several of Canada's leading newspapers, as president and publisher of the Calgary Sun and Calgary Herald . A few months after King's appointment as a publisher, Conrad Black acquired the Southam newspaper chain and the Calgary Herald . In his report entitled "Exposing

455-616: The Herald became part of Southam Newspapers . In July 2000, CanWest Global made Canadian media history with its $ 3.5 billion purchase of Hollinger's newspaper and internet assets, acquiring "136 daily and weekly newspapers," [which included the Calgary Herald and] half of The National Post , 13 large big-city dailies, 85 trade publications and directories in the Southam Magazine and Information Group." By 2003, Southam "was fully absorbed into CanWest Global Communications ." By 2003, Izzy Asper had built "CanWest Global into

490-401: The Herald , including reporters, went on strike. The strike lasted until July 2000, during which many longtime Herald reporters left the newspaper. While some accepted a severance package, others returned to work on the condition that the union be dissolved. Many seasoned journalists were replaced by inexperienced staff and it took several years for the Herald to rebuild its readership after

525-578: The Herald . From February 1890 to August 1893 and from December 1894 to September 1895, the weekly paper appeared as the Wednesday issue of the daily paper. Publication of the daily paper was suspended between 21 September 1893 and 13 December 1894. Publication of a daily edition began in fall 1885. Publication of the Calgary Daily Herald under the name Calgary Herald began in February 1939, as an afternoon edition until April 1985. It

560-674: The National Post , the Montreal Gazette , the Ottawa Citizen " and the Calgary Herald in a cost-cutting measure. Changes, including downsizing and cut wages, introduced by the Hollinger Corporation after its purchase of the Calgary Herald in 1996, led to Herald staff voting to unionize in 1998 under the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada . On 8 November 1999, unionized staff at

595-486: The "human costs of Alberta's economic boom" by Chris Varcoe and research by Kelly Cryderman and Renata D'Aliesio, won the 2010 Michener Award , one of the highest distinctions in Canadian journalism. In his June 14, 2011 acceptance speech, Varcoe acknowledged the support of the newspaper, particularly editors Lorne Motley and Monica Zurowski, who invested resources for over a year to "important civic journalism". The series

630-623: The Block . Before the group was even formed, Mark Wahlberg , who was the lead singer, was in jail for beating a Vietnamese man. Even before Mark got arrested, he dropped out of school at the age of 14 and began hustling , stealing , and selling drugs . Once Mark got out of prison, his older brother Donnie helped him out by getting him involved in the music business. Mark wasn't the best singer, but with his charisma and looks, Donnie helped him and his group debut their first album. In 1990, Donnie Wahlberg convinced younger brother Mark to return to

665-727: The Boss: A Study in Canadian Journalism Ethics" journalist Bob Bergen argued that there were dramatic changes during this period. Bergen claimed that the Herald aligned itself "with the Calgary business community and entered into partnerships with the Calgary Flames hockey team, the Calgary Stampeders football team, the city of Calgary's Expo 2005 bid, and enhanced the newspaper's existing sponsorship of

700-596: The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede." Bergen claimed that by October four new conservative columnists "Peter Stockland former editor of The Calgary Sun hired by King and, from eastern Canada, Giles Gherson on national economics, Andrew Coyne on national affairs, and Barbara Amiel , a journalist who was also Black's wife. King explained the new conservative columnists complemented the Herald's other columnists including liberal Catherine Ford and Robert Bragg, who had left-leaning political views." Malcolm Kirk,

735-493: The Funky Bunch album) Music for the People is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch , released on July 23, 1991. The album was a success, reaching #1 on the Top Heatseekers Albums chart, and #21 on the Billboard 200 , thanks to the hit single, " Good Vibrations ". Alongside "Good Vibrations", the album spawned an additional top-ten single, " Wildside " (#10 on

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770-541: The Herald moved out of the tent and into a shack. Cayley quickly became partner and editor. At that time, Braden and Armour found that westerners wanted more updated information about the growing Riel Rebellion in the Northwest Territories. One year later, the Calgary Herald went daily. To meet demand, a new press was purchased that could print up to 400 papers an hour if a strong man was turning

805-534: The Hot 100. The album itself first went gold on November 15, 1991, before being certified platinum on January 14, 1992. At the height of the group's success, they also had a video game released by Digital Pictures titled Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video , but the game was not a success and has been considered one of the worst video games ever made. After the success of Music for

840-464: The People , the group quickly recorded a follow-up titled You Gotta Believe that was released on September 15, 1992. However, the album achieved little success, only making it as high as No. 67 on the Billboard 200, as did the album's lone charting single also titled "You Gotta Believe" which went to 49 on the Hot 100. The group disbanded in 1993 with their last appearance being "I Want You", which

875-513: The crank. The paper was still experiencing growing pains and financial uncertainty in 1894, when J. J. Young took over the paper, saving it from near bankruptcy. During those early years, the newspaper was not so much published as improvised, with updated news provided by bulletins from passengers on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Eventually, the publisher's name was changed to Herald Publishing Company Limited and began publishing

910-609: The critical flow of information in a democratic society." Since it emerged from bankruptcy court protection in July, 2010, Postmedia has erased 750 jobs, or 14 per cent of its work force, bringing to 1,700 the total number of staff eliminated at the company since 2008. By 2011, the Calgary Herald newsroom was remodelled to enable teams to work on its websites and social media platforms like Twitter as advertising revenue migrated from printed to digital media. The Calgary Herald , like Postmedia's 45 other metropolitan and community newspapers,

945-594: The media notes of Music for the People . Shipments figures based on certification alone. Calgary Herald The Calgary Herald is a daily newspaper published in Calgary , Alberta , Canada. Publication began in 1883 as The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser . It is owned by the Postmedia Network . The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser started publication on 31 August 1883 in

980-475: The music scene as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, even landing them a spot as opening act for Donnie's band New Kids on the Block . Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark) was joined by an all black ensemble including Scott Ross (aka Scottie Gee), Hector Barros (Hector the Booty Inspector), Anthony Thomas (Ashley Ace), and Terry Yancey (DJ-T) to create more of a "street" feel for Mark. The following year Donnie went

1015-604: The songs on the album "are serviceable enough pop-rap ." In an interview with Oral Tradition, DJ Romeo told that he believes Marky Mark’s disjointed rhythm and rap cadence comes primarily from reading the rap from paper while recording, and that while some rappers use “poets tools,” ( simile , hyperbole , and alliteration ) Marky Mark “just raps.” They earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance for their single “You Gotta Believe” in 1992. The group split up in 1993 when Mark Wahlberg decided to take his career in another direction by starting to act. Adapted credits from

1050-537: The strike. Former Herald staff who left during or as a result of the strike can be found working for other publications, most notably the weekly business-oriented publication Business Edge . On 25 February 2011 the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) asked the federal government to review (under the Investment Canada Act ) the 2010 purchase of the newspaper by Postmedia Network . A June 2010 series, "Worked to Death" on

1085-680: Was Calgary Herald publisher from 1962 to 1982, when he retired after 44 years in journalism. During World War II, as war correspondent, he covered the Nuremberg war crimes trials . He worked for the Southam Newspapers group for the Edmonton Journal and The Citizen in Ottawa. Frank Swanson was Calgary Herald's publisher until his retirement in July 1982. Swanson oversaw the move of their headquarters from downtown Calgary to

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1120-454: Was appointed the Herald's publisher in August, 2006. The Herald also publishes Neighbours , a weekly community newspaper that is distributed with the Herald in some parts of Calgary, and Swerve , a weekly magazine-style pullout. In the spring of 2005, the Herald joined several other CanWest Global affiliates in launching Dose , a free daily newspaper targeted at younger commuters; it

1155-406: Was discontinued as a print publication after a year. In August 2010 Paul Godfrey President and CEO of Postmedia Network announced the appointment of Guy Huntingford as the publisher of the Calgary Herald as it "continues its transformation into an integrated multimedia brand." In April 2013 Godfrey announced that was "eliminating the publisher position at its chain of 10 newspapers, which includes

1190-649: Was featured on the Super Mario Bros. movie soundtrack . After the group disbanded, Mark continued his music career by teaming with reggae musician Prince Ital Joe . The duo released two albums in Europe and had a No. 1 hit in Germany with " United ". Mark continued to release music until retiring in 1998 and becoming a successful actor in the United States. Music for the People (Marky Mark and

1225-437: Was struggling financially. Postmedia's print circulation and advertising sales, which accounted for 90 percent of its revenue, declined, its debt load was heavy, which forced it to cut costs aggressively cut. In spite of the digital innovations at the Calgary Herald in which staff did not have the protection of a union, and there were even deeper job cuts. Postmedia met with union-resistance at its other papers. Frank Swanson,

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