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2010
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Wendy
Wolfe Joins
HTZ FM &
EZ ROCK
St.
Catharines
ON from Mike
Tyler
After
receiving
an overwhelming
response to
our recent
part time
announcer
poistion job
posting, we
are thrilled
to announce
that Wendy
Wolfe will
be joining
the HTZ-FM
and EZ-ROCK
on-air teams!
Wendy Wolfe
is an experienced
broadcaster
whose radio
experience
includes on-air
work at CJXY-FM
in Hamilton
while her
on-camera
television
career started
in 1998 when
she was the
co-host of
the "Gallagher"
sports show
on TSN. Wendy's
televison
experience
also includes
7 years at
CHTV in Hamilton
where she
handled entertainment
reporter,
sportscaster
and news anchor
duties.
"We
feel Wendy's
vibrant personality,
quick wit
and great
energy combined
with veteran
experience
and demonstrated
versatility
will be great
assets for
both stations"
says HTZ-FM
Program Director,
Mike Tyler.
Besides filling
in as a swing
announcer
for HTZ-FM
and EZ-ROCK,
Wendy will
do live weekend
shifts on
each station
beginning
September
11, 2010.
Congratulations
Wendy and
welcome to
the Astral
team!
Thank-you
to everyone
who expressed
interest in
this position.
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Tuesday
August 31, 2010
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Taylor
Kaye On Her
Way To KISS
92.5
Toronto
ON from Karen
Steele
Kiss
92.5 has added
a familiar
voice to its
line-up with
the addition
of on-air
radio and
television
personality
Taylor Kaye.
Taylor has
been a major
name in Toronto
radio for
over 10 years
including
her evening
show at 104.5
CHUM FM and,
more recently,
co-hosting
afternoon
drive at 99.9
Virgin Radio.
"Taylor
began her
Toronto radio
career right
here at an
earlier incarnation
of Kiss 92.5
and we're
thrilled to
have her back
at Rogers,"
says KISS
92.5 Program
Director Karen
Steele. "We
needed a solid
show to follow
Roz and Mocha
in the Morning
and we think
we've found
that show
with Taylor".
Taylor
will host
the mid-day
show from
9:00am - 2:00pm
on Toronto's
#1 Hit Music
Station -
KiSS 92.5
KiSS
92.5 is one
of 52 AM and
FM radio stations
owned and
operated by
Rogers Broadcasting,
a division
of Rogers
Media Inc. |
Monday
August 30, 2010
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570
News Announces
Mike Farwell
To Join Don
Cameron As
The Voice
Of The Kitchener
Rangers Hockey
Kitchener
ON from Christa
Hicks
570
News announces
that Mike
Farwell is
the new colour
man
for Kitchener
Rangers Hockey
on 570 News.
Mike will
join veteran
Don Cameron,
now in his
44th season
of play-by-play
for the Rangers
Hockey Club.
Mike
steps in to
the role,
vacated by
Gary Doyle
through his
retirement
from the hockey
broadcast,
announced
April 27,
2010.
“We
thank Gary,
and acknowledge
his many great
years of service;
he leaves
big shoes
for Mike to
fill. I have
no doubt that
Mike will
more than
rise to the
occasion,
given his
9 years of
experience
covering the
Kitchener
Rangers and
the OHL for
Rogers TV.
He is a proven
multitalented
broadcaster
and brings
a lot to the
table,”
said Program
Director Pete
Travers.
Don
and Mike's
first game
together will
be Friday
Sept 24th,
the Kitchener
Rangers home
opener against
the Saginaw
Spirit. |
WAVE
94.7FM Celebrates
10 Years In
Southern Ontario
Hamilton
ON from Martin
Chiarot
After
10 years on
the air, Wave
94.7FM still
has its groove!
On September
1st, 2000,
Wave 94.7
signed on
and has been
playing its
funky and
unique vocal/instrumental
mix ever since.
Over
its ten year
broadcast
history, The
Wave has been
renowned for
promoting
and championing
Canadian musicians,
helping to
further the
careers of
vocalists
like Chris
Smith, Carol
Welsman, Alfie
Zappacosta,
and instrumentalists
such as saxman
Demo Cates,
Clayton-Scott
Group, BC
trumpet player
Gabriel Mark
Hasselbach
and flautist,
Alexander
Zonjic among
many others.
Music director,
Mary Kirk,
has worked
consistently
with all these
artists to
ensure they
get connected
with as wide
a fan base
as possible.
Mary Kirk
says “So
many of the
great Canadian
artists featured
on the Wave
were falling
through the
cracks between
jazz and pop.
Their music
was phenomenal
in quality
but not being
offered over
the airwaves
to the listening
public ”.
To further
enhance artists’
careers and
reward excellence,
Wave 94.7
has been producing
The Canadian
Smooth Jazz
Awards, the
only show
in the world
over the last
6 years to
celebrate
the talents
of both Canadian
and International
artists included
in the Smooth
Jazz format.
Next year’s
Smoothies
are slated
for April
29, 2011!
Southern
Ontario’s
Smoothest
Groove , Wave
94.7 FM introduced
Canadians
to the “Smooth
Jazz”
radio format
ten years
ago. Although
the format
is now referred
to as “Smooth
Adult Contemporary”,
the Wave continues
playing its
uplifting
mix of pop
instrumentals
and R&B,
soul and pop
vocals.
Wave
94.7 was launched
in 2000 by
Burlingham
Communications
Inc., a company
controlled
by Douglas
Kirk. On September
1, 2007, Burlingham
Communications
Inc. merged
with Durham
Radio Inc.,
an Oshawa
based company
also controlled
by Douglas
Kirk. In addition
to Wave 94.7,
Durham Radio
Inc. operates
KX-96, the
GTA's only
country music
station, 94.9
The Rock and
107.7 &
1580 CKDO. |
Sunday
August 29, 2010
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Changes
@ 101.7 The
ONE
Wingham
ON from JC
Coutts
101.7
The ONE is
proud to welcome
our new midday
announcer:
Brad Moore!
Brad
is a Conestoga
grad and currently
living in
Cambridge,
ON. He spent
the last five
years doing
midday’s
with Astral
Media at KBS
Radio in Nelson,
BC.
Brad’s
experience
with the format,
his enthusiasm
and his great
attitude will
make him an
awesome fit
for our team.
The
addition of
Brad is the
final piece
of our on-air
puzzle.
Former
midday host
Meredith Geddes
moves to a
new role as
host of The
Afternoon
Show on The
ONE. We also
welcome Lisa
Paivel to
the crew;
she joined
our team in
July as our
new weekend
/ swing announcer.
The
ONE Morning
Show with
J.C., Julie
& Steve
(which signed
on in January)
will continue
to wake-up
Midwestern
Ontario every
weekday morning.
Thank
you to all
who applied
through our
ad on Milkman. |
The
Q's Aaron
Rand Goes
Back- to-School
Montreal
QC from Linda
Fraraccio
92.5
The Q (CFQR
- Corus Quebec)
is excited
to announce
that Q-Mornings
with Aaron
Rand will
be broadcasting
live from
St. Lambert
Elementary
School on
September
1st. That
date marks
the first
day of the
2010-2011
school year
for students
of the Riverside
School Board
on the South
Shore.
Aaron
Rand will
be joined
on location
by Traffic
Reporter Sarah
Bartok and
News Anchor
Murray Sherriffs.
The morning
show will
be live as
of 5:30am
and will be
in full swing
by the time
students arrive
for class.
“We
believe it’s
important
to share the
excitement
of the first
day of school
with the families
that are an
integral part
of The Q’s
audience,”
said Brian
DePoe, The
Q’s
Program Director.
“We
want to be
on the ground
in the communities
we serve.
We’re
looking forward
to it like
we did when
we were kids.”
Listeners
can expect
useful back-to-school
information,
including
how to keep
kids in school
plus an in-depth
look at the
smartboard,
the modern
day interactive
“blackboard”.
Students will
be treated
to fun and
games with
some prizing. |
Wednesday
August 25, 2010
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LIVE
Comes Alive
Halifax
NS
LIVE
105, the soon
to be launched
modern rock
station owned
by Evanov,
has signed
on and is
now testing
it's signal.
They're
expected to
begin broadcasting
officially
in September.
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Oldies
1310 Tribute
To Dick Maloney
To Be Re-broadcast
This Sunday
Ottawa
ON from Bob
Derro
Due
to popular
demand and
overwhelming
response Oldies
1310 Ottawa
will be re-airing
it's Sentimental
Journey Tribute
to Dick Maloney
this Sunday
Morning August
29th, 6 am
- Noon.
Maloney
,a well known
entertainer
and broadcaster
passed away
last week
after suffering
injuries four
years ago
in a serious
fall.
Oldies
1310 Morning
Man (CFRA,.
CFMO, Lite
101) "Brother"
Bob Derro
is host.
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Coleman
Insights Re-Releases
Online Presentation
Of “Real
PPM Panelists
Tell All”
Research
Triangle Park
NC from Coleman
Insights
Coleman
Insights announced
today that
the online
presentation
of “Real
PPM Panelists
Tell All,”
the company’s
landmark 2008
study that
provided radio
professionals
with never-before-seen
insights into
the perceptions
and behavior
of Arbitron
Portable People
Meter™
(PPM™)
panelists,
has been re-released
on its website.
Visitors to
www.ColemanInsights.com/ppm
can now access
a self-guided,
multimedia
presentation
of the study’s
findings,
as well as
other studies
the company
has released
under its
“Mapping
the DNA of
PPM”
series.
“When
we initially
released the
study, the
day-to-day
reality of
managing and
programming
stations under
PPM measurement
was something
only a handful
of radio executives
were dealing
with,”
said Coleman
Insights President/Chief
Operating
Officer Warren
Kurtzman,
who announced
the re-release
of the online
presentation.
“We
thought it
was really
important
to ensure
that the study’s
insights were
as accessible
as possible
now that Arbitron
is using PPM
in nearly
50 markets.”
The
re-release
of the online
presentation
follows a
recent increase
in attention
to the experiences
of Arbitron
PPM panelists,
fueled by
an August
8, 2010 San
Francisco
Chronicle
article by
Ben Fong-Torres
based on an
interview
with a participant
in the San
Francisco
PPM panel.
“What
struck us
about the
Ben Fong-Torres
article was
how that one
panelist’s
experience
paralleled
what we saw
in our 2008
research,”
added Kurtzman.
“This
made us realize
that it would
be a good
idea to get
this important
study in front
of the radio
industry once
again. Furthermore,
the re-release
of the online
presentation
provides another
opportunity
for radio
managers to
acquaint themselves
with the three
levels of
Cume listening—intentional,
incidental
and invisible—we
isolated in
the research.” |
Wednesday
August 25, 2010
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HEART
FM Introduces
New Promotions
Director /
Midday Announcer
Woodstock
ON from Dan
Henry
Heart
FM Woodstock,
Southern Ontario’s
leading AC
radio station
is please
to announce
that Monica
Lapajne will
be joining
our team as
Promotions
Director/Midday
Host. Monica
has a great
deal of experience
in radio promotions
including
her most recent
job with Corus
Hamilton.
In the Hamilton
Cluster, Monica
was responsible
for day to
day promotions
of Y108. In
addition to
her promotions
duties Monica
has been a
fill in for
vacations
and sick days
on the Y morning
show and the
Saturday Night
all request
show.
The
New Heart
FM On air
Line Up will
look like
this:
Monday
to Friday:
5am
– 9am
The All New
John &
Liz Show featuring
John Harada
& Liz
Wismer
9am
– 2pm
Monica Lapajne
2pm
– 7pm
Dan Henry
Weekends
& Holiday’s:
Jeremy Smith,
Vic Folliott,
Jim Weir and
George Panayi
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Jack
Michaels New
Play By Play
Voice Of Edmonton
Oilers
Edmonton
AB
Jack
Michaels is
the new radio
play by play
voice for
The Edmonton
Oilers.
The
US born broadcaster
has spent
the last year
calling games
for the ECHL's
Alaska Aces.
More
from Slam
Sports. |
LOUNGE
Awards "Coolest
Mom In Lethbridge"
With Bieber
Tickets
Lethbridge
AB from Tonya
Woolford
94.1
The Lounge
made Mom cool
again by giving
them the chance
to win tickets
for their
kids (or maybe
themselves)
to Justin
Bieber.
Hundreds
came to Park
Place Mall
to win the
tickets to
the show,
transportation
and a $500
shopping spree.
Contestants
were eliminated
each hour
until finally
our winner
was crowned!
Congratulations
to Mandy Young,
taking home
the prize
for her son
and daughter
and becoming
the coolest
Mom in Lethbridge!
Pictured
L-R: Tonya
Woolford,
Promotions
Director 94.1
The Lounge,
the “Young”
kids and Mom,
Mandy. |
Tuesday
August 24, 2010
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Janine
Kraft New
Radio Ops
Manager @
Astral Radio
BC North
Terrace
BC
Janine
Kraft is the
new Radio
Operations
Manager at
Astral Radio
BC North.
Janine has
been with
the company
for 7 1/2
years after
graduating
from SAIT
in Calgary
in 2003. She
spent her
first 6 months
as a board
operator for
the Mix and
CJFW, then
moved up to
the wonderful
world of broadcasting
moving to
Middays then
eventually
afternoons.
For the past
8 months,
Janine has
been filling
in as temporary
program director
before she
was officially
offered the
job.
Her first
day in her
new position
is September
1.
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/A\
Windsor and
AM800 Team
Up With Arms
Bumanlag To
Deliver Weather
& Community
Events
Windsor
ON from Tania
D'Angela
The
new face of
weather on
/A\ Windsor
will be a
familiar voice
to Windsorites.
/A\ Windsor
announced
today that
Arms Bumanlag
will take
on the role
of Weather
Host for the
station’s
flagship 6
p.m. newscast
in addition
to his on-air
work for AM800
CKLW.
“It’s
only natural
that Windsor’s
top television
news source
team up with
the city’s
#1 radio news
source,”
said /A\ News
Director Cal
Johnstone.
Bumanlag
is currently
the On The
Street Reporter
and Host of
the NOON REPORT
and SUNDAY
MORNING LIVE
on AM800 CKLW.
“Arms
is already
a big supporter
of community
events in
Windsor Essex,
so this position
on /A\ is
a perfect
fit for him,”
adds AM800
Program Director
Keith Chinnery
In
addition to
delivering
the weather
on Windsor’s
number-one
rated television
newscast,
Arms will
conduct nightly
interviews
highlighting
community
events in
Windsor and
Essex County.
Current weather
host Christie
Bezaire will
move to full-time
reporting.
Fresh
and dynamic,
/A\ is home
to established
Top 20 hits,
critical favourites
and big-buzz
new series
in Atlantic
Canada, Ontario
and British
Columbia as
well as in
Alberta on
ACCESS in
certain primetime
hours. /A\
spotlights
day-to-day
life in local
communities
in Victoria/Vancouver,
Barrie/Toronto,
Ottawa and
London through
its award-winning
/A\ News programming.
AM800
CKLW, The
Information
Station is
50,000 watts
of local news,
compelling
talk, how-to/advice
programs and
play-by-play
sports. Keeping
Windsor Essex
informed and
involved 24hours
a day. AM800
CKLW is the
local Town
Hall, the
Canadian perspective
in a sea of
U.S. media.
With a comprehensive
local focus
on news, community
issues and
information
as well as
specially
selected syndicated
programming,
AM800 is extremely
active in
the community
/A\
and AM800
CKLW are owned
by CTV Limited,
a division
of CTVglobemedia,
Canada’s
premier multi-media
company. More
information
about /A\
may be found
at www.atv.ca
and more information
about AM800
CKLW may be
found at www.am800cklw.com. |
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Halifax
Stations Raise
Over $11,000
For Former
Staff Member’s
Medical Treatment
Halifax
NS
Newcap
Halifax stations
Q104 and KOOL
FM had an
overwhelming
response to
their unique
fundraiser
for former
KOOL and CFDR
Program Director
Gary Greer.
Greer has
Multiple Sclerosis
and will be
traveling
to Mexico
in September
to receive
the controversial
new “Liberation”
treatment
which has
not yet been
approved in
Canada.
The
stations cleaned
out their
old music
libraries
and made thousands
of vinyl albums
available
for sale to
music aficionados
and collectors
in their Vinyl
Garage Sale
last Saturday.
Hundreds of
music lovers
lined up early
to get the
best selection
and carted
away armloads
of classic
albums and
rare, seldom
heard treasures.
In just 3
hours, fans
had happily
shelled out
$11,399, all
of which will
go towards
the $15,000
it will cost
Greer to have
this potentially
life changing
treatment.
“I am
truly humbled
by the level
of support
I’ve
received since
I decided
to go ahead
with the treatment”
said Greer.
“"You
were a wonderful
bunch of people
to work for,
for many,
many years,
and you're
still a wonderful
bunch of people
to be friends
with. And
this will
not be forgotten.
It means an
awful lot."
Greer said
he has also
been receiving
support from
Newcap as
well as individual
donations
from staff
at the radio
stations and
Newcap head
office in
Dartmouth.
Even the competition
got into the
spirit, as
CHUM stations
C100 and The
Bounce went
through their
vinyl archives
and delivered
more stax
o’ wax.
The Newcap
and CHUM stations
shared the
same building
from 1998
until 2009
while Greer
was at KOOL
FM.
Another
fundraiser
is being organized
by Greer’s
friends in
his home community
of Cole Harbour
on Friday
August 27.
“The
community
has really
gotten behind
me as well,
and I know
Friday’s
event will
bring the
total to well
over the $15,000
I need”
Greer added
“I will
have additional
expenses in
the future
for travel
for follow
up testing,
and depending
on how successful
the treatment
is, I may
still have
expenses for
accessibility
modifications
to my home
and/or vehicle
to deal with,
so any extra
funds raised
will not go
to waste.”
Gary
leaves for
Mexico September
18 and is
scheduled
for treatment
September
20.
PHOTO:
JC Douglas
Q104 PD, Gary
Greer, Anna
Zee Q104 MD,
Jayme Lynn
Butt Q104
Promotions
Co-ordinator
and producers
Rod Schofield
and Mark Doiron |
Monday
August 23, 2010
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Change
@ HEART FM
Woodstock
ON
Don
Martin and
Heart FM Woodstock
have parted
ways.
Don
was the afternoon
drive host/promotions
for the station
for the past
4 1/2 years,
originally
signing on
the station
in 2006 as
morning host.
Don can be
reached at
earlyriser@hotmail.com.
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Sunday
August 22, 2010
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Leah
Walker Joins
CFRA
Ottawa
ON via Steve
Winogron
Leah
Walker, most
recently the
business editor
@ 680News
Toronto, is
taking up
new digs as
the afternoon
business editor
on CFRA.
Leah
will anchor
afternoon
business updates
on CFRA, and
in short order
will take
on additional
duties with
CFRA Business
@ Night.
|
Dan
McLean / Barb
Jelly Debut
On MIX Mornings
Monday
Owen
Sound ON from
JD Moffat
Dan
McLean (CHCH
TV) and Barb
Jelly (BOOM
FM & EZ
Rock) take
over as the
new morning
team on MIX
106.5 beginning
Monday morning.
Fred
Wallace joins
them with
sports, John
Wilson will
handle weather
duties. |
Friday
August 20, 2010
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CORUS
Radio Edmonton’s
630 CHED And
CISN Country
103.9 Reveal
New On-Air
Morning Lineup
/ Gord
Whitehead
Announces
Retirement
Edmonton
AB from Danielle
L'Hirondelle
Corus
Entertainment
today announced
changes to
the morning
lineups of
its top performing
Edmonton news-talk
and country
music radio
stations,
630 CHED and
CISN COUNTRY
103.9.
Long
time 630 CHED
Morning News
host Gord
Whitehead
has announced
that he will
be retiring,
effective,
September
1. A 40 year
radio veteran,
and the only
morning show
host 630 CHED
has had since
introducing
its news-talk
format in
1993, Whitehead’s
last on-air
broadcast
will be heard
on Tuesday,
August 31.
“I
wasn’t
sure what
to expect
when I first
moved west
from Manitoba,
but what I
found was
a great career
and a wonderful
place to call
home,”
said Whitehead.
“As
much as I
am looking
forward to
retirement
and an end
to the 4 a.m.
alarm bell,
I know I will
miss the listeners
and co-workers
who have been
such a big
part of my
life. It’s
comforting
to know the
630 CHED Morning
News is being
left in such
capable hands.”
“Gord
has been such
a mainstay
in the market
and at 630
CHED, that
there is no
doubt he will
be missed
by both listeners
and those
of us who
have had the
pleasure of
working with
him,”
said Doug
Rutherford,
Vice President
and General
Manager, Corus
Radio Alberta.
“Since
signing on
the news-talk
format in
December 1993,
Gord has been
instrumental
in building
the radio
station to
its current
position of
market leadership.
On a personal
level, he
has been a
wonderful
colleague
and we wish
him nothing
but the best
in retirement.”
Taking
over from
Whitehead
as host of
630 CHED Morning
News, is Edmonton’s
radio veteran
Bruce Bowie
who has spent
the last 21
years as host
of CISN COUNTRY
103.9’s
The Waking
Crew. As of
September
1 at 5:30
a.m., Bowie’s
new duties
will mark
a return to
the Edmonton
radio station
where he first
hosted a music
program in
1974.
Filling
the vacancy
on the CISN
COUNTRY morning
show is longtime
CISN afternoon
host Chris
Scheetz. A
long time
ratings leader
in the afternoon
time slot
and well known
for his attention-drawing
stunts and
promotions
along with
his community
involvement,
Scheetz is
looking forward
to the next
stage of his
career. Scheetz
will officially
join Sean
Burke and
Leslie Stein
on Monday,
August 30
at 5:30 a.m.
“Radio
in general,
and particularly
morning radio,
is such a
personal medium
that change
can often
be difficult,”
said Rutherford.
“By
transitioning
Bruce Bowie
back to 630
CHED and moving
Chris Scheetz
into the morning
timeslot on
CISN, we believe
we’ve
achieved our
goal of providing
top quality
programming
to our listeners
while maintaining
a level of
familiarity
they will
be comfortable
with.”
630
CHED and CISN
COUNTRY 103.9
are owned
by Corus Entertainment
Inc., a Canadian-based
media and
entertainment
company. Corus
is a market
leader in
specialty
television
and radio
with additional
assets in
pay television,
television
broadcasting,
children’s
book publishing
and children’s
animation.
The company’s
multimedia
entertainment
brands include
YTV, Treehouse,
Nickelodeon
(Canada),
W Network,
CosmoTV, VIVA,
Sundance Channel
(Canada),
Movie Central,
HBO Canada,
Nelvana, Kids
Can Press
and radio
stations including
CKNW, CFOX,
CKOI, 98,5
FM, Q107 and
102.1 the
Edge. Corus
creates engaging
branded entertainment
experiences
for its audiences
across multiple
platforms.
A publicly
traded company,
Corus is listed
on the Toronto
(CJR.B) exchange.
Experience
Corus on the
web at www.corusent.com.
|
Dick
Maloney Remembered
Ottawa ON
from Bob Derro
Ottawa
entertainer
Dick Maloney
has passed
away in hospital
.
Maloney was
born and raised
in Ottawa
and worked
as a popular
radio &
tv host starting
in the 1960's.
His
dynamic voice
and song writing
talent, his
Love of Sinatra
and Gershwin
, and wonderful
piano stylings
could all
be heard in
his many songs
and albums.
Dick Maloney
was a popular
fixture on
the easy listening
entertainment
scene in both
Canada and
the U.S.playing
hundreds of
engagements
in theaters
, concert
halls and
dinner clubs.
Maloney
suffered serious
injuries,
the result
a fall in
2006 leaving
him bedridden
and has been
living at
St. Vincent's
Hospital in
Ottawa since
the accident
occurred.
Rogers radio
station Oldies
1310 Ottawa,
has been proud
to keep Dick
Maloney on
the air hosting
his Sunday
Morning standards
show Sentimental
Journey for
the past 3
years by utilizing
his hospital
room as a
recording
studio and
thus maintaining
the connection
between a
much loved
artist and
his very devoted
fans and friends.
This
Sunday morning
Oldies 1310
presents a
very special
- Tribute
to the Life
of Dick Maloney.
Remember a
true shining
star , Dick
Maloney this
Sunday from
6 - Noon on
Oldies 1310. |
Thursday
August 19, 2010
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LITE
104.3 Kingston
Re-Launches
As CKWS FM
- Greatest
Hits
Cornwall ON
from Corus
Release
CKWS
is Back…
and it’s
on FM! CKWS-FM,
The station
you grew up
with is back
and on the
FM dial. Playing
the Greatest
Hits from
the ‘60s,
‘70s
and ‘80s,
CKWS-FM features
yesterday's
chart toppers,
with music
from legends
such as Elton
John, ABBA,
The Supremes,
The Eagles,
KC & The
Sunshine Band,
The Beatles,
Michael Jackson
and The Beach
Boys.
Tune
into CKWS-FM
at 104.3 on
the FM dial
or listen
live right
here at www.ckwsfm.com
How
can we have
a new station
and not launch
a new website
to go along
with it? Well,
we're working
on it! Keep
listening
to CKWS-FM
for information
and launch
dates!
We’d
love to hear
your comments,
send them
to Brad Gibb
Join
us as we celebrate
the re-birth
of CKWS with
a FREE Concert
in Springer
Market Square
Friday Sept
3rd featuring
Honeymoon
Suite and
tributes to
ABBA and The
Bee Gees starting
at 7pm. Bring
the kids,
bring your
friends and
celebrate
with us!
http://www.ckwsfm.com/ |
Dick
Maloney Passes
Away
Ottawa ON
MMU
is sad to
report the
passing of
longtime Ottawa
radio host
Dick Maloney.
Maloney
was a staple
on CFMO until
the station
flipped formats
in 1992. From
there he continued
entertaining
as a singer
in local clubs.
Maloney
was paralized
after a fall
in 1996, and
had been voicing
a show for
OLDIES 1310
from his hospital
bed at St.
Vincent's.
He was 77. |
Wednesday
August 18, 2010
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1220
CJUL Terminates
Broadcasting
Cornwall ON
from Corus
Release
More
listeners
across Stormont,
Dundas and
Glengarry
will now get
up-to-date
local and
regional information
on local radio
as Corus Radio
redeploys
news and community
event information
from AM 1220
(CJUL-AM)
onto its two
FM stations,
Variety 104.5
(CFLG-FM)
and Rock 101.9
(CJSS- FM).
The change
becomes effective
as of August
18, 2010.
The
move results
in the closure
of AM 1220
but utilizes
the broader
reach of Corus
Radio’s
FM frequencies
to increase
distribution
of local information
to approximately
110,000 people.
The decision
to increase
informational
content on
Corus Radio
Cornwall’s
FM stations
comes following
two separate
listener surveys.
Over 8,000
loyal listeners
were polled
about their
local radio
needs and
the respondents
overwhelmingly
favoured increased
local content
relevant to
their communities.
"We
are proud
of our heritage
in the region
as a community
leader which
includes meeting
the needs
of the communities
we serve by
offering the
information
our listeners
want each
day,"
said Hal Blackadar,
Executive
Vice President
and President
of Radio,
Corus Entertainment.
"While
closing CJUL-AM
will impact
some listeners,
we know that
many also
tune in to
our FM stations
which will
now have increased
local information
and entertainment."
The
immediate
changes include
longer and
more frequent
news updates
on Variety
104.5 and
Rock 101.9,
the new home
of Ottawa
Senators Hockey
play-by-play
coverage.
In addition,
the company
has launched
a new website
(www.thecornwalldaily.com)
which features
the most extensive
coverage of
local news,
information
and opinion
in the region.
"Stormont,
Dundas and
Glengarry
is a large
area with
strong local
values and
maintaining
a voice in
the larger
community
is key to
Corus Radio
Cornwall,"
said JJ Johnston,
General Manager,
Corus Radio
Cornwall,
Kingston and
Peterborough.
"We know
how important
local information
is to our
listeners
and we will
continue to
be a relevant
and connected
voice in the
communities
we serve."
The
Variety 104.5
(www.variety104.com)
and Rock 101.9
(www.rock1019.com)
websites will
now carry
increased
local and
regional information.
Listeners
will now be
able to submit
local content
for posting
and receive
content specific
and relevant
to where they
live. User-generated
content will
ensure that
both Variety
104.5 and
Rock 101.9
is interactive,
connected
and grounded
in the Seaway
Valley region.
|
Keith
Pelley appointed
President
of Rogers
Media
Toronto ON
from Rogers
Release
Rogers
Communications
Inc. (RCI)
today announced
the appointment
of Keith Pelley
as the President
of Rogers
Media effective
September
7, 2010. Mr.
Pelley will
succeed Tony
Viner who
announced
his plan to
retire in
May 2010.
Keith
Pelley,
46, will report
to Nadir Mohamed
and will have
overall responsibility
for Rogers
Media properties
including
Rogers Broadcasting,
Rogers Publishing,
Rogers Digital
Media, Rogers
Sportsnet,
the Shopping
Channel, the
Toronto Blue
Jays and Rogers
Centre.
Pelley was
most recently
Executive
Vice President
of Strategic
Planning at
CTV and President
of Canada's
Olympic Broadcast
Media Consortium.
He served
as President
and Chief
Executive
Officer of
the Toronto
Argonauts
from 2004
to 2007. He
was appointed
President
of TSN in
2000 following
his leadership
roles as Senior
Vice President,
Programming
and Production
and Vice President,
Programming.
"Keith
is a highly
regarded media
executive
with strong
business acumen
and an extensive
background
in sports,"
said Nadir
Mohamed, President
and Chief
Executive
Officer, Rogers
Communications
Inc. "He
is widely
recognized
as an exceptional
leader, and
a proven operator
who delivers
results. Keith's
incredible
depth and
breadth of
experience
will be an
asset to our
senior executive
team as we
leverage our
media assets
in an increasingly
digital world."
Pelley
succeeds Tony
Viner, 63,
as President
and CEO of
Rogers Media.
Viner joined
Rogers in
1982 and has
grown Rogers
Media from
three radio
stations when
he started,
to a diversified
media company
today comprised
of radio,
over-the-air
and specialty
television
services,
publishing,
digital media,
and sports
entertainment.
"Tony
has played
an integral
role in advancing
our media
business and
Rogers Media
has thrived
under his
leadership,"
said Mohamed.
"I'd
like to thank
Tony for his
significant
contributions
and wish him
the best in
his retirement."
"This
is a tremendous
opportunity
to build on
the legacy
established
by Tony Viner
and the Rogers
Media team,"
said Keith
Pelley. "I've
worked closely
with the Rogers
Media team
over the years
and most recently
through the
Olympic broadcast
partnership.
I've been
impressed
with the team's
professionalism,
dedication
and results-driven
approach."
Tony
Viner will
work with
Keith Pelley
to ensure
an orderly
and seamless
leadership
transition.
Rogers
is a diversified
public Canadian
communications
and media
company. We
are Canada's
largest provider
of wireless
voice and
data communications
services and
one of Canada's
leading providers
of cable television,
high-speed
Internet and
telephony
services.
Through Rogers
Media we are
engaged in
radio and
television
broadcasting,
televised
shopping,
magazines
and trade
publications,
and sports
entertainment.
We are publicly
traded on
the Toronto
Stock Exchange
(TSX: RCI.A
and RCI.B)
and on the
New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE:
RCI). |
102.9
K-Lite: Same
Great Station
- New Look
Hamilton ON
from Tracey
Fischer
Today
Astral Hamilton
is proud to
unveil a brand
new look for
102.9 K-lite!
Attached please
find a copy
of the new
K-lite logo
for your use.
Please delete
any old logos
you may have
on file.
If
you require
an alternate
format, please
let me know.
The
K-lite website
is in the
process of
incorporating
the new logo.
Check out
our new site
and become
a K-lite Insider
at k-litefm.com.
|
Tuesday
August 17, 2010
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KOOL
101.5 Launched
In Calgary
Calgary AB
from Mike
Shannon
Hits
From Today
& Back
In The Day:
The New KooL
101.5
–
Calgary just
got KooLer
–
Today,
at 1:01 p.m.,
CHUM Radio,
a division
of CTVglobemedia,
launched Calgary’s
newest radio
station, KooL
101.5. Playing
“Hits
From Today
& Back
In The Day”,
the station
is the result
of months
of research
focusing on
Calgary radio
listeners:
what they
wanted, what
they were
missing and
what they
would appreciate
from a local
radio station.
“Calgarians
spoke, and
we listened,”
shared Eric
Stafford,
General Manager
of the new
KooL 101.5.
“We’re
thrilled to
bring a brand
new radio
station to
our dynamic
city. KooL
101.5 will
be a huge
part of our
local fabric,
working closely
with our business
and community
partners.”
“Calgary
is a unique
city that
continues
to evolve
as a world-class
place to live,
work and play,”
said Mike
Shannon, Program
Director of
the new KooL
101.5. “We’ve
designed a
radio station
that has fun
with our audience’s
favourite
songs from
the past while
continuing
to play the
hits from
today. It’s
a winning
combination.”
KooL
101.5 welcomes
back the station’s
current personalities,
presents a
collection
of new daily
surprises
and maintains
a community-intensive
promotional
calendar.
The station
will play
its new format
non-stop through
Thursday morning,
when Chris
and Meg return
live at 5:30
a.m. On September
2, listen
to Chris and
Meg at 7:45
a.m. for the
announcement
of an exciting
new way to
win with Calgary's
new KooL 101.5.
About
KooL 101.5
Calgary’s
new KooL 101.5
is a mainstream
pop hits station,
serving a
primarily
female audience,
and playing
Hits From
Today, &
Back In The
Day. The station
is fun, energetic
and talks
enthusiastically
about the
community
we serve.
The KooL personalities
are real,
interesting
and natural.
Calgary’s
new KooL 101.5
plays time-tested
pop hits from
huge 80s artists
like Michael
Jackson, Madonna,
Prince, George
Michael and
Janet Jackson;
to 90s pop
artists like
Mariah Carey,
Fugees and
Christina
Aguilera;
and this decade’s
biggest music
stars like
the Black
Eyed Peas,
Kelly Clarkson
and Lady Gaga.
About
CHUM Radio
CHUM Radio
is a division
of CTVglobemedia,
Canada's premier
multimedia
company with
ownership
of CTV, Canada’s
#1 television
network, and
The Globe
and Mail,
Canada’s
#1 national
newspaper.
CHUM Radio
is one of
Canada’s
most successful
radio companies
operating
34 radio stations
in 16 markets
throughout
Canada including
CHUM FM, Canada’s
# 1 FM station.
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Monday
August 16, 2010
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Halifax
Stations To
Help Former
PD Get Controversial
New MS Treatment
Halifax NS
from Gary
Greer
Gary
Greer, longtime
former Program
Director of
Newcap stations
KOOL-FM and
CFDR-AM will
be traveling
to Mexico
next month
to receive
the controversial
new “Liberation”
treatment
for Multiple
Sclerosis,
with a little
help from
his friends.
The
new treatment,
pioneered
by Italian
doctor Paulo
Zamboni, treats
a condition
called Chronic
Cerebrospinal
Venous Insufficiency
(CCSVI) where
jugular veins
are partially
or totally
blocked, restricting
proper drainage
of blood from
the brain.
This condition
is reported
to be present
in over 90%
of MS Patients
tested. The
new treatment
involves using
balloon angioplasty
to open up
these veins
to restore
normal blood
flow.
The
CTV news program
W5 broke the
story of this
procedure
and its remarkable
results over
a year ago
and since
then thousands
of people
suffering
from MS have
been clamoring,
with little
success, to
have the treatment
made available
to them.
The
majority of
people who
have been
liberated
show moderate
to significant
improvement
in their mobility
and quality
of life. Many
are able to
get out of
their wheelchairs
and resume
a semi-normal
life. Despite
these successes,
the treatment
involves minimal
risk but is
considered
experimental
and is not
approved in
Canada. As
a result,
patients are
forced to
spend tens
of thousands
of dollars
for treatment
in foreign
countries
such as Mexico,
USA, Poland
and India.
Greer
was diagnosed
with MS over
10 years ago,
and the disease
has advanced
rapidly over
the past 3
years. He
is now confined
to a wheelchair
the majority
of the time,
and stopped
working at
the Halifax
station over
two years
ago.
His
friends and
former colleagues
are trying
to help him
raise the
money needed
to be tested
and treated
with a couple
of fund raising
events later
this month.
In addition
to personal
donations
from staff
at the radio
stations and
Newcap Head
Office, Q104
and KOOL are
holding a
Rock &
Roll Garage
Sale August
21. They are
clearing out
the old record
library and
selling off
the old vinyl
to music aficionados
and collectors.
Then,
on August
27 there will
be a fundraising
benefit and
auction at
the Colby
Ale House
in Cole Harbour.
All proceeds
from both
events will
go towards
the cost of
Gary’s
trip to Mexico
and treatment.
He is scheduled
for the treatment
on September
20th.
Greer’s
radio career
began 35 years
ago at CFOR
in Orillia,
Ontario. Subsequent
stops took
him to CFBK
Huntsville,
CKMP Midland,
CKGB Timmins,
CFCH North
Bay, and CJLB
Thunder Bay
before finally
settling down
in Halifax
in 1989.
Gary
would like
to thank all
the people
who have supported
him in this
fight. Any
support from
former colleagues
from the last
35 years would
be gratefully
appreciated.
Anyone willing
to donate
can send your
support payable
to “Gary
Greer Benefit
Auction”,
c/o 83 Ashgrove
Ave, Dartmouth,
NS, B2V 1G2.
Thank
you to everyone
for your support,
prayers and
encouragement!
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August 13, 2010
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Day
New Drive
Host @ LITE
92.9
Halifax NS
Congrats
to Katey Day
who takes
over as PM
drive host
at LITE 92.9
Halifax beginning
Monday.
Katey
had previously
worked with
MBS. |
LIFE
100.3 Host
Spends 4 Days
On Ferris
Wheel
Barrie ON
from Jen Melanson
LIFE
100.3 (89.3
in Peterborough)
on air personality
and host of
THE SLAM,
AJ the Wonderdog
began his
four day Ferris
Wheel Frenzy
for the opening
day of the
Peterborough
EX yesterday.
When
the midway
opened AJ
boarded his
own bucket
on the ferris
wheel, and
will ride
the ferris
wheel for
approximately
45 hours.
He has packed
his sunscreen,
some light
reading and
his game boy
all preparing
him for the
adventure.
LIFE
100.3 has
been inviting
listeners
to come to
the EX and
ride with
AJ or just
come and encourage
him.
Media
are invited
on site at
the Peterborough
to interview
AJ the Wonderdog
during this
event. |
Thursday
August 12, 2010
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Changes
@ Heart FM
Woodstock
Woodstock
ON
Heart
FM announces
some changes
to its’
on air lineup.
John Harada
joins Liz
Wismer on
the morning
show 5a-9a
effective
Monday August
16th. The
show is being
re branded
as the “Heart
FM Breakfast
with John
and Liz”.
John comes
to us with
years of experience
as a morning
jock in markets
like Halifax,
Sarnia and
most recently
KW. John also
assumes the
Music Director
position as
well. Program
director Dan
Henry moves
to mid days
9-2, and promotions/drive
host Don Martin
moves to the
2-7p slot.
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Wednesday
August 11, 2010
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CORUS
Entertainment’s
Exploremusic
Featured On
Blackberry®
Podcasts
Toronto ON
from Lorne
Simon
Corus
Entertainment’s
ExploreMusic
becomes one
of the first
podcasts on
BlackBerry®
Podcasts,
a service
launched today
that allows
BlackBerry®
smartphone
users to download
and enjoy
ExploreMusic’s
audio content.
Developed
through Corus
Interactive
and Integrated
Solutions
(CIIS), a
division of
Corus Radio,
ExploreMusic
is a multi-platform
service dedicated
exclusively
to music discovery.
Hosted by
Alan Cross,
Canada's pre-eminent
new rock expert
and longtime
host of The
Ongoing History
of New Music,
ExploreMusic
offers a resource
for context,
recommendation
and artist/music
exploration.
All of ExploreMusic’s
content will
now be available
to BlackBerry
users who
download the
podcast app
to their smartphone.
“Corus
is delighted
to be part
of this launch,”
said Hal Blackadar,
Executive
Vice President
and interim
President
of Radio,
Corus Entertainment
Inc. “Being
included in
the BlackBerry
catalogue
is a great
opportunity
for ExploreMusic
to engage
existing and
new listeners
to the show
and music
service.”
“Convenience
for the audience
is what matters,”
said Alan
Cross, Senior
Program Director,
CIIS. “BlackBerry
Podcasts is
a great way
for listeners
to access
ExploreMusic
content whenever
and wherever
they happen
to be.”
BlackBerry
Podcasts is
a free offering
on BlackBerry
App WorldTM
(www.blackberry.com/appworld)
which is available
to Blackberry
smartphone
users on devices
running BlackBerry
Device Software
v4.6 or higher.
BlackBerry
Podcasts is
pre-installed
in BlackBerry
6.
Corus
Radio stations
can also be
heard on BlackBerry
devices running
on OS v4.6
or higher
via the Corus
Radio streaming
application
on BlackBerry
App World.
For more information
on ExploreMusic,
please visit
www.exploremusic.com. |
Wired
96.3 DJ Lives,
Eats And Sleeps
on Scaffold
at Saskatoon
Ex
Saskatoon
SK from Andy
Ross
Ryder,
one half of
“The
Big Show”
with Ryder
And Brandy
on Wired 96.3,
has given
up the luxuries
of life during
the six day
duration of
the Saskatoon
Ex. Ryder
is living,
eating, sleeping
and broadcasting
live from
the top of
a scaffold
while raising
money for
the Saskatoon
Food Bank.
Exhibition
attendees
are able to
donate money
and food by
picking from
a huge menu
that lists
stunts and
actions that
Ryder will
perform on
the scaffold.
The
list runs
the gamete
from $2.00
for a wink
and a thumbs
up, to $80.00
to watch Ryder
bag himself,
to $400 for
Ryder to flash
his man boobs,
to $1,000.00
to have Ryder
workout in
a man thong. |
Tuesday
August 10, 2010
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Fist
Pumping Weekend
From Halifax
To Toronto
Toronto ON
from Lorne
Simon
Hosting
combined record
crowds of
27,000 plus
fans and music
groupies during
the two city
Annual Summer
Rush concert
series in
Halifax’s
Alderley’s
landing this
past Saturday
and Canada’s
Wonderland
on Sunday,
Z103.5 treated
fist pumping
patrons to
an A-list
of music headliners
including
Canada’s
own Hedley,
Stereos, Faber
Drive, and
Blake McGrath
as well as
international
favourites
Jay Sean,
LMFAO, Girlicious,
B.O.B, and
Wow. Setting
the pace for
the two day
concert tour
with crowds
in excess
of 10,000
in Halifax,
Z103.5 Summer
Rush hit the
theatre at
Canada’s
Wonderland
with an energy
level that
expelled waves
of adrenalin
that kept
the audience
of 17,000
plus dancing
in the isles
for hours.
The
two day annual
affair for
the Evanov
Radio Group
flagship station
Z103.5 in
the Toronto
CMA and its
sister affiliate
Z103.5 in
Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Summer
Rush headlines
international
Top 40 Billboard
artists in
conjunction
with budding
new Canadian
performers.
For
nearly two
decades, Summer
Rush has helped
fuel Contemporary
Hit Radio
in Canada
and has catapulted
Z103.5 to
the pinnacle
of Canadian
radio broadcasting
by attracting
tens of thousands
of fans, emerging
homegrown
talent, and
high profile
artists to
both these
events. For
more information
on Z103.5
Summer Rush,
visit www.summerrush.com. |
Monday
August 9, 2010
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The
Manhole Morning
Show Launches
In Regina
Regina SK
from Bill
Toffan
Regina’s
ROCK station
104.9 THE
WOLF has launched
a new morning
show with
a couple of
familiar faces!
THE MANHOLE
WITH BILL
AND BALLSY...hit
the airwaves
in the “capital”
on Tuesday
August 3rd
with Michael(Ballsy)
Ball, formerly
of the Chris
and Ballsy
Show and Bill
Toffan, veteran
broadcaster
and original
host of the
WOLF morning
show a dozen
years ago.
(The Bill
& Jeff
Show)
The
two have taken
to the airwaves
with an incredible
ground breaking
promotion
offering up
an trip for
two... to
the super
bowl of golf...The
Masters in
Augusta...a
radio first!
Bill
Toffan has
also takes
over as Program
Director of
the WOLF from
Chris White
who has moved
into Harvard
Sales Regina.
|
Toronto
Morning Co-Host
The Sole Voice
Of Canadian
Radio In Regis/Kelly
Co-host For
A Day Search
Toronto ON
from Lorne
Simon
Surpassing
thousands
of nominees
from all across
North America
for top 100
billing in
the Regis
and Kelly
Women of Radio
Co-Host for
a Day Search,
Z103.5 morning
co-host Ashley
Greco has
emerged as
the sole Canadian
contender
to capture
a spot in
the top 10
nominee line-up
for a chance
to co-host
with Regis
Philbin for
a day on LIVE
With Regis
and Kelly
starting August
17, 2010.
The top 10
finalists,
announced
live on the
Regis and
Kelly show
this morning,
included the
veteran radio
personality
as the lone
representative
of the vast
pool of Canadian
broadcast
talent north
of the border
up for one
of four co-host
spots on the
internationally
syndicated
talk show.
“Pinch
me! I think
I'm dreaming,”
said Greco.
“It's
an honour
to have been
selected as
the only Canadian
in the top
10, especially
being up against
some amazing
talent in
this county.
I hope I can
make you all
proud if I'm
chosen as
one of four
to co-host.”
Voting is
now open and
fans can lend
their support
to Ashley
Greco now
through close
at 9 pm ET,
Wednesday
August 11
by visiting
www.livewithregisandkelly.com.
Ashely
Greco has
been co-hosting
the award
winning morning
show with
Z103.5 personalities
Scott Fox
and Dave Blezard
since 2006.
Aside from
lending a
healthy dose
of friendly
banter to
the 5-10 am
morning drive
slot, Greco
is both the
voice of Hollywood
Buzz and entertainment
news for the
show and is
an amateur
singer who
once sang
the National
anthem at
a Blue Jays
baseball game.
For more information
on Ashley
Greco, visit
www.z1035.com.
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Friday
August 6, 2010
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Rewind
Announces
DJ Line-up
Sudbury ON
from Wendy
Watson
Newcap
Radio’s
newest station,
REWIND 103.9
“Sudbury’s
Greatest Hits”,
unveiled the
line-up of
DJs for the
new format,
starting out
today with
“Mornings
with Dave
and Carrie”.
Copper Cliff
native Carrie
Tantalo is
no stranger
to Sudbury
audiences;
she’s
been broadcasting
on various
stations in
the area for
over 10 years.
She’s
joined by
British Columbia
transplant
Dave Tymo,
who most recently
worked at
Newcap’s
CAM-FM in
Camrose, Alberta.
Afternoon
veteran Rick
Wyman will
bring listeners
great music
and all the
information
they can handle
each day during
the drive
home, and
brand-new
to Sudbury
listeners,
it’s
evenings with
“The
Donny Osmond
Show”.
“We’re
really excited
with this
line-up,”
says Rick
Tompkins,
Director of
Programming
for Newcap
Sudbury. “The
Rewind audience
grew up listening
to DJs spin
this music…
and that’s
what we’ve
returned to
the airwaves.
This particular
group has
an amazing
depth of knowledge
about our
music...they
grew up with
it!...and
they’re
excited to
be a part
of something
fun, positive
and new in
town. We’re
just going
to keep growing.”
Rewind
103.9 launched
about two
and a half
months ago…May
21st. It was
born from
the ashes
of CHNO “N-O
55”,
which began
broadcasting
with the baby
boom, when
a new kind
of music was
sweeping the
world. It
was the only
station in
Sudbury playing
revolutionary
music by THE
BEATLES, THE
ROLLING STONES,
and ELVIS
PRESLEY. It
was the station
where you
first heard
THE EAGLES,
FLEETWOOD
MAC, and ELTON
JOHN. It was
the station
that made
you want to
Rock Out,
made you want
to Dance,
and made you
want to Sing
Along!
TODAY,
CHNO has returned
to its roots
with REWIND
103.9 and
DJs spinning
great tunes
you can sing
along to,
Be sure YOU
tune in and
check us out! |
“We
Built It…
You Came…”
SHOREfest
Heats Up Vancouver’s
Beaches
Vancouver
BC from Billy
Nadorozny
In
2009 when
SHORE 104
FM in Vancouver,
B.C became
the official
presenting
radio station
of the Celebration
of Light they
took the ball
and ran with
it, changing
the landscape
of Vancouver’s
signature
event by introducing
SHOREfest.
The idea was
simple, give
entertainment
to the masses
of people
on the beach
as they wait
for the fireworks
to begin.
Last year
SHOREfest
hosted 12
bands on the
rooftop of
the Bath House
in English
Bay including
54-40, Jim
Byrnes, The
Odds, Hannah
Georgas, Vince
Vaccaro, Dustin
Bentall, Leeroy
Stagger and
Wide Mouth
Mason who
insisted on
playing despite
other plans
Mother Nature
had that night.
This
year SHORE
104 brought
the music
closer to
the people,
with a beachside
stage in English
Bay and the
inclusion
of a second
stage on Sunset
Beach. SHOREfest
2010 featured
performances
by Spirit
of the West,
Jim Cuddy
of Blue Rodeo,
Dan Mangan,
Jets Overhead,
Lee Harvey
Osmond, Ladies
of the Canyon,
Kuba Oms,
Yukon Blonde
and the Top
10 from SHORE
104’s
Sounds of
Summer Song
Search. When
all was said
and done,
26 bands performed
on the two
stages making
SHOREfest
Vancouver’s
largest FREE
music festival. |
Thursday
August 5, 2010
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Changes
@ Z99 Red
Deer
Red Deer AB
from Al Tompson
Some
changes here
at Zed 99
in Red Deer.
Tuesday we
signed on
our new morning
show featuring
Jack Hammer,
Zap David's
and Christine
Curtis. "The
Show"
welcomed the
Mayor of Red
Deer this
morning, who
welcomed the
new team and
gave them
the key to
the executive
washroom at
City Hall.
Al Tompson,
who was recently
named Program
Director of
Zed 99 moves
from Mornings
to Mid-Days.
Darin "D-Rock"
Clark holds
down 2-6pm
and is joined
by evening
host Chad
Daniels from
4-6pm for
the "Drive
Home with
D-Rock &
Daniels.
And finally...JD
Lewis takes
over weekends
on the Zed.
|
|
Sunny
94 Reuniting
Central Alberta’s
Favourite
Morning Duo
Lacombe AB
from Kelsey
Cross
Simon
and Garfunkel
did it - Now
its [sic]
Stevens
and Evans
turn! Sunny
94 –
Your Home
for the 60’s,
70’s
and 80’s,
is excited
to welcome
the return
of Troy and
Gloria to
Central Alberta
airwaves.
Gloria
Evans, who
currently
gets Central
Alberta up
and movin’
weekday mornings
on Sunny 94,
is thrilled
to have her
close friend
back on the
air! Troy
Stevens is
not just the
owner of the
L.A. Radio
Group, but
the first
morning host
on Sunny 94.
Troy is happy
to be back
with his former
morning show
partner.
“Hanging
out every
morning with
one of your
best pals
is a pretty
cool way to
start a day”,
says Stevens.
“It’ll
be great to
pick up where
we left off”.
Stevens
& Evans
will pick
up where they
left off in
2005! It’s
a show that
is fun, informative
and keeps
you up-to-date
with your
communities,
plus terrific
music through
the decades!
Troy
and Gloria
can be heard
weekdays starting
at 5:30am
beginning
Tuesday, September
7th. |
CAPITAL
FM's Kari
Skelton Finalist
To Co-host
With Regis
Edmonton AB
from Melanie
Harysh
Kari
Skelton, the
news and entertainment
reporter on
Edmonton’s
#1 music morning
show “Rob
and Audie
in the Morning”
on 96.3 Capital
FM, is now
one of 100
finalists
competing
to co-host
with Regis
on Live with
Regis and
Kelly, as
part of their
“Women
of Radio Co-Host
for a Day”
search. Kari
was picked
as a finalist
from over
100,000 entries
across North
America to
be Regis’
guest co-host.
96.3
Capital FM
is proud to
note that
Kari is the
sole competitor
representing
Edmonton.
The
top 10 semi-finalists
will be announced
Monday, August
9th on Live
with Regis
and Kelly.
There
is still time
to vote for
Kari on Live
with Regis
and Kelly’s
Facebook page.
More details
as well at
963capitalfm.com. |
Wednesday
August 4, 2010
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George
Wendt Visits
K-ROCK 105.5FM
in Charlottetown
Charlottetown
PEI from Kate
Buick
George
Wendt (known
best as Norm
from Cheers)
visited K-ROCK
105.5 today.
Wendt was
promoting
the musical
“Hairspray”
in which he
will revisit
his Broadway
role as Edna
Turnblad.
Wendt told
Myles MacKinnon
that he has
several dance
numbers and
has had high
heels specially
made for his
feet.
He
also warned
the provinces
shellfish
that he will
be putting
a big dent
in them. Hairspray
starts at
the Charlottetown
Festival September
8th. |
Tuesday
August 3
, 2010
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THE
RIVER Signs
On In Red
Deer
Red Deer AB
from Darryl
Holien
6am
this morning
Red Deer’s
Newest radio
station 100.7FM
-The River
launched with
Black Eyed
Peas “I
got a Feeling.
“
The Morning
show is handled
by Vinnie
Taylor and
Whitney Graves,
Mid-days is
Cam Webb ,
PM Drive is
Pat Staron
and Evenings/Weekends
with Josh
McLean.
This is the
citys 7th
FM station.
The station
is owned by
Harvard Broadcasting
and is ready
to serve the
listeners
of Red Deer
and surrounding
area with
great radio
and entertainment.
The station
is on line
at www.theriverfm.ca |
CFTK
Celebrates
50 Years
Terrage BC
from Brian
Langston
Friday
July 30th
saw CFTK Radio
in Terrace
(the Mix)
celebrate
its 50th (birthday)
anniversary.
The station
actually went
on the air
August 1rst....50
years ago...but
Astral held
the birthday
party on the
Friday to
coincide with
the kickoff
of Riverboat
Days...holding
a barbecue,
Jail &
Bail fundraiser
and several
large birthday
cakes... which
without saying...
disappeared
very quickly.
The
day, party
and fundraisers
were a huge
success.
Photo
- on left...General
Manager/GSM
- Brian Langston...on
right... from
the Mix and
CJFW FM -
Janine Kraft |
FOX
Alberta Extinct
Edson AB from
Kevin Zahara
The
FOX Radio
Group in Western
Alberta has
gone extinct!
The final
song on the
station was
“Fox
on the Run”
by Sweet before
it re-launched
as The EAGLE
at midnight.
The first
song on the
station was
the Steve
Miller Bands
“Fly
Like an Eagle.”
The EAGLE
will continue
to “Play
All Kinds
of Stuff”
from the 70’s
to Today with
a very strong
commitment
to local content
and continuing
to be the
number one
news source
in Edson,
Hinton, Jasper
& Grande
Cache.
The station
also launched
a new website
www.theeagle.ca
. The station
has studio’s
in Hinton
& Edson
Alberta and
employs 20
individuals
within those
2 markets.
The
EAGLE’s
Edson office
will continue
to be the
hub for all
of Newcap
Radio’s
North West
Division stations.
The cluster
has been re-branding
all of its
FOX radio
stations over
the last 6
months to
give each
station its
own identity
and local
feel.
Newcap Radio
has invested
millions into
the group
of stations
with renovations,
new equipment,
back-up generators
and transmitters
along with
FM conversions
over the last
couple years.
Local radio
continues
to be the
focus of the
company.
Newcap
Alberta’s
North West
Division also
operates The
RIG in Whitecourt,
LAKE-FM in
Slave Lake,
The RIVER
in Athabasca
and 1370 CFOK
in Westlock.
The last FOX
station in
the group
is 1020 CKVH
High Prairie
which will
be rebranded
before the
end of the
year when
the station
flips to FM. |
Vancouverites
& Virgin
Radio Get
Sticky In
The Ultimate
Popsicle Meltdown
Vancouver
BC from Yvonne
Chiang
On
Friday, July
30th, Virgin
Radio ran
its coolest
contest of
the summer…the
Popsicle Meltdown!
Inspired by
Katy Perry’s
hot new summer
single “California
Gurls,”
Virgin Radio
gave contestants
the opportunity
to melt as
many popsicles
as they could
in 10 minutes,
using nothing
but their
hot, sun-kissed
bodies at
Kits beach.
Oliver
Blinks from
Australia
won the grand
prize trip
for two to
California
after melting
a total of
43 popsicles
using various
body parts.
“Our
unique contest
was a smash
hit with throngs
of unforgettable
bikini-clad
‘Katy
Perrys’
showing up
for the meltdown,”
says Crosby
McWilliam,
Promotions
Director at
Virgin Radio.
“Not
only did we
prove Vancouver
is one HOT
place to be,
we reinforced
this city’s
love of popsicles!
What a way
to beat the
summer heat
and kick off
the long weekend!”
Virgin
Radio also
handed out
a $500 gift
certificate
to the Boathouse
to Genicca
Nicolas and
a pair of
Katy Perry
Daisy Dukes
to the best
dressed “California
Gurl”
on the beach.
50 other participants
also received
a coveted
limited edition
Virgin Beach
Ball and will
receive a
copy of Katy
Perry's new
CD Teenage
Dream. |
Thursday
July 29th ,
2010
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Astral
Radio Vancouver
Appoints Stu
Ferguson to
Brand Director
at AM 650
CISL
Vancouver
BC from Yvonne
Chiang
Brad
Phillips,
Vice-President
of British
Columbia Operations
at Astral
Radio Vancouver,
is pleased
to announce
the appointment
of Stu Ferguson
as Brand Director
at AM 650
CISL.
As
Brand Director,
Ferguson is
responsible
for developing
the marketing
strategy,
music scheduling,
executing
promotions
and managing
on-air and
production
staff at AM
650. Prior
to this appointment,
Ferguson was
the Director
of Talk Programming
at Astral
Radio Vancouver.
Ferguson brings
more than
34 years of
broadcast
experience;
some of his
previous roles
include on-air
host and program
director.
Gerry
O’Day
assumes the
role of Breakfast
Show Host
and Music
Director at
AM 650.
"We
are getting
the best of
all worlds
with this
change,”
says Phillips.
“Stu
Ferguson steps
in with numerous
years of programming
management
and leadership
in Vancouver
while Gerry
O'Day continues
as the heart
and soul of
AM 650 in
his role as
host of the
morning show.
We are proud
to have two
leaders who
are committed
to the success
of our talk/music
format."
AM
650 plays
adult pop
music during
the weekdays,
with lifestyle
spoken word
programming
on weekend
mornings and
early evenings.
The station
is also the
play by play
voice of the
Vancouver
Giants. |
Kelly
Latremouille
& Pam
Stevens New
Morning Team
On FUN FM
Vancouver
BC from Phil
Evans
We’re
pleased to
announce a
new morning
show on 104.9
fun FM! Starting
Monday, August
16th, Kelly
Latremouille
and Pam Stevens
will ramp
up the “fun”
in Vancouver
mornings.
Kelly has
a ton of morning
show experience
from C100
in Halifax
and has quarterbacked
a ratings
leader in
that market.
His great
attitude and
smile permeates
the hallways
of Rogers
Radio Vancouver
everyday.
Pam
Stevens is
a force of
nature. Since
coming on
board to fill
in for Larry
and Willy
on Jack and
doing the
afternoon
show on fun
FM, she has
added energy
and excitement
to the building.
Pam will bring
a unique sense
of humour
and a great
feel for Vancouver
to our new
morning show.
Please
join me in
thanking them
both for accepting
the challenge
of building
a successful,
engaging morning
show on 104.9
fun FM. |
Ben
Heppner Hosts
On JAZZ.FM91
Toronto
ON from Ruth
Winker
He’s
recognized
worldwide
as the finest
dramatic tenor
around today.
Ben Heppner
will bring
those famous
pipes to JAZZ.FM91,
as host of
his own radio
show on Sunday,
August 1st.
Heppner
is one of
more than
100 station
supporters
who donated
to the station
since the
Fall of 2009
for the opportunity
to host their
own show on
JAZZ.FM91.
Host Your
Own Radio
Show participants
select their
favourite
music, write
their own
material,
and record
their show
with the help
of a JAZZ.FM91
host of their
choice. Four
30-minute
shows are
then aired
Sunday nights
between 10PM
and midnight.
Heppner
recorded his
show with
JAZZ.FM91
President
and CEO Ross
Porter. “Ben
was a lot
of fun to
have in the
studio,”
said Ross.
“He’s
a natural,
and I think
our listeners
will find
his selection
of music interesting
and entertaining.
We’re
looking forward
to airing
his show this
Sunday.”
Host
Your Own Radio
Show was introduced
during the
station’s
Fall 2009
Fundraising
Campaign,
with a limited
number of
shows made
available.
Due to popular
demand, it
is now a regular
offering during
the station’s
fundraising
campaigns,
and will be
available
again during
the Fall 2010
Fundraising
Campaign this
coming November.
“Host
Your Own Radio
Show has been
a great addition
to our donor
incentives,”
Ross continued.
“Not
only are they
an excellent
way to raise
money to support
the station,
but they also
offer our
donors a unique
and exciting
experience
to really
connect with
the station
on a personal
level.”
A
new series
of Host Your
Own Radio
Show kicks
off this Sunday
night at 10PM
with guest
host Ben Heppner. |
Wednesday
July 28th ,
2010
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JC
Coutts Named
PD @ THE ONE
Wingham ON
- Memo from
John Weese
Please
join me in
congratulating
J.C. Coutts
as the new
Program Director
of The ONE.
This is effective
today.
J.C. brings
to the job,
close to 10
years of industry
experience,
including
music director
and on-air
experience
from all shifts
and multiple
markets.
J.C. has tremendous
energy, fresh
ideas and
a desire to
compete hard
against the
burgeoning
competition.
He is also
a team-person
and I have
no doubt that
he will lead
his team to
advanced individual
and collective
achievement.
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Tuesday
July 27th ,
2010
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91.5
The Beat Host
Adele Newton
Finalist For
Live With
Regis and
Kelly
Kitchener
ON from Patrick
Olsen
91.5
The Beat (CKBT-FM)
morning show
co-host Adele
Newton has
been selected
as one of
100 finalists
of Regis &
Kelly’s
Women of Radio
Co-Host for
a Day Search
2010. From
thousands
of entries,
Adele will
compete for
one of four
spots to sit
alongside
Regis Philbin
during the
week of August
17, while
Kelly Ripa
is on vacation,
on one of
America’s
most popular
television
morning talk
shows Live
with Regis
and Kelly!
To
view Adele’s
online video
submission
and comment
on why she
should win
one of the
coveted spots,
click here.
Ten semi-finalists
will be announced
live on the
August 9 Live
with Regis
and Kelly!
show and viewers
can vote for
their favourite
four nominees.
For
more information
on ways to
vote and to
show support
for Adele,
please visit
www.915thebeat.com/FunStuff/HostforaDay.aspx. |
Beat
Rocks the
Block A Success
Kitchener
ON from Patrick
Olsen
On
Saturday July
24,, 91.5
the Beat held
Beat Rocks
the Block
2010, the
station’s
annual free
all-day live
concert at
Centre Block
(31 Young
Street) in
downtown Kitchener.
Taking to
the stage
were Marianas
Trench, Down
With Webster,
Stereos, Carly
Rae Jepsen,
San Sebastian,
the Reason
and Gloryhound.
Gate entrance
totals for
the festival
were in excess
of 30,000.
“We
couldn’t
have asked
for a better
day, show
and event,”
said Patrick
Olsen, Promotions
Director,
Corus Radio
Kitchener.
“It’s
the largest
one day live
music event
in Waterloo
Region and
91.5 The Beat
offered up
a great experience
for music
fans in the
Tri-Cities
area.”
For
the second
year in a
row, The Beat’s
Next Big Thing
Stage was
also a resounding
success with
a focus on
up-and-coming
bands from
the Tri-Cities
area and across
Ontario. Bands
on the Beat’s
Next Big Thing
Stage included
Die Atlantic,
The Cobrahawks,
Chasing Amee,
Dog Bus, Breaching
Vista and
Two Crown
King. |
Monday
July 26th ,
2010
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Ben
McCully New
Morning Man
@ COUNTRY
93.3
Fort McMurray
AB from Ben
McCully
Welcome
BEN McCULLY
back to the
ROGERS Fort
McMurray team
as our new
COUNTRY 93.3
Morning Show
Host.
Ben
will be moving
from Ottawa,
where for
the past 2
years he has
been the evening
announcer
on CHEZ. And
although he’s
been rockin’
the Capital,
he is quite
literally
packing his
boots and
hat to come
back to familiar
grounds. Ben
was once an
evening announcer
on Country
93.3 and has
family that
live in Fort
McMurray.
We
are confident
that Ben can
continue to
build on our
strong relationships
both with
listeners
and clients.
Please
join me in
welcoming
Ben back to
Fort McMurray
and wishing
him every
success in
his new role. |
HANK
Arrives On
The South
Shore
Bridgewater
NS from Gary
MacDonald
There’s
a new sound
along the
South Shore
of Nova Scotia.
CJHK –
Hank FM is
now on the
air at 100.7
offering “today’s
best country
hits and yesterday’s
favorites.”
The new station
has a fully
staffed newsroom
that will
be providing
the news that
matters to
South Shore
communities.
Hank FM is
owned and
operated by
Acadia Broadcasting
Limited, and,
company Vice
President,
Jim MacMullin,
says “it’s
really exciting
to finally
launch our
new station
after two
years of planning,
approvals,
and construction.
Hank FM will
carry on the
tradition
of its sister
station, CKBW,
providing
reliable local
news, promoting
community
events, and
now playing
the best variety
of country
music on the
South Shore.”
The launch
of Hank FM
coincides
with another
exciting event
for the Bridgewater
stations –
a move into
new, state
of the art
studios and
offices at
135 North
Street.
Station Manager,
John Wiles,
says “it’s
one thing
to move CKBW
to beautiful
new surroundings,
but it’s
even more
amazing to
launch a new
station at
the same time.
It’s
a beautiful
location with
new equipment
and facilities;
it’s
a real treat
for everybody.”
Hank FM and
CKBW are planning
an event before
the end of
summer to
share the
excitement
with their
listeners. |
Changes
@ The Goat
Lloydminster
AB from Grant
Biebrick
Couple
shake-ups
from the recent
posting we
had for the
Morning gig
here at The
Goat.
With
Chad Hansen
off to helm
mornings on
our (Vista
Radio’s)
newly launched
sister standalone
Mountain FM
in Nelson
BC, drive-guy
Darren Brown
takes over
the big chair
as QB of The
Goat’s
Morning Breath
with Darren
Brown and
Erin Miller.
Sliding into
the vacant
chair on the
Afternoon
Drive and
running point
on promotions
will be Devon
Zelmer. Zelmer
makes his
trek from
Winnipeg and
begins his
tenure with
the Herd after
the August
long weekend.
Response
to the opening
was huge.
Thanks to
all who applied,
and those
on the short-list
who kept their
name in the
ring after
we filled
the morning
gig internally. |
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Dr.
Joy Browne
in Windsor
Windsor ON
from Tania
D’Angela
Famous
Radio Psychologist
Dr. Joy Browne
is a big Ringo
Starr fan,
and since
she missed
the chance
to see him
in New York,
AM800 CKLW
Program Director
Keith Chinnery
invited her
to see Ringo
Starr’s
July 23rd
concert at
Caesar’s
Windsor!
While
she was in
town she broadcasted
her show live
to over 125
stations across
North America
from a ballroom
at Caesar’s
Windsor. Listeners
had the chance
to meet her
and be part
of the live
audience.
AM800
CKLW broadcasted
the show live,
12noon to
3pm July 23rd.
Dr. Joy is
normally heard
daily 1pm-3pm
and 7pm-8pm
weekdays on
AM800 CKLW,
The Information
Station in
Windsor, Ontario. |
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