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10/07/24 - Retired consumer advocate Ross McLaughlin has been honoured with an RTDNA Canada 2024 Regional Lifetime Achievement Award. He worked at stations in Edmonton and the US before joining CTV Vancouver to host McLaughlin on Your Side from 2015 until his retirement in 2022. McLaughlin is also an 18-time Emmy Award-winner. RTDNA Announcement
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10/05/24 - News
has been received from several sources that Vancouver broadcaster Doc
Harris passed away around 10 this morning at Vancouver General Hospital.
He was 76. It was just three days ago that it was reported he was
undergoing a minor procedure. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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10/03/24 -
Former Vancouver TV cameraman Craig Lawrence died on September 1 at age
73, following a stroke and early onset Parkinson’s. The early 1970s BCIT
Broadcast Program graduate was eventually promoted to Director of
Photography at BCTV/ Global, a title he held until 2013. He worked on a
number Olympic games and the annual Variety Show of Hearts
Telethon. Broadcast Dialogue Info
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10/02/24 - Iconic Vancouver broadcaster Doc Harris
is in hospital following a successful minor procedure. Recovery time is
expected to take a while. Doc entertained at a number of stations over
the years, but is likely most recognized for his years as morning host
at LG73 from 1976-83. Stirling Faux, Puget Sound Radio
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9/30/24 - Global BC has won several awards from RTDNA Canada.
They are: Breaking News - Video (Large Market) for the August 17: West
Kelowna Fire; Enterprise Journalism - Multiplatform (Large Market) for
Drug Diversion; News - Live Special Events - Video for RCMP Officer
Funeral; Excellence in Sports Reporting - Video for Vanni Sartini and
Excellence in Sports Reporting - Digital for a powerful statement of
pride: Basketball is a legacy for this First Nations family. The 2024
Awards Gala will be hosted at the Old Mill Hotel in Toronto on Saturday, November 2.
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9/30/24 - Veteran CTV News reporter Jon Woodward joins a revamped W5 as an investigative correspondent. He was a reporter and multi-skilled journalist at CTV Vancouver from 2012-20 before joining the network in Toronto. X Posting
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9/27/24 - Comox Valley's locally-grown radio station, which identifies as CVOX,
is looking to make the jump from online streaming to on-air FM
broadcasting. The all-volunteer station is hoping to raise $50,000 to
secure a CRTC community radio licence to broadcast from the rooftop of
The Waverley Hotel in nearby Cumberland. Marc Kitteringham, Comox Valley Record
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9/24/24 - WAVE 98.3 CIWV-FM Vancouver hosts Tara Jean and Stirling Faux are hosting a fundraiser for ALS research, saluting long time radio comrade and performer Julie Brown. Brown was diagnosed with ALS this past year, and she and her friends in the Hot Mammas
and Vancouver's entertainment community have rallied to produce this
stunning fundraiser, which will be held October 11 at Christ Church
Cathedral. WAVE Release
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9/22/24 - RTDNA Canada honours CHEK-TV Victoria multimedia journalist Tchadas Leo
with the 2024 Emerging Journalist Award. The 2022 BCIT Broadcasting
& Online Journalism graduate joined CHEK in 2020 with the production
of the Indigenous-focused podcast called Our Native Land. RTDNA Release
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9/13/24 - Veteran CKNW AM 980 Vancouver reporter Janet Brown,
who has won numerous journalism awards, has announced her departure.
She's been a reporter for 'NW since 1989 and more recently also for Global BC. No word yet on any future plans. Amir Ali, Daily Hive
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9/12/24 - Carly Meyers and Jay Brody of Carly & Jay have been released from p.m. drive on JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 Vancouver. They were previously part of the SONiC CKKS-FM 104.9 Vancouver lineup, before moving into the 4 - 8 p.m. time slot on JACK in April. Jason Manning now gets his early afternoon shift expanded to 2 - 6 p.m.
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9/12/24 - Alison Broddle moves into a new position at CBC/ Radio-Canada
as Senior Managing Director for B.C. She has been with The Corporation
since 1992, most recently as Senior Director, Current Affairs and
Investigative. Broddle succeeds Johnny Michel, who left CBC this summer after 17 years as Managing Director for B.C. and Alberta. LinkedIn Announcement
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9/08/24 - Olivia McDonald joins the Vancouver Canucks content team as a new rinkside reporter. She recently was a reporter/ anchor at CKPG-TV Prince George. Canucks News
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9/06/24 - The non-profit Sooke Radio Society
is getting closer to its first broadcast over the airwaves as a
community radio station. The group recently received a $5,000 grant from
the District of Sooke through its Community Grants Program. It's looking to broadcast over the Internet in early 2025. Oli Herrera, CHEK News
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9/06/24 - Former Vancouver broadcaster John Vennavally-Rao
has released some news about his absence from TV screens. Twelve months
ago, following a routine colonoscopy, doctors discovered he had two
completely separate cancers: rectal cancer and lung cancer. He says he
is doing ok and has his sights set on returning to work. The 53 year old
was a general assignment reporter at VTV/ CTV BC from 1997-2002, and is most recently a CTV National News Correspondent based in Toronto. CTV News
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9/06/24 - Liz Shorten, COO of the Canadian Media Producers Association, was among those awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal
during a ceremony with B.C. Premier David Eby and B.C. Lieutenant
Governor Janet Austin. Shorten was recognized for her outstanding
commitment and dedication to the film, television and digital media
sectors. Others from the B.C. media community recognized include Sp!ce
Radio founder Shushma Datt, CKYE RED FM news director Harjinder Thind, South Asian NHL play-by-play commentator Randip Janda, journalist and TV commentator Guo Ding, and journalist Debbie Chen.
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9/06/24 -
Global BC has announced the passing of two former staffers. Craig
Lawrence died over the weekend from Parkinson’s. He had worked for BCTV/
Global BC as a Camera Operator. Another recent loss of note is Carlo
Sgaetti. Many people work with his son Luca and may have also worked
with Carlo during his time at Global BC and
BCTV.
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9/05/24 - Former Vancouver sportscaster Andrew Walker is making a return to radio waves with a new on-air position at Edmonton market Sports 1440 CKJR AM Wetaskiwin. He was let go after a four year run at Sportsnet 650 CISL Vancouver in 2021. After leaving, he started a podcast of his own called The Hedge. Preston Hodgkinson, Daily Hive
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9/03/24 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver traffic reporter and fill-in content producer Aleigha Andres
has left her position. The 2024 BCIT Broadcast and Online Journalism
graduate started with CKNW in February of this year. X Posting
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9/03/24 - Former All Traffic CKGO AM 730
Vancouver morning anchor Jeff Jeffries has started Twitch Traffic to
help commuters get through Vancouver's morning traffic rush, weekdays 6
to 10 a.m. Corus Entertainment shut down the all traffic format on June 26th, replacing it with a simulcast of CKNW AM 980. X Posting
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