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Recent News Archives 2023
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12/28/23 - Former Vancouver and Victoria radio personality Rick Lee, currently the Corus
Greater Toronto Area Program Manager, has been promoted to Senior
Program Manager of London, Kitchener/ Guelph and Hamilton. He hosted
p.m. drive at JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 Vancouver from 2015-18 and earlier was on air at The Zone CJZN-FM 91.3 and HOT 103 CHTT-FM 103.1 Victoria from 2001-04. Milkman Unlimited
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12/24/23 - A very Merry Christmas and Best of the Season to our many readers.
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12/23/23 - Former CTV Vancouver Island weather anchor Warren Dean
has announced he is leaving media and joining the BC Government as a
fire weather forecaster in late January. He left CTV due to layoffs last
June and has most recently been a contract Public Affairs Officer with
the BC Government. X Video Annoucement
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12/21/23 - After four decades, rock icon Bryan Adams is reported to be self-managing his career after severing ties with talent manager Bruce Allen.
Their connection saw a young singer from North Vancouver become a
global superstar. In addition to managing major stars, Allen has hosted
several programs on Vancouver radio stations since 1988. Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun
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12/16/23 - CBC Vancouver Municipal Affairs Reporter Justin McElroy
has announced he is taking a year-long sabbatical in March to travel
the world. The 2011 UBC Political Science BA has been with CBC since
2016 following four years as a web producer and writer for Global BC. X Posting
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12/09/23 - CBC Vancouver reporter/ associate producer Kiran Singh
has announced his departure after two years and nine months with the
Corporation. The 2013 Columbia College graduate, who holds an
associate's degree in Mass Communication/ Media Studies, was previously a
producer at RED FM CKYE 93.1 Surrey from 2018-21. X Posting
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12/07/23 - The annual $1,000 scholarship The Roy Hennessy Achievement Award for Excellence in Broadcasting,
which was established at BCIT in memory of the late broadcaster, is now
expanding to NAIT in Edmonton, SAIT in Calgary, RRC Polytech in
Winnipeg and Seneca Polytech in Toronto. Hennessy, who died in Toronto June 7, 2022 at age 80, hosted at CKLG
Vancouver from 1964-79 before departing to other markets.
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12/06/23 - The new release from Numeris completes
the Fall ratings for the 13-week period covering August 28-November 26,
2023 for Vancouver and four other PPM radio markets. David Bray, Broadcast Dialogue
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12/04/23 - The Zone CJZN-FM 91.3
Victoria morning host Dylan Willows is taking December off after being
diagnosed with uveal melanoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in the
tissues of the eye. The 20-year veteran at The Zone is upbeat and expects to be back on air in January. Laura Brougham, CHEK News/ Audio
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12/02/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Tamara Stanners
is urging people to consider getting a shingles vaccine as she went
through excruciating pain and is now recovering. She is currently a
podcast host and the co-founder and co-director of the Squamish
Constellation Festival. Amy Judd & Jennifer Palma, Global BC Video
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12/02/23 - CBC Victoria multimedia journalist Emily Vance
has announced she has completed her position filling in as CBC BC's
Legislative reporter for the fall session. The 2019 BCIT Broadcast and
Online Journalism graduate has been with CBC since 2020 and handles a
number of roles. X Posting
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12/01/23 - Hannah Lepine is leaving CHEK-TV
Victoria after this weekend. The 2020 Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology (SAIT) graduate joined CHEK as a multimedia journalist in May
2021, moving to weekend anchor in March 2022. X Announcement
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11/30/23 - Gulf Islands Community Radio Society
has been given an extension until January 24, 2025 to launch its new
850 watt Community station CHIR-FM 107.9 on Saltspring Island as well as
its 18 watt rebroadcaster CHIR-1 at 102.1 on Saltspring Island
South. Dan Sys, Radio West
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11/30/23 - The Global News Morning Vancouver team of Jason Pires, Sonia Sunger, Mark Madryga and Katelin Owsianski and Rock 101 CFMI-FM Willy in the Morning will be live on location at the 36th annual Pan Pacific Christmas Wish Breakfast from 6 to 9 a.m. December 13. Global News
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11/30/23 - CBC Victoria journalist Deborah Wilson
has announced her retirement. She was part of the group that opened the
station in 1997 and has been with CBC for more than 27 years. Facebook Posting
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11/30/23 - Travis Goodman has joined WAVE CIWV-FM 98.3
Vancouver as its General Sales Manager. He has been Retail Media Sales
Manager with Rogers Media Vancouver since 2017 after joining the company
in 2010. LinkedIn Posting
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11/27/23 - The 46th Annual CKNW AM 980
Vancouver Kids’ Fund Pledge Day is Tuesday, November 28th. Now in its
46th year, the annual event will feature a live radio broadcast from
CKNW from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., followed by an in-person broadcast
hosted by Jas Johal from the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Vancouver from 3 to 7 p.m. Corus Release
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11/27/23 - An
obituary has been published for retired CBC Vancouver cameraman Christer
Waara, who passed away at home November 14 from pancreatic cancer. He
was 69. Sun/ Province Obituary
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11/22/23
- Retired CBC Vancouver News Cameraman Christer Waara passed away
November 14th following diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Further
information to come.
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11/21/23 - The CBC Vancouver annual Open House and Food Bank Day returns December 1. There will be special Food Bank Day editions of favourite CBC Radio One programs
on CBC Vancouver and CBC Victoria including a chance to join a live
studio audience at the CBC Vancouver Broadcast Centre. CBC Release
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11/18/23 - CityNews 1130 CKWX Vancouver adds Now You Know With Rob Snow weekdays
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m beginning Monday, November 20. The show, which
will originate in Ottawa, will feature a "deep dive into the top
headlines of the day", and will be heard on CityNews stations across
Canada. Snow has covered major stories over the past two decades. Anil Jhalli, CityNews
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11/15/23 - Sarah MacDonald and Clayton Little of Global BC have won the Best News Reporting of the Year for Failed in Life and Death: The Story of Noelle O'Soup in the 2023 Webster Awards. Global's Paul Johnson and Cody Chaban won for Diversion of Drugs in the Excellence in Health Reporting category. Harjinder Thind, Pooja Sekhon and Gurvinder Hanjra of CKYE 93.1 RED FM have been declared winners in the Surrey Health Care in Crisis – An In Depth Report in the Excellence in Reporting in a Language Other than English category. List of Winners and Finalists
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11/11/23 - Vancouver entrepreneur Jim Pattison, now 95, still sees a a huge opportunity in media in a changing and evolving landscape. His company, Pattison Media,
owns 48 radio stations and three TV stations in western Canada
including radio stations in Vancouver, the BC Interior and Vancouver
Island. Dave Charles, FYI Interview
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11/09/23 - Durham Radio President Doug Kirk, owner of WAVE 98.3 CIWV-FM Vancouver, has been inducted into the Ontario Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He founded Durham Radio in 1994 with WAVE 98.3 the most recent acquisition. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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11/06/23 - Former Corus Entertainment Vancouver Executive Larry Gifford
reports he is doing well and back at home resting comfortably following
DBS surgery. He left Corus last month after holding the positions of
Senior Program Director then National Director of Talk Radio since
2016. LinkedIn Announcement
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11/06/23 -
Former CBC Vancouver television Sports Director Ron Harrison passed away
October 14 in Newmarket ON at age 82. He joined CBC in the early 60s,
later moving to CBC Sports, where he worked for CBC Vancouver as a
producer and director of network sports for the west. His work was
recognized with two Emmy Awards, two Geminis and a Sports Media Canada
Achievement Award. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Royal
Canadian Legion Branch #426, 707 Srigley Street, Newmarket on Sunday,
November 12th. Toronto Star Obituary
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11/05/23 - An
obituary has been published for Vancouver broadcaster Doriana Temolo who
passed away from breast cancer November 1 at age 64. Funeral Mass will
be celebrated at St. Helen's Parish, 3860 Triumph St., Burnaby at 11
a.m., Thursday, November 9 with a reception to follow. Sun/ Province Obituary
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11/02/23 - Former Victoria radio host Heather Backman has been released from STAR 95.9 CHFM-FM Calgary , where she's hosted afternoons since February 2022. She was previously morning show host at JACK CHTT-FM 103.1 Victoria. LinkedIn Posting
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11/01/23 - Global BC news reporter/ anchor Kamil Karamali has joined CTV Toronto
as its National News Correspondent. The 2012 BCIT broadcast journalism
graduate has been with Global, first in Toronto then in Vancouver for
the past six years, following a short run with Global Calgary in 2017.
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11/01/23 -
Long-time Vancouver radio and TV broadcaster Doriana Temolo died this
morning of breast cancer at age 64. Early in her career she had worked
at CKNW radio and CKVU-TV before joining BCTV as a reporter, news anchor
and producer in 1987. She went on to produce Global National from
2001-11 and was News Director from 2011-16.
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11/01/23 - A
Celebration of Life for long-time Vancouver radio broadcaster and video
producer Jim Morrison, who passed away September 23rd at age 80, was
held Tuesday (10/31) at the UBC Golf Club. Among the speakers were
veteran broadcasters George Garrett, Larry Hennessey and Dave
MacLachlan.
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11/01/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Rob Christie,
who retired from radio in 2018, returns to the airwaves. Among his many
positions, he hosted mornings at CKKS-FM/ CKLG-FM Vancouver from
1999-2003 and was a weekend weather anchor at BC CTV Vancouver from
2001-03. Christie starts hosting mornings today at Edmonton market MIX 107.9 CKFT-FM Fort Saskatchewan AB. Heartland News
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10/31/23 - Jason Pires, who joined Global BC
as co-anchor of the morning news last month, describes his hiring as a
“full-circle moment”. More than 50 years earlier, his journalist
father, Ben, was denied a job in the same newsroom. Charlie Smith, Pancouver
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10/30/23 - Shawn Crites and Jessica Banks will be the new morning show hosts on STAR 98.3 CKSR-FM Chilliwack effective this coming Wednesday. Crites has been the morning show host and news reporter at mix 103.7 CFVR-FM Fort McMurray AB for the last 2-1/2 years while Banks moves from sister station Country 107.1 CKQC-FM Abbotsford. Shawn Crites X Posting
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10/29/23 -
Long-time Vancouver traffic reporter Kim Larsson passed away Friday at
age 66 following a brief battle with lung cancer. He reported traffic
for the Rogers Radio Group (CKWX/ CKKS-FM/ CKLG-FM/ CFUN-FM) from
1995-2010 and more recently as an Eye in the Sky reporter with the
Canadian Traffic Network and CKNW. John Ackermann, CityNews
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10/26/23 - Angela Jung has left her position as a Multimedia Journalist with CTV Vancouver to join Global BC as a Reporter/ Producer. The 2013 BCIT Journalism graduate has been with CTV Vancouver since 2018.
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10/24/23 -
Long-time Vancouver radio personality Tom Lucas (Alan Boyle) died
October 3, a week short of his 74th birthday. He entertained at numerous
stations in BC and most notably at CFUN from 1974-88. He was also the
first DJ at newly launched CHRX in 1988. At Tom’s request, there will be
no funeral or celebration of life. Tribute courtesy Phil Mackesy
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10/24/23 - Vancouver-based Larry Gifford, National Director of Talk Radio at Corus Entertainment, has announced his departure. He held that position since 2019 and was previously Senior Program Director at CKNW AM 980 and All Traffic CKGO AM 730. Gifford spent more than 30 years in radio as a news and sports anchor/ reporter, program director and consultant. LinkedIn Announcement
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10/23/23 - An
obituary has been published for former Vancouver broadcaster Ted Farr,
who passed away in Kelowna October 6 at age 75. He was most recently
News Director and midday news anchor at CKFR AM 1150 Kelowna, a position
he still held at the time of his passing. A Celebration of Life will be
held in the spring. Castanet Obituary
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10/22/23 - Following retirement of the NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS website, which has been in operation since 1997, it has been re-launched by a new webmaster with the same url, nwbroadcasters.com. NWBROADCASTERS will continue to provide news of broadcasters along with added features and coverage.
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10/14/23
(Updated) - We have received information that former CFMI-FM 101.1 Vancouver host
Barry Gaudin has passed away at age 77. Our records indicate he was at CJOR
during the 1970s, then mornings at CFMI, before moving to the morning
show at CIOF AM 1040 in the mid 1980s. Further details from Radio West.
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10/13/23 - Veteran Vancouver broadcaster and educator Bill Amos has been named President of the RTDNF, the foundation that awards scholarships for RTDNA
(Radio, TV, Digital News Directors of America - Canada). Amos worked
for CBC Vancouver during the 80s and 90s and was an instructor at BCIT
from 1989-2021. X Posting
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10/07/23 - An
obituary for Vancouver broadcaster and video producer Jim Morrison, who
passed away September 23, has been published. A Celebration of Life is
planned for later this month. Friends and family who wish to attend are
asked to get details and confirmation by emailing egrenon@shaw.ca Obituary My Journey Musings & Journey update 2022
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10/06/23 - Veteran BC broadcaster Ted Farr has died just a week after announcing he was suffering from esophageal cancer.
He held a number of on-air and managerial positions from Vancouver to
Winnipeg for over 45 years, most recently as News Director and morning
news anchor at CKFR AM 1150 Kelowna.
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10/05/23 - Former local broadcaster "Tarzan Dan" Freeman returns to the airwaves weekend middays s at boom 97.3 CHBM-FM
Toronto beginning in mid October. He hosted p.m. drive on CFUN-FM
Vancouver in 2011 and a.m. drive on CHTT-FM Victoria 2011-12 before
moving on to Calgary, where he was let go in a format flip early this
year. X Posting
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10/04/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Dave Budge, who was a reporter/ senior producer at CKVU-TV
from 1981-2000, and most recently retired VP of News and Information at
Rogers Sports & Media, is an RTDNA National Lifetime Achievement
Award winner. A posthumous award goes to former CTV Senior Director
Allan Myers, who passed away suddenly in August 2022. Myers started his
career at BCTV (now Global BC). Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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9/30/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Ted Farr
has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He was the Program Director
at CKWX/ KISS FM from 1981-91 and for the past five years has been News
Director and morning news anchor at CKFR AM 1150 Kelowna. Facebook Announcement
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9/30/23 - C-FUN
Vancouver DJ Red Robinson struck back after popular Vancouver Sun
columnist Jack Scott infuriated radio listeners with comments in his
September 2, 1964 column. Scott ran Robinson's retort in full in his
September 29 column. Ironically, Scott had defended Elvis Presley in
1956 following comments by another popular Sun columnist, Jack
Wasserman. John Mackie, The Sun
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9/28/23 - The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has established the Roy Hennessy Achievement Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.
Each year, the top student in BCIT's Broadcast Radio program will
receive a $1000 scholarship award. Hennessy started his career at CKOK
Penticton in 1962, then entertained at CKLG and CKLG-FM/ CFOX-FM
Vancouver from 1964-79 before moving to management positions in Alberta,
Manitoba and Ontario. He later returned to Vancouver as the Chairman of
Shore Media Group (CHHR-FM) from 2008-10. He passed away June 7, 2022
at age 80.
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9/25/23 - With some grant money from the Community Radio Fund of Canada's Local Journalism Initiative, listener-supported CHLY-FM 101.7 Nanaimo is re-starting a non-profit newsroom. Lauryn Mackenzie hosts and produces Midcoast Morning. Former Assistant News Director Mick Sweetman returns as local news reporter. CHLY Announcement
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9/23/23 - Long
time Vancouver broadcaster and later video and film producer Jim
Morrison passed away today at age 80. He had been treated for bladder
cancer, which returned. Early in his career he was noted for his
reconstruction of Vancouver Mounties baseball away games on CKWX. He
later held positions at several other Vancouver stations and also worked
at CBC in Calgary before becoming a video and film producer &
owner/ manager of Morrison Productions. Facebook Posting
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9/21/23 - After taking a summer break, CityNews Vancouver and Calgary Director Charmaine de Silva
has announced she is leaving journalism & media. The 2007 BCIT
Broadcast Journalism graduate has been with Rogers since 2018. She
hasn't yet announced her next position. X Posting
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9/21/23 - CBC Vancouver producer Dan Getz has been appointed Associate Dean, Broadcast and Media Communications at BCIT.
He has been with CBC for 20 years and was previously an instructor at
BCIT's School of Business and Media for 10 years, teaching Media Law,
Writing for the Media, and Advanced Journalism. LinkedIn Announcement
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9/21/23 - Veteran Vancouver broadcaster Rob Fai begins hosting weekend mornings on CKNW AM 980 effective October 7th. He fills the slot formerly hosted by Stirling Faux, who recently moved to p.m. drive at Wave CIWV-FM 98.3.
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9/19/23 - Global BC anchor/ producer Julie Nolin
is undergoing chemotherapy to treat triple positive, invasive ductal
carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer. She is doing her best to
stay working and intends to be a more active voice in the early
detection of the desease. X Announcement
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9/14/23 - David Bray,
President of Bray & Partners Communications, looks at the latest
Numeris ratings for Vancouver and the four other Canadian PPM radio
markets covering May 29 to August 27. David Bray Overview
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9/12/23 -
Tributes continue to pour in from colleagues, friends, family, listeners
and viewers for Vancouver broadcaster Kuljeet Kaila, who died Sunday
from brain cancer. She was 46. CBC News/ Video Dan Burritt, CBC Video
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9/12/23 - Robyn Crawford has accepted the position of Assistant News Director at CityNews 1130
CKWX Vancouver. The 2017 BCIT Broadcast Journalism graduate has been a
producer, anchor and news manager there since March 2021. X Posting
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9/10/23
- Well known Vancouver broadcaster Kuljeet Kaila passed away this
morning at Surrey Memorial Hospital after undergoing treatment for an
aggressive form of brain cancer. She had worked at a number of local
radio and TV stations since 1998 and most recently had been a reporter
and anchor with CBC Vancouver. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue Daily Hive
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9/10/23 - The
CRTC has approved an application by Four Senses Entertainment Inc. to
operate a new commercial FM radio station in Squamish. It will operate
at 99.7 MHz with a maximum ERP of 5,000 watts at -349.9 metres EHAAT
with a album-oriented alternative and rock format. CRTC Release
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9/10/23 - Former Canadian blind Paralympic Games swimmer Donovan Tildesley,
who was unfortunately kicked off a Virgin Voyages Caribbean cruise last
November, has now been contracted to Virgin as an accessibility
consultant. In late August, he was invited on board Virgin Voyages 50th
anniversary VIP cruise, where he met Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson.
Tildesley is a past owner and co-founder of Whistler FM CKEE 101.5. Shannon Paterson, CTV News/ Video
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9/08/23 - Legislative Bureau Chief Bhinder Sajan, who recently left her position at CTV Vancouver is now the Deputy Director of Communications at the Office of the Premier of British Columbia. She had been in the position at CTV since 2015.
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9/06/23 - Former Vancouver news personality Scott Hurst has left his current position at CP24 Toronto, where he has worked since April 2022. He was an anchor reporter for CTV Vancouver for 9-1/5 years before departing for Toronto last year. Hurst becomes a correspondent for CTV National News. X Posting
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8/31/23 - Kenny Jones has left the morning show at STAR CKSR-FM 98.3 Chilliwack. He joined the show in early 2020 after working at Vancouver stations from 2011-13 and again from 2017-19.
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8/24/23 - Emily Czerwinski, who was laid off from her position at The Peak CKPK-FM 102.7 Vancouver early this year, joins The Zone CJZN-FM 91.3 Victoria in middays effective September 5. She will cover for Kirsten James, who is going on maternity leave.
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8/22/23 - CBC Vancouver reporter Rhianna Schmunk
will be working as a senior writer with the national CBC digital team
for the next year. She will continue to be based in Vancouver. X Posting
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8/17/23 - Long-time CTV Vancouver personality Jason Pires
has announced he is leaving the station. He's been with CTV in both
Victoria and Vancouver for 22 years. Pires recently moved from
co-hosting CTV Morning Live
to anchoring the noon newscasts. He says he will continue working in
media, with more details on his next move coming soon. X Posting Megan Devlin, Daily Hive
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8/11/23 - Alex Carrigan, who announced in May that he had joined the traffic department at CityNews 1130 CKWX Vancouver, has now advanced to full-time 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. traffic anchor at the station. X Posting
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8/10/23 - Corus Entertainment executive Ronnie Stanton
has been promoted to Vice-President, Audio, leading the company's Audio
division and overseeing its 39 FM and AM radio stations. He has held
several leadership positions in Vancouver since 2008. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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8/10/23 - CTV Morning Live Vancouver weathercaster Marke Driesschen,
who has been absent since he underwent successful heart valve
replacement surgery in May, says he is feeling fine and will be
returning to work. His first day back is scheduled for Tuesday,
September 5. X Video
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8/08/23 - As a tribute to Red Robinson’s incredible contributions to the Pacific National Exhibition,
the organization will host Red Robinson Day at the Fair August 31 on
the 66th anniversary of the famed Vancouver Elvis concert. Prior to the
evening’s Summer Night Concert featuring Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo,
a special video presentation commemorating the life and achievements of
Red will be played, highlighting the many contributions to the music
industry and the impact he had in promoting rock ‘n roll. Facebook Posting Global BC Video
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8/07/23 -
Former CBC Vancouver video operator George R. Jones passed away July 28
at age 86. He also worked for the Corporation in Yellowknife and
Montreal, retiring from Hansard TV in 2001. A Celebration of Life will
take place at First Memorial Funeral Services, 4725 Falaise Dr.,
Victoria from 2 to 4 p.m. on September 22nd. Times Colonist Obituary
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8/07/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Ryan Sullivan, who has been the morning show host at Surge 105.1 CKHY-FM Dartmouth/ Halifax for the past two years, has landed at Rock 102 CJDJ-FM 102.1 Saskatoon in p.m. drive. Sully was a digital host, content creator and announcer at JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 from 2019-21 and an anchor at News1130 CKWX from 2010-12.
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8/07/23 - Scott Shantz takes over as host of Weekend Mornings on CKNW AM 980 Vancouver. The show was previously hosted by Stirling Faux, who moved to p.m. drive at WAVE CIWV-FM 98.3. Shantz has produced and hosted a number of radio shows in Vancouver.
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8/03/23 - Former CBC Vancouver
associate producer Vincent Papequash has been charged in connection
with an alleged sexual assault of a minor. He is no longer an employee
of the Corporation. The allegations have not been proven in court.
CBC News
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8/02/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver anchor/ reporter Toby Kerr, who left the station in October 2022, has joined the UBC Thunderbirds
as their Sports Information Coordinator. He will be overseeing stats,
managing a student staff and writing articles for the website. X Announcement
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8/02/23 - A
“Welcome Back” 50th Anniversary reunion for Beachcombers’ cast, crew and
fans of the series is being hosted by Gibsons, B.C. September 15 to
17. Events will include screenings of best-loved episodes, some
that haven’t been aired in over 40 years. The Beachcombers, produced locally by CBC from 1972-90 was the longest running series drama in Canadian television history. Facebook Info
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8/01/23 - Katie Summers has returned to the air after her maternity leave. She co-hosts Z Mornings with Katie & Ed on Z95.3 CKZZ-FM Vancouver.
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7/31/23 - Salt Spring Island's new not-for-profit community station CHIR-FM 107.9
(and rebroadcaster CHIR-1 102.1) are aiming to be on the air by
February 2024. The 107.9 facility (850 watts) will be the same wooden
pole & antenna on Mt. Erskine that was used by the previous CFSI-FM,
which operated from 2009-15 until it was ordered off the air by the
CRTC for continual non-compliance issues. Canadian Radio News
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7/28/23 - Kim
Robinson is moving on from Shaw TV’s community access channel in
Victoria, where she’s primarily been a producer for the last 15 years.
Prior to joining Shaw, she was a sales assistant with Corus Vancouver.
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7/27/23 - Cassidy Mosconi joins Global BC as a reporter. The Curtin University in Perth, Australia Journalism & Public Relations BA has been working at Seven Network in Perth since 2019.
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7/26/23 - What's being claimed as a pro football first, the CFL BC Lions vs Edmonton Elks game this weekend will be broadcast in Punjabi. Sher-E-Punjab Radio CKSP AM 600
will carry the game in the Vancouver area, with kickoff set for
Saturday at 4 p.m. PT at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Experienced Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition broadcasters Harpreet Pandher and Taqdeer Thindal will call the game. Rob Williams, Daily Hive
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7/26/23 - Veteran Vancouver radio/TV broadcaster and game show host Wayne Cox, who currently operates The Word website, takes a behind-the-scenes look at his days at the BCTV/ Global News Hour. The Word, Vol. 30
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7/20/23 - Producer Theresa Lalonde has retired from CBC Vancouver after 13 years. She has produced shows for CBC Radio, television and CBC Gem, including Sounds Like Canada, Our Vancouver, and Planet Wonder.
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7/19/23 - Veteran Vancouver broadcaster Stirling Faux, who announced he is leaving his position as host of Weekend Mornings at CKNW AM 980, will be the new afternoon drive host on WAVE CIWV-FM 98.3. He is scheduled to start at WAVE on July 26.
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7/18/23 - Former Vancouver broadcast executive Brad Phillips
is retiring from his current position as Corus Audio Senior Vice
President. He held leadership positions with several Vancouver radio and
TV stations beginning in 1987 before joining Corus Radio in 2012.
Phillips will remain with Corus until early August. Puget Sound Radio Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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7/18/23 - Veteran Vancouver broadcaster Stirling Faux is leaving his position as host of Weekend Mornings at CKNW AM 980
to step into a new opportunity. His last day on air at CKNW will be
this Sunday, July 23rd. Faux has hosted a number of shows at CKNW going
back to 1993 and has worked in radio for over 50 years.
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7/18/23 - Former Vancouver radio executive Jeff Woods has been hired by The Rock CKGE-FM 94.9 Toronto to host a new show, Classic Rock Sundays with Jeff Woods,
premiering July 23rd. Woods was PD/ Music Director at CFMI-FM/ CFOX-FM
Vancouver from 2003-05 and has created and hosted several syndicated
programs which have aired on CFMI. All Access Music Group
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7/17/23 - Global BC Community Relations Coordinator Johnny Mah
has been promoted to Marketing & Community Supervisor. The 2007
BCIT Radio Broadcasting, Communications graduate will lead all community
efforts for Global BC and support marketing campaigns.
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7/14/23 - CTV Vancouver anchor/ reporter Alissa Thibault
returned to screens last night anchoring the 11:30 p.m. news. She has
been off air since April 6, suffering burnout and early onset
PTSD. Twitter Posting Daily Hive Backgrounder
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7/07/23 - Former CTV Vancouver News Director Les Staff
recently took to a health and wellness podcast to talk about how he hit
rock bottom after losing his job in January 2021. He joined CTV in 2007
and was ND starting in December 2012. Staff is currently a
self-employed licensed insurance specialist with Corry Staff Financial Group in Coquitlam. Amir Ali, Daily Hive
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7/05/23 - Former Vancouver DJ Peter Starr died from cancer at the home of a friend in Colorado on July 3 at age 80. He was a Boss Jock
at CKLG from 1966-68 and then CFUN from 1968-70 before moving to Los
Angeles as a writer/ producer/ director of Peter Starr Entertainment. David Swarts, Roadracing World Publishing
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7/04/23 -
Veteran writer and producer Norman Klenman died June 8 at age 99. The
UBC Journalism graduate served during World War II with the RCAF before
joining the Vancouver Sun as a sportswriter. During his career he wrote
and produced several independent and CBC feature films. In 1975 he and
Daryl Duke founded CKVU-TV (now identifying as Citytv) in Vancouver. Sun/ Province Obituary
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6/29/23 - AM 730 CKGO Vancouver traffic anchor Lucas Celle returns for his third year as the Surrey Eagles Junior A Hockey Club commentator with an expanded role as the team's Broadcast & Media Coordinator. Twitter Posting
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6/28/23 - Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini will be joining the legendary Canadian rock band following winning the Rockstar For a Day contest on The Jeff O’Neil Show on CFOX-FM 99.3. Sartini will sing at the Nickelback concert tonight. Har Johal, Daily Hive
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6/21/23 - AM 730 Traffic CKGO AM Vancouver anchor Phil Figueiredo has accepted a full time position as a producer at sister station CKNW AM 980. The 2021 BCIT Radio Arts and Entertainment graduate has been on air at 730 Traffic since July 2021. Twitter Announcement
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6/21/23 - Long time Vancouver morning TV host Dawn Chubai has announced the launch of Live Selling School,
offering resources and a niched course catering to Brand Ambassadors
and Influencers. She was Breakfast Television host and CityLine
Correspondent on Citytv Vancouver from 2004-17 before departing for a TV host position at TSC in Toronto until she returned to Vancouver last month. Twitter Announcement
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6/15/23 - Former Vancouver news manager Tom Walters was one of the most prominent and recognizable among the 1300 staffers laid off yesterday by BCE. Before joining the CTV National News in 2006 as its Los Angeles Bureau Chief he was a reporter in both Victoria and Vancouver and served as News Director at CTV Vancouver from 2001-06. Isabelle Docto, Daily Hive
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6/15/23 - Geri Mayer-Judson joins CKNW AM 980
Vancouver as an on-air contributor. The 2022 BCIT Radio Arts &
Entertainment graduate has most recently been a traffic reporter for the
Canadian Traffic Network in Vancouver.
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6/15/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver community contributor and on air host Eric Chapman, who left in January to join Toronto-based podcast firm Obie and Ax,
has announced his departure after only six months. After four years
with CKNW, he joined Obie and Ax as a Senior Producer and was promoted
to VP of Production in March. Twitter Posting
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6/14/23 - With
hundreds of wildfires burning out of control in Canada, BCE has ignited a
media firestorm of its own with the announcement today of radio station
closures and mass layoffs. Two Vancouver stations, including one which
has been on air for over a century, are being shuttered. There are also
numerous staff layoffs at CTV Vancouver Island and several in Vancouver,
including at one of the company's FM stations. A comprehensive list of
casualities will follow as received. John Mackie, Vancouver Sun Sammy Hudes, Victoria Times Colonist
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6/14/23 - As of today, BCE is shuttering six radio stations in Canada, including Funny 1040
CKST and BNN Bloomberg Radio CFTE AM 1410 Vancouver and selling three
others in Hamilton and Windsor. A total of 1,300 positions are being
cut. Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press Megan Devlin, Daily Hive
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6/13/23 - CJSU-FM 89.7 Duncan has returned to its SUN FM roots, dropping its JUICE FM branding, which it has used since 2014. The format remains Classic Hits-Variety Hits. Canadian Radio News
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6/11/23 - TV
reporter/ anchor Ab Douglas (Abram Driediger) died March 21 in Kelowna
at age 93. He was Parliamentary Bureau Chief and co-anchor of the
National News with Peter Jennings on CTV before moving to CBC in 1967,
where he was a National Reporter in Edmonton and Vancouver for 15
years. Springfield Funeral Home Obituary
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6/11/23 -
Former CBC Vancouver staffer Richard Gervais passed away in
Saint-Georges QC May 6 at age 76. He worked at radio and TV stations in
Québec before moving to Vancouver as an announcer for Radio-Canada
television for 20 years and then for Radio-Canada in Regina. Radio-Canada Obituary
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6/09/23 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver weekend show producer Layla Khdir
moves to a new position as a weekdays chase producer. The 2022
Broadcast Journalism graduate has been on on-call producer with the
station since July 2022. Twitter Posting
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6/09/23 - The CRTC has approved an application by Total Change Ministries to change the authorized contours of low-power Spirit 88.7 CHVI-FM
Campbell River. ERP will increase from 26 to 28 watts, EHAAT will
decrease from 88 to 86 metres and antenna will change from
non-directional to directional. CRTC Release
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6/08/23 - Riley Phillips who announced his departure from CityNews 1130 CKWX Vancouver last month joins Traveller Information System DriveBC. He's been an airborne reporter for the station since 2018.
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6/04/23
- Former award-winning Global BC anchor/ reporter Deb Hope, who died
May 15 is being remembered by everyone who worked with her. She
developed early-onset Alzheimer’s disease which began to emerge around
the time of her 2014 retirement from Global News at age 59. Hope died at
age 67 of organ failure common in late-stage Alzheimer’s. Cheryl Chan, Vancouver Sun
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6/04/23 - David Bray, President of Bray & Partners Communications
takes a look at Victoria and four other sample radio markets from the
latest Numeris ratings release. CBC Radio One is #1 in Victoria, A12+,
with a 19.6% share. Bray Release
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6/04/23 - Former Vancouver radio host Jawn Jang unveils the first-ever official podcast after joining Metro Vancouver's transportation network TransLink
as its Media Relations Advisor last November. The 2013 BCIT Technology,
Broadcast and Media Communications graduate worked at several Vancouver
radio stations between 2013 and 2022. Kenneth Chan, Daily Hive
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6/04/23 -
Former CBC staffer John (Jim) Carney passed away on April 14 at age 87.
He began his career with the Corporation in 1956 as a summer-relief
announcer-operator at CFPR Prince Rupert. He joined CBUT Vancouver as a
stagehand in 1957, becoming a producer in 1960. He then joined CBC
Toronto Public Affairs as a story editor in 1962 before returning back
to Vancouver in 1986 as Commissioner-General of the United Nations
Pavilion at Expo ’86. A Celebration of Life will be held June 7 at the
Stanley Park Pavilion. Sun/ Province Obituary
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6/02/23 - CityNews Vancouver
has been recognized by the RTDNA with four 2023 Region 14 Edward R.
Murrow Awards. Further awards will be announced June 15. CityNews Release
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6/01/23 - Global BC morning anchor Paul Haysom has announced his departure effective June 16. He is returning to CHEK-TV
Victoria as its 6 p.m anchor after spending the last decade working for
Global News in Vancouver and Calgary. Haysom began his broadcast career
at CHEK in 2007 as a sports anchor and reporter. CHEK News
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6/01/23 - Global BC reporter/ producer Jasmine Bala
has announced her decision to leave journalism to pursue a new career.
The 2019 Ryerson University Bachelor of Journalism graduate has
been with Global since March 2022 and previously was an anchor/ reporter
for CHEK-TV Victoria. Twitter Posting
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6/01/23
- Plans are underway to build a small memorial on a trail in Metro
Vancouver most preferred by former Global anchor/ reporter Deb Hope, who
died May 15. Family friend Angela Sinclair has launched an online
fundraiser to put a plaque on both ends of a walking path in Anmore.
Elizabeth McSheffrey, Global News
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5/30/23 - Former NHL star and current ESPN broadcaster Ray Ferraro appears to be destined for the role of John Shorthouse’s new TV broadcast partner. However, a couple of Sportsnet 650 CISL Vancouver broadcasters are also in the running. Tyler Green, Daily Hive
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5/30/23 - Jenny West Cooney, co-host of afternoon drive on The Zone CJZN-FM 91.3
Victoria, has been named the 2023 Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the
Year. The 2014 BCIT Technology, Radio Arts & Entertainment program
graduate will be recognized during the Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame
Awards Luncheon on June 8 in Toronto. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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5/30/23 - Long-time Vancouver TV host Dawn Chubai leaves her current position with TSC in Toronto after 19 years with Rogers Communications. She hosted Breakfast Television on Citytv Vancouver from 2004-17 before moving to Toronto. Twitter Announcement
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5/29/23 - Viewers get a rare glimpse of TV ratings in Vancouver. Numbers are down for perennial leader Global BC and increasing for rival CTV. Harvey Oberfeld Blog
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5/26/23 - Alex Carrigan joins the traffic department at CityNews 1130
CKWX Vancouver on Monday. The 2014 Radio and Television graduate
was most recently Communications and Social Media Coordinator for the Mainroad Group. Twitter Posting Meanwhile, anchor and Air Patrol traffic reporter Riley Phillips
has announced his departure from the station at the end of May. The
2018 BCIT Radio Arts & Entertainment graduate has been there since
July 2020. Twitter Posting
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5/26/23 - 40+ year radio and television broadcast veteran Charles Adler has announced he’s signed a deal with Crier Media to supply three podcasts and two columns per week to the digital media network. Adler, who parted ways with CKNW AM 980 Vancouver and the Corus Radio talk network in 2021, can also be read in the Winnipeg Free Press.
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5/25/23 - Jeff
Bollenbach has retired as General Manager of Bell Media’s radio and TV
stations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He started his career in radio in
Cranbrook, before becoming News Director at several TV stations in
Canada including managing the newsroom at Global BC from 2012-15. RTDNA Backgrounder
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5/25/23 - BCIT Digital Journalism instructor Tessa Vikander will be starting on the digital desk at CBC Vancouver
June 12. She plans to stay for the summer, and possibly beyond, and
hopes to be back teaching digital journalism at BCIT in the fall. Twitter Announcement
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5/23/23 - Australian-born multi-talented performer Rolf Harris, who moved to Vancouver in the 1970s, died May 10 at age 93. He hosted The Rolf Harris Show,
a half-hour television series produced at BCTV (now Global BC) and
shown on several other CTV affiliates in the spring and summer of 1978.
In July 2014, at age 84, Harris was sentenced to five years and nine
months in prison in England on twelve counts of indecent assault on four
female victims during the 1970s and 1980s. CTV News
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5/21/23 - Following a Spring Fund Drive that raised $33,798, non-profit campus-community station CHLY-FM 101.7 Nanaimo is hiring three junior producers through the Canada Summer Jobs program.
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5/21/23 - Former Vancouver news producer James Lewis has been promoted to News Director at CTV News CFTO-TV Toronto. The 2012 BCIT Broadcast & Online Journalism graduate was a producer at Global BC from 2012-17 before heading east to handle similar duties at CTV Toronto. Michelle Dubé, Twitter
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5/19/23 - Former Vancouver and Victoria broadcaster Tarzan Dan Freeman will join XL 103.1 CFXL-FM
Calgary shortly to do fill-in for major shows during vacations. Tarzan
Dan made stops at several local stations between 1998 and 2010. Twitter Announcement
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5/19/23 - CTV News Vancouver reporter Alissa Thibault
has been off air since April 6, suffering burnout and early onset PTSD.
She reports, "The traumatic stories, graphic images and online abuse
finally got to me after 12 years in the news business." She says
she still has a way to go but will be back. Twitter Posting Daily Hive
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5/18/23 - CFOX-FM 99.3 Vancouver weekend announcer Casey-Jo Loos
is being bombarded with abusive, harassing, hate-filled blasts from an
anonymous troll. The messages, which began four years ago, have recently
became darker and are filled with sexually charged and degrading
content. Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun
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5/18/23 - Long-time Global BC news anchor Sophie Lui
remembers her days working with anchor/ reporter Deb Hope, who passed
away May 15th at age 67 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014.
Hope joined Global BC's forerunner BCTV in 1981.
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5/17/23 - Veteran retired business reporter Richard Dettman is back on the air weekday mornings from 7-11:30 a.m. He retired in November 2020 after starting with News1130
CKWX Vancouver back in 1996. The RTDNA Canada Regional Lifetime
Achievement Award winner is handling vacation fill-in on several of the CityNews stations across Canada. Twitter Announcement
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5/15/23 -
Retired Global BC anchor/ reporter Deborra Hope has died at age 67. She
retired in 2014, and was then diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which
eventually led to her living in a nursing home. She joined Global BC's
forerunner BCTV in 1981. Hope read the news at noon, 5 p.m., and
eventually, BCTV’s top-rated flagship 6 p.m. broadcast. Amy Judd/ Squire Barnes, Global News/ Video
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5/15/23 - Veteran CBC broadcaster Shelagh Rogers is stepping down after a 43 year long career. The final episode of CBC Radio's The Next Chapter, which she has hosted from CBC Vancouver for 15 years, will air on June 24. CBC News
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5/13/23 - Meredith Geddes goes back to JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 Vancouver Monday from 10 to 2 p.m., joining Jason Manning from 2 to 6 p.m., Drex in the mornings and Larry Hennessey with JACK Up the 80s twice daily. Twitter Announcement
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5/07/23 - The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters (BCAB), which held its 73rd Annual Conference on May 4th, continues in good hands with leadership from BCIT broadcast program graduates. In the linked photo, CHEK-TV GM/ CEO Rob Germain on the left is the immediate BCAB past President, current President and Corus Vancouver Manager of Local Sales Rob Brimacombe is in the center and Pattison Media Vancouver Island GM Rob Bye on the right is a previous past president. The current and four previous presidents of the BCAB are BCIT grads. BCAB Photo
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5/05/23 - Following the announcement by long-time CTV Morning Live Vancouver weathercaster/ host Marke Driesschen
on May 2 that he is stepping away for awhile, comes an update from CTV
that he underwent a successful heart valve replacement surgery on May 3
and is expected to make a full recovery in two to three months. CTV News
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5/05/23 - Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap has come to an end on Corus Radio with the April 30 show. Following a 16-year run on CBC Radio and its subsequent cancellation in 2021, Vinyl Tap got a second life in March 2022 when it re-launched across Corus Entertainment’s Rock and Classic Hits stations, including Rock 101 CFMI-FM 101.1 Vancouver. The program will continue as a podcast.
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5/04/23 - Veteran CBC broadcaster Eleanor Wachtel has announced she’ll be retiring from the Corporation next month, ending a 35-year career. She has hosted Writers & Company,
CBC Radio's flagship literary program, since 1990. Wachtel was a
freelancer writer and broadcaster in Vancouver during the 1970s before
moving to Toronto to work full-time with CBC. CBC News
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5/03/23 - Dave Budge, former CKVU-TV (now Citytv)
Vancouver reporter and senior producer from 1981-2000 has retired. He
leaves from Rogers Communications in Toronto, most recently as Vice
President, News & Information at Rogers Sports & Media. His retirement comes as Rogers makes changes to its radio and television management structure. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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5/03/23 -
Retired Vancouver broadcaster Dave Cash passed away in Surrey at the end
of February at age 87. He began his radio career at CKCR AM/ FM in
Kitchener/ Waterloo ON in 1953. He later hosted mornings at CJJC Langley
from 1968-74 and evenings then weekends on CKWX Vancouver from 1975-91.
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5/02/23 - Vancouver and Calgary CityNews Director Charmaine de Silva is stepping away from her position. The 2007 BCIT
Broadcast Journalism graduate and three-time National RTDNA
award-winner says she is looking forward to exploring new opportunities
and challenges. Twitter Announcement
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5/02/23 - Long-time CTV Morning Live Vancouver weathercaster/ host Marke Driesschen
has announced he is stepping away from the show for awhile. He says,
"Got a couple of things to take care of, but I’ll be back in the
summer!" Twitter Posting
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