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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.
X Announcement
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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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