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Recent News Archives 2023
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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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