All things Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.
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The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Raj Shoan is claiming victory after winning a legal round fighting his dismissal from the CRTC 10 months ago. Whether the decision returns...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
AM800 CKLW Windsor was broadcasting on its sister station AM 580 (CKWW-AM) for about 13 hours on May 1 after a transmitter fire. There’s...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Jasmin Doobay is moving from morning show co-host to PD at Power 104 Kelowna. Doobay had been part of the Bob & Jazz...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
The CRTC has approved SiriusXM Canada’s go-private transaction, valued at $479 million. In doing so, the commission is directing SiriusXM Canada to allocate nearly $29...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Joe Natale joined Rogers Communications as president and CEO on Apr. 19 after a confidential agreement was reached with TELUS Corporation to secure...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
The 52nd annual Crystals Radio Awards, the Canadian advertising community’s night to celebrate success, honour creativity and network with the
industry’s brightest minds, took...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
David Akin has joined Global News as chief political correspondent. Akin was mostly recently senior political reporter at the National Post. Global’s Ottawa...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
Disgraced CBC q host Jian Ghomeshi reemerged Monday with a podcast called The Ideation Project, described as "a creative adventure with the aim of...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Barbara Motzney, the CRTC’s first chief consumer officer, is leaving for a new post with the federal government. Motzney has been appointed assistant...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
Radio Humber has inducted alumni Adam Wylde, Amber Payie, Brad Barker, Maurie Sherman, Mora Austin, and Ryan Doyle into the Radio Humber Hall of...