Originally published in the June 4, 2026 edition of The Weekly Briefing

Joe Gabor has been named President at Vista Radio, succeeding Bryan Edwards, who had held the role since the fall of 2019. Gabor is promoted from the position of Vice-President, Business Development. He has been with Vista since 2019, initially joining the company as Director, Western Operations. His background includes three years as Senior Manager, Product Development – CBC Sports & Olympics, a six-year stint with the NHL Network as Managing Director – Canada, and a number of turns with Bell Media, including serving as Chief of Staff to former president Kevin Crull. Read more here.

Nat Hunter and Josie Dye will helm the morning show on Toronto’s CHUM 104.5, starting July 6. The duo succeed longtime morning host Marilyn Denis, who announced earlier this year she was stepping away from the station after four decades. Her final broadcast is set for June 26. The new show sees Dye move up from afternoons on the station, where she’s been hosting drive alongside Jamar McNeil since 2024. She’ll be joined by Hunter, who recently announced her departure from Vancouver morning radio staple, The Nat & Drew Show, after 22 years, which airs on Bell Media’s MOVE 103.5 (CHQM-FM). Read more here.

Laura Lynch has announced her retirement from CBC. Lynch accepted her first job with the public broadcaster in Prince Rupert, but after less than a year resigned to go to law school, continuing to work for the CBC in Vancouver and Victoria. After being called to the bar in B.C., she moved to Ottawa, working first in the local CBC newsroom, then graduating to the Parliamentary bureau. She eventually made her way back to the west coast as a National Reporter. From there, she began a 13-year run as a foreign correspondent covering the U.S., Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, among other assignments. She wraps up her time with CBC in Vancouver, where in 2020 she co-developed and launched the program and podcast What On Earth. Her final episodes of What on Earth will air on CBC Radio on June 29 and July 1.

Azeb Wolde-Giorghis is the new anchor of Radio-Canada late night newscast, Le Téléjournal, starting Aug. 17. She succeeds Celine Galipeau, who as previously reported, is moving on from the anchor chair after 18 years to helm a new newsmagazine set to debut this fall. 

Simone Gavros has been named the new co-anchor of CHCH-TV’s Morning Live. She will officially step into her new role on Monday, June 22, following the previously-announced retirement of longtime co-anchor Annette Hamm on June 19. Gavros has been with CHCH for the last three years, two as Morning Live’s dedicated reporter.

Terri Gale (Apostle) has announced her departure from CTV Your Morning Winnipeg. Gale told viewers this week that she’s stepping away from her television career after joining the morning show as weather anchor at launch in 2011. She became a certified hypnotherapist last year.

Sean Amato has announced he’s left CityNews Edmonton where he’d been an Alberta Politics Reporter since 2024. Prior to that, he spent 14 years with CTV Edmonton.

Ace & Marlon in the Morning has been cancelled on Toronto’s Flow 98.7 (CKFG-FM). Host Alicia “Ace” West and comedian Marlon Palmer had been paired together in the time slot since January 2024.

Jonathan Trudeau has announced his departure from FM93 (CJMF-FM)( Quebec City and 98.5FM (CHMP-FM) Montreal. Trudeau exits Cogeco Media after six years as a host to join strategic communications and PR firm Tact as Vice-President.

Dylan Black has joined Torres Media as the host of the morning show on The New Mix 98.5 (CITM-FM) Ottawa. The new show will air from 6 a.m. to noon weekdays. Black is best known for hosting afternoons on Ottawa’s boom 99.7 (CJOT-FM) for more than a decade, before getting caught up in layoffs at Corus Radio last June.

“Matty B” McIntyre has stepped away from his role as Content Director and afternoon host at OCEAN 98.5 (CIOC-FM) Victoria after nearly 10 years with Rogers Sports & Media and over 20 in radio. Prior to moving to Victoria in 2022, McInytre served as Content Director for KiSS 107.7 (CFRV-FM) Lethbridge and 106.5 Mountain FM (CHMN-FM) Canmore. He’s also been on-air at KiSS (CKKS-FM), Z95.3 (CKZZ-FM) and Virgin Radio (CFBT-FM) Vancouver, among other stations.

David Shortall has wrapped up a 34-year sales career with Rogers Sports & Media. Shortall started his career in St. John’s selling the Real Estate Channel and later TV Guide Channel for Cable Atlantic. He’d been with Rogers since 1992 as a St. John’s based Account Manager for the Atlantic Region.

Shawn Mullin is the new southwest Saskatchewan reporter for CBC, based in Swift Current. Mullin joins from Golden West Broadcasting where he’d been a reporter for the past two years.

Denis Holton has wrapped up his time with 730 CKNW Vancouver. Holton had been a producer with the station since the fall of 2024.

Alwin Jose has joined Corus Entertainment in Toronto as a Broadcast Technologist. He arrives from Evertz, where he’d worked as a Broadcast and Network Engineer since 2022.

Austin Di Pietro has joined Windsor community station CJAM 99.1 FM as Music Director. Di Pietro arrives from the Windsor International Film Festival where he had been Director of Operations and Special Events since 2022.

Max Collins is departing Canadaland to pursue a number of side projects. Collins has served as Director of Audio & Creative Production since 2024 and prior to that worked with both Kelly&Kelly and Vocal Fry Studios as an editor and producer.

Michael Wright is wrapping up 16 years at Humber Polytechnic and a 46-year career in television broadcasting. Starting at CKCO-TV in 1979, he worked in Toronto at HUCHM Productions, TSN and TVO, followed by 30 years of freelance technical production with companies including WhistleStop Productions, Double Black Diamond Productions, NBC Sports, Tokyo Broadcasting and VANOC. He officially retires June 26.

Steve Young has taken on the role of Coordinator of Journalism – Multimedia at Fanshawe College’s School of Arts and Language. The former CTV London news director began teaching in the faculty in January.

Bryan Segal has been appointed Head of Growth Strategy at Numeris, as the audience measurement organization continues to advance its “All-Media” vision to deliver unified, cross-platform audience insights across all audio, video, digital, and linear platforms. Based in Toronto and reporting to Chief Growth Officer Sue Haas, Segal had previously been with Comscore since 2017, working his way up from Research Analyst to Senior Vice President, Commercial – North America. Read more here.

Raj Shoan has accepted a one-year term as Executive Director of Friends of Canadian Media. Shoan, a former CRTC commissioner, took up the role on an interim basis in January, following the departure of Marla Boltman from the not-for-profit media advocacy group.

Laura Lightbown has been named Interim CEO at Creative BC. Lightbown will work closely with outgoing CEO Prem Gill, who is leaving the agency on June 26, but will continue to serve as a strategic advisor. Lightbown has most recently served as President of Vancouver’s Terra Films, in addition to leadership roles with Sparrow Media and Haddock Entertainment.

JC Mills,  President and Head of Content at Cineflix Productions, is leaving the company after six years. He will continue to executive produce Cineflix’s slate of shows for The History Channel when he departs the company in late August. Piers Vellacott, Chief Commercial Officer, Content, will oversee the Cineflix’s U.S. development and production slates. 

Kacim Steets Azouz is joining Montreal-based Bunbury Films as Managing Partner. Founded by Frederic Bohbot, the pair first worked together in 2016 on CBC documentary I Think You’ve Been Looking For Me and have been developing and producing together ever since. What We Inherit, directed by Steets Azouz and co-produced by both, world premiered at DOC NYC and is currently on the U.S. festival circuit.