Originally published in the Oct. 29, 2026 edition of The Weekly Briefing
Mélanie Lê Phan has left CBC-TV to join Disney+ Canada as Senior Manager, International Content. Lê Phan has been with CBC since 2013, holding the title of Executive in Charge of Current Production, Comedy for the past five years, overseeing shows like North of North and Son of a Critch. Read more here.
Leonard Dixon has joined Stingray Advertising as VP of Advertising Sales. Based in New York City, Dixon has most recently served as Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Alpha Precision Media.
Carey Walker is joining Durham Radio effective Monday, Nov. 2 as Promotions & Marketing Manager for the company’s Peterborough stations, KX105 (CKXP-FM) and PETE 99.7 (CKPT-FM), as well as Lindsay station Y91.9 (CKLY-FM). Walker spent the last 30+ years with Corus Entertainment’s Peterborough cluster in a similar capacity.
Sara Comadina has left Cogeco Media’s 98.5 (CHMP-FM) Montreal to join CBC/Radio-Canada as a research journalist with the RDI team. Comadina has most recently been contributing to Signé Lévesque, featuring Denis Lévesque. She first joined Cogeco in 2022 as Digital and Social Media Coordinator for 92.5 The Beat (CKBE-FM).
Phil Wood has joined Rawlco Radio in Saskatoon as a reporter. Wood was among those caught up in layoffs over the summer with the closure of Rogers Sports & Media’s NewsRadio 660 (CFFR-AM) Calgary.
Joshua Alderman has accepted the position of Broadcast Crew Leader at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He’s also returned to Cable 14 Hamilton where he started his career in 2022 as a Graphics Coordinator and Production Assistant.
Alexander Jones has joined CityNews Edmonton on a part-time basis as a Contract ENG shooter. Jones has held numerous behind-the-scenes roles with CTV News Calgary and Rogers Sports & Media over the last two decades, most recently as a Traffic Coordinator.
Karina Zapata has joined The Globe and Mail as a Digital Editor. Zapata announced earlier this month she was departing CBC/Radio-Canada where she’d been a Calgary-based reporter and editor for the past five years.
Noor Azrieh will host Canadaland’s media criticism podcast going forward, while Sam Konnert will be the new host steering Canadaland Politics. Their appointments follow Publisher and Editor Jesse Brown’s move to step down as host of the network’s flagship podcast. Azrieh has been a host and producer with Canadaland since 2022, while Konnert has been a reporter and host with the network since 2024.
Paul Park has announced he’ll retire from The Wire Report at the end of the year. Park, who joined the outlet in late 2021, started his journalism career with CKO Radio in Ottawa in 1977. He started covering the broadcasting and telecom sectors in 1999 with Evert Communications, and later Decima Publishing.
Ben Steiner has been named Managing Editor of Sports Page BC, the startup backed by Vancouver sports media veteran Scott Rintoul. Steiner has most recently served as an editor and reporter for Major League Soccer (MLS) in addition to freelance work for CBC and The Nation Network, among other outlets.
Lauren Kahansky has joined Reddit Canada as a Senior Client Partner. A former National Account Manager for Rogers and Star Metroland Media, Kahansky had been with TikTok for the last five years.
Jim Andersen has been appointed President of Toronto-based broadcast industry solutions provider, SDS (Specialty Data Systems). Anderson, who has been with the company for 25 years and most recently served as Chief Operating Officer, succeeds founder Dave Cole, who started the business in 1993 following a career in radio and TV advertising sales and management. Cole will continue to serve as Executive Chair, providing strategic advice and support. Read more here.
