Revolving Door

George Lagogianes

George Lagogianes, co-host of CP24 BREAKFAST, has announced his retirement. Lagogianes, whose 36-year broadcast career has included stops at MuchMusic, Citytv, and CBC, will sign off from CP24 on Dec. 29. Originally from Owen Sound, Lagogianes got his start in the business as a personal assistant with CTV Sports during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. He went on to co-host Electric Circus and report and VJ for MuchMusic, before joining Bravo where he anchored Bravo News and hosted series like Arts & Minds. Lagogianes joined CityTV Toronto in 1996 as a camera operator and live-eye videographer. He went on to work briefly as a field producer and videographer with CBC before returning to Citytv as an anchor and entertainment reporter. He joined CP24 in 2007. Read more here.

 

David Phillips

David Phillips has officially announced his departure as President and COO of NLogic Canada. Phillips had been in his current role the last nine years and with NLogic for more than 16. Prior that, he worked as an Account Executive for BBM Canada, among other roles. Phillips hasn’t revealed where he’s headed next.

Duncan Clark

Duncan Clark has been appointed to the role of Chief Content Officer at Postmedia Network, starting Jan. 16. Clark will be responsible for Postmedia editorial operations and newsrooms across the country along with leading the company’s digital subscription strategy. He began his career as an intern at the Calgary Herald, later working at the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, The Daily News in Kamloops, and The Province in Vancouver. He joined National Post in 2006 as senior online editor, holding successive posts as Director, Innovation and Business Development, Director, Product Development and Vice President, Digital Media. Clark returns to Postmedia after spending the past eight years at St. Joseph Communications, where he was most recently Senior Vice President, Product Innovation for SJC Media.

 

Megan King

Megan King has left Global Kingston to join Global News’ Halifax bureau. King, who graduated from Western University in 2020 with her Master of Media in Journalism & Communication, had been working full-time as a video journalist for the last year and a half.

Alex Fuster

Alexandra Fuster has joined 980 CKNW Vancouver as a weekend reporter and anchor. Currently pursuing her Master of Journalism at UBC, Fuster previously worked part-time on CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup.

Liz Hames

Liz Hames has joined branded podcast studio, JAR Audio, as Director of Podcast Marketing. Hames arrives from Pacific Content where over the past three years she’d held roles from showrunner to Audience Development Specialist. Prior to joining Pacific Content, she worked as a producer with CBC in both Edmonton and Victoria. 

Tori Weldon

Tori Weldon has joined JAR Audio as a Senior Producer. Based in Sackville, NB, Weldon had most recently been working as a host and producer with Pacific Content for the past year. She previously was a journalist and producer with CBC New Brunswick for 14 years. 

Mark Harahan

Mark Harahan has joined SDVI as Vice President of Sales for North America, while current Sales VP Simon Adler has been promoted to Senior VP of Sales for North America. In these new roles, Adler and Harahan will lead company engagement with customers in the U.S. and Canada. Harahan has more than 25 years of experience selling into the media and entertainment industry, holding strategic sales roles with Grass Valley, Miranda Technologies, and Sony Electronics. Adler has been with SDVI since 2017, single handedly leading customer engagement and sales activity in North America. 

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