Revolving Door

Originally published in the June 1, 2023 edition of The Weekly Briefing

Adam Wylde and Jax Irwin have announced that their morning show on 99.9 Virgin Radio (CKFM-FM) Toronto is coming to an end, with Friday, June 2 the duo’s last day on-air. Wylde has been juggling the morning show with SPDN, the sports podcast network he runs, which produces The Steve Dangle Podcast, among other shows, which Wylde also contributes to as a co-host. Irwin is set to be married in June and plans to do some travelling. The duo confirmed producer Leah Abrahams will be part of the station’s yet-to-be announced new morning show. Read more here.

Casey-Jo Loos will be joining Kolter Bouchard in afternoon drive on Toronto’s 102.1 the Edge (CFNY-FM). Loos, who arrives from Corus Radio’s CFOX Vancouver, where she’s hosted the weekend show since 2021, steps into the co-host position vacated by Meredith Geddes in April when she left to join 96.9 JACK FM (CJAX-FM) Vancouver. She and Bouchard had been paired together in afternoons since late 2018. Prior to joining CFOX, Loos was heard on Pattison Media’s 102.7 The Peak in various dayparts from 2013-19. Read more here.

Emilie Carbone has been named Directrice Générale, Local Sales, for Montreal and Toronto at Cogeco Media. Carbone arrives from Bell Media where she was most recently, Senior Manager, National Sales. She previously worked with Cogeco from 2012-16 as a National Account Manager.

Michael Woods is leaving CTV Ottawa to join the CBC News Parliamentary Bureau as Digital Senior Producer. Woods has been with CTV Ottawa for the last seven years serving as Assignment Editor and Senior Digital Lead.

Renée Rodgers has announced her departure from CTV Winnipeg after seven years, saying in a post to social media it’s time to move closer to family. Rodgers, who has anchored the 5 and 11 p.m. newcasts since 2019, hails from Ontario. She worked with Global Peterborough as a videojournalist and anchor, prior to joining CTV Winnipeg in 2016.

Dawn Chubai has announced she’s parted ways with Rogers Sports & Media after 19 years. Chubai has been working with TSC (formerly The Shopping Channel) for the last seven years and recently wrapped up a fill-in co-host stint on Breakfast Television Toronto. Prior to that, she was a co-host on Breakfast Television in Vancouver for more than a decade.  

Lauren Fink will be filling in as host of CBC Edmonton News at 11 until the end of September. Fink has been working with the Edmonton newsroom since late 2020.

Sarah Ashley-Hewitson has left her position as Director – Development & Distribution at Serendipity Media to join Kidoodle TV as Content Accounts + Brand Lead. Prior to her role with Serendipity, Ashley-Hewitson was at Harvard Media for seven years, as Director, Interactive, overseeing station websites, apps, streaming, podcasting, texting, and the smart speaker experience for Harvard radio stations. 

Mitch Geddes has left Bell Media to join Neshama Entertainment in the newly-created role of Senior Director of Development and Current Productions. Geddes had been with Bell Media for the last six years, most recently as Production Executive, Original Programming, Drama and Feature Film.

Emma Miller and Carrie Gillogly, co-heads of AMC’s scripted team, have both joined Netflix in positions overseeing series for the U.S and Canada. Miller, who was AMC Networks’ SVP of Development, is now Director of Overall Deals, Series, for Netflix, for the U.S. and Canada, while Gillogly, formerly SVP of Programming at AMC Networks, is the new Director of Drama Series for the U.S. and Canada. They had been with AMC, 11 and nine years, respectively. 

Liz Cowie is joining the National Film Board’s Quebec & Atlantic Studio as Producer. Born and raised in Halifax, Cowie previously worked with VICE Media for over 15 years, collaborating closely with founders Suroosh Alvi and Shane Smith, along with director Spike Jonze and director of photography Lance Bangs (Jackass, Portlandia), overseeing production on various television and digital documentary series, music videos, ad campaigns, and feature-length projects. She also helped produce segments for VICE on HBO and nightly HBO series VICE News Tonight. She was most recently Senior Manager of Development & Alternative Programming, producing the Emmy-nominated Fringe Nation with fellow Canadian Ben Makuch, among other series.

Winnie Luk has been named the inaugural Executive Director of the Disability Screen Office (DSO). A disability advocate and LGBTQ+ activist with experience in the non-profit, film, and public sector, Luk was formerly Director of Operations and Events at the Inside Out Film Festival and more recently served as Managing Director of Rainbow Railroad, a charity supporting LGBTQ+ individuals seeking safe haven from around the globe. Andrew Morris, former Manager, Independent Production, AMI-tv, has been serving as interim executive director for the past year. Read more here.

Bill Killorn will take over as Interim Executive Director of Journalists for Human Rights (CJR) for one-year, starting this August, while current ED Rachel Pulfer pursues the Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. Killorn has been with JHR since 2020 and as Deputy Director has provided leadership to JHR’s South Sudan program, among other projects. Prior to joining JHR, he served as Executive Director of Issues Management & Legislative Affairs to the Premier of Ontario and as a Senior Manager of Issues Management & Media Relations for Rogers Communications.