Richard Zussman has joined Global BC as an online reporter covering the BC Legislature, based in Victoria. Zussman was fired from CBC Vancouver in December for reportedly not following protocol when he went forward with a book on the fall of the Christy Clark government. At last word, his case was still before an arbitrator.
Neetu Garcha is joining Global BC full-time as a reporter and backfill anchor, based in Vancouver. Garcha has worked with Global News as a VJ in both Kelowna and Victoria, in addition to reporting and anchoring on News Talk 980 CKNW Vancouver.
Mellany Masterson has rejoined Nelvana as VP Sales, Consumer Products and International. She was most recently director, Business Development for Canadian toy company Imports Dragon. Lily Yan becomes head of Brands, while Madeline Ferguson is promoted to Senior International Sales Manager. Jessica Brinder steps up into the new role of Senior Content Distribution Manager, Domestic and Digital, managing sales of Nelvana content into the on-demand space.
Boat Rocker Media has made management changes within Radical Sheep, Boat Rocker Studio’s kids’ entertainment division, and Crooked Horse, the studio’s factual production house. Shaleen Sangha has been promoted from senior director to vice-president of Radical Sheep. She replaces Michelle Melanson who is leaving to pursue other opportunities. David Lerech has been promoted from VP to senior VP of Crooked Horse and will continue to oversee all day-to-day activities, including development and production.
Mark Doiron is returning to radio after leaving Evanov Halifax last February to take a job with Service Canada. Doiron is the new co-producer/op for Radio-Canada morning show Le Reveil Nouvelle-Ecosse & Terre-Neuve, broadcasting to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. He’ll be based in Halifax.
Mike Cranston has ended a five-and-half decade career in radio. Cranston had his sights set on studying dentistry at the University of Toronto, when his father Bill Cranston, then GM of CKOC-AM Hamilton, gave him a summer job as a gopher. Cranston, 17, got the broadcasting bug and never looked back. From there he made stops over the years as a morning show host, anchor, program director and news director at CKMP-AM Midland, CKSO-FM/TV Sudbury, CHUM-AM Toronto, CKPG-TV Prince George, CFRN-AM/TV Edmonton, SUN-FM Halifax, and CHNS/CHFX-FM Halifax, where he’s worked off and on since 1979, much of that time as news director of the Maritime News Network.
Al Tompson is taking on the newly-created position of director of FM Programming for Newcap Calgary and Edmonton. Tompson will continue to oversee XL103 (CFXL-FM) and 90.3 AMP Radio (CKMP-FM) Calgary, adding 96.3 Capital-FM (CKRA-FM) and K-97 (CIRK-FM) Edmonton to his portfolio. Effective Feb. 1, Jeff Murray will take on the job of PD for K-97 and APD for 96.3 Capital-FM. Murray currently oversees Zed 98.9 (CIZZ-FM) Red Deer and the boom network across rural Alberta. He will be relocating to Edmonton.
Alfredo C. Tan is joining WestJet as chief digital and innovation officer. Tan is a former Facebook and Instagram executive in Canada. He went on to work with the leadership team in Asia-Pacific in 2016 to help launch Facebook and Instagram in the Philippines.
