Revolving Door

Originally published in the Aug. 15, 2024 edition of The Weekly Briefing

Ashley Greco, who announced her departure from Toronto’s CHUM 104.5 last month, has joined the morning show on Ottawa’s Pure Country 94 (CKKL-FM). Greco, who helmed middays on CHUM for the last 12 years and had served as the national midday host on Bell Media’s MOVE Radio stations, is co-hosting The Morning Pickup with Ashley & Gord, alongside Gord St. Denis. The Pure Country 94 morning show is also heard on Pure Country 99 (CKLC-FM) Kingston. In addition to her new role, Greco will continue to host Back in the Day Brunch on MOVE Radio and CHUM 104.5. Read more here.

Diane Sauvé has wrapped up a 38-year career with Radio-Canada. Based in Montreal, Sauvé had been covering sports for the network since 1988.

Nathalie Sturgeon has left Global News New Brunswick after three years. She’ll be joining independent community station CHCO-TV Charlotte County/St. Andrews. Prior to Global, Sturgeon had worked with Brunswick News in Saint John and Sussex and CBC in Fredericton.

Patrick Lagacé is helming new morning show Lagace le matin on Cogeco Media’s 98.5 FM (CHMP-FM) Montreal. He succeeds Paul Arcand, who stepped away from his popular show Puisqu’il faut se lever in June. Lagace le matin leads 98.5’s revamped schedule.

Tony Marinaro is bringing back his midday radio show, The Forum, on BPM Sports 91.9 (CKLX-FM) Montreal, 100.9 (CHXX-FM) Quebec City and 96.5 (CFTX-FM) Gatineau. The show will air from 10 a.m. – noon weekdays, starting Aug. 26. Marinaro left TSN 690 (CKGM-AM) Montreal in June 2022 after a 20-year run with the network. 

Chantal Dunn has joined SONiC 102.9 (CHDI-FM) Edmonton in middays. Dunn takes over the 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. slot from Taylor Smith, who is now part of The Garner Andrews Show in mornings. Dunn has been working as a host and in promotions with Rogers Sports & Media’s Rock stations in Alberta since 2019.

Srushti Gangdev has been named Assistant News Director at 1130 News Radio (CKWX-AM) Vancouver. Gangdev joined the station last year as an anchor and producer after stints with Global BC, the Burnaby Beacon, and CBC Vancouver.

Ben Bouguerra has joined 1130 News Radio (CKWX-AM) Vancouver as an anchor and reporter. A 2024 BCIT Broadcast and Online Journalism graduate, Bouguerra previously interned with the station.

Wendy Gray is being heard on the morning news on 98 FM CKHD Assiniboia, SK. Gray, who left her position at Vista Radio in January, where she served as Director of News and Regional Cluster Manager for Ontario South, is also continuing her work as a fundraising lead with L’Arche Stratford.

Damian Smith has joined the CFTK-TV Terrace news department. A 2024 graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University, Smith joins the team as a reporter and back-up anchor and will assist with radio news in the mornings. He’s previously had bylines with The Hockey News, among other outlets.

Patty Hutton has retired as Director of Finance, Administration and Human Resources at CPAC after 24 years. Prior to joining CPAC In 2001, Hutton worked with APTN as Director of Finance.

Ricardo Gomez-Insausti, Numeris’ VP of Research for the last 18 years, is retiring. With the departure of VP of Operations Derek Matisz earlier in the summer, Derrick Gray has been named to the newly-created role of Chief Research & Operations Officer. Gray was most recently with BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) India where he held the position of Chief of Measurement Science and Business Analytics. Prior to joining BARC, he was with Numeris for 15 years, leaving as Senior Director, Audience Measurement Science.

Ivan Pehar has joined Roku as its new Ad Sales Director, Canada. Most recently, Pehar served as Head of Canada Ad Sales at Spotify, where he helped develop its go-to-market strategy for Canadian brands. Prior to Spotify, he spearheaded Twitter’s Canadian office as Head of Revenue and Agency Partnerships. In his new role, he’ll be responsible for Roku ad revenue and strategy in Canada, with a focus on fostering collaboration and relationships with agencies. 

Jean-François Lescadres has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Videotron and Freedom Mobile, while Jean B. Péladeau becomes Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Lescadres has been with Quebecor since 2003, adding to his duties as head of finance for Videotron and Freedom. He’ll also be responsible for the Retail Network. Péladeau, who has been VP of Operational Convergence since 2021, will helm marketing of all Videotron, Videotron Business, Fizz and Freedom products. His new duties will be in addition to his current responsibilities for Freedom Mobile’s digital marketing, digital customer experience and branding teams.