Originally published in the Sept. 11, 2025 edition of The Weekly Briefing
Melissa Williams has been named the new Chair of the Board of Directors at Numeris and Nlogic. Williams, who has served on the board for the last six years, is Senior Director, Media at CIBC, leading media strategy, planning and channel investments within CIBC Marketing, focused on measuring media performance and evolving media investment strategy. She succeeds Perry Macdonald, who departed Bell Media earlier this year and his position as Vice-President, Advertising Sales and Partnerships. Read more here.
Anushka Kurian has announced her departure from Rogers Communications where she’s been Senior Manager, Government Relations since early 2024. Kurian is now serving as Senior Policy Advisor to the Federal Min. of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Evan Solomon.
Marc Carnes, who has served as Chief Executive Officer of CKUA Edmonton since 2017, is leaving the not-for-profit station. During a transition period, CKUA’s Chief Operating Officer, Adam Mitchell, will serve as acting CEO and continue to lead the organization.
Tara McCarthy is taking on the new role of host of CBC Radio’s Edmonton AM. McCarthy is no stranger to filling in as host during her six-and-a-half years as a traffic, weather and community reporter for the morning show. She joined the CBC Edmonton newsroom and Edmonton AM team at the start of 2019 after backfilling as a host the previous summer. McCarthy previously spent a decade working at CBC Yukon in Whitehorse as a casual reporter, producer and host and served as Managing Editor for North of Ordinary Media, where she produced several magazines. She got her start as a reporter with Northern Native Broadcasting in Yukon.
Alex Hindmarch is set to take on Music Director duties at Stingray’s boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) Toronto, succeeding Wayne Webster, who is retiring this month after nearly five decades in radio. Hindmarch, who additionally assumes the title of Brand & Content Lead for Classic Hits Stingray, will also continue hosting the morning show and serving as Program Director at Sudbury’s Rewind 103.9 (CHNO-FM), where he’s been since 2018. Read more here.
Emma Foose is the new morning show co-host, alongside Dub Craig, at Moose FM (CKFU-FM) Fort St. John, BC, in addition to taking on the role of Radio Social Media Manager. The NAIT graduate spent the summer as the Moose FM Summer Cruiser host. She steps in for Catarina Martins Pacheco Costa, who is now co-hosting mornings on Acadia Broadcasting’s 91.9 The Bend (CKNI-FM) Moncton.
Jett “Black” Schwaier has joined the newsroom at Pattison Media Medicine Hat as a reporter, contributing to Wild 94.5 (CHAT-FM), MY96 (CFMY-FM), in addition to Real Country 104.9 (CHFI-FM) Hinton. Schwaier is a recent graduate of the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatoon.
Veronica Low has joined JAZZ.FM91 (CJRT-FM) Toronto as Business Development Executive. Low has been working in radio sales since the mid-1990s, including stints as Director, Business Development at Astral Media and Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS) Quebec. She also served as General Sales Manager for Evanov’s stations in Toronto, Barrie and South Georgian Bay.
Stacey Commer, who was caught up in May layoffs with Stingray’s closure of CKSA-TV and CITL-TV in Lloydminster, has joined Project Five as a public speaking instructor. Commer, who had been the Director of News and Television Operations for the stations for the last 13 years and prior to that, News Director for Newcap Television, remains based out of Lloydminster and will also offer programs for students and corporate employees in all of Saskatchewan. Project Five was founded by former CTV Edmonton journalist Carmen Leibel.
