Originally published in the Oct. 23, 2025 edition of The Weekly Briefing
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“Tarzan Dan” Freeman is set to return to his BOUNCE Radio network midday show on Thursday, Oct. 23 after being cleared by his doctors and pronounced in full remission. Following a cancer diagnosis last fall, Freeman successfully underwent a stem cell operation in June.
Ray Grover is hanging up his headphones after 46 years in radio. Grover has been hosting the MOVE Radio (CHQM-FM) afternoon drive show in Vancouver since 2009, following stops at CKXL and CKRY Calgary, CHSU-FM Kelowna, and CHBE-FM Victoria. He’s also been the voice behind numerous TV and radio commercials, including serving as the daily show announcer on The Marilyn Denis Show.
Simone Grewal has departed Stingray Radio, where she’s been Program Director and the afternoon host on 104.3 The Breeze (CHLG-FM) Vancouver and 96.3 The Breeze (CKRA-FM) Edmonton. Grewal has yet to announce her next destination. She had been with the station group since 2010, through Stingray’s acquisition of Newcap, holding roles including hosting afternoons on CISL 650, and middays on Z95.3 (CKZZ-FM).
Ciara Yaschuk is no longer with Global Edmonton where she’s been a weather forecaster and reporter for the last seven years, following changes at the station. Yaschuk joined Global Edmonton in 2018 as an anchor on the morning show.
Sarah Schmidt has been promoted at Rogers Communications to Vice-President, Communications. Schmidt has been with Rogers off and on since 2017, most recently as Head of External Communications.
Anthem Entertainment has rolled out a new organizational structure, highlighted by expanded roles for Julie Johnston, Senior Vice-President, Marketing & Content Distribution, and Sharon Stevens, VP of Programming. Johnston will now lead Marketing for both Game TV and Hollywood Suite and Content Distribution in Canada for Game TV, Hollywood Suite, GameTV+, Fight Network, AXS-TV, and Anthem FAST Channels, GameTVGO and Fight Network IMPACT/TNA, as well as Hollywood Suite in-house production unit, Sruki Films. Stevens will shape the content strategy for Hollywood Suite and now Game TV, supporting Maria Donatelli, Sr. Director of Programming, GTV; Suzanne Marshall, Sr. Manager of Programming, HS; and Eileen Gaudet, Manager of VOD & Traffic, HS.
Josée Bidal Thibault will become the new Commissioner and CEO of the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS), effective Jan. 1. She’ll succeed Howard Maker, who is set to leave the organization on Dec. 31. Bidal Thibault has been with CCTS for the last 17 years, serving as Assistant Commissioner for the last 12. Prior to that, she was Manager, Regulatory Affairs at Bell.
