Originally published in the March 26, 2026 edition of The Weekly Briefing
Joe Siddall will succeed the retiring Buck Martinez as Toronto Blue Jays TV analyst, alongside Caleb Joseph, with Dan Shulman delivering the call. Jamie Campbell will lead Blue Jays Central, joined by analysts Joseph and Madison Shipman for pre-, mid-, and post-game coverage. Reporters Hazel Mae and Arden Zwelling will bring the latest updates from the clubhouse and dugout, while insiders Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith will deliver breaking news and insights from across the league. Across Sportsnet 590 The FAN (CJCL-AM) and the Sportsnet Radio Network, Ben Shulman has the call, alongside analyst Chris Leroux. Read more here.
Annette Hamm will retire from CHCH-TV’s Morning Live after 21 years and 40 with the station in June. Hamm joined CHCH News in 1986 as a writer while still in the Broadcast Journalism program at Mohawk College. After covering crime for many years, she started hosting The Morning Market in the 1990s, eventually joining Morning Live in 2005.
Duncan Elias has stepped into the role of Supervising Producer at CityNews Calgary. Elias had been a producer with the station since 2022. Prior to that, he was a producer with Corus Radio and CBC Radio in Vancouver.
Morgan Modjeski has left CityNews Winnipeg to join the Winnipeg Free Press on the evening desk. Modjeski had been a reporter with the station since 2021 and prior to that was a journalist with The Star Phoenix in Saskatoon for a decade.
Michael King is leaving Global Calgary to join CBC Calgary as an Assignment Editor. King had been a digital journalist with Global for the last eight years.
Jeremy Slattery has joined Stingray Radio as National Music Director. Slattery was most recently PD at Acadia Broadcasting’s Surge 105 (CKHY-FM) and Hot Country 103.5 (CKHZ-FM) Halifax. Prior to that, he spent a decade with Rogers Sports & Media as National Music Director, CHR and served as Assistant Content Director at Toronto’s KiSS 92.5 (CKIS-FM).
Spencer Pomeroy is taking over the morning show on 91.5 Summit FM (CKXR-FM) Salmon Arm. Pomeroy moves up from afternoon drive, starting March 30. With Vista Radio since last September, Pomeroy has been on-air and serving as promotions coordinator, working across 105.7 The Ranch (CICF-FM) Vernon and the Summit Radio-branded stations in Salmon Arm, Golden, and Revelstoke.
Pierre-Oliver Barbier is among two new promotions at Go Button Media. Barbier, who joined the boutique prodco in 2022, has been promoted to Senior Director of Business Affairs & Strategy. He’ll lead strategic initiatives across production and operations, oversee legal and tax credit policies for productions and take a leadership role in the further integration of emerging technologies, such as AI. Ella Gershon, who joined Go Button in 2023, has also been promoted to Vice President of Accounting.
Susan Larkin has been appointed RCS Worldwide’s President & CEO, overseeing the RCS brand of radio programming software, in addition to the Media Monitors, Mediabase and Florical Systems product lines. Larkin most recently served as Chief Operating Officer for Audacy, and prior to that was a Regional VP at Cox Media Group. She succeeds Philippe Generali, who announced his retirement in January.
