Corey Ash-Elliott, 79, on June 5, following a battle with cancer. Born in Edam, SK and raised in Olds, AB, Ash-Elliott moved to Calgary to attend post-secondary which led to a career in broadcasting. Best known for heading the CFRN (later CTV) sports department in Edmonton, among his career highlights was covering the Edmonton Oilers during their legendary Stanley Cup runs in the 1980s. He retired in 1999 after 27 years with the station. In retirement, Ash-Elliott hosted The View from My Couch sports podcast in 2022-23.
Larry Delaney, 83, on June 4. Delaney was the co-founder and publisher of Country Music News, which was launched from his Ottawa home in 1980 and published 332 issues. His championing of homegrown talent and contributions to the industry were officially recognized in 1996 when he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and became the first recipient of the Canadian Country Music Association’s Stan Klees Hall of Honour Builder Award. He was also honoured 11 times as the CCMA’s Country Music Person of the Year. Alongside his wife, Joanne, the Delaneys were inducted into the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
