Tag: Broadcast Dialogue

All things Broadcast Dialogue from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Sylvie Bissonnette, the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s (CAB) Vice-President, Finance & Administration and CFO, is set to retire in November. Bissonnette has been...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Scott Metcalfe, Rogers’ National Format Director of News and the longtime news director at Toronto’s 680 News (CFTR-AM), has announced he’ll retire early...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Corus Entertainment initiated restructuring last week with layoffs hitting the Global News network digital desk hard as part of a move away from...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Crossroads Christian Communications, the parent company of independent religious station, YES TV, has named Reverend Kevin Shepherd as its news CEO, effective Sept....

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REVOLVING DOOR: Nirmala Naidoo, former CBC and Global Calgary anchor, and New Brunswick lawyer Ellen C. Desmond have been named to the two vacant commissioner...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Shawn Parr, radio’s “Ambassador of Country...

Launching a national radio show during a pandemic: Shawn Parr’s Across the Country debuted on June 1, 2020 and immediately found a home on...

Former CAB president Michael McCabe passes away at age 82

Submitted by Howard Christensen, Publisher Emeritus, Broadcast Dialogue Michael McCabe, a powerful voice for the industry during his tenure as president and CEO of Canadian...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Harvard Broadcasting has eliminated its General Manager positions across the chain as it looks to minimize the revenue impacts of COVID-19. The layoffs...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Jessica Mulroney series I Do, Redo has been dropped by CTV following an online spat between the host and Black social media influencer...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Julie Van Dusen has retired from CBC Ottawa after 37 years with the public broadcaster and three decades on Parliament Hill. She first...