All things Broadcasting from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.
Tag: Broadcasting
The Weekly Briefing
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Dave Wheeler, the former 92 CITI FM Winnipeg morning man fired by Rogers in July after controversial on-air comments about transgender people, is suing...
Broadcasting and Telecommunications review kicks off public consultations
The panel reviewing the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Acts has officially kicked off its public consultations with a call for comments from stakeholders and interested...
Former ZoomerMedia, Rogers exec George Grant dies
Former ZoomerMedia and Rogers executive George Grant has died at age 76.
Grant passed away Monday, Sept. 17 at Toronto General Hospital as a result...
The Weekly Briefing
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102.1 the Edge (CFNY-FM) has revealed that brother-sister duo Ruby and Alex Carr will become the permanent hosts of the station’s morning show,...
The Weekly Briefing
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Humble & Fred returned to the terrestrial morning show airwaves on Monday. For the past eight years, the infamous Toronto morning show duo have...
The Weekly Briefing
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Carlo Colaiacovo, former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman, is now joining Michael Landsberg weekdays on TSN 1050 (CHUM-AM) Toronto for First Up with Landsberg...
The Weekly Briefing
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The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards were handed out last weekend. Amanda Kingsland of Country 101.1 (CKBY-FM) Ottawa took home Music Director of...
Lise Payette, Quebec media personality and former cabinet minister, dead at...
Lise Payette, Quebec radio and television personality, provincial cabinet minister and feminist trailblazer died peacefully at her home Wednesday evening. She was 87.
Born in Verdun,...
The Weekly Briefing
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Netflix has hired Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs for the Canada Media Fund (CMF), as its first Canadian employee. Cardin...
The Weekly Briefing
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Sauga 960 AM (CKNT-AM) Mississauga launched Sept. 4, nearly seven years after getting approval from the CRTC. Owner Elliott Kerr who also owns local...
