Tag: Radio

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

Lauren Hunter named Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year

Lauren Hunter, afternoon drive host on SONiC 102.9 FM (CHDI-FM) Edmonton, is the winner of the 2021 Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year Award. The...

David Bray breaks down the latest PPM Radio Ratings

David Bray is President of Bray & Partners Communications. Feel free to forward questions and inquiries: Phone: (416)431-5792  E-mail: davidbray@brayandpartners.com  Web sites: brayandpartners.com, davidbray.ca   COVID-19 has substantially...

Assessing the State of Radio and Audience Measurement

David Bray is President of Bray & Partners Communications. Feel free to forward questions and inquiries: Phone:  (416)431-5792  E-mail: davidbray@brayandpartners.com  Web sites: brayandpartners.com, davidbray.ca   With 2020 we...

Bob McCown to debut new radio show on Sauga 960 AM

Bob McCown is returning to radio with The Bob McCown Show to debut on Sauga 960 AM (CKNT-AM) Monday night. McCown has been hosting a...

Robyn Adair announces retirement from Calgary’s Country 105

Robyn Adair has announced she's retiring from Country 105 (CKRY-FM) Calgary after 32 years with the station. Adair has been a co-host on Country 105’s...

Sign Offs

Brian Fraser, 26, on Feb. 25 after a two-year battle with leukemia. Originally from Brockville, ON, Fraser joined Ottawa’s 580 CFRA as a technical...

Radio & Podcast News – MBC to sell four stations and...

My Broadcasting  Corporation (MBC) has announced its intention to sell four stations and purchase Lake 88.1 (CHLK-FM) Perth, ON from Perth FM Radio Inc....

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Jeff & Laura with Backstage Ben, the morning show team at Virgin Radio London (CIQM-FM), are now also being heard in the morning...

Jim Richards helms new national iHeartRadio overnight show

Former Newstalk 1010 (CFRB-AM) afternoon host Jim Richards is now helming a new national late night talk show across Bell Media's iHeartRadio news/talk network. Making...

580 CFRA producer Brian Fraser loses battle with leukemia

Brian Fraser, a technical producer at Ottawa's 580 CFRA, has died after a two-year battle with leukemia. He was just 26. So we wished Brian...