Tag: Sign Offs

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

Sign Offs

Leo Brown (aka Gregg Lee), 68, suddenly on July 16 while on vacation in Halifax. Under his given name, Brown began his radio career...

Sign Offs

Peter Varley, 64, on July 7. Varley worked in radio, with stops at CKCK Regina and CKO Radio in Toronto where he hosted a...

CBC veteran Rick Cluff has passed away

Longtime CBC Sports commentator and CBC Vancouver morning show host Rick Cluff has passed away. He was 74. Cluff followed his father Harold into broadcasting...

Sign Offs

Donald Sutherland, 88, on June 20. Before his foray onto stage and screen, Sutherland was an aspiring broadcaster, landing a job at CKBW Bridgewater, NS...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Ian Lurie has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Stingray Group, in addition to retaining his current role as Executive Chairman...

Sign Offs

Érik Canuel, 63, on June 15, of secondary plasma cell leukemia. The son of actors Yvan Canuel and Lucile Papineau, Canuel began his career...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Corus Entertainment has announced the retirement of President and CEO Doug Murphy, with executives Troy Reeb and John Gossling succeeding him as Co-Chief...

Sign Offs

Dylan Willows, 45, on June 6. Willows was part of the launch team at Vancouver's The Beat 94.5 (CFBT-FM) during the early part of...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Nicole MacIntyre has been announced as the Toronto Star’s next Editor-in-Chief, succeeding Anne Marie Owens who will pass the mantle, effective July 11....

Longtime The Zone @ 91-3 host Dylan Willows succumbs to cancer

Longtime The Zone @ 91-3 (CJZN-FM) Victoria morning show co-host Dylan Willows has passed away after a reoccurrence of a rare ocular cancer late...