Tag: Sign Offs

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

Former CHUM head Jim Waters passes at age 73

Jim Waters, the former head of the CHUM empire, has passed away unexpectedly at age 73. Waters' Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team, the Erie Otters,...

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Bruce Marshall on Dec. 9. After graduating from Seneca Polytechnic in 1984, Marshall went on to a 20-year run on-air at CHUM Toronto, working...

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Deborah Birmingham, 61, on Nov. 19, following a battle with cancer. One of the former voices of the highly-rated OZFM Dawn Patrol on OZFM...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Bob McKeown will retire from CBC’s The Fifth Estate after 31 years as the face of the investigative program, and more than five...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Ronnie Stanton has announced he’s joined Rogers Sports & Media as National Programmer – Classic Hits and Content Director for the company’s Vancouver...

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Darrel Janz, 83, on Nov. 2. Janz grew up in the small town of Main Centre, SK, initially pursuing teaching as a career, but...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Blair Bartrem has announced his departure from the Pooja & Gurdeep Show and Rogers Sports & Media’s 98.1 CHFI at the end of...

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Veryl Todd, 83, on Oct. 25. Todd was born at Carmangay, AB and grew up on a farm near Nobleford before moving to Lethbridge...

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Introducing our 2024 Canadian Radio Awards jury This year's jury includes five-time CCMA Personality of the Year Chris Scheetz; the "winningest" music director in the history...

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Dan Sys, 72, on Oct. 14, after a decade-long battle with cancer. The founding editor of the Canadian Radio News column, Sys began contributing...