Tag: Sign Offs

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

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Sid Seixeiro and Meredith Shaw have been released as the hosts of Citytv’s Breakfast Television (BT), with Rogers Sports & Media promising more...

Sign Offs

John Donabie, 78, on Feb. 1, following a long battle with cancer. Hailing from Oshawa, Donabie’s career started at CKLB in 1965 when he...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Prasanna Rajagopalan has been appointed CBC News’ new Senior Managing Director for the Ontario Region. Most recently the Director of Journalism and Programming...

Radio veteran John Donabie dead at 78

Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall of Famer John Donabie has passed away, following a long battle with cancer. He was 78. Hailing from Oshawa, Donabie's career...

Sign Offs

Joanne Cochrane, 53, on Jan. 17, following a heart attack. A graduate of Winnipeg’s National Institute of Broadcasting, Cochrane started her broadcasting career in...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Pelmorex Corp. has named Maureen Rogers as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Feb. 1. She succeeds Dr. Nana Banerjee, who had held the role since April 2023....

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Robert Verrall, 97, on Jan. 17. Born in Toronto in 1928, Verrall was one of the early Canadian film pioneers at the National Film...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Tracy Moore and Cheryl Hickey have parted ways with Citytv, as Rogers Sports & Media reconsiders development of a national hour of Breakfast...

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Andy Moir, 75, on Dec. 21. Moir began his journalism career in his hometown of Winnipeg, before departing for Toronto, first working in radio...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Alicia Olson-Keating has been named incoming president & CEO of Numeris. Olson-Keating has been working in the media industry for 37 years –...