Tag: Sign Offs

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

Sign Offs

Nick Vandergragt on Jan. 25. Vandergragt was best known for his run as a late night talk show host on CFRA Ottawa, starting in...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Corus Entertainment has announced restructuring of its Original Content leadership team, resulting in two internal promotions and the departure of three studio executives....

Sign Offs

Norman Jewison, 97, on Jan. 20. The Canadian-born director of Hollywood blockbusters like Moonstruck, Fiddler on the Roof, and In the Heat of the...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Byron Garby, General Manager of National Radio Sales with Corus Entertainment, will be retiring at the end of January. Garby’s advertising career spans...

Filmmaker Norman Jewison dead at 97

Norman Jewison, the Canadian-born director of Hollywood blockbusters like Moonstruck, Fiddler on the Roof, and In the Heat of the Night, passed away Saturday....

Nerene Virgin remembered as trailblazer for Black women in Canadian media

Journalist, educator and children's television host Nerene Virgin is being remembered as a trailblazer for Black women in Canadian media. Virgin passed away Monday...

Sign Offs

John Short, 86, on Jan. 11. A member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, a recipient of the Chester Bell Memorial Award for...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Thank you for everyone’s well wishes on our “divorce”. As our dad used to say: the best is yet to come. I’m grateful to...

Sign Offs

Dick Williams, 83, on Jan. 10. Williams, who earned the nickname “The Tall One,” got his start in broadcasting at age 16 in Kitchener....

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Alicia Barin has stepped down as the CRTC’s Vice Chair of Broadcasting to focus on her personal life following the sudden passing of...