Tag: Sign Offs

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

Sign Offs

Roy Hennessy, 80, on June 7, after suffering a stroke on May 27. Originally from Ladner, BC, Hennessy started his broadcast career doing evenings...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Jed Kahane, the longtime news director at CTV News Montreal, has parted ways with Bell Media. Kahane had been with the network since...

Veteran broadcaster Roy Hennessy passes away

Roy Hennessy, a well-known Vancouver DJ in the 1960s and '70s and a past General Manager of CITI FM Winnipeg and CFRB Toronto, passed...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Michelle Mearns has joined SiriusXM Canada as Vice President of Programming and Operations, reporting to CEO Mark Redmond. She’ll be responsible for the...

Sign Offs

Andrew Krystal, 63, on May 22 in Toronto. After graduating from the University of Toronto, Krystal started in broadcasting creating syndicated entertainment content for...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Tyson Parker, the former Head of Artist and Music Industry Relations at Bell Media, will be joining Vancouver-based real estate development firm, Westbank,...

Andrew Krystal passes away at age 63

Veteran talk show host and journalist Andrew Krystal passed away Sunday in Toronto. He was 63. Krystal had most recently been hosting Krystal Nation on...

Sign Offs

Patrick Grierson, on May 16, after battling an undisclosed illness. With a broadcast career spanning more than 40 years, the radio advertising pioneer retired...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Chris Hall will be retiring from weekly CBC Radio political affairs program, The House, at the end of June. CBC's National Affairs Editor, Hall...

Patrick Grierson, founding president of Canadian Broadcast Sales, has died

Patrick Grierson, founder and president of Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS), has passed away. Grierson, who was in his 70s, died late last week after battling an...