Tag: Sign Offs

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

Sign Offs

Michael Blake, 66, on Nov. 29 after a year-long battle with cancer. Prior to entering broadcasting, Blake had a goaltending career that began with...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Martin Stringer has retired from CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) after 27 years. Prior to joining CPAC in 1996, Stringer was a producer...

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Elmer “Billy Bob” Phillips, 78, on Nov. 24. Phillips was the maintenance man at the iconic Queen Square Building in Dartmouth, NS, the home...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan have been named the incoming hosts of CBC’s The Nature of Things, following David Suzuki’s announcement last month...

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George Gallagher, 92, on Oct. 30. Gallagher began his career in broadcasting at CJGX Yorkton, SK as a teenager. After a few years as...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Mike Sobel, weather specialist and co-host of Global News Morning Edmonton, has announced his retirement after 25 years with the station. His last...

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Andy Walsh, 90, on Nov. 5 from cancer. Walsh started his radio career in 1951 after dropping out of high school to work for...

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We'll announce the winners of the 2022 Broadcast Dialogue Canadian Radio Awards at 9 a.m. PT/noon ET today. Head to CanadianRadioAwards.com where we'll unveil...

Legendary radio newsman Andy Walsh has passed away

Andy Walsh, a legendary news radio presence for more than 65 years at stations across the country, has passed away from cancer. He was...

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Gary Wilkinson, 50, on Oct. 28, following a short illness. Hailing from North East England, Wilkinson started his radio career in the mid-1990s in Ireland...