Tag: Sign Offs

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

Legendary DJ Dick Williams signs off at 83

Legendary disc jockey Dick Williams, who had a radio career spanning more than six decades and is credited as one of the first DJs...

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George Sumyie, 84, on Dec. 9. Born in Vancouver, Sumyie’s broadcasting career started out of vocational school when he was hired by Stan Davis...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Susan Marjetti, General Manager of CBC News, has announced her retirement after 45 years in Canadian media, 35 of those with the public...

Broadcasters We Lost in 2023

Remembered for their contributions to the broadcast, audio & screen industries *Printed here in order of their publication in Broadcast Dialogue's Weekly Briefing and including...

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Ian Vandaelle, 33, on Dec. 5. A 2012 Ryerson Journalism grad, Vandaelle interned with the Red Deer Advocate, Wetaskiwin Times, National Post and Report...

The Weekly Briefing

The 2023 Broadcast Dialogue Canadian Radio Awards winners will be announced this morning at 9 a.m. PT/noon ET. Head to CanadianRadioAwards.com where we'll unveil...

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Paul Wentzell, 60, on Dec. 4 after a brief illness. Wentzell began his broadcasting career in 1983, anchoring news on Fredericton stations CIHI and CKHJ,...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Daryn Jones and Deepa Prashad have been named the new morning co-hosts at 99.9 Virgin Radio (CKFM-FM) Toronto. The pair formally succeed the...

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Alex J. Walling, 77, on Nov. 25. Walling's journalism career began in 1965 as a newspaper reporter in Quebec City. After moving into radio,...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Shane Hewitt has revealed that Corus Entertainment has cancelled his late night network talk show The Shift with Shane Hewitt that aired across...