Tag: Toronto

Rogers news veteran Scott Metcalfe announces retirement

Scott Metcalfe, Rogers Sports & Media's National Format Director of News and the longtime news director at Toronto's 680 News (CFTR-AM), has announced his retirement. Metcalfe,...

Intercity Broadcasting Network up for court-ordered sale

Intercity Broadcasting Network, the parent company of Toronto urban adult contemporary station G98.7 (CKFG-FM) is up for court-ordered sale, just over a year after...

Roger Petersen parts ways with Toronto’s Breakfast Television

Roger Petersen has made it official, posting to Twitter that he's no longer with Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television morning show. Petersen had been with Citytv for...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: David Marsden on the Spirit of...

Rush has released a new conceptual video for its 1980 hit 'The Spirit of Radio' that pays tribute to both the medium of radio...

Editorializing in news must be made clear, says CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) says editorializing during newscasts must be clearly represented. The CBSC has issued its decision following a listener complaint about...

Pandemic PPM ratings make for unusual gains in some station demos

David Bray is President of Bray & Partners Communications. Feel free to forward questions and inquiries: Phone: (416) 431-5792  E-mail: [email protected]  Web sites: brayandpartners.com davidbray.ca The latest PPM...

Rogers resurrects iconic ‘Speakers Corner’ to give Canadians forum

Speakers Corner, the little booth that stood at the corner of Queen St. West & John St. in Toronto from 1990 until 2008, was...

CBC podcast to explore rise of hip-hop through lens of Drake’s...

CBC Podcasts' new limited-run series will explore the Toronto hip-hop scene through the lens of the city's favourite son, Drake. Debuting June 3, THIS IS...

Tracy Tong to helm 11 p.m. Global News in Toronto, Montreal,...

Global News has announced that Tracy Tong will join the network as the 11 p.m. anchor for Global Toronto, Global Montreal, Global Halifax...

Radio & Podcast News – Canada Post celebrates 100 years of...

Canada Post issued a new stamp series Wednesday to mark the 100th anniversary of radio in Canada. The stamp issue coincides with the anniversary...