Tag: Vancouver

Vancouver broadcaster Kerry Marshall succumbs to brain cancer

Vancouver broadcaster Kerry Marshall (Holley) has died after being admitted to hospital earlier this month with Stage 4 brain cancer. Marshall was a well-known morning...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: CKNW NewsTalk 980 celebrates 75 years...

On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, conversations with CKNW NewsTalk 980 alumni Bill Good, Shirley Stocker, George Garrett, Barb Welsh, Jordan...

Radio & Podcast News – Rock 101’s Willy in the Morning...

Corus Radio is making the move to syndicate another of its major market morning shows. Starting Aug. 27, Q107 (CFGQ-FM) Calgary will air the...

Long-serving CTV Vancouver staff caught up in latest round of layoffs

CTV Vancouver has experienced another round of layoffs resulting in the loss of several long-serving behind-the-scenes employees. Bell Media communications confirmed the job cuts without...

Radio & Podcast News – CKNW Vancouver to celebrate 75th Anniversary

CKNW 980 AM Vancouver will air a 75th Anniversary broadcast on Aug. 15, live on location from New Westminster where the station first went...

CMPA expands eligibility for Indiescreen Awards

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is expanding eligibility for its Indiescreen Awards nationally. The CMPA has called for applications for the annual awards, recognizing...

CRTC approves sale of CIRH-FM Vancouver to South Fraser Broadcasting

The CRTC has approved South Fraser Broadcasting's purchase of the former Roundhouse Radio (CIRH-FM) Vancouver licence, but has denied its requests for exemptions to...

May 2019 PPM ratings for Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal

Submitted by David Bray, 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...

May is NABS month

May is NABS month, raising awareness of the charity (formerly known as the National Advertising Benevolent Society), which since 1983 has quietly been working...

Don Shafer on the road to reinvention

Roundhouse Radio was Don Shafer's dream, so coming up on the first anniversary of the independent Vancouver station's closure last May, the Canadian Broadcast...