All things Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.
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The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Stuart McLean, host and writer of CBC’s The Vinyl Cafe is suspending his popular radio show to focus on his cancer treatment. McLean...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has shuffled the deck at its Calgary stations 101.5 Kool FM (CKCE-FM) and Wild 95.3 (CKWD-FM). Kool FM...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
South Asian Broadcasting Corporation Inc., which owns the RedFM stations in Vancouver (CKYE-FM) and Calgary (CKYR-FM), has purchased CIRC Radio Inc., which operates Toronto’s...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Erin Davis is retiring from mornings on 98.1 CHFI on Dec. 15 after waking Torontonians up for nearly three decades. The co-host of...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Ronnie Stanton is leaving his role as VP of radio programming for Corus Radio at month’s end. He’s on his way to the...
The Weekly Briefing
TV/FILM/VIDEO:
The CRTC has issued notice to hear renewal of television licenses held by large English- and French-language ownership groups Nov. 22-24 in Laval, QC....
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
The CRTC has slammed a number of Surrey, BC radio stations, finding that they weren’t following the conditions of their license and in essence...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
AM 640 (CFMJ-AM) in Toronto is shaking up its lineup starting Nov. 7. Matt Gurney and Supriya Dwivedi take over mornings. Gurney comes...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Guy Laurence, president and chief executive officer of Rogers Communications stepped down on Oct. 17 after less than three years at the helm....
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
CBC Radio says q will have a tighter focus on arts, entertainment and music when it relaunches next week. Under new host Tom Power,...
