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- Mora Austin, President, Ontario Association of Broadcasters & Vice President, Larche Communications
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- John Perras, General Sales Manager, INDIE 88 – Sales Session Host & Advertising Panel Moderator
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- Tom Asacker, morning keynote
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- Brandeis Hall, Vice President, Professional Development, Radio Advertising Bureau
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- Jeff Vidler, President, Audience Insights & entire Focus Group
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- Jamie Moffat, Senior Manager of Major Partnerships, Vendasta Technologies & Lannie Sibian, President, Canadian Traffic Network
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- Radio Goes Mobile. . . Again panelists: Daniel Anstandig, Presdient, Futuri Media, Paul Kaye, VP, Product & Talent Development, Rogers Media & Rob Farina, Head of iHeartRadio, Syndication & Strategic Initiatives, Bell Media Radio
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- Leon Hildebrandt, Executive Vice President, CBS & Elmer Hildebrand, CEO, Golden West Broadcasting
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- Raj Shoan, former CRTC Ontario Commissioner, Mary & Douglas Kirk, President, Durham Radio & OAB Past President
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- Larche Communications Group: Paul Larche, President; Linda Young, Director of Sales; Lisa Nolan, Assistant Sales Manager; Lisa Fawcett, Marketing Specialist
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- Larche Communications group: Mick Weaver, General Manager, Sudbury; Mora Austin, Vice President Larche & OAB PRESIDENT; Caitlin Winkels, Marketing Specialist; Rebecca Dunphy, General Manager, Owen Sound
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- Doug Elliott, Program Director, 94.9 The Rock, Oshawa & Rick Nihda, Marketing Consultant, Durham Radio
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- Chris Byrnes, President, Byrnes Media & OAB Treasurer; and Jeff Detweiler, Executive Director, Xperi – HD Radio
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- Lorie Russell, General Manager, Newcap Radio Toronto & Lannie Sibian, President, Canadian Traffic Network
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- Tom Allen, Account Executive, Target Broadcast Sales; Kevin Gemmell, BCAB President; and Jamie Moffat, Senior Manager of Major Partnerships, Vendasta Technologies
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- Dave Farough, OAB Conference Committee; Mike Collins, General Sales Manager, Kitchener Radio, Rogers Media; Jeff Vidler, President, Audience Insights
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- Julie Adam, Senior Vice President, Rogers Media, Radio; Paul Kaye, Vice President, Product & Talent Development, Rogers Media; and Peter McKeown, National Format Director: Country, Rogers Media & OAB Director
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- CABR Student guests: Adrianna Wynia, Fanshawe College & Edwin Devine, Fanshawe College
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- David Phillips, President & COO, NLogic; Michele Pauchuk, Advertising Executive; Geoff Poulton, President, Vista Radio & OAB Director
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- Sabrina Paolella, Member Services Executive, Numeris; Terry Hibberd, Member Services Executive, Numeris; and Walter Ploegman, Director of Operations, Blackburn Radio Inc.
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- Nia Gray, New Business Software Sales, Matrix Solutions and Chi Chi Liu, President, Burli News Software
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- Neil Dixon, President, Canadian Music Week and Linda Young, Director of Sales, Larche Communications
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- Award Luncheon Hosts – Darrin Laidman & Colleen Rusholme, morning show hosts 95.3 Fresh Radio, Hamilton
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- Mora Austin, OAB President & Ross Davies, outgoing OAB Treasurer
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- FACTOR Musical Artist – Sean Jones
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- Peter McKeown, OAB Director & OAB Pro Radio Committee Creative Contest Winner Rick Cleyn, Creative Director, Newcap Radio Toronto
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- CRTC Vice Chair, Broadcasting, Dr. Caroline J. Simard
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- Rebecca Dunphy, General Manager, Owen Sound, Larche Communications accepting small market Community Service Award for the Dock 92.3
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- Blair Bartrem, Program Director, Q107 accepting large market Community Service Award for the Corus Toronto
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- Paul Ferguson, Program Director and Cole Naylor, Promotions Manager & Marketing Coordinator, 95.5 HITSFM, accepting small market Station Promotions Award
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- Steve Parsons, National Director of Programming, Newcap Radio accepting large market Station Promotions Award
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- Geoff Poulton, President, Vista Radio accepting small market Creative Award on behalf of writer: Brad Tasker and producer: AJ Junop
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- Writer: Larry MacInnis and producer: Kelly Robotham accepting their large market Creative Award
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- Karen Hopkins, Larche Communications accepting her small market Best In Class Sales Award
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- Cheryl Foster, boom 97.3 accepting her large market Best In Class Sales Award
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- Lannie Sibian, President, Canadian Traffic Network and Geoff Poulton, President, Vista Radio accepting Gary Miles Hall of Fame Award on behalf of his widow
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- Lannie Sibian, President, Canadian Traffic Network
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- Award Luncheon Hosts – Darrin Laidman & Colleen Rusholme, morning show hosts 95.3 Fresh Radio, Hamilton
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- Tony Chapman – afternoon keynote
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- Jamie Moffat, Senior Manager of Major Partnerships, Vendasta Technologies, Dave Farough, OAB Conference Committee & Shawn Smith, Business Leader and President, Momentum Marketing
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- Effective Local Media Panel: Linda Young, Director of Sales, Larche Communications; Lorie Russell, General Maanger, Newcap Radio Toronto; Brett Adnum, Radio Sales Manager, Golden West Broadcasting and moderator – Tony Chapman
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- Industry Executive Town Hall: Michele Pauchuk, Advertising Executive; David Phillips, President, NLogic; Julie Adam, Senior Vice President, Rogers Media, Radio; Chris Sisam, Vice President, Corus Radio East; Elmer Hildebrand, Chief Executive Officer, Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. and moderator, Maureen Holloway, co-host, CHFI Toronto morning show
The Ontario Association of Broadcasters handed out its annual awards at Connection 2017, the OAB’s 8th annual conference and awards gala on Nov. 9. The winners of this year’s Community Service Awards were 92.3 The Dock (CJOS-FM) Owen Sound for its Radio for Oncology campaign (small market) and Corus Toronto (Q107, 102.1 The Edge and AM 640) for April Foods Day (large market). Karen Hopkins of Larche Communications took home the Best in Class Sales Award (small market), while Cheryl Foster of boom 97.3 (CJOJ-FM) Toronto claimed the large market honour. Creative Awards were won by Larry MacInnis and Kelly Robotham, MZ Media (large market) and Brad Tasker and AJ Junop of 99.5 Moose FM (CFBG-FM) Bracebridge (small market). In the Station Promotion category, boom 97.3 Toronto won for its Mixtape Of You promotion (large market), while 95.5 Hits FM (CJOJ-FM) Belleville took home the small market prize for its Wall of Hits.
Indie88 (CIND-FM) Toronto morning show hosts Josie Dye, Carlin Burton and Matt Hart have been putting a handful of lucky broadcasting students through their paces this week by having them sit in on The Josie Dye Show. Dye Tweeted a call on Nov. 8 for students affected by the Ontario college instructors strike to send in their demos, and chose one student each from Niagara, Humber, Seneca, Centennial and Fanshawe College from over 100 submissions. The students have been pitching in with everything from traffic and weather to music segments. During the daily 8:15 a.m. break, Dye tells Broadcast Dialogue they’ve allowed each student free reign to entertain Toronto with mixed results “We’ve had some crash and burns, but a couple of really great stories as well,” says Dye. “I’m really worried some of them are going to take my job.”
Newcap Radio has struck a deal to buy Hector Broadcasting’s New Glasgow, NS stations CKEC-FM and CKEZ-FM, subject to CRTC approval. The purchase price has not been disclosed.
Global News weekly political television program The West Block made its debut on Corus talk radio stations across the country on Sunday. Hosted by Vassy Kapelos, News Talk 980 CKNW Vancouver, 680 CJOB Winnipeg, 630 CHED Edmonton, NewsTalk 770 (CHQR-AM) Calgary, AM900 CHML Hamilton and AM980 News (CFPL-AM) London will air the program in various dayparts.
Newcap Radio’s parent company, Newfoundland Capital Corp., has released its Q3 2017 results for the quarter ended Sept. 30. Revenue for the quarter of $43.1 million was $1.6 million, or four per cent higher than the same quarter last year, and year-to-date revenue of $122.4 million was $0.1 million, or less than one per cent lower than 2016. The growth during the quarter was primarily due to growth in the company’s Ontario operations combined with the acquisition of two stations in Kamloops. Year-to-date, the Toronto and Sudbury operations achieved strong revenue growth, largely offsetting declines faced in other areas of the country, particularly at certain Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador stations.
CBC Radio One Halifax afternoon program Mainstreet has been chastised by the public broadcaster’s ombudsman Esther Enkin over its coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump’s interactions with both NFL players and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Responding to a listener complaint about three separate broadcasts on the subject in September, Enkin says there should have been more thought in achieving balance. Enkin writes there was “a preponderance of statements that were highly critical of Mr. Trump. The coverage was flawed.”
