REVOLVING DOOR:

Ward Smith, is among those taking on expanded roles at Corus Entertainment. Smith is now overseeing both the News and Audio portfolios, with his title Senior Vice-President, Global News and Corus Audio. Smith was previously SVP of Global News, overseeing news operations across the Corus network, including 15 local TV news stations, national news programs, and news programming across the Corus Radio talk network. Jackie Moss is now VP, Marketing, leading marketing efforts across all of Corus, covering all platforms including programming, streaming, audio, and news. Moss had held the title of VP of Audio since January, overseeing Corus’ 39 FM and AM radio stations as well as the Curiouscast Podcast Network. Prior to that, she served as National Director of Marketing and Promotions. Tammy Cole has moved from National Director, FM Programming – a role she assumed in February – to VP, FM Audio, overseeing Corus’ 28 FM stations. Read more here.

Alison Broddle is moving into a new role at CBC/Radio-Canada as Senior Managing Director for B.C. Broddle, who has been with the public broadcaster since 1992, has most recently held the title of Senior Director, Current Affairs and Investigative, and prior to that Director of Programming, CBC Network Radio. Broddle succeeds Johnny Michel, who left CBC this summer after 17 years as Managing Director, CBC English Services for B.C. and Alberta.

Gill Deacon is leaving CBC Radio One afternoon show, Here and Now, after a decade. Deacon, who has been battling long COVID over the last 20 months, previously took a leave from Here and Now in 2018-19 to undergo a second round of breast cancer treatment.

Carly and Jay (Carly Meyer and Jay Brody) have been dropped from afternoon drive on Rogers Sports & Media’s JACK FM (CJAX-FM) Vancouver. The duo were previously part of the SONiC (CKKS-FM) Vancouver lineup, before being moved into the 4 – 8 p.m. PT time slot on JACK FM in April. Jason Manning’s early afternoon shift has been expanded to 2 – 6 p.m.

Melanie Martin has returned to the morning show on Z103.5 (CIDC-FM) Toronto, as one half of the Z103.5 Morning Rush with Jimmy T & Melanie. In addition to Z103.5, Martin has previously hosted mornings on Flow 93.5 (CFXJ-FM) Toronto and BIG 101.1 (CIQB-FM) Barrie. She was named RCS’ Voice Tracker of the Year in 2019.

Christine Simpson has announced she’s leaving Sportsnet. Simpson, 59, is a day one employee, signing on with the network at its inception in 1998. Other than a three-year detour, she’s worked with Sportsnet continuously as a hockey features reporter and host of Showtime with Chris Simpson, among other roles. She’s also hosted and reported for ABC, ESPN, NBCSN, and the NHL Network.

Kyle Bukauskas is the new co-host of Sportsnet’s 32 Thoughts podcast. Bukauskas hosts alongside Elliotte Friedman, replacing Jeff Marek, who parted ways with the network earlier in the summer. Bukauskas, 31, has been reporting for Sportsnet, based out of Ottawa, since 2011.

Corwin McCallum has announced his departure from TSN’s BarDown. McCallum, 34, who had been a Senior Content Producer & Strategist with TSN since 2016, will be moving into content creation for a major hockey equipment brand.

Luke Rodriguez has been promoted to Assistant Program Director for Bell Media London & Kitchener, where he’s also taken on afternoon announcer duties at 97.5 Virgin Radio (CIQM-FM) London. Rodriguez, the 2024 Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year, has been APD and afternoon host on 104.9 Virgin Radio (CFMG-FM) Edmonton for the past two and a half years, and for the past four months was sitting in on The Marilyn Denis Show on Toronto’s CHUM 104.5.

Andrew Walker is joining Stingray’s Sports 1440 (CKJR-AM) Edmonton, as the host of the station’s Edmonton Oilers pre- and post-game shows. Walker was formerly with Sportsnet 650 (CISL-AM) Vancouver, where he was caught up in layoffs in 2021. He more recently has been hosting his own podcast, The Hedge. 

Jackie Perez has moved into a new role at CTV Ottawa as the Community and Weather Anchor for the 5, 6, and 11:30 p.m. newscasts. Perez has been a reporter with the station since 2021.

Patti Sonntag is among those announcing she’s been caught up in recent cuts at Global News. Sonntag had been a National Online Correspondent with the Investigative Unit for the past 11 months. Prior to that, she was the Founding Director of the Institute for Investigative Journalism and an Editor with the New York Times for 15 years.

Tom Roulston has moved into the role of Western Regional Managing Director of Digital at Global News. Roulston, who has been with Global Lethbridge since 2017, had been filling in for the last year as Manager of News and Content for Global Winnipeg and 680 CJOB. 

Zack Power has joined VOCM News in St. John’s, NL. Power has been a reporter with Global News, based in Saint John, NB for the past two years.

Deborah Gurofsky has been promoted to the role of SVP & Managing Director at Media Pulse, as Blue Ant Media continues to expand its connected TV (CTV) marketplace. Gurofsky has been with the company since 2020, previously holding the title of VP, Partnerships. The company has also made two senior leadership hires, Taylor Farmer, Director, Programmatic Revenue & Operations and Account Director Asha Chohan, who was previously an account executive with Corus Entertainment for 14 years. Read more here.

Elspeth Arbow, has been named Executive Assistant and Operations Manager, at the Disability Screen Office (DSO), while Kassia Neves is the organization’s new Communications Manager. Arbow joins the DSO after spending five years on the Youth & Education team at Hot Docs, where she helped oversee the Docs For Schools program, and served as the Disability Consultant on the past three editions of the festival. Based in Ottawa, Neves has experience promoting human rights in Brazil and UNESCO’s Biosphere Regions in Canada.

Kevin Gemmel, General Manager of Pattison Media, Prince George, is the new President of the B.C. Association of Broadcasters (BCAB). Simone Grewal, Program Director, Stingray’s 104.3 The Breeze (CHLG-FM) Vancouver, has been named Vice-President; Kathryn Stewart, Director of Talk and Talent, CKNW Vancouver, has been elected Treasurer; while Rob Brimacombe assumes the role of Past President. Pooja Sekhon, Program Director, RED FM (CKYE-FM) Surrey, has also joined the Board of Directors.

Prabu Chelladurai has been promoted at Quickplay to Managing Director, EMEA – Platform Solutions & Delivery, and hired streaming technology veteran Sean Lynch as Director of Business Development, and digital innovator Adam Mitchell as Global Head of Customer Success & Analytics. Chelladurai will assume strategic leadership of Quickplay’s teams. Lynch, formerly VP of Global Accounts at HBO, played a key role in launching a cloud evaluation program with Amazon and oversaw STB app expansion across LATAM and Europe for HBO’s You.i TV platform. Mitchell joins Quickplay from McKinsey & Co., where he was an associate partner advising senior media and technology execs on customer success and AI/digital transformations. 

RADIO & PODCAST:

Evanov Communications (ECI) has announced it’s shuttering three of its FM radio stations in Ontario, citing the difficult media climate and residual impact of the pandemic. Set to cease operations on Sept. 20 are Hot Country 92.5 (CHRC-FM) Clarence-Rockland. Hot Country 107.7 (CKHK-FM) Hawkesbury, and Lite 98.5 (CJWL-FM) Ottawa. CJWL-FM signed on-air in 2006, while CKHK-FM went to air in 2008, and CHRC-FM in 2013. The company says since then, the media landscape has evolved with new outlets and platforms eroding traditional radio revenues, and the COVID-19 pandemic leading traditional radio listeners to park the car for a few years, the number one source of radio listening. Read more here.

Numeris’ summer PPM release completes the 13-week period covering May 27 – Aug. 25, 2024. According to Numeris, radio remains consistently popular with an average weekly reach of 83% for Canadians, A12+. Find David Bray’s breakdown of the top performers in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Calgary here.

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) has released new data suggesting that in an increasingly crowded entertainment landscape, Albertans and those 50+ are listening to radio more than other demographics. Looking at radio listenership among adults 18+, the Station To Station – Radio in Canada report found that interest in radio peaks among those aged 50-64, accounting for 83% of listeners. The study found those residing in Alberta (78%) are more interested in the medium, as are households earning more than $75K (78-80%), and those with children in their household (77-78%). Among French speakers, interest in radio peaks among those aged 35-64 (85%), households with incomes over $75K (86-89%), and households with children (87%). Read more here.

Rogers Sports & Media has launched the Seekr app for both Android and iOS, rolling its radio, sports, news and podcast offerings into one app. Seekr offers access to Rogers Sports & Media’s 50+ radio and digital audio brands, including KiSS and JACK FM, network shows like Roz & Mocha, and podcasts like The Big Story and Island Crime. The new platform will feature digital and audio sponsorship and integration opportunities for advertisers, including co-branded contests, customized giveaway experiences, and prizing opportunities. Rogers Sports & Media stations will also continue to be available on the Radioplayer Canada streaming app. Read more here.

Rogers Sports & Media has announced an exclusive ad sales collaboration that will see it represent the Wondery podcast network in Canada. Rogers Sports & Media will handle all ad sales in Canada for Wondery’s portfolio that boasts shows like Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Business Wars, New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, true crime podcast 48 Hours, and Scamfluencers. Wondery has previously had ad sales arrangements in Canada with Dax Canada and Toronto-based TPX (The Podcast Exchange). Read more here.

John Donabie is being inducted into the Oshawa Walk of Fame. Donabie, an alum of Toronto’s CHUM, CKFH, CFRB CKFM-FM; CKLG-FM Vancouver; CFGM-FM Caledon; CKYC-FM Owen Sound; and CISS-FM Ottawa, will be among those receiving plaques set into the sidewalks at the Four Corners in downtown Oshawa. A gala dinner and induction ceremony will take place at the Jubilee Pavilion at Lakeview Park on Nov. 7. 

Chris Ash and Chris Steffler have made it into the Top 10 in On-Air Coach’s Radio Star 2024 competition. Ash parted ways with Pattison Media’s NOW! Radio (CHNW-FM) Winnipeg last year where he’d been the host of middays, arriving from afternoon drive on Kool FM (CKMB-FM) Barrie. Steffler is a 2022 Conestoga College grad and weekend host at The Grand @ 101 (CICW-FM) Centre Wellington, ON.

The CRTC will hold a hearing in November, following a complaint from Dufferin Communications’ Winnipeg multi-ethnic station CKJS-FM that a tourist information station was carrying on programming without a broadcast licence. Gill Broadcasting operates CKYG-FM Winnipeg at 90.5 MHz as an exempt low-power tourist information radio station. Following commission monitoring, the station was found to be in non-compliance. Baldev Gill will be required to show cause why a mandatory order should not be issued to cease and desist. Comments are being received until Sept. 16.

The Pro Bono Group has released another PSA for the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH). “Lucky” can replace the current spot, “Camping.”

LISTEN: Over a year after Matt Cundill recorded his Sound Off Podcast episode “Summer of Discontent,” he reflects on a second summer of discontent which featured more radio stations closures on AM, small FM size stations and one FM station in Canada’s #4 market. Also layoffs in Kingston and London, and across iHeart in the U.S. He also ponders why no one in radio seems to talk much about the audience.

SIGN OFFS:

Carlo Sgaetti, 77, on Aug. 31, of cancer. Sgaetti started his professional career working in film in Italy, but after taking time off to travel, ended up in Canada where a job opportunity presented itself at BCTV in Vancouver. Sgaetti went on to work with BCTV/Global BC for more than four decades, holding roles including Camera Assistant, Cameraman, Editor and Chief Editor. He retired from the station in 2015.

Rest in Peace, Darren ❤️ pic.twitter.com/W3NYDHZwrC

— Paul Haysom (@PaulHaysom) August 28, 2024

Darren Scott, 55. Scott attended Mount Royal College in Calgary, where he earned a diploma in broadcasting. He went on to work at TV stations in Alberta and B.C., before arriving at CHEK News in Victoria where he spent the last 13 years in Master Control. 

TV & FILM:

The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) says it’s profoundly alarmed by a decision by TVO’s Board of Directors to withdraw support for the documentary “Russians at War.” Currently set to make its North America debut at TIFF, the Canadian-French co-production, was developed through a multi-year collaborative effort involving the filmmakers, led by Russian-Canadian Anastasia Trofimova, TVO’s Documentary team, and B.C.’s Knowledge Network. The film also received $340,000 from the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and funding from the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund and Rogers Documentary Fund. Working alongside award-winning editor Roland Schlimme, Trofimova’s first-person doc sees her join Russian soldiers in Ukraine as they advance toward the front lines, largely exploring a theme of many beginning to doubt their purpose as each day passes. TIFF issued a statement Wednesday, saying it acknowledges and respects propaganda concerns around the film, but it will make its North American premiere this week, as scheduled. Read more here.

IATSE says it’s continuing to meet with animation and VFX workers in Quebec, impacted by changes to the province’s animation and visual effects tax credit. Effective May 31, the base rate of the tax credit was increased from 20 to 25%, but at the same time, a 65% cap was introduced. The union says that cap has resulted in devastating job losses, including at Oscar-winning VFX and animation studio DNEG. IATSE says with the industry still recovering from last year’s actors’ and writers’ strikes, the tax credit reduction “is the equivalent of kicking an industry when it’s down.” The union says with many workers making plans to leave and studios closing their doors or relocating, it’s calling on the Government of Quebec to reverse the cap.

New Metric Media and Encore have struck a partnership to co-develop and co-produce bilingual content across both scripted and unscripted programming. Under the pact, both companies will also explore adapting each other’s content for their respective English and French-speaking markets. The partnership comes on the heels of the announcement of their upcoming untitled, rom-com heist series, which follows a Quebecois family and an Anglo-Ontarian family reluctantly coming together despite their differences for a wedding weekend. The project, based on a concept created by Montefiore, has recently attached new writers including Andrew DeAngelis (Children Ruin Everything, The Lake) and Erika Soucy (Les Perles, Léo).

CBC/Radio-Canada’s broadcast coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games saw more than 11 million Canadians tune in over 12 days. CBC’s Paris 2024 coverage marked the most coverage in Canada of a Paralympic Games to date, with the public broadcaster noting record audience increases across broadcast, digital and streaming, which it says illustrates Canadians’ increased interest in Paralympic competition. Canadians spent an average of 1.2 million hours each day watching CBC’s Paralympic Games broadcast coverage, up 119% from Tokyo 2020. Audiences also consumed a record-breaking 614,000 hours of Paris 2024 content on CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital and streaming platforms, an increase of 153% over Tokyo 2020. Read more here.

TSN is now available on Prime Video Channels in Canada. Linear feeds and on-demand content from TSN can now be added by members to their Prime Video account. TSN joins Bell Media streaming service Crave, which became part of Prime Video Channels in Canada in February, with French-language sports network RDS also set to become available soon.

Paramount’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service Pluto TV is debuting a string of FAST channels dedicated to news, including four from Canada’s public broadcaster. FAST channels set to launch next month on Pluto TV in Canada, include CBC News Explore, CBC News Toronto, CBC News British Columbia and Radio-Canada Info. The service has also introduced Reuters FAST channel in Canada, as well as CNN Fast. Read more here.

CTV News’ political affairs programs Question Period and Power Play with Vassy Kapelos return this month for all-new seasons hosted by the network’s Chief Political Correspondent, with Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur stepping in to host Power Play on Fridays. Question Period returns for its 54th season Sunday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. ET on CTV, CTV News Channel, CTVNews.ca, and the CTV News app, with encore presentations airing Sundays at noon ET on CTV2, and a radio broadcast airing on iHeartRadio Canada news/talk stations across the country (check local listings). Power Play airs weekdays at 5 p.m. ET on CTV News Channel, CTVNews.ca, and the CTV News app.

CTV original unscripted competition series The Traitors Canada returns for its second season, Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app, beginning Sept. 23. Hosted by actress Karine Vanasse, the show sees 22 Canadians compete in a cunning game of cat and mouse with the goal of securing a cash prize of up to $100,000.

The Black Academy, alongside CBC, Insight Productions, and Bay Mills Studios have announced the first two recipients of the 2024 Legacy Awards: Soulpepper Theatre Artistic Director Weyni Mengesha will receive the Trailblazer Award and rap music legend Kardinal Offishall, who’ll receive the Icon Award during the third edition of the awards show. Hosted by Adrian Holmes, the 90-minute special airs live on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, Sept. 29. Voting is now open for The Legacy Awards Fan Choice Digital Content Creator Award, allowing fans to choose their favourite Black-identifying Canadian digital content creators. This year’s nominees are: Access By Tay (Toronto); Citron Rose (Montréal); OT The OG (Toronto); Queeny Kuffour (Toronto); Ryan Holtz (Edmonton); and Toni Olaoye (Toronto). 

Paid In Full: The Battle for Black Music is the new three-part documentary series exploring systemic racism faced by Black artists in the music industry from its inception to the digital streaming age. From executive producers Idris and Sabrina Elba, alongside Greg Sanderson of Supercollider and Julie Bristow of Catalyst, for CBC and BBC, the series is narrated in Canada by Jully Black and features interviews with Cadence Weapon, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Monie Love, Nile Rodgers, Gloria Gaynor, Ice T, Master P, and Smokey Robinson. In Canada, all episodes will be available to stream on CBC Gem, beginning Sept. 21.

CBC has unveiled the latest batch of budding bakers for Season 8 of The Great Canadian Baking Show (8×60), premiering Sunday, Oct. 6. New episodes will be available to stream weekly on Sundays on CBC Gem starting at 9 a.m. ET, followed by their broadcast on CBC TV at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) local time. Comedians, actors, writers and Second City alumni Alan Shane Lewis and Ann Pornel return as hosts, alongside pastry chefs and judges Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley.

OUTtv is bringing back Slag Wars for a second season, launching Sept. 17. The 7 x 60’ season sees the return of Season 1 hosts Rebecca More and Matthew Camp, alongside Fantasia Royale Gaga, who joins them in the search for the next international queer sex symbol. Produced by Daddy TV, the series features a cast of adult performers, sideshow and burlesque artists, and exotic dancers. Season 2 will premiere alongside a documentary-style episode exploring the cultural impact of the first Slag Wars, including a dedication to its late co-host Sophie Anderson, who passed away suddenly late last year.

Salazar Film has announced the release of TELUS originals short documentary, I’ll Tell You When I’m Ready. Directed by award-winning nehiyaw filmmaker Hayley Morin (Joe Buffalo, The New Yorker) and featuring Oji-Cree Saulteaux writer jaye simpson, I’ll Tell You When I’m Ready is a love letter to simpson’s mother, who lived on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and died 17 years ago. The film will be available to audiences across Canada starting Sept. 16 on TELUS Optik TV channel 8 (VOD in Alberta and B.C.) and online at watch.telusoriginals.com. The film, which showcases the cinematography of Diana Parry, has been invited to some of the top festivals and saw Morin awarded the 2024 Emerging Canadian Artist award at the Inside Out festival.

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has released a new report highlighting significant economic benefits generated by the production of just one season of hit Canadian drama series Sullivan’s Crossing. Production of the show, which took place in Nova Scotia and Ontario, generated $47.55 million in economic activity, contributed $33.83 million to the national GDP, and created 385 full-time equivalent jobs. CMPA says federal and provincial tax credits and incentives used in the making of the show generated a significant return on investment. Each dollar of federal tax credit invested in the show generated $15.44 in economic activity in N.S. and $17.80 in Ontario, while each dollar of provincial incentive or tax credit generated $6.21 in N.S. and $7.49 in Ontario.

Sustainable Production Forum (SPF), the annual global hybrid conference aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the arts and entertainment industry, is back for its 9th year. SPF24 takes place in Toronto on Sept. 23 at the CBC Toronto Broadcast Centre, in Vancouver on Oct. 8 at the Roundhouse, and virtually Oct. 23. The conference features panels and workshops with industry leaders and innovators. Award-winning science journalist, filmmaker, and Daily Planet co-host Ziya Tong will deliver a keynote on the microplastics crisis.

The Montreal International Black Film Festival has unveiled the programming for its 20th year, Sept. 25 – 29. MIBFF is welcoming back Spike Lee for the fourth time, this time as the Honorary President and for an intimate conversation where festival goers get to hear the Academy Award-winning director discuss his journey as a filmmaker/producer as well as his views on today’s political and socio-economic environment. This year’s program features 100 films, among which are six world premieres, five international premieres, 10 North American premieres, 13 Canadian premieres and 39 Quebec premieres.

ONLINE & DIGITAL MEDIA:

Contend, a content creation and marketing company in Canada and the U.S. that counts Amazon, Meta and Disney among its clients, has announced a strategic partnership with Postmedia Network to launch Postmedia Studios. Contend says the collaboration “seeks to harness the potential of Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act,” with the platform to feature a slate of original programming from Canadian creators, including film, television and short-form formats, diving into both real-life stories and historical events, spanning true crime, sports heritage, and documentaries. All intellectual property will be created, owned, and produced by Canadians, focusing on amplifying Canadian stories through the Postmedia network, which will leverage its extensive content archives to license and co-produce new content.

Virtual Artifacts Inc. (VA) has announced the public release of its digital platform, Hibe. Combining search, content discovery and social interaction, the Hibe platform promises a similar experience to top news aggregators and social media platforms, allowing users to explore, share, and engage with stories from verified traditional media outlets as well as citizen journalists. The Montreal-based tech provider says Hibe is a compelling alternative to dominant social media platforms that have absorbed traditional media audiences, content and ad revenues, empowering publishers of all sizes to reclaim their earned audiences across social media. 

The X TV app beta is now available on several app stores, with more platforms on the way 📺

Paired with our upcoming Video Tab, this marks a massive leap forward in transforming X into a video-first platform and unlocking new opportunities for creators, advertisers, and our… pic.twitter.com/1P72feD4Fd

— Engineering (@XEng) September 3, 2024

X has officially launched the beta version of X TV, its connected TV app, posting that the step marks “a massive leap forward in transforming X into a video-first platform.” Similar to the YouTube TV app, the X TV interface provides an overview of all video content available to watch on X. The app features a trending video algorithm, powered by AI, and cross-device compatibility.

REGULATORY, TELECOM & MEDIA:

The CRTC has launched a consultation on how it can better consult and engage with official language minority communities (OLMCs), French-language speakers and other stakeholders about broadcasting matters. This consultation is in response to recent amendments to the Broadcasting Act and the Official Languages Act. Comments received will help the CRTC develop guidelines for engaging with OLMCs, French-language speakers and other stakeholders on official languages during broadcasting proceedings, particularly for decisions that could adversely affect them. The deadline for comment for members of official language minority communities is Nov. 8. 

BROADCAST TECH & ENGINEERING:

Telos Alliance and Super Hi-Fi have announced a technology partnership with the goal of improving the listener experience while giving radio broadcasters time back in their day. At the heart of the collaboration is LiveConnect, a new live-over-IP protocol that connects traditional live radio shows to cloud playout and production systems, including the Telos Alliance family of broadcast products like Axia Quasar and Altus mixing consoles, and Program Director, Super Hi-Fi’s cloud-based radio operating system. With LiveConnect, broadcasters can go live from any studio – in any location – to any radio station – at any time, with the broadcast studio no longer confined to a single space. The companies say the partnership is also based on a shared commitment to use AI as a tool to help on-air talent, not replace them. The LiveConnect service will be testing with select customers starting in early 2025, with wide availability to broadcasters to follow.

Ross Video has announced the launch of Carbonite Ultra Solo, a compact UHD production switcher designed to deliver professional switching in a compact footprint, targeted at HD/UHD flypacks, space-constrained production facilities, or mobile units. Carbonite Ultra Solo is available in two versions: an all-in-one system that incorporates the frame and control surface electronics in a simple compact unit; and a 1RU frame that can be controlled by separate hardware or a software-based control panel. It includes an internal RAVE audio mixer for audio processing, mixing, and routing and is the first Ross production switcher to incorporate webcam output for conferencing or live streaming applications. 

LISTEN: “Forging Ahead in Media’s New Landscape” is the very timely theme of the upcoming Western Association of Broadcast Engineers (WABE) media and entertainment technology convention in Edmonton this month. WABE President Tessa Potter joins Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast to talk about what’s in store for this year’s gathering, her tech takeaways from Paris 2024 where she was part of the NBC broadcast team, and why she believes AI isn’t coming for all of the broadcasting jobs.

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