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1/26/23 - CBC is bringing full-time permanent journalists into Nanaimo and Cranbrook. Claire Palmer is the Corporation's new dedicated video journalist in Nanaimo. CBC Radio One Victoria special live programming will air from 5:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 27, followed up by more live programming Jan. 28. CBC News
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1/25/23 - Continuing with the boost from all Christmas programming, AC KRWM-FM 106.9 stays in first place with an 11.3 share in the Nielsen Seattle-Tacoma Holiday 2022 PPM 6+ ratings. AC KSWD-FM 94.1 climbs to second with a 7.2 share. News/Talk KIRO-FM 97.3 slips to a third place tie with All News KNWN AM 1000/ FM 97.7 with a 5.5 share. Radio Online
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1/25/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Marty Forbes,
now living in Edmonton, is recovering in hospital following a
snowmobile accident where he suffered five broken ribs and a bruised
lung. The 52-year media veteran launched CKKS-FM Vancouver in 1983 as PD
after flipping the format at CJAZ-FM and was PD at CISL Vancouver
1990-91. Facebook Posting
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1/25/23 - Former Seattle Times Education Lab Reporter Jeanie Lindsay expresses her pleasure as she completes her first day at KUOW-FM 94.9 as the state government reporter for NW News Network. Twitter Announcement
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1/24/23 - Two-time Emmy winning reporter/ fill-in anchor Tammy Mutasa, who left her position at KOMO 4 Seattle last month, has put in her first day at CBS Boston WBZ-TV. Facebook Announcement Twitter Video
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1/23/23 - (Updated) Sports Director Squire Barnes got more than a laugh, along with the anchors of today's 6 p.m. Global BC newscast, over the FOX 5 Washington DC story by anchor Tisha Lewis about the Vancouver hockey coach change. Not only were the coaches names annihilated, but the team was called the Can-nukes. Awful Announcing Video The Proper News Eddie Chau, The Province
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1/23/23 - Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle Kraken and FOX 13 have announced a new media partnership which will include a new Kraken-focused show What’s Kraken? to debut on Feb. 8 and air every Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the remainder of the NHL season. FOX 13 Announcement/ Video
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1/23/23 - Former FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle weather anchor Grace Lim is leaving her current position as weekend meteorologist at KNDU-TV Richland after just one year. She worked at FOX 13 from 2019-21. KNDU Video
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1/22/23 - Bill
Schonely, former Seattle sportscaster and Portland Trail Blazers
play-by-play voice for nearly 30 years passed away Saturday, January 21
at age 93. Before moving to Portland he was the voice of the WHL Seattle
Totems, University of Washington football and Seattle Angels baseball. A
public celebration of life will be announced at a later date. NBA News
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1/21/23 - Long time Vancouver sportscaster Scott Rintoul is launching a new podcast entitled Westcoast Express
Tuesday, January 31. It's the story of the men who reinvigorated a once
vibrant hockey market as told by Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi, Brendan
Morrison as well as other prominent Canucks teammates and figures.
Rintoul was a host at TSN Radio for a dozen years and then hosted his own show on Sportsnet 650 for four more. Twitter Announcement Trailer
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1/20/23 - KEXP-FM 90.3 Seattle is heading back to Mexico in March to partner with Mexico City's Ibero-American festival to produce nine Live on KEXP sessions. The nonprofit station is building on its commitment to international partnerships. Twitter Announcement
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1/19/23 - KING 5 Seattle weekend evening anchor and reporter Madison Wade and the team have wrapped up the last episode of Seahawks Central for the season and are preparing for next season. Twitter Announcement
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1/19/23 - Long time Vancouver broadcaster Eduardo Olivares passed away on Dec. 27, 2022 at age 81. He hosted Latino Soy,
a radio program designed to unite Vancouver’s growing Latin American
community, which ran on CJVB AM 1470 and then for 25 years on CHKG-FM
96.1. Olivares was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 for
his outstanding contribution to the Latin community. Fairchild Radio Obituary
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1/19/23 - KOYS-LP 94.1 Bellingham is being transferred from its current owner Radio Vida N Life Inc. to PNW Radio. FCC Data Positioning Statement
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1/17/23 - After 41 years in TV, former KOMO 4 Seattle News Director Holly Gaunt is retiring from her current position as ND at Denver7 KMGH-TV.
Her last day will be April 28. She was VP/ ND at KOMO from Feb. 2007 to
Dec. 2014. Gaunt was named to the National Academy of Television Arts
& Sciences Heartland Emmy chapter’s Silver Circle in 2022 and is the
recipient of multiple individual Emmy and Murrow awards for news
excellence. Denver7 News
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1/16/23 - Freelance producer/ reporter Haley Lewis joins Global News BC
as an online reporter, specializing in Indigenous news across BC and
Alberta. She holds a 2018 Masters Degree in Journalism from the
University of BC and has previously held a number of Indigenous
reporting positions. Twitter Announcement
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1/16/23 -
Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera Del Fin has applied to the FCC for a further
extension of the STA granted on Nov. 3, 2015 to continue operating KNTB
AM 1480 Lakewood from an alternate site to allow time to file a formal
request to cancel the license (after the related KBRO application
BP-20220802AAA has been granted). In support of the request, it's noted
that the KBRO application remains under review at this time. FCC Info
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1/15/23 -
Former CHEK-TV Victoria News Director Anthony "Tony" Cox passed away in
Palliative Care at Royal Jubilee Hospital on January 3 after a lengthy
battle with cancer. He was 86. He served as ND of CHEK for 20 years and
was also elected President of the Radio-Television News Directors
Association of Canada. Cremation has taken place and a private family
gathering is planned for a later date. Victoria Times Colonist Obituary
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1/13/23 - The BC Association of Broadcasters has named veteran retired CKNW AM 980 Vancouver newscaster Gord Macdonald BCAB Broadcaster of the Year and Vancouver-based Global National reporter/ anchor Neetu Garcha BCAB Broadcast Performer of the Year. Winner's List
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1/11/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle Managing Editor and Amazon Executive Producer Kellie Cheadle
says she is, "Excited to be back on the UW campus to teach Visual
Storytelling, an undergrad journalism class in the very Comms department
I graduated from so many years ago". She worked at KING from
2006-15.
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1/11/23 - Brandi Kruse will be handling the 12-3 p.m. shift at KIRO Newsradio
97.3 Seattle for the next couple of weeks, replacing Dori Monson, who
passed away Dec. 31. She will be doing double duty, so it will not
affect her twice weekly unDivided podcasts. Twitter Announcement
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1/11/23 - KJR-FM 93.3 Seattle 2021 NSMA Sportscaster of the Year Ian Furness "passes the torch" to the current winner, KING 5 Seattle sports reporter/ anchor Chris Egan. Twitter Announcement
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1/09/23 - KIRO 7
Seattle has launched a new morning news campaign of five spots that
really "checks all the boxes" to make it successful. In a brainstorming
session, the idea came up to expand to a promo for each morning show
talent. Paul Greeley, Market Share Videos
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1/09/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver Senior Producer Alan Regan has joined CBC Vancouver as an Associate Producer on its radio programming. He was with CKNW from 2018-22. Twitter Announcement
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1/09/23 - Jay Styles, who left his position as Assistant Brand Content Director and afternoon host at MOViN KQMV-FM 92.5
Seattle in December, has moved to Sarasota, FL and is seeking voice
tracking opportunities. He says, "I resigned in order to be close to my
kids who live in Florida." RAMP News
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1/09/23 - KVI AM 570 Seattle adds Todd Herman Sundays 5-7 p.m. with a daily commentary airing at 7:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 5:15 p.m. He formerly hosted The Todd Herman Show on KTTH AM 770 which ended on Dec. 1, 2021 All Access Music Group
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1/08/23 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver Sunday morning talk show host Raji Sohal
announced on her show this morning that this would be the last for her,
as she is moving on to another opportunity. She has been at 'NW since
Mar. 2021, arriving after 16 years with CBC Montreal. Saturday morning host Stirling Faux will slot into the show.
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1/07/23 - Jim Pattison, founder, chairman, and CEO of the Jim Pattison Group,
is listed as the second-wealthiest Canadian on the Forbes billionaire
tracking list. His wealth is listed as $12.2 billion in 2022, up from
$4.3 billion in 2020. Pattison Media
owns and operates 48 radio stations and three TV stations spanning the
four western provinces, including several radio stations in Vancouver,
Victoria and Chilliwack. Sarah Anderson, Daily Hive
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1/07/23 - KING 5 Seattle South Bureau Chief Drew Mikkelsen joined KUOW-FM 94.9 local Morning Edition host Angela King to host the 2023 Seattle City Club Legislative Preview
Friday. It took an in-depth look at the top priorities for the upcoming
session and the impact they will have on individuals and
communities. Twitter
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1/05/23 - In 2019 KIRO Newsradio
97.3 Seattle talk show host Dori Monson hosted a stage show which was
never broadcast. The story of his life and improbable career can be viewed here.
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1/05/23 - Eric Chapman, who announced in December that his last day at CKNW AM 980 Vancouver would be Dec. 31, has joined Toronto-based podcast producer Obie & Ax as a senior producer. He had been with CKNW since 2018 as a fill-in host and community contributor.
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1/04/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver anchor/ reporter Toby Kerr,
who left the station in October, has earned a Master of Sport
Psychology degree. He did so while working full-time in news. Twitter Announcement
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1/04/23 - We follow the progress of former KCPQ-TV/ KZJO-TV Seattle News Director Erica Hill-Rodriguez who moved to KTTV-TV Los Angeles in 2019. She has since become the President and Co-Founder of consulting, production and design company Mx Media Creative in L.A.
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1/03/23 - Veteran Seattle TV reporter Matt Markovich joins KIRO Newsradio 97.3 "for a while" as its political/ legislative reporter, starting today. He's been a reporter at FOX 13 KCPQ-TV since Jan. 2022 and had been a reporter for KOMO 4 from 2006-21. Twitter Announcement
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1/03/23 - Jessamyn McIntyre has been named Assistant Program Director at KJR-FM 93.3
Seattle. She has most recently worked as Executive Communications and
Engagement Manager for the Washington State Secretary of Health and
sideline reporter for Washington State University football. Twitter Announcement RadioInsight
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1/03/23 - KIRO 7 Seattle reporter/ fill-in anchor Ryan Simms has departed from his position. There are no further details at this time, but his Twitter page says, "formerly of @kiro7seattle". He's been at KIRO since Dec. 2019.
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1/03/23 - All day Monday, KIRO Newsradio 97.3 Seattle host John Curley talked to friends and news makers in tribute to Dori Monson. The entire 5+ hour tribute show can be heard here.
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1/02/23 - CHEK-TV Victoria news personality Tess van Straaten
has called out a comment by a viewer who described her sleeveless top
as inappropriate and "almost upsetting" during a recent weathercast. A
tweet by her has garnered hundreds of likes and has been seen by more
than 200,000 people. Laine Mitchell, Daily Hive
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1/02/23 - Vancouver actor Murray Brisker, who appeared in CBC-TV Vancouver productions Dr. Bundolo, The Beachcombers and Max Glick,
passed away November 15 at age 88. He had a lengthy acting career
included film, television and stage as well as appearances in print ads
and TV commercials. Burial has taken place at Schara Tzedeck Cemetery in
New Westminster.
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1/02/23 - A memorial tribute to Dori Monson is airing on KIRO Newsradio
97.3 Seattle today. A number of different guests including Brock Huard,
Dave Wyman, Ursula Reutin, Bob Rivers, and more will remember the life
of a Seattle radio legend. MyNorthwest Info
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1/02/23 - Two-time Emmy winning reporter/ fill-in anchor Tammy Mutasa, who left her position at KOMO 4 Seattle last week, says she is "honored, humbled and ecstatic" to join CBS Boston WBZ-TV. She had been at KOMO since June 2017. Facebook Announcement
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1/01/23 - Longtime KIRO Newsradio
97.3 Seattle talk show host Dori Monson passed away suddenly at a
Seattle hospital Saturday night at age 61. His radio career started in
1982 at the University of Washington, and included work at KING-TV, KING
Radio and at KIRO since the early 1990s. Monson had health issues over
the past few years. KIRO Newsradio Twitter Announcement
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