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4/22/21 - Former Seattle programmer Kenny Jay
has had his position eliminated as National Director of Promotions and
Radio Marketing at Big Loud Records. He was PD at KMPS-FM/ KSWD-FM 94.1 Seattle in 2016 & '17. All Access Music Group
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4/21/21 - Vista Radio Prince George reporter/ anchor Catherine Garrett joins CKNW AM 980
Vancouver in the same position next month. The 2019 BCIT Broadcast
Journalism graduate has been with Vista since 2019. She points out she's
not directly related to retired award winning 'NW reporter George
Garrett. Twitter Announcement
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4/20/21 - News/ Talk KIRO-FM 97.3 continues in first place with a 6.4 share in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma March 2021 PPM 6+ ratings. Rock KISW-FM 99.9 moves up to second with 6.0. News/ Talk KUOW-FM 94.9 slips to third with a 5.6 share. Radio Online
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4/20/21 - Former iHeartMedia Seattle Operations Manager John Peake has been promoted to SVP/ Programming by the company in Los Angeles. He retains his position as PD for MYfm KBIG-FM 104.3. Peake was OM in Seattle in 2011. All Access Music Group
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4/18/21 - After 21 years at KING 5 and sister station KONG-TV Seattle, President and GM Jim Rose
is leaving for what he has described as a new role outside of owner,
Tegna. He first joined the station as National Sales Manager at KONG,
and moved his way up before becoming GM in 2016. His last day will be
May 3rd. Rose's departure leaves the station without a GM or ND. Memo to Staff
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4/18/21 - Los Angeles-based voiceover artist Jeff Rechner
had a career in Canadian radio, much of it in Vancouver, before moving
to the US and voicing everything from commercials and cartoons to acting
as the show announcer for the upcoming NBC game show Small Fortune. He talks about the evolution of his voiceover career on Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast
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4/16/21 - Late Vancouver news reporter J.J. Richards was a long-time advocate and supporter of Variety – the Children’s Charity.
The Richards family is working with Variety to determine the best way
to keep their father’s legacy going. J.J. was the News Director at CFUN
Vancouver during most of the 1980's and '90s. He died June 30, 2018 in
Rancho Mirage CA at age 88. Gail Johnson, Vancouver Sun
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4/15/21 - Retired Vancouver TV sports broadcaster Bernie Pascall
is among the class of 2021 named for induction into the Canadian
Football Hall of Fame. He was named by Football Reporters of Canada as
an inductee in the media category. Pascall was a sports anchor then
Sports Director at BCTV Vancouver from 1969-99. Michael Briones, PQB News
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4/14/21 - The FCC
has granted a Construction Permit to IHM Licenses, LLC for KRPA AM 1100
Oak Harbor. The .5 kW daytimer will operate with 9 kW days directional
and 2.5 kW at night directional from 48° 16' 54.36" N 122° 42' 02.00" W. FCC Data
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4/13/21 - Classical KING-FM 98.1 Seattle is the newest affiliate of VuHaus Group,
a network of public radio and television stations and national radio
shows that share a common mission to support emerging and local artists.
The station joins 18 public media outlets as a member of VuHaus
Group. Radio Online
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4/13/21
- Vancouver theatre legend Norman Young died Friday from a heart attack
at age 94. He was a retired University of B.C. theatre professor who
was once chairman for Vancouver Civic Theatres, a co-founder of the B.C.
Entertainment Hall of Fame and co-host of the CBC Vancouver children’s
show Story Seat in 1962. John Mackie, The Province
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4/13/21 - Vancouver broadcaster John Streit joins CKNW AM 980 as an anchor/ reporter. He previously anchored news at News 1130 CKWX from 2000-17 and most recently was a senior writer/ researcher on Breakfast Television at Citytv until being released when the program was cancelled last November. Twitter Announcement
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4/10/21 - Numerous Seattle area broadcasters are nominated for 2021 Northwest Regional NATAS NW EMMY™ Awards. Winners will be announced at a virtual event June 5th. List of Nominees
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4/08/21
- Former Entercom (now Audacy) Seattle Sales Manager Jon Crossland has
died at age 68. His cause of death hasn't been publicly released. Early
on he held a radio sales position in Tacoma. For the past year Crossland
was Vice President of Sales at Specialty Data Systems (SDS) in
Toronto. InsideRadio
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4/08/21 - Former Vancouver journalist Cherise Seucharan has joined Toronto news site and podcast network Canadaland as a reporter. She previously worked at The Star and CBC Vancouver before moving back to Toronto last year. Broadcast Dialogue
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4/08/21 - The Vancouver Whitecaps FC will not be moving to all-sports radio Sportsnet 650
CISL, as had been speculated. Instead, the team has signed a new
two-year broadcast deal with Corus Entertainment. Play-by-play matches,
including one-hour pre- and post-match shows, are moving to Vancouver’s
all-traffic station, CHMJ AM 730.
Former TSN 1040 broadcasters, play-by-play man Corey Basso, and
commentator Colin Miller will continue to call the games. Rob Williams, Daily Hive
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4/08/21 -
After over a month off air, KRPA AM 1110 Oak Harbor is back on today.
The station has a construction permit to operate with 9 kW day and 2.5
kW night, up from .5 kW daytime only, but the FCC has not released
information on whether it is operating at the new higher power. FCC Data
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4/08/21 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Jeff Rechner will be the show announcer on an upcoming NBC game show, Small Fortune.
The eight-episode series debuts May 31. Rechner, who currently resides
in Los Angeles, was prominent on CKLG and mornings on CFOX-FM during the
1980s, and hosted p.m. drive on JACK Vancouver from 2003-07. Broadcast Dialogue
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4/07/21 - Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced it’s rebranding as Pattison Media Ltd.
to reflect the company’s evolution beyond terrestrial radio and
television effective May 1. The company operates numerous stations in
Vancouver, on Vancouver Island and throughout Western Canada. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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4/07/21 - Former CBC Vancouver video journalist Tina Lovgreen, who left the Corporation last month, has secured a new position with Metro Vancouver's transportation network Translink. Her new position is Senior Manager, Media Relations and Issues Management. Twitter Announcement
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4/06/21 - KIRO 7 Seattle consumer investigator Jesse Jones
reports he has had quadruple bypass surgery and is "doing great thanks
to the awesome doctors and nurses at @Swedish". He says he wasn’t
feeling well and luckily it was diagnosed before there were further
complications. Twitter Announcement
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4/06/21 - Contemporary Christian Spirit 105.3
KCMS-FM Seattle reached 150% of their Spring Share on-air fundraiser
goal, the first event partnering with Vidare Creative. All Access Music Group
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4/06/21 - News 1130 CKWX Vancouver anchor Vanessa Doban has a new role as Social Media Producer. She will also continue anchoring news on the weekends. Twitter Announcement
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4/06/21 - Further developments from former TSN 1040 hosts Matt Sekeres and Blake Price
as Mercer Island digital marketing executive Jonah Sigel comes into the
picture. Sigel talked extensively on Pressrow about how moving Sekeres'
and Price's program to a digital space gives them more access to data
about listeners than they were receiving in radio from traditional
ratings service Numeris. Steve Ewen, The Province
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4/04/21 - University of Victoria Political Science and Journalism BA Julian Kolsut is leaving CHEK-TV Victoria after a four year run as a multimedia journalist. He's accepted an opportunity to work in documentary film. Twitter Announcement
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4/04/21 - Daily Hive reports they have been told the Vancouver Whitecaps FC are currently speaking with Sportsnet 650
CISL AM for broadcast rights. Meanwhile, Matt Sekeres and Blake Price,
currently airing a podcast, are set to make more announcements regarding
live broadcasts. They have officially welcomed Andrew Wadden back to
the program as their producer, along with The Athletic’s Thomas Drance
and former TSN 1040 staffer Jeff Paterson as regular contributors.
Tyler Green, DailyHive
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4/03/21 - Former staff of The Mountain
KMTT-FM 103.7 Seattle reunite to share stories and memories on a 30th
anniversary webcast, 30 years from the day that the station signed on,
April 10, 1991. YouTube Info
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4/02/21 - Alabama Cole joins The Q WQEN-FM 103.7 Birmingham AL for mornings. She was most recently with the Carla Marie and Anthony morning show at sister station KBKS-FM 106.1 Seattle, which was dissolved with the launch of The Jubal Show in July 2020. InsideRadio
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4/02/21 - The Jet KJR-FM 95.7 Seattle morning host Bender
is the recipient of the 2020 HOPE Award at this year's CMN Hospital's
Virtual Summit. Over the last 19 years, Bender's One Big Give for
Seattle Children's Hospital Radiothon has raised a total of $16.7
million. All Access Music Group
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4/01/21 - Kathryn Tindale is leaving News 1130 CKWX Vancouver. The Langara College journalism graduate has been a web editor and reporter with the station since July 2019.
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4/01/21 - Former Vancouver broadcaster George Morris died from cardiovascular issues March 14 at age 78. He was the Late Daddy G on CFUN Vancouver in the early 1960s before moving to Montreal in 1963 as Buddy G
on CKGM AM 980. He established himself as a voice actor and imaging
voice for a number of radio stations, returning to radio in the early
‘90s on CJFM-FM Montreal. Montreal Gazette Obituary
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4/01/21 - Five of
the longest running radio personalities in Vancouver are on
non-commercial stations. Michael Willmore, host of Rock Talk on Co-op Radio CFRO-FM 100.5 has been on for 46 years; George Barrett, host of the Reggae Show at Co-op Radio has been on for 45 years; Steve Edge with The Edge on Folk has been on air at CiTR-FM 101.9 for 36 years; Nou Dadoun, host of The A-Trane, has been on Co-op Radio for 35 years and Nardwuar The Human Serviette has been entertaining on CiTR for 34 years. Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun
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