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8/31/23 - CW Network programming will move from KSTW-TV to a digital subchannel of KOMO4 Seattle on Friday. Seattle and Pittsburgh were two of eight TV markets where Nexstar Media Group was to lose a CW Network affiliate after Paramount Global announced it would drop CW programming from its owned and operated stations by September 1. Matthew Keys, The Desk Nexstar Release
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8/31/23 - Kenny Jones has left the morning show at STAR CKSR-FM 98.3 Chilliwack. He joined the show in early 2020 after working at Vancouver stations from 2011-13 and again from 2017-19.
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8/30/23 - KSTW-TV Seattle, which has been branded as CW11 when it joined the CW Network in 2006, has announced it will be now be branded as Seattle11. It will feature "shows spanning big comedies to courtroom dramas to cutting-edge true crime". CBS Release TVNewsCheck
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8/27/23 - Veteran Sales Manager Sean Shannon leaves his position with Cumulus Media Atlanta after eight and a half years. He had roles in radio sales and sales management in Seattle from 1989-2013. InsideRadio
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8/26/23 - The FCC
has assigned call letters KWFV to a new Christian station at 91.5 in
Aberdeen. It will operate non-directional with 1.8 kW at -40 meters HAAT
at 47° 2' 39.9" N 123° 51' 48.7" W. FCC Data
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8/25/23 - A deal is being finalized to bring CW Network programming to KONG-TV Seattle, with the official announcement expected as soon as Monday. Based on the grid, the last 10 p.m. Seattle News Now at 10 on KSTW-TV will end on August 31, indicating the CBS abandonment of the CW starts September 1. Matthew Keys, The Desk
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8/24/23 - Emily Czerwinski, who was laid off from her position at The Peak CKPK-FM 102.7 Vancouver early this year, joins The Zone CJZN-FM 91.3 Victoria in middays effective September 5. She will cover for Kirsten James, who is going on maternity leave.
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8/22/23 - KING 5 Seattle Meteorologist Christopher Nunley
is leaving his position to handle some difficult family health issues.
At KING he was responsible for creating informative graphics for on-air
and digital platforms. X Posting
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8/22/23 - CBC Vancouver reporter Rhianna Schmunk
will be working as a senior writer with the national CBC digital team
for the next year. She will continue to be based in Vancouver. X Posting
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8/21/23 - KBCB-TV Bellingham has added ThisTV
on its channel 24.3. It airs films primarily sourced from the library
of partial owner MGM and other limited general entertainment content.
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8/17/23 - Long-time CTV Vancouver personality Jason Pires
has announced he is leaving the station. He's been with CTV in both
Victoria and Vancouver for 22 years. Pires recently moved from
co-hosting CTV Morning Live
to anchoring the noon newscasts. He says he will continue working in
media, with more details on his next move coming soon. X Posting Megan Devlin, Daily Hive
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8/16/23 - KOMO-TV Seattle wins a 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Birth of a Boom in the Large Market Television Sports Reporting category. Video KNKX-FM (in partnership with The Seattle Times) wins for The Walk Home in the Large Market Radio Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion category. National Winners List
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8/15/23 -
Veteran Whatcom County sportscaster Mark Scholten was found dead in his
apartment Monday, August 14. He was 54. Scholten worked at KPUG AM 1170
Bellingham for 30 years doing prep basketball and football game
play-by-play and also hosted sports discussion program The Zone on KPUG and KGMI-FM. Eric Trent, Cascadia Daily News
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8/15/23 - Curt Kruse and Jen Pirak will take over mornings at STAR 101.1 KPLZ-FM Seattle, replacing Moug & Angie. Kruse has been with KPLZ since 2002 and Pirak since 1994. In addition, Jeff Connell, PD/ afternoon host of K-Hits KTHI-FM 107.1 Boise, has been promoted to Regional Program Director, adding oversight of KPLZ. RadioInsight
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8/11/23 - Alex Carrigan, who announced in May that he had joined the traffic department at CityNews 1130 CKWX Vancouver, has now advanced to full-time 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. traffic anchor at the station. X Posting
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8/10/23 - Corus Entertainment executive Ronnie Stanton
has been promoted to Vice-President, Audio, leading the company's Audio
division and overseeing its 39 FM and AM radio stations. He has held
several leadership positions in Vancouver since 2008. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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8/10/23 - CTV Morning Live Vancouver weathercaster Marke Driesschen,
who has been absent since he underwent successful heart valve
replacement surgery in May, says he is feeling fine and will be
returning to work. His first day back is scheduled for Tuesday,
September 5. X Video
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8/08/23 - As a tribute to Red Robinson’s incredible contributions to the Pacific National Exhibition,
the organization will host Red Robinson Day at the Fair August 31 on
the 66th anniversary of the famed Vancouver Elvis concert. Prior to the
evening’s Summer Night Concert featuring Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo,
a special video presentation commemorating the life and achievements of
Red will be played, highlighting the many contributions to the music
industry and the impact he had in promoting rock ‘n roll. Facebook Posting Global BC Video
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8/08/23 - Country The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 increases its lead in the Nielsen Seattle-Tacoma July 2023 PPM 6+ ratings with a 7.7 share. Classic Hits The Jet KJEB-FM 95.7 moves up to second with a 6.1 share. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 dips to third with 5.8. Radio Online
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8/08/23 - Former KIRO 7 Seattle Meteorologist Claire Anderson, who departed for Washington DC in April 2022 after four years, will be joining FOX 13 KCPQ-TV. She announced in April that she was leaving FOX 5 WTTG-TV Washington DC after only one year. X Posting
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8/07/23 -
Former CBC Vancouver video operator George R. Jones passed away July 28
at age 86. He also worked for the Corporation in Yellowknife and
Montreal, retiring from Hansard TV in 2001. A Celebration of Life will
take place at First Memorial Funeral Services, 4725 Falaise Dr.,
Victoria from 2 to 4 p.m. on September 22nd. Times Colonist Obituary
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8/07/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Ryan Sullivan, who has been the morning show host at Surge 105.1 CKHY-FM Dartmouth/ Halifax for the past two years, has landed at Rock 102 CJDJ-FM 102.1 Saskatoon in p.m. drive. Sully was a digital host, content creator and announcer at JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 from 2019-21 and an anchor at News1130 CKWX from 2010-12.
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8/07/23 - Scott Shantz takes over as host of Weekend Mornings on CKNW AM 980 Vancouver. The show was previously hosted by Stirling Faux, who moved to p.m. drive at WAVE CIWV-FM 98.3. Shantz has produced and hosted a number of radio shows in Vancouver.
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8/06/23 - Delilah Rene,
the most-listened-to woman in American radio for more than 30 years,
talks self-worth, faith and the loss of her sons. She broadcasts from
her home studio in West Seattle, with the Delilah radio show heard by
over 8 million listeners on over 150 stations nationwide. Locally, her
show is heard daily on The Sound KSWD-FM 94.1 Seattle. Maggie Dillard, The News Tribune
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8/04/23 - Former Seattle broadcaster Fitz has had his syndication partnership for Country Top 40 With Fitz renewed for another multi-year deal. The weekly program is heard on more than 240 stations nationwide. Fitz hosted mornings on The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 from 2005-17 and The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 (now KPNW-FM) from 2019-20 before returning to his native Texas to continue hosting the syndicated Skyview Networks Country Top 40. Charese Frugé, All Access Music Group
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8/03/23 - Former CBC Vancouver
associate producer Vincent Papequash has been charged in connection
with an alleged sexual assault of a minor. He is no longer an employee
of the Corporation. The allegations have not been proven in court.
CBC News
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8/02/23 - Former FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle morning anchor Liz Dueweke, who announced her departure July 14 to move to KFOX-TV El Paso as the main evening anchor, tells what she has loved the most about El Paso so far. X Video
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8/02/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver anchor/ reporter Toby Kerr, who left the station in October 2022, has joined the UBC Thunderbirds
as their Sports Information Coordinator. He will be overseeing stats,
managing a student staff and writing articles for the website. X Announcement
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8/02/23 - A
“Welcome Back” 50th Anniversary reunion for Beachcombers’ cast, crew and
fans of the series is being hosted by Gibsons, B.C. September 15 to
17. Events will include screenings of best-loved episodes, some
that haven’t been aired in over 40 years. The Beachcombers, produced locally by CBC from 1972-90 was the longest running series drama in Canadian television history. Facebook Info
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8/01/23 - Long time Seattle radio personality Bob Rivers
is one of eight inducted into the 2023 Radio Hall of Fame. The
inductions by the Museum of Broadcast Communications will be celebrated
in a ceremony on November 2 in New York. Rivers was prominent at several
Seattle stations from 1989 until his retirement in 2014, ending a
25-year run in the market. All Access Music Group
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8/01/23 - Seattle Sports KIRO AM 710 Mariners play-by-play announcer Rick Rizzs
has returned to the air. The longtime voice of the team was in an ATV
accident a couple of weeks ago, but did not suffer any serious
injuries. TV Maven, X
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8/01/23 - Katie Summers has returned to the air after her maternity leave. She co-hosts Z Mornings with Katie & Ed on Z95.3 CKZZ-FM Vancouver.
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7/31/23 - Salt Spring Island's new not-for-profit community station CHIR-FM 107.9
(and rebroadcaster CHIR-1 102.1) are aiming to be on the air by
February 2024. The 107.9 facility (850 watts) will be the same wooden
pole & antenna on Mt. Erskine that was used by the previous CFSI-FM,
which operated from 2009-15 until it was ordered off the air by the
CRTC for continual non-compliance issues. Canadian Radio News
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7/28/23 - After five years, morning show host Tim Hunter is retiring from KRKO AM 1380 Everett on August 4. He's held a number of positions in the Seattle market since 1975. Veteran broadcaster Bryon Mengle takes over mornings on Monday, August 7. Radio Online
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7/28/23 - Kim
Robinson is moving on from Shaw TV’s community access channel in
Victoria, where she’s primarily been a producer for the last 15 years.
Prior to joining Shaw, she was a sales assistant with Corus Vancouver.
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7/27/23 - Seattle radio veteran Marty Reimer returns to the airwaves Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. effective July 29 on KPNW-FM 98.9. He has 30 years in the business with 15 of them as an on air personality at The Mountain KMTT-FM 103.7 from 1997-2012. All Access Music Group
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7/27/23 - Cassidy Mosconi joins Global BC as a reporter. The Curtin University in Perth, Australia Journalism & Public Relations BA has been working at Seven Network in Perth since 2019.
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7/26/23 - What's being claimed as a pro football first, the CFL BC Lions vs Edmonton Elks game this weekend will be broadcast in Punjabi. Sher-E-Punjab Radio CKSP AM 600
will carry the game in the Vancouver area, with kickoff set for
Saturday at 4 p.m. PT at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Experienced Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition broadcasters Harpreet Pandher and Taqdeer Thindal will call the game. Rob Williams, Daily Hive
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7/26/23 - Veteran Vancouver radio/TV broadcaster and game show host Wayne Cox, who currently operates The Word website, takes a behind-the-scenes look at his days at the BCTV/ Global News Hour. The Word, Vol. 30
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7/21/23 - Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nielsen average quarter-hour persons 25-54 leaped 74% from April, vaulting KISW-FM 99.9
Seattle from fourth-ranked to first. Brand Manager/ midday host Brian
Castle is testing the power of KISW's personalities by adding a Mens Room Replay weeknights at 10 p.m. InsideRadio
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7/20/23 - Producer Theresa Lalonde has retired from CBC Vancouver after 13 years. She has produced shows for CBC Radio, television and CBC Gem, including Sounds Like Canada, Our Vancouver, and Planet Wonder.
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7/20/23 -
Former Seattle sports PD Brian Long has been named Director of
Programming for the Bonneville Phoenix cluster. He was PD at KIRO AM 710 Seattle from 2010-14. Radio Insight
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7/20/23 - KEXP-FM 90.3
Seattle has announced a series of upcoming changes to its radio
programming lineup, including the addition of three new weekly specialty
shows, and a new host for Early. The new radio lineup will premiere on Wednesday, September 13th. KEXP Release
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7/19/23 - Veteran Vancouver broadcaster Stirling Faux, who announced he is leaving his position as host of Weekend Mornings at CKNW AM 980, will be the new afternoon drive host on WAVE CIWV-FM 98.3. He is scheduled to start at WAVE on July 26.
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7/18/23 - Former Vancouver broadcast executive Brad Phillips
is retiring from his current position as Corus Audio Senior Vice
President. He held leadership positions with several Vancouver radio and
TV stations beginning in 1987 before joining Corus Radio in 2012.
Phillips will remain with Corus until early August. Puget Sound Radio Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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7/18/23 - Root Sports Seattle Mariners TV analyst Mike Blowers,
who has been out much of the season with health issues and an injury
from a fall, returned to the booth last night for the Mariners vs.
Minnesota game. TV Maven, Twitter
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7/18/23 - Veteran Vancouver broadcaster Stirling Faux is leaving his position as host of Weekend Mornings at CKNW AM 980
to step into a new opportunity. His last day on air at CKNW will be
this Sunday, July 23rd. Faux has hosted a number of shows at CKNW going
back to 1993 and has worked in radio for over 50 years.
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7/18/23 - Former Vancouver radio executive Jeff Woods has been hired by The Rock CKGE-FM 94.9 Toronto to host a new show, Classic Rock Sundays with Jeff Woods,
premiering July 23rd. Woods was PD/ Music Director at CFMI-FM/ CFOX-FM
Vancouver from 2003-05 and has created and hosted several syndicated
programs which have aired on CFMI. All Access Music Group
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7/17/23 - FTVLive reports FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle morning anchor Liz Dueweke, who announced her departure Friday, has been hired by KFOX-TV El Paso as the main evening anchor. She had been with FOX 13 since 2014. Scott Jones, FTVLive
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7/17/23 - Global BC Community Relations Coordinator Johnny Mah
has been promoted to Marketing & Community Supervisor. The 2007
BCIT Radio Broadcasting, Communications graduate will lead all community
efforts for Global BC and support marketing campaigns.
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7/16/23 - Seattle Sports KIRO AM 710 Mariners play-by-play announcer Rick Rizzs
will miss the next few games. The longtime voice of the team was in an
ATV accident this week, but did not suffer any serious injuries. Rizzs
is expected to return to the announce booth soon. Brent Stecker, Seattle Sports
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7/15/23 - Liz Dueweke, FOX13 KCPQ-TV
Seattle morning news anchor and host of “Good Day Seattle”, has
announced her departure after 9+ years. She was a morning news anchor
and midday reporter for KOMO 4 for a year prior to joining FOX13. Dueweke is headed out of state to start a new adventure. KCPQ Goodbye Video
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7/14/23 - CTV Vancouver anchor/ reporter Alissa Thibault
returned to screens last night anchoring the 11:30 p.m. news. She has
been off air since April 6, suffering burnout and early onset
PTSD. Twitter Posting Daily Hive Backgrounder
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7/13/23 - Former FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle reporter/ photo journalist Steve Kiggins, who announced last December that his contract was not being renewed by the station, has accepted a role to cover news on Northwest Now. The program runs from mid-September to mid-May on KBTC-TV, where Higgins joined as a reporter back in January. Twitter Announcement
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7/12/23 - Country The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 howls up into first place in the Nielsen Seattle-Tacoma June 2023 PPM 6+ ratings with a 7.4 share. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 is second with 6.5. Classic Hits The Jet KJEB-FM 95.7 slips to third with a 6.0 share. Radio Online
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7/12/23 - FOX13 KCPQ-TV/ FOX13+ KZJO-TV Seattle Senior VP and GM Sheila Oliver takes over the helm of WFLD-TV/ WPWR-TV Chicago. She's been with FOX TV since 2002, with the last two years in Seattle. TVNewsCheck
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7/10/23 - Former Seattle radio news veteran Rich Johnson has left his position as Director of News Content at USA Radio News. The Las Vegas-based broadcaster was a reporter for KIRO Radio Seattle from 2003-05. All Access Music Group
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7/09/23 - Truth
Quest Radio has applied to the FCC for a downgrade to its current
construction permit for KTQR-FM 88.7 Forks. The original CP proposed
installation on a tower that is now being dismantled and no longer
available for use. ERP will decrease from 900 to 270 watts at a
different site which will continue to serve the community of
Forks. Engineering Report FCC Data
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7/07/23 - Former Seattle radio producer Tanner Chambers has joined Country K99 KUAD-FM 99.1 Windsor/ Fort Collins CO as morning host. The Seattle
native previously served as a producer and writer for the syndicated The Hit List with Fitz and producer for Fitz in the Morning at The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 Seattle. He was most recently morning host at Froggy 92.9 KFGY-FM
Healdsburg/ Santa Rosa CA. Radio Insight
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7/07/23 - Former CTV Vancouver News Director Les Staff
recently took to a health and wellness podcast to talk about how he hit
rock bottom after losing his job in January 2021. He joined CTV in 2007
and was ND starting in December 2012. Staff is currently a
self-employed licensed insurance specialist with Corry Staff Financial Group in Coquitlam. Amir Ali, Daily Hive
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7/05/23 - Emmy award winning FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle news anchor/ reporter Jamie Tompkins, who left in May to join the Seattle Police Department
as head of communications, has been given a chief of staff position.
It's part of a change in command staff in the Department. Tompkins had
been with FOX 13 since January 2014 following two years at KOMO 4. She was the second anchor/ reporter hired by Seattle Police, after Amy Clancy of KIRO 7 was hired in strategic communications. Isolde Raftery, KUOW News
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7/05/23 - Former Vancouver DJ Peter Starr died from cancer at the home of a friend in Colorado on July 3 at age 80. He was a Boss Jock
at CKLG from 1966-68 and then CFUN from 1968-70 before moving to Los
Angeles as a writer/ producer/ director of Peter Starr Entertainment. David Swarts, Roadracing World Publishing
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7/04/23 -
Veteran writer and producer Norman Klenman died June 8 at age 99. The
UBC Journalism graduate served during World War II with the RCAF before
joining the Vancouver Sun as a sportswriter. During his career he wrote
and produced several independent and CBC feature films. In 1975 he and
Daryl Duke founded CKVU-TV (now identifying as Citytv) in Vancouver. Sun/ Province Obituary
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6/29/23 - Former multiple Emmy Award winning Seattle anchor/ reporter John Stofflet is retiring from his current position at NBC 15 WMTV Madison, WI after 18+ years. He was a reporter/ producer/ host at KING 5 from 1989-2005. WMTV News/ Video
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6/29/23 - AM 730 CKGO Vancouver traffic anchor Lucas Celle returns for his third year as the Surrey Eagles Junior A Hockey Club commentator with an expanded role as the team's Broadcast & Media Coordinator. Twitter Posting
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6/28/23 - Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini will be joining the legendary Canadian rock band following winning the Rockstar For a Day contest on The Jeff O’Neil Show on CFOX-FM 99.3. Sartini will sing at the Nickelback concert tonight. Har Johal, Daily Hive
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6/26/23 - KING 5 Seattle sports reporter/ anchor Chris Egan apologizes for missing the NSMA Sports Media award ceremony tonight due to his full on air schedule on the anchor desk. Twitter Posting
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6/22/23 - KING 5 Seattle award winning Investigative Race & Equity Reporter PJ Randhawa has accepted a position as the new Consumer Investigative Reporter for NBC Chicago WMAQ 5. Her last day at KING will be July 28th. LinkedIn Announcement
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6/21/23 - AM 730 Traffic CKGO AM Vancouver anchor Phil Figueiredo has accepted a full time position as a producer at sister station CKNW AM 980. The 2021 BCIT Radio Arts and Entertainment graduate has been on air at 730 Traffic since July 2021. Twitter Announcement
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6/21/23 - Long time Vancouver morning TV host Dawn Chubai has announced the launch of Live Selling School,
offering resources and a niched course catering to Brand Ambassadors
and Influencers. She was Breakfast Television host and CityLine
Correspondent on Citytv Vancouver from 2004-17 before departing for a TV host position at TSC in Toronto until she returned to Vancouver last month. Twitter Announcement
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6/21/23 - KZOK-FM 102.5 Seattle morning host Danny Bonaduce says, "I’m back baby" just 15 days after a delicate brain surgery to treat a neurological disorder. Twitter Posting
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6/19/23 - Former Hot 103.7 KHTP-FM Seattle APD/ midday host Jamie Tanchyk has been promoted to APD/ MD at Portland market 105.1 The Buzz KRSK-FM. He was on air at KHTP as ‘Tanch’ from 2014-21. RadioInsight
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6/17/23 - Long-time Seattle sportscaster and veteran Seattle Mariners PA anouncer Tom Hutyler will fill in next week for vacationing news anchor Colleen O'Brien on KIRO News Radio 97.3. Hutyler had been a sports anchor on KOMO AM (now KNWN AM 1000/ FM 97.7) from 2002 until his departure in March. Twitter Announcement/ Video
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6/17/23 - The
FCC has assigned the call letters KHOD for the new CSN International,
Inc. full service non-commercial FM in Hoodsport, WA. It will operate on
89.1 MHz with an ERP of 2.3 kW at 47 23' 39.0" N / 123 6' 47.0"
W. FCC Data
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6/15/23 - Former Vancouver news manager Tom Walters was one of the most prominent and recognizable among the 1300 staffers laid off yesterday by BCE. Before joining the CTV National News in 2006 as its Los Angeles Bureau Chief he was a reporter in both Victoria and Vancouver and served as News Director at CTV Vancouver from 2001-06. Isabelle Docto, Daily Hive
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6/15/23 - Geri Mayer-Judson joins CKNW AM 980
Vancouver as an on-air contributor. The 2022 BCIT Radio Arts &
Entertainment graduate has most recently been a traffic reporter for the
Canadian Traffic Network in Vancouver.
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6/15/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver community contributor and on air host Eric Chapman, who left in January to join Toronto-based podcast firm Obie and Ax,
has announced his departure after only six months. After four years
with CKNW, he joined Obie and Ax as a Senior Producer and was promoted
to VP of Production in March. Twitter Posting
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6/14/23 - With
hundreds of wildfires burning out of control in Canada, BCE has ignited a
media firestorm of its own with the announcement today of radio station
closures and mass layoffs. Two Vancouver stations, including one which
has been on air for over a century, are being shuttered. There are also
numerous staff layoffs at CTV Vancouver Island and several in Vancouver,
including at one of the company's FM stations. A comprehensive list of
casualities will follow as received. John Mackie, Vancouver Sun Sammy Hudes, Victoria Times Colonist
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6/14/23 - As of today, BCE is shuttering six radio stations in Canada, including Funny 1040
CKST and BNN Bloomberg Radio CFTE AM 1410 Vancouver and selling three
others in Hamilton and Windsor. A total of 1,300 positions are being
cut. Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press Megan Devlin, Daily Hive
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6/13/23 -
Former Seattle television News Director Jack Eddy died at his home in
Gig Harbor June 5 at age 87. He earned a Communications degree at
Washington State University and had been ND at KOMO-TV in the 1970s and
at KSTW-TV in the 1980s. Haven of Rest Obituary
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6/13/23 - Classic Hits The Jet KJEB-FM 95.7 rises into first place with a 6.9 share in the Nielsen Seattle-Tacoma May 2023 PPM 6+ ratings. Country The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 slips to second with a 6.5 share. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 is third with 6.1. Radio Online
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6/13/23 - Former Seattle radio executive Wheeler Morris has stepped down from his current position as Market President/ Chief Revenue Officer of Townsquare Media in Fort Collins CO. He was Vice President/ Market Manager for Hubbard Broadcasting Seattle from Apr. 2020 - Aug. 2022. InsideRadio
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6/13/23 - CJSU-FM 89.7 Duncan has returned to its SUN FM roots, dropping its JUICE FM branding, which it has used since 2014. The format remains Classic Hits-Variety Hits. Canadian Radio News
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6/11/23 - TV
reporter/ anchor Ab Douglas (Abram Driediger) died March 21 in Kelowna
at age 93. He was Parliamentary Bureau Chief and co-anchor of the
National News with Peter Jennings on CTV before moving to CBC in 1967,
where he was a National Reporter in Edmonton and Vancouver for 15
years. Springfield Funeral Home Obituary
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6/11/23 -
Former CBC Vancouver staffer Richard Gervais passed away in
Saint-Georges QC May 6 at age 76. He worked at radio and TV stations in
Québec before moving to Vancouver as an announcer for Radio-Canada
television for 20 years and then for Radio-Canada in Regina. Radio-Canada Obituary
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6/10/23 - Community Powered KMRE-LP 102.3
Bellingham moves to 88.3 on Sunday, June 11. It's part of changes which
will involve a move to Whatcom Community College with transmitter move
to King Mountain and a power increase to 2000 watts. KMRE Info FCC Data
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6/09/23 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver weekend show producer Layla Khdir
moves to a new position as a weekdays chase producer. The 2022
Broadcast Journalism graduate has been on on-call producer with the
station since July 2022. Twitter Posting
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6/09/23 - The CRTC has approved an application by Total Change Ministries to change the authorized contours of low-power Spirit 88.7 CHVI-FM
Campbell River. ERP will increase from 26 to 28 watts, EHAAT will
decrease from 88 to 86 metres and antenna will change from
non-directional to directional. CRTC Release
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6/08/23 - Riley Phillips who announced his departure from CityNews 1130 CKWX Vancouver last month joins Traveller Information System DriveBC. He's been an airborne reporter for the station since 2018.
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6/06/23 - Due to his ongoing health issues, KZOK-FM 102.5 Seattle morning host Danny Bonaduce has put his $1.6 million Seattle home up for sale. The multi-level 3-bedroom and 3-bathroom home with direct views of the Space Needle has too many stairs and rooms for him to get around safely. TMZ News
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6/04/23
- Former award-winning Global BC anchor/ reporter Deb Hope, who died
May 15 is being remembered by everyone who worked with her. She
developed early-onset Alzheimer’s disease which began to emerge around
the time of her 2014 retirement from Global News at age 59. Hope died at
age 67 of organ failure common in late-stage Alzheimer’s. Jody Paterson, The Globe and Mail
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6/04/23 - David Bray, President of Bray & Partners Communications
takes a look at Victoria and four other sample radio markets from the
latest Numeris ratings release. CBC Radio One is #1 in Victoria, A12+,
with a 19.6% share. Bray Release
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6/04/23 - Former Vancouver radio host Jawn Jang unveils the first-ever official podcast after joining Metro Vancouver's transportation network TransLink
as its Media Relations Advisor last November. The 2013 BCIT Technology,
Broadcast and Media Communications graduate worked at several Vancouver
radio stations between 2013 and 2022. Kenneth Chan, Daily Hive
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6/04/23 -
Former CBC staffer John (Jim) Carney passed away on April 14 at age 87.
He began his career with the Corporation in 1956 as a summer-relief
announcer-operator at CFPR Prince Rupert. He joined CBUT Vancouver as a
stagehand in 1957, becoming a producer in 1960. He then joined CBC
Toronto Public Affairs as a story editor in 1962 before returning back
to Vancouver in 1986 as Commissioner-General of the United Nations
Pavilion at Expo ’86. A Celebration of Life will be held June 7 at the
Stanley Park Pavilion. Sun/ Province Obituary
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6/03/23 - Radio host and former child star Danny Bonaduce
has announced he’s having brain surgery Monday, after a medical leave
temporarily took him off the air in May 2022. He is the current host of The Danny Bonaduce & Sarah Morning Show on KZOK-FM 102.5 Seattle. KIRO 7 News
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6/02/23 - Former Seattle news manager Bill Dallman is leaving his current position at KARE 11 Minneapolis after just two years as the station's President and General Manager. He was News Director at KOMO 4 Seattle from 2018-21. Neal Justin, Star Tribune
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6/02/23 - CityNews Vancouver
has been recognized by the RTDNA with four 2023 Region 14 Edward R.
Murrow Awards. Further awards will be announced June 15. CityNews Release
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6/01/23 - Former KIRO 7 Seattle reporter and content creator Amy Clancy
has joined the City of Tacoma as Media & Communications
Director. She left KIRO in May 2020 after 32 years to join the
Seattle Police Department. City of Tacoma Release
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6/01/23 - Global BC morning anchor Paul Haysom has announced his departure effective June 16. He is returning to CHEK-TV
Victoria as its 6 p.m anchor after spending the last decade working for
Global News in Vancouver and Calgary. Haysom began his broadcast career
at CHEK in 2007 as a sports anchor and reporter. CHEK News
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6/01/23 - Root Sports Seattle Mariners TV analyst Mike Blowers
has explained his month-long absence. The 58 year old suffered from a
case of bronchitis, mixed with a sinus infection and the flu, followed
by a fall which resulted in a concussion and three stress fractures in
his face. He says he's feeling good now and plans to be back calling
games soon. Larry Stone, Seattle Times
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6/01/23 - Global BC reporter/ producer Jasmine Bala
has announced her decision to leave journalism to pursue a new career.
The 2019 Ryerson University Bachelor of Journalism graduate has
been with Global since March 2022 and previously was an anchor/ reporter
for CHEK-TV Victoria. Twitter Posting
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6/01/23
- Plans are underway to build a small memorial on a trail in Metro
Vancouver most preferred by former Global anchor/ reporter Deb Hope, who
died May 15. Family friend Angela Sinclair has launched an online
fundraiser to put a plaque on both ends of a walking path in Anmore.
Elizabeth McSheffrey, Global News
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5/30/23 - Former NHL star and current ESPN broadcaster Ray Ferraro appears to be destined for the role of John Shorthouse’s new TV broadcast partner. However, a couple of Sportsnet 650 CISL Vancouver broadcasters are also in the running. Tyler Green, Daily Hive
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5/30/23 - Jenny West Cooney, co-host of afternoon drive on The Zone CJZN-FM 91.3
Victoria, has been named the 2023 Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the
Year. The 2014 BCIT Technology, Radio Arts & Entertainment program
graduate will be recognized during the Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame
Awards Luncheon on June 8 in Toronto. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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5/30/23 - Long-time Vancouver TV host Dawn Chubai leaves her current position with TSC in Toronto after 19 years with Rogers Communications. She hosted Breakfast Television on Citytv Vancouver from 2004-17 before moving to Toronto. Twitter Announcement
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5/29/23 - Viewers get a rare glimpse of TV ratings in Vancouver. Numbers are down for perennial leader Global BC and increasing for rival CTV. Harvey Oberfeld Blog
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5/27/23 - Former Seattle radio producer Tanner Chambers is leaving his current morning show host position at Froggy 92.9 KFGY-FM
Healdsburg/ Santa Rosa CA to pursue other opportunities. The Seattle
native previously served as a producer and writer for the syndicated The Hit List with Fitz and producer for Fitz in the Morning at The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 Seattle. RadioInsight
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5/26/23 - Alex Carrigan joins the traffic department at CityNews 1130
CKWX Vancouver on Monday. The 2014 Radio and Television graduate
was most recently Communications and Social Media Coordinator for the Mainroad Group. Twitter Posting Meanwhile, anchor and Air Patrol traffic reporter Riley Phillips
has announced his departure from the station at the end of May. The
2018 BCIT Radio Arts & Entertainment graduate has been there since
July 2020. Twitter Posting
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5/26/23 - 40+ year radio and television broadcast veteran Charles Adler has announced he’s signed a deal with Crier Media to supply three podcasts and two columns per week to the digital media network. Adler, who parted ways with CKNW AM 980 Vancouver and the Corus Radio talk network in 2021, can also be read in the Winnipeg Free Press.
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5/25/23 - Jeff
Bollenbach has retired as General Manager of Bell Media’s radio and TV
stations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He started his career in radio in
Cranbrook, before becoming News Director at several TV stations in
Canada including managing the newsroom at Global BC from 2012-15. RTDNA Backgrounder
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5/25/23 - Crista Ministries Contemporary Christian Spirit 105.3 KCMS-FM Seattle and sister station Praise 106.5 KWPZ-FM
Bellingham just completed record-setting on-air fundraisers. Listeners
across the Pacific Northwest and Southern BC gave over 200% of the event
goal at Praise and $100,000 over the goal at Spirit. All Access Music Group
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5/25/23 - BCIT Digital Journalism instructor Tessa Vikander will be starting on the digital desk at CBC Vancouver
June 12. She plans to stay for the summer, and possibly beyond, and
hopes to be back teaching digital journalism at BCIT in the fall. Twitter Announcement
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5/25/23 - KNKX-FM 88.5 Seattle jazz
reporter/ host Robin Lloyd is retiring after nearly 24 years. Her last
day will be May 31. She started as a substitute jazz host in 1999.
KNKX News
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5/23/23 - Lady Scribe is the winning filmmaker for the next season of Crosscut Origins on KCTS 9
Seattle. She will create a docuseries telling the story of Black
artists, entrepreneurs and elders getting priced out of Seattle. The
winner was announced Sunday at the closing ceremony of the Seattle International Film Festival. The docuseries will be released on Cascade Public Media platforms in March 2024. Sarah Menzies, Crosscut
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5/23/23 - Veteran Seattle-area radio personality Tim Hunter has announced he will be stepping away from his show on KRKO AM 1380 Everett later this summer. He took over the morning show in 2018 when it transitioned from FOX Sports to Classic Hits. Radio Online
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5/23/23 - Australian-born multi-talented performer Rolf Harris, who moved to Vancouver in the 1970s, died May 10 at age 93. He hosted The Rolf Harris Show,
a half-hour television series produced at BCTV (now Global BC) and
shown on several other CTV affiliates in the spring and summer of 1978.
In July 2014, at age 84, Harris was sentenced to five years and nine
months in prison in England on twelve counts of indecent assault on four
female victims during the 1970s and 1980s. CTV News
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5/23/23 (Updated) - KIRO 7 Seattle issues a thank you to reporter Graham Johnson
as he steps away into a job outside of news. The Pacific Lutheran
University Communication and Media Studies BA joined the station in
April 2005. He has announced that he will be joining the Port of Tacoma
to handle communications. KIRO 7 News/ Video
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5/22/23 - Television station operator Tegna Inc. has terminated its merger agreement with hedge fund Standard General
after several regulatory hurdles. Tegna last year agreed to be taken
private by Standard General in a deal valued at $8.6 billion, including
debt. The hedge fund is expected to pay $136 million in termination fees
to Tegna, which operates 64 TV stations in 51 U.S. markets including KING 5 and KONG-TV Seattle. Reuters News Tegna Release
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5/22/23 - Former Seattle radio personality Corey Dillon has signed to continue his midday show at Country The New 93Q KKBQ-FM 92.9 Houston and also adds morning show producer duties. He was afternoon host at Country The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle (now AAA KPNW-FM) Seattle before departing for Houston in April 2020. All Access Music Group
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5/21/23 - Anchor/ reporter Chynna Greene has anchored
her last weekend Good Day Seattle show and Friday will be her last day on air at FOX 13
KCPQ-TV Seattle. She will be taking some time off, spending
time with loved ones and getting married. Twitter Announcement
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5/21/23 - Following a Spring Fund Drive that raised $33,798, non-profit campus-community station CHLY-FM 101.7 Nanaimo is hiring three junior producers through the Canada Summer Jobs program.
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5/21/23 - Former Vancouver news producer James Lewis has been promoted to News Director at CTV News CFTO-TV Toronto. The 2012 BCIT Broadcast & Online Journalism graduate was a producer at Global BC from 2012-17 before heading east to handle similar duties at CTV Toronto. Michelle Dubé, Twitter
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5/19/23 - Former Vancouver and Victoria broadcaster Tarzan Dan Freeman will join XL 103.1 CFXL-FM
Calgary shortly to do fill-in for major shows during vacations. Tarzan
Dan made stops at several local stations between 1998 and 2010. Twitter Announcement
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5/19/23 - CTV News Vancouver reporter Alissa Thibault
has been off air since April 6, suffering burnout and early onset PTSD.
She reports, "The traumatic stories, graphic images and online abuse
finally got to me after 12 years in the news business." She says
she still has a way to go but will be back. Twitter Posting Daily Hive
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5/19/23 - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez,
the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district
covering Olympia and Pacific counties, is part of the team who have
introduced legislation in response to some automakers taking AM radio
out of their new vehicles. The bipartisan, bicameral AM Radio for Every
Vehicle Act directs the Secretary of Transportation to ensure consumer
access to AM radio in all vehicles. Radio Online
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5/18/23 - CFOX-FM 99.3 Vancouver weekend announcer Casey-Jo Loos
is being bombarded with abusive, harassing, hate-filled blasts from an
anonymous troll. The messages, which began four years ago, have recently
became darker and are filled with sexually charged and degrading
content. Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun
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5/18/23 - Long-time Global BC news anchor Sophie Lui
remembers her days working with anchor/ reporter Deb Hope, who passed
away May 15th at age 67 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014.
Hope joined Global BC's forerunner BCTV in 1981.
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5/17/23 - Veteran retired business reporter Richard Dettman is back on the air weekday mornings from 7-11:30 a.m. He retired in November 2020 after starting with News1130
CKWX Vancouver back in 1996. The RTDNA Canada Regional Lifetime
Achievement Award winner is handling vacation fill-in on several of the CityNews stations across Canada. Twitter Announcement
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5/17/23 - KUOW-FM 94.9 Seattle, journalist Tom Banse retires after 37 years. Over the years, Banse's reporting has taken him to every one of Washington's 39 counties and all 36 counties in Oregon. KUOW News
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5/16/23 - Star 101.5 KPLZ-FM Seattle air personality and PD Lisa Adams
has announced her departure at the end of July. She's relocating back
to Boise, ID to be closer to her three boys and to pursue as yet
unannounced new opportunities. Assistant PD Curt Kruse will step into the role of Interim Program Director. Radio Online
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5/16/23 - Country The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 moves up into first place with a 6.6 share in the Nielsen Seattle-Tacoma April 2023 PPM 6+ ratings. Classic Hits KJEB-FM 95.7 and Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 are tied for second with 5.9 shares. Radio Online
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5/15/23 -
Retired Global BC anchor/ reporter Deborra Hope has died at age 67. She
retired in 2014, and was then diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which
eventually led to her living in a nursing home. She joined Global BC's
forerunner BCTV in 1981. Hope read the news at noon, 5 p.m., and
eventually, BCTV’s top-rated flagship 6 p.m. broadcast. Amy Judd/ Squire Barnes, Global News/ Video
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5/15/23 - Veteran CBC broadcaster Shelagh Rogers is stepping down after a 43 year long career. The final episode of CBC Radio's The Next Chapter, which she has hosted from CBC Vancouver for 15 years, will air on June 24. CBC News
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5/13/23 - Meredith Geddes goes back to JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 Vancouver Monday from 10 to 2 p.m., joining Jason Manning from 2 to 6 p.m., Drex in the mornings and Larry Hennessey with JACK Up the 80s twice daily. Twitter Announcement
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5/11/23 - iFiber Communications is selling News/ Talk 1030 KMAS AM 1030 Shelton to John & Rebecca Hansen’s Fjord Holdings LLC and Jeff Slakey’s The Anecdotalist LLC for $152,940.
The Hansens and Slakey will each own 50% of the station, which has
posted that it will return to a Full Service Classic Hits format in the
coming weeks. Radio Insight
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5/09/23 - Veteran KING 5 Seattle photojournalist Dave Wike
is retiring this month. He started out as a part-time editor in June
1980 following graduation from Washington State University and the
Communications Department of the Edward R. Murrow School. By 1982, he
was carrying a camera professionally. Leah Pezzetti, Twitter
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5/09/23 - The KING 5 Seattle news team is the recipient of five 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards including an Award for coverage of Indigenous Issues in the PNW. Jay Yovanovich, Twitter PJ Randhawa, Twitter
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5/09/23 - KIRO Newsradio 97.3 Seattle anchor Aaron Granillo, has been named a recipient of a regional Edward R. Murrow Award
for Investigative Reporting for his behind the scenes information on
the fentanyl crisis. He is now under consideration for a National Murrow
Award. Twitter Posting
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5/07/23 - The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters (BCAB), which held its 73rd Annual Conference on May 4th, continues in good hands with leadership from BCIT broadcast program graduates. In the linked photo, CHEK-TV GM/ CEO Rob Germain on the left is the immediate BCAB past President, current President and Corus Vancouver Manager of Local Sales Rob Brimacombe is in the center and Pattison Media Vancouver Island GM Rob Bye on the right is a previous past president. The current and four previous presidents of the BCAB are BCIT grads. BCAB Photo
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5/05/23 - Journalist Jonathan Choe, who was released from his Crime and Justice Reporter duties at KOMO 4 Seattle in March 2022, has announced he has struck a deal with NewsBreak and will be going all in on hyperlocal video driven journalism. Twitter Announcement
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5/05/23 - KSTW-TV Seattle and seven other CBS owned and operated stations that are currently affiliated with the Nexstar-owned network will drop The CW and become independent in September. Nexstar Media Group
says it has received multiple expressions of interest from station
groups hoping to deepen their relationship with The CW. Lynette Rice, Deadline
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5/05/23 - Following the announcement by long-time CTV Morning Live Vancouver weathercaster/ host Marke Driesschen
on May 2 that he is stepping away for awhile, comes an update from CTV
that he underwent a successful heart valve replacement surgery on May 3
and is expected to make a full recovery in two to three months. CTV News
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5/05/23 - Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap has come to an end on Corus Radio with the April 30 show. Following a 16-year run on CBC Radio and its subsequent cancellation in 2021, Vinyl Tap got a second life in March 2022 when it re-launched across Corus Entertainment’s Rock and Classic Hits stations, including Rock 101 CFMI-FM 101.1 Vancouver. The program will continue as a podcast.
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5/05/23 - A new 100-watt NCE station in Aberdeen to operate on 89.5 now has callsign KILU. FCC Data In addition, the FCC has approved an application by CSN International to move K202DV Bellingham to 91.1 (increasing from 7 to 8 watts) and has granted callsign K216GV. FCC Data
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5/04/23 - Veteran CBC broadcaster Eleanor Wachtel has announced she’ll be retiring from the Corporation next month, ending a 35-year career. She has hosted Writers & Company,
CBC Radio's flagship literary program, since 1990. Wachtel was a
freelancer writer and broadcaster in Vancouver during the 1970s before
moving to Toronto to work full-time with CBC. CBC News
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5/04/23 - After 50 years of entertaining audiences at 23 stations in 14 cities, including Seattle, Bobby Rich has announced his retirement from KDRI AM 830 Tucson, AZ. He was GM and morning host at KMGI-FM (now The End KNDD) and KIXI Seattle from 1989-91. All Access Music Group
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5/03/23 - Former KSTW-TV Seattle News Director Gary Wordlaw has been appointed ND at WNDU-TV South Bend, IN effective May 22. The multiple award winner was GM at KSTW in the early 2000s. WNDU Release
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5/03/23 - Dave Budge, former CKVU-TV (now Citytv)
Vancouver reporter and senior producer from 1981-2000 has retired. He
leaves from Rogers Communications in Toronto, most recently as Vice
President, News & Information at Rogers Sports & Media. His retirement comes as Rogers makes changes to its radio and television management structure. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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5/03/23 -
Retired Vancouver broadcaster Dave Cash passed away in Surrey at the end
of February at age 87. He began his radio career at CKCR AM/ FM in
Kitchener/ Waterloo ON in 1953. He later hosted mornings at CJJC Langley
from 1968-74 and evenings then weekends on CKWX Vancouver from 1975-91.
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5/02/23 - Vancouver and Calgary CityNews Director Charmaine de Silva is stepping away from her position. The 2007 BCIT
Broadcast Journalism graduate and three-time National RTDNA
award-winner says she is looking forward to exploring new opportunities
and challenges. Twitter Announcement
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5/02/23 - Long-time CTV Morning Live Vancouver weathercaster/ host Marke Driesschen
has announced he is stepping away from the show for awhile. He says,
"Got a couple of things to take care of, but I’ll be back in the
summer!" Twitter Posting
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5/01/23 - KING 5 Seattle News Director Julie Wolfe
says its newsroom is always trying to find a balance between how a
crime impacts the community and making sure the station lives up to its
ethics. She adds, if a crime occurs, KING tries to stay on the story,
answer why did it occur and was it a result of rising crime in the
area. Paul Greeley, TVNewsCheck
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5/01/23 - It's official that former KING 5 Seattle news executive Laura Evans is the new News Director at KIRO 7 Seattle effective May 8. She's been ND at WHIO-TV Dayton, OH since 2021.
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4/27/23 - CBC Vancouver reporter/ editor Tarnjit Parmar
has announced she has achieved full-time status with the Corporation.
The 2016 BCIT Broadcast Journalism graduate has been associated with CBC
Vancouver since August 2022. Twitter Announcement
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4/27/23 - Former Vancouver radio personality Meredith Geddes has left her current position as the afternoon drive host on The Edge CFNY-FM 102.1 Toronto. She's hosted shows on Vancouver stations since 2011 and most recently remotely on CFOX-FM 99.3.
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4/26/23 - KIXI AM 880
Seattle has made some on-air updates focusing more on music. Breakfast
with Benny (Masters) airs 5-8 a.m. weekdays, The Del Walmsley Show 8-10
a.m., The John Tesh Show 10 a.m-3 p.m. and Seth Thompson 5-8 p.m. Sports
Betting and Bloomberg are no longer on the schedule.
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4/26/23 - The BC Association of Broadcasters (BCAB) will host its first gathering since 2019 next week as the 73rd BCAB Conference converges on the River Rock Casino in Richmond on Thursday, May 4. The event is headlined by keynote speaker Jim Pattison, CEO and Chairman of the Jim Pattison Group. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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4/26/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle reporter Tonya Mosley has been named co-host of Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the radio program and podcast devoted to contemporary arts and issues, produced by WHYY-FM 90.9 Philadelphia and distributed by NPR. The award winning journalist worked at KING from 2005-12 and also produced the Black in Seattle series on KUOW-FM 94.9 from 2012-14. NPR Release
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4/25/23 (Updated) - Radio Pacific Inc. files to downgrade KSTI-FM 102.1 Port Angeles to an ERP of 330 watts at -100 meters non-directional near Port Angeles. Currently they are operating at 3600 watts
ERP highly directional at -82 meters HAAT from a site southwest of Port
Angeles. Sequim will fall outside the 60 dBu contour with this
modification. FCC Data In other FCC news, KITZ AM 1400 Silverdale has refiled to extend its silent STA. FCC Data
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4/24/23 - FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle producer Katherine Barner
has announced her departure after just over a year with the station.
The Washington State University Bachelor of Communication and Music
Bachelor is joining the newsroom at FOX 5 WYNW-TV New York City. Twitter Posting
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4/24/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle reporter/ weekend anchor Vanessa Misciagna, who has been a national correspondent for the E.W. Scripps Company
since 2021, has served her first day as PNW correspondent. She will be
reporting on local stories with national appeal. Misciagna reported for
KING from 2018-22. Twitter Posting
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4/24/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle news executive Laura Evans is leaving her current position as News Director of WHIO-TV Dayton, OH. It's yet unconfirmed, but it's speculated she will be the new ND at KIRO 7. Evans was Assistant ND then Interim ND at KING from 2017 until she left for Ohio in 2021.
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4/23/23 - Brittany Toolis joins KIRO 7 Seattle as a reporter. She has most recently been a multimedia journalist at News 9 KWTV Oklahoma City. Twitter Posting KIRO 7 Release
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4/23/23 - There is no official announcement, but KIRO 7 Seattle has dropped its Saturday morning show. Stay tuned. Twitter Posting
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4/22/23 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied the Standard General petition asking the court to force the FCC to vote on its proposed acquisition of TEGNA before its financing expires on May 22. TEGNA owns 64 TV stations in 51 U.S. markets, including KING 5 and KONG-TV Seattle, and agreed to be acquired by Standard General for $8.6 billion including debt. Jon Lafayette, Broadcasting & Cable
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4/22/23 - Jack Stine and Spike O'Neill have been handling the KIRO Radio 97.3 Seattle 12-3 time slot in recent weeks, now called KIRO Newsradio Midday. Brandi Kruse
had taken over the show temporarily after the death of host Dori
Monson. No word yet if the new hosts are permanent. Meanwhile, Kruse
hosts a streaming program at noon on YouTube. Twitter Announcement
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4/20/23 - Pattison Media Vancouver staffer Sylvia Masich
is leaving and returning to her hometown of Prince George. The 2020
BCIT Radio Arts and Entertainment graduate will continue with Pattison
Media there in the role of Account Manager. Masich has most recently
been a promotions assistant and Street Team member with Pattison's
Vancouver stations.
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4/20/23 - Moira Wyton has joined CBC Vancouver as a reporter and associate producer. She has been the health reporter for independent online news magazine The Tyee for the past three years.
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4/20/23 - Gillian Findlay has left CBC after a run of over 30 years. She was a general assignment reporter for CBC Television Vancouver from 1982-85 before moving to numerous other positions with the Corporation, most notably a co-host of The Fifth Estate. Isabelle Docto, Daily Hive
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4/19/23 - This year’s Walter Cronkite Award Brooks Jackson Prize for Fact-Checking goes to reporter Chris Ingalls and KING 5
Seattle for a five-part series that debunked a misinformation campaign
that sought to undermine public trust in Washington state’s elections.
The Brooks Jackson Prize for Fact-Checking is named for the veteran
journalist who covered Washington, D.C., and national politics for news
organizations. Award Winners
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4/19/23 - Classic Hits KJEB-FM 95.7 moves up into first place with a 7.2 share in the Nielsen Seattle-Tacoma March 2023 PPM 6+ ratings. Country The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 grabs second with a 7.1 share. Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 is third with a 6.2 share. Radio Online
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4/17/23 - CBC has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter
accounts, after the social media platform put a "government-funded
media" label on its CBC account. The move includes CBC Radio and TV
Vancouver. It follows NPR and PBS in the U.S. which earlier announced a similar move. CBC News
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4/17/23 - News anchor Joe Perkins has been named the new News Director at CHEK-TV
Victoria. The multiple RTDNA award winner joined CHEK in 2019 and has
worked in both radio and TV on Vancouver Island since 2011. Twitter Posting
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4/17/23 -
Family and friends gathered to pay tribute to legendary broadcaster Red
Robinson Sunday at the Commodore Ballroom in downtown Vancouver. He
inspired generations of broadcasters and music lovers. CTV Video Global Video
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4/16/23 - A reliable source has confirmed that Tom Hutyler was recently released from his anchor position at Northwest Newsradio KNWN AM 1000/ FM 97.7 Seattle. He had been with the station (then KOMO) since 2000. Hutyler will continue in his role as PA announcer for the Seattle Mariners, a position he's held since 1987.
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4/15/23 - Andy
Eide, a longtime fixture in the Seattle hockey scene who served as
Seattle Kraken insider for Seattle Sports KIRO AM 710, passed away
Friday. He suffered a stroke prior to the March 18 Kraken game and was
rushed to Harborview Medical Center, where he spent the last few weeks
in ICU. Seattle Sports News
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4/14/23 - The End KNDD-FM 107.7 Seattle adds Ian Camfield to afternoon drive. He's also heard on several other Audacy stations. Additionally, Locals Only,
devoted to music originating in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest,
returns with host Steven Graham starting April 16. He has been
organizing local club shows and writing about local music for different
outlets in the greater Seattle area and was the most recent host of Locals Only. RadioInsight
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4/14/23 - Veteran Vancouver Sun columnist and first rock music critic Vaughn Palmer
celebrates 50 years with the paper and is likely its longest serving
employee. In addition to his newspaper work, he has been a regular
commentator on CKNW AM 980. John Mackie, Vancouver Sun
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4/14/23 - Former KOMO 4 Seattle reporter Shomari Stone is joining FOX 5 WTTG-TV Washington, DC as a reporter and anchor, effective May 1st. He worked at KOMO from 2008-11. LinkedIn Announcement
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4/13/23 - KUOW-FM 94.9
Seattle has announced it will cease activity on Twitter after NPR is
falsely labeled as ‘state-affiliated media’. It follows a similar
decision by NPR. KUOW Release
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4/13/23 - The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced several local awards: Global News Hour at Six for Best Local Newscast. Twitter Posting Anita Bathe of CBC Vancouver as Best Local News Anchor. Twitter Best National News to Global National. Twitter Vancouver-based Dawna Friesen as Best News Anchor, National. Twitter
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4/10/23 - KIRO NewsRadio 97.3 Seattle congratulates Morning News anchor Colleen O'Brien and Gee & Ursula Show hosts Gee Scott Sr. and Ursula Reutin on winning prestigious Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media. Twitter Announcement Winner's List
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4/09/23 - Former Team 1040 CKST (now Funny 1040) Vancouver sports broadcasters Sekeres and Price present a special Good Friday edition of S&P: Vancouver Media Legends. They interviewed former voice of the Vancouver Canucks and Hockey Night in Canada host Jim Hughson and sports-talk pioneer Dan Russell. S & P Audio
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4/08/23 - Former child actor and The Partridge Family star Danny Bonaduce, now 63, has co-hosted mornings on KZOK-FM 102.5
Seattle for the past 12 years. His show is a compelling mixture of
music, banter, wit and occasionally combative views on the social issues
of the day. Christopher Sandford, Seattle Times
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4/06/23 - Former JACK CJAX-FM 96.9
Vancouver morning host Jeff Brown suffered a stroke in January on a
flight to San Diego. He's off work from his morning position for awhile
at Surge 105.1 CKHY-FM Dartmouth/ Halifax with Jeremy Baker (below) filling in. Brown is expected to make a full recovery. Surge 105 Update/ Video
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4/06/23 - Former Victoria and Vancouver radio host Jeremy Baker, who was laid off from his position at The Peak CKPK-FM 102.7 HD2 Vancouver in January relates his detailed story about driving all the way across the country to Halifax. He's joined Surge 105.1 CKHY-FM in suburban Dartmouth, NS. Amir Ali, Daily Hive Twitter Page
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4/05/23 - Siarra Rogers has joined the Corus Vancouver
Radio creative team as its Senior Creative Writer. The 2013 BCIT Radio
Broadcasting & Communications graduate previously worked for Corus
from 2017-19 covering a maternity leave position and has most recently
been a creative writer for Stingray in Richmond.
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4/03/23 - Veteran on-air personality Nina Hajian joins the nationally syndicated The Jubal Show, which is based at Hits 106.1 KBKS-FM Seattle. She fills the co-host slot on the show that had been held by Jubal Fresh’s wife Alex Fresh until her exit last November. RadioInsight
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4/01/23
- Radio broadcaster and marketer Trevor Harvey died March 4 at Nanaimo
Regional General Hospital just prior to his 75th birthday. He worked in
radio in Kamloops, Squamish/Whistler, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Nanaimo,
Parksville and most recently at The Raven CKCC-FM 100.7 Campbell
River. A Celebration Of Life is scheduled for May 27 at the Fish and
Duck Pub on Sproat Lake northwest of Port Alberni. Legacy Obituary
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4/01/23 - Pacific Science Center (PacSci) has announced a new partnership with KEXP-FM 90.3
Seattle. It includes a DJ residency program through which KEXP DJs will
create unique musical laser experiences in PacSci's Laser Dome. The
program kicks off April 5. Cision PR Newswire
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3/31/23 - Former KING 5/ KONG-TV Seattle News Director Pete Saiers has abruptly exited his position as ND at KTLA-TV
Los Angeles. It is reported that Saiers and management mutually agreed
to not renew his contract. He was ND at KING 5 from 2019-21. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline
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3/31/23 - April 1 marks 100 years since the forerunner of CKWX first signed on. Arthur “Sparks” Holstead
signed it on as CFDC with a used 10-watt Westinghouse Model TF
transmitter from the top floor of his automotive supply business in
Nanaimo. The station moved to Vancouver in 1925 and became CKWX in 1927.
After operating on several frequencies, in 1957 it switched to 1130,
where the station remains today as CityNews 1130. John Ackermann, CityNews 1130
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3/30/23 - Vancouver broadcasters Mike Killeen and Lynda Steele have launched Killeen & Steele Communications
featuring communications coaching, media training and professional
voice over work. Killeen is a 40 year radio and TV veteran both locally
and internationally and Steele has a career spanning 35 years with
several major Canadian networks.
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3/29/23 - Former KiSS Radio CKKS-FM 104.9 (now SONiC) Vancouver personality/ Music Director Kelsey Lehman, who moved on to National Music Director at KiSS CKIS-FM 92.5 Toronto, is moving to become Program Director with Bell Media in Ottawa. She was with KiSS Vancouver from 2015-17. Twitter Announcement
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3/27/23 - Bianca Rego will be the new producer of Mornings with Simi on CKNW AM 980
Vancouver. The 2022 BCIT Broadcast Journalism graduate has been
producing MWS for the last couple of months, coordinating new regular
segments, and expanding the program's guest roster.
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3/26/23 - Crosscut/ KCTS9 Seattle present the Headliners Gala
at 6 p.m. April 29. It's a celebration of the best of the Northwest’s
community and culture and a benefit to support Cascade Public Media, the
organization behind Crosscut and KCTS9. This year’s gala will feature a
culinary tour of the region, curated by some of the premier chefs and
restaurateurs in Washington state. Media Release
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3/25/23 - In a civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Vancouver broadcaster Jody Vance
is now suing a man who earlier this month pleaded guilty to criminal
harassment in connection with hundreds of abusive and threatening emails
and online posts. She alleges Richard Sean Oliver engaged in “an
ongoing and relentless campaign” of harassment, infliction of mental
suffering, invasion of privacy and defamation. Tiffany Crawford, The Province
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3/25/23 - KING 5 Seattle multimedia marketing producer Olivia Roberts conceived and
produced a campaign featuring three of the station’s women
anchor/ reporters writing a letter to their younger selves to celebrate Women’s History Month. Paul Greeley, TVNewsCheck
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3/23/23 - Long time Vancouver award winning TV host & producer Fiona Forbes will be the producer for the Global TV national The Morning Show based out of Vancouver, for the program which is based out of Toronto. She starts in April.
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3/21/23 - Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 moves up into first place with a 6.5 share in the Nielsen Seattle-Tacoma February 2023 PPM 6+ ratings. Classic Hits KJEB-FM 95.7 slips down to second with a 5.9 share. Alternative KEXP-FM 90.3 is third with 5.6, putting no talk stations in the top three. Radio Online
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3/21/23 - Seattle-based American professional women's soccer team OL Reign has extended its partnership with FOX 13+
KZJO-TV, which will broadcast eight games this year, doubling their
commitment from 2022. The first three matches of the season are included
in the broadcast agreement, including the club’s home opener against
San Diego on April 15. OL Reign Release Fox 13 Video
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3/20/23 - UW Huskies football insider Christian Caple joins Seattle Sports KIRO AM 710 as a contributor. He's been reporting and writing sports at several publications since 2010. Seattle Sports News/ Video
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3/20/23 - FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle anchor/ reporter Brian Flores leaves to join CBS Colorado KCNC-TV Denver in his first full-time anchor role. This will be his final week in Seattle after joining KCPQ in September 2016. Twitter Announcement
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3/20/23 - Hot Air,
CBC's longest running radio program aired its last jazz broadcast on
January 28, with a decade by decade highlight program airing on that
day. The series, which has been on the air since 1947 and most recently
hosted by Margaret Gallagher, has morphed into a music program with various guest hosts highlighting BC artists from different genres. Gallagher now hosts North by Northwest weekends on CBC Radio. CBC Audio
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3/19/23 - Prominent Vancouver broadcaster Jody Vance,
who recently survived a traumatizing ordeal involving an online
harasser since 2016, feels the justice system let her down. She told a
court hearing that the harassment forced her to deny many invitations to
professional and charity events. Amir Ali, Daily Hive
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3/19/23 - A
GoFundMe has been set up for the family of Seattle broadcaster Mark
Kroschel, who passed away from cancer March 12 at age 45. His voice was
well known in local radio, as he was the voice and production guru at
iHeart's Seattle stations since 1997. Mitch Levi Twitter GoFundMe Link Jason Puckett Tribute
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3/18/23 -
Retired CBC Vancouver technical staffer Mel Ebenstiner passed away on
Thursday, January 19 at age 95 following multiple medical complications
as a result of a broken leg. He began a 37 year career with CBC
Vancouver in 1956, later becoming a maintenance technician until his
retirement in 1993. A celebration of Life will be held in June for
family and close friends. Sun/ Province Obituary
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3/18/23 - Longtime Global BC anchor Coleen Christie
is getting viewer support after she spoke through tears while reporting
an item on the war in Ukraine. She had just returned to her position
following the recent loss of her father to Parkinson’s. Daily Hive News/ Video
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3/16/23 - Total Change Ministries has applied to relocate the transmitter site for Spirit CHVI 88.7
Campbell River from the 9-1-1 tower to the water tower at Cape Mudge on
Quadra Island. The aging transmitter and antenna will be replaced with
new equipment as power will increase from 26 to 28 watts and antenna
height will be lowered from 88 to 86 metres. Canadian Radio News
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3/16/23 - Vancouver welcomed another classic rock station to the airwaves earlier this month as Journey CJNY-FM 106.3
entered a crowded radio dial. It kicked off with a ceremony on March 3
at Hoobiyee Ts’amiks Vancouver Society, then officially began
broadcasting on March 6 with classic rock that features Indigenous
artists. Gordon McIntyre, The Province
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3/16/23 - Paul Brown will replace Kelly Latremouille in afternoons on WAVE CIWV-FM 98.3 Vancouver March 30. Brown was part of the JACK CJAX-FM 96.9 Vancouver morning show from 2016-20 before joining Hamilton ON market The Grand CHTG-FM 92.9 as morning host last year. Latremouille will stay on in a part-time capacity at WAVE rather than fully retire.
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3/16/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver reporter Shelby Thom (now Shelby Alexander) is starting a new position as Marketing and Communications Specialist at United Way British Columbia. She reported for CKNW from 2014-16 before moving to Global Okanagan CHBC-TV as a video journalist and web producer from 2017-23, based in Penticton. Twitter Announcement
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3/15/23 - The WNBA Seattle Storm and FOX 13 KCPQ-TV
are continuing their partnership and have announced all 35 games, that
are not carried nationally, will broadcast locally on FOX 13 or FOX 13+
KZJO-TV. The first broadcast will be Friday, May 26 as the Storm hosts
the Dallas Wings. FOX 13 Announcement
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3/15/23 - KING 5 Seattle morning news anchor Jake Whittenberg announces the American Parkinson Disease Association has raised $550k+ and counting, a new record. Twitter Posting
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3/12/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle reporter Heather Graf is leaving her current position as a reporter at WJLA-TV
Washington, DC. She says it's time for a new adventure, will stay in DC
and will share more soon. Graf was a general assignment reporter at
KING from 2013-18. Twitter Announcement
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3/11/23 - The
FCC has approved a move by KBRO Bremerton from 1490 to 1480 kHz using
its existing tower. Day power will increase to 5 kW and night power will
decrease to 12 watts. FCC Data
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3/11/23 - A Vancouver provincial court judge has sentenced Richard Oliver to 12 months of probation for sending journalist Jody Vance
more than 100 abusive emails. Oliver had disagreed with her reporting
in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also told to take
counseling as advised by his probation officer. Robyn Crawford, CityNews
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3/09/23 - Scott Fee has left his position as News Director of CHEK-TV Victoria. He was previously an anchor at CHEK from 2005-11 and had been with the station since 2019 following seven years with Global Calgary.
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3/07/23 - Seattle sports media TV and radio host and UW football and Seattle Storm TV sideline reporter Elise Woodward handled post game for ESPN at the Pac 12 Women's title game over the weekend, which was won by Washington State ladies. Twitter Video
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3/05/23 - Concern continues over the possible fate of the KGY Olympia
studio at Budd Inlet, on land owned by the Port of Olympia, where it
has been since 1960. The lease is up at the end of 2024. Retired
Washington Supreme Court Judge Gerry Alexander and longtime historical
preservation planning expert Greg Griffith are looking into registration
on the Olympia Heritage Register as well as the National Register of
Historic Places. Anne Erickson, KING 5 Video
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3/04/23 - KNTS AM 1680 Seattle, which has been running regional Mexican music La Patrona, is now simulcasting The Answer KKOL AM 1300. As of this writing, the KNTS website has not been changed from La Patrona.
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3/04/23 - An
obituary has been published for former Vancouver broadcaster Jim Hault,
who passed away at home in Vancouver on February 3 at age 84. He had a
distinguished career at CJOR, CKLG, CFUN and CKNW from 1967-92 and was a
gifted character voice. A Celebration of Life will be announced in the
near future. Sun/ Province Obituary
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3/04/23 - The FCC has granted BBC Broadcasting a Special Temporary Authority to operate KRPI AM 1550
Ferndale on its two-tower nighttime directional pattern for both day/
nights at 10 kW. This is due to a hardware fault and flooding in the
antenna field. The only concern noted is a small interference overlap
zone with Portland market KKOV in Vancouver, WA. STA Request FCC Info
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3/03/23 - Former CKNW AM 980 Vancouver reporter Shelby Thom has decided to leave journalism in pursuit of a new career path. She left 'NW in 2017 to join Global Okanagan as its South Okanagan reporter, based in Penticton. In 2019, she was recognized with the Broadcast Performer of Tomorrow award by the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters (BCAB). Twitter Announcement
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3/03/23 - CBC Radio/ TV Vancouver reporter Josh Grant
returns to Québec province to start a career in communications with the
provincial health authority. He has previously worked for the
Corporation in Québec City and Montréal. Twitter Announcement
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3/02/23 - Social Media posts report the loss of former Seattle radio promotion person Keri Lee,
who died February 21 at age 58. She worked at KNDD and KUBE
Seattle in the late 1990s, but most recently was living in California.
We are awaiting further information. Best Cremation info Facebook Posting
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3/02/23 - Nikki Torres returns home to Seattle to join FOX 13 KCPQ-TV as a reporter. For the last 2-1/2 years she's worked as a reporter/ weather anchor at KATU-TV Portland. She had her rented moving van stolen, but later recovered, prior to leaving Portland. KATU News Twitter Announcement
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3/01/23 - KCTS 9 Seattle contract television host Jay Martin Jr. is headed to New York to begin national work for PBS.
He's been a storyteller and on-air host at KCTS since August 2021 as
well as a contract journalist for reader-supported, nonprofit news site Crosscut and a podcast host. Twitter Announcement
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2/26/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle news anchor Mark Wright has announced he is launching a new podcast Beats Working: Winning the Game of Work
this Spring. The podcast will be "dedicated to telling the stories of
people and companies who are doing it right". Wright anchored news at
KING 5 from 2011-22. LinkedIn Announcement
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2/25/23
- Retired Seattle broadcaster Kevin Cooney died at his home in Hunts
Point, WA February 21 at age 70. His career began at KMPS, continuing as
VP/ GM for KJR and KSEA. He continued with KIRO, before retiring as
National Sales Manager with NWCN. Dignity Memorial Obituary
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2/25/23 -
Former CBC Vancouver producer Vincent Eagle passed away peacefully after
a brief illness at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock November 16, 2022
at age 75. He worked at BCTV as a master controller. In 1988 to 1995 he
co-produced and directed the CBC automobile show Drivers Seat. Over the years he produced and directed several TV productions including Double Exposure.
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2/24/23 - Several CW affiliates will not be airing LIV Golf events, including all eight CBS-owned and operated affiliates across the country, which also includes The CW 11 KSTW-TV Seattle. Last week CW announced that LIV Golf “will air in 100 percent of its markets across the United States”. Joe Lucia, Awful Announcing
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2/24/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle anchor and four-time Emmy winner Steve Bunin has announced he has launched a new company as an executive communications coach. It's Steve Bunin Communications, providing training in numerous facets of consulting and media training. Bunin was an anchor at KING from 2017-22. Twitter Announcement
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2/24/23 - CityNews 1130 CKWX Vancouver anchor Tim James
has announced he is leaving, "to give myself time to explore the
options". The 2010 BCIT Broadcast Program graduate been with the station
since 2014, most recently as a national anchor. Twitter Announcement
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2/21/23 - Two
longtime Seattle broadcast journalists, Gregg Hersholt and Herb Weisbaum
retired from their radio jobs this winter. Both have extensive 40-year+
résumés, are close to the same age and ended their full-time careers at
KNWN AM 1000/ FM 97.7. Melissa Hartman, Seattle Times
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2/21/23 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Corus Entertainment
have announced a renewed two-year broadcast partnership through 2024.
The partnership will continue to include regular programming, match
coverage, and content on Corus Vancouver stations including live
play-by-play on AM 730 CKGO including one-hour pre and post-match shows.
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2/20/23
- Former Seattle producer Jerry Baum passed away February 10, in
Wilkes-Barre, PA at age 88 following a short illness. He worked in the
production department at KING Radio and TV in the late 1950s before
moving to WBRE-TV, where he stayed for 31 years. The Citizens' Voice Obituary
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2/20/23 - Dan Russell, long-time host of Sportstalk on
several Vancouver stations, took more than 200,000 calls on-air from
listeners between 1984 and 2014, in what became the longest-running
sports talk show in Canada. Cleve Dheensaw, Victoria Times Colonist
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2/19/23 - After more than two decades, KNKX-FM 88.5
is moving out of its longtime office and studios in Seattle's Belltown
neighborhood. Currently broadcasting from its Tacoma studios, KNKX will
move in shortly to its new Seattle studio across the street from Pike
Place Market. Cara Kuhlman, KNKX News
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2/19/23
- Former CBC Vancouver staffer Tom Deacon died February 5 at age 82.
After freelancing for CBC Toronto, he joined CBC Vancouver in 1984. He,
along with other producers created the long-running DiscDrive, a program that went on to dominate the airwaves for more than two decades, before moving to Los Angeles in 1989. Globe and Mail Obituary
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2/18/23 - Super
Bowl in the Seattle TV market only rated 49th out of all 56 metered
markets, but with a respectable 76.7 share. This year's game was carried
on FOX and in Seattle on FOX 13 KCPQ-TV. Sports TV Ratings
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2/17/23 - RadioInsight discusses the new Triple-A KPNW-FM 98.9 Seattle alongside the established KEXP-FM 90.3, which is chalking up very decent ratings numbers, especially for a non-comm. RadioInsight News
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2/17/23 - Austin Lane returns to Seattle to join FOX 13 KCPQ-TV as an associate news producer. He's been a producer at KHQ-TV Spokane since October 2000 and holds a Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Central Washington University. Twitter Announcement
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2/16/23 - Global TV Vancouver celebrates the 25th anniversary of its morning news broadcast. The program began on February 16, 1998 as Wake Up when the station identified as BCTV. Global BC Video
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2/16/23 - Research conducted by Hubbard Radio
turned up a void in Seattle from the demise of Entercom’s “103.7 The
Mountain” KMTT in 2013, so programmers set about building an
updated version of the format. The result is KPNW-FM 98.9, the first commercial Adult Alternative launch in 15 years. Launched jockless, KPNW plans to slowly add air talent. Inside Radio
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2/16/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle production assistant Tanya Woo
has announced she is running for Seattle City Council. She currently
leads the Chinatown International District Community Watch, with an
emphasis on community-based public safety. KING 5 News
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2/14/23 - Transmitter power for CISQ-FM 107.1
Squamish is being reduced from 30,000 to 15,850 watts. Antenna height
above average terrain will remain at -533.6 meters and radiation pattern
will remain directional. Canadian Radio News
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2/14/23 - As reported on 2/08, The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle has now changed its call letters to KPNW and flipped its format from Country to AAA. Seattle’s Home For Music Lovers brings commercial AAA back to Seattle with Scott Mahalick continuing to serve as Program Director. RadioInsight
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2/13/23 - Former FOX 13 KCPQ-TV Seattle staffer Michelle Ludtka Furbush has been impacted by recent layoffs and is moving on from her most recent position as a Client Success Manager at Tagboard. The Emmy Award winning sportscaster and storyteller worked at KCPQ from 2012-20. LinkedIn Posting
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2/13/23 - Heather Froglear has been named Brand Manager at KRFG-FM 95.1/ KXFG-FM Riverside, CA. She will continue her role as Music Director at K-FROG. She also hosts an afternoon show at The Wolf KKWF-FM 100.7 Seattle and is host of Audacy's syndicated show "90's Country with Heather." Radio Online
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2/12/23 -
Former Seattle writer/ producer Billie Porter passed away February 8 at
her home in Tacoma. She was only 40. The University of Washington
graduate produced programs on Northwest Cable News and wrote and
produced at KING 5, where she was nominated for an Emmy Award, most
recently working in community outreach for the Tacoma News
Tribune. A private celebration of life will be hosted by her
family. Legacy Obituary
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2/11/23 - Former Global BC Station Manager/ News Director Jill Krop has been named Executive Director of the B.C. Lacrosse Association
effective March 1. She left Global BC in 2020, ending a 35-year career
in journalism. The 1986 BCIT Broadcast Communications graduate served at
stations in Prince George, Regina, Halifax and Victoria before joining
BCTV (now Global BC) as a junior news anchor in 1997. BCLA Release Steve Ewen, The Province
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2/11/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle news producer Kristin Kay is moving on again. She's been Assistant News Director at WLWT 5 Cincinnati since 2019 and is moving to the position of News Director at WGAL 8 Lancaster, PA. Kay was at KING from 2014-17. Twitter Announcement
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2/10/23 - A cartoon version of KING 5 Seattle meteorologist/ storyteller Leah Pezzetti explains the science behind the spectacular sunsets at this time of year. KING 5 Video
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2/09/23 - Seattle Sports KIRO AM 710 Seattle announces The John Schneider Show with the Seahawks GM joining Wyman and Bob beginning next week. The segment will air at 4 p.m. every Thursday until April 27, the first day of the 2023 NFL Draft. Seattle Sports Release
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2/09/23 -
Long-time CBC Radio and TV Vancouver broadcaster Bob Sharples passed
away at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver January 26 at age 85. He
began his career at CFGP in Grande Prairie, AB in 1962, joining CBC in
1967. He hosted numerous shows and anchored news at CBC until his
retirement in 1999. A memorial service will be held at St. Agnes
Anglican Church in North Vancouver at 1 p.m. Saturday, February
18th. McKenzie Funeral Services Obituary
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2/08/23 - KGY Olympia General Manager Nick Kerry
is optimistic that the best is yet to come for the 100+ year radio
station, even though it may have to relocate its studio, which has been
home for the past 63 years. The vote is still out on what the ultimate
fate of the station's location will be. ThurstonTalk News
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2/08/23 - Yesterday's announcement that The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle will be changing its call sign to KPNW-FM has brought up speculation of a format change. The call letters are expected to officially change on February 14. RadioInsight All Access Music Group
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2/07/23 - KOMO 4 Seattle news anchor Eric Johnson
pays tribute to long-time former reporter Bob Throndsen, who died
February 4 at age 75, saying, "His guidance as a mentor is legendary at
KOMO News." Eric's Heroes
segment this Wednesday will look back at his "wonderful reporting and
the ripple effect of his generosity and decency..." KOMO News/ Video
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2/06/23 -
Former Vancouver radio personality Jim Hault passed away Friday,
February 4 at age 84. After arriving from CJCA Edmonton, he was
prominent at CJOR, CFUN, CKLG and CKNW from 1967-92 and continued as the
voice of news intros and promos for Global BC until 2011. Marty Forbes, Twitter
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2/06/23 - Former KOMO 4
Managing Editor of News and KOMO News Radio Seattle News Director
Bob Throndsen died unexpectedly at his Edmonds home Saturday, February 4
at age 75. The multiple Emmy award winner spent 34 years working at
KOMO-TV before retiring in 2012. Teresa Wippel, My Edmonds News
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2/06/23 - KIRO 7 Seattle GM Pat Nevin has told the staff that News Director Tara Finestone
"is no longer employed" with the station. She has been ND there since
October 2020 after arriving from Los Angeles. The University of
Washington Communication and Media Studies BA had previously been a
newscast producer at KIRO from 2000-03. Rick Gevers Info
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2/05/23 - A memorial service billed as The Last Dori Monson Show
was held for a few hundred friends and family Saturday, February 4th at
Canyon Hills Community Church in Bothell. Among those in attendance,
broadcaster Brock Huard shared his friendship and admiration and read
memories of Dori on behalf of his family. The longtime conservative
radio host died in Seattle December 31 at age 61. David Boze, Washington Policy Center
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2/04/23 - Former KING 5 Seattle news anchor Shaniqua Manning,
now Senior Communications Specialist at Boeing, was tasked with
announcing the stopping of production of the 747. She's been with Boeing
since leaving KING in 2014. LinkedIn Announcement/ Photos
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2/04/23 - Former KIRO 7 Seattle traffic anchor Tracy Taylor Turner will be hosting the Junior League of Olympia Denim and Diamonds Fundraiser on Saturday April 22nd. Facebook Posting
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2/03/23 -
Long-time CBC Vancouver producer/ executive producer George Robertson
passed away January 1st at the North Shore Hospice in North Vancouver at
age 93. Except for three years in England, he worked at CBC Vancouver
from 1953 until he departed for CBC Toronto in 1971. He produced
numerous programs for the Corporation until his retirement in
1989. CCF Obituary
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2/02/23 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Marty Forbes
is back at home after being released from hospital following a
snowmobile accident in Alberta, where he suffered broken ribs and a
bruised lung and kidney. The 52-year media veteran was PD at two
Vancouver stations in the 1980s and early 90s. Twitter Announcement
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2/02/23 - Vancouver radio personality Kelly Latremouille
is retiring after 42 years in the business. He began his career at CKKC
Nelson in 1980, with stops in Victoria, Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Halifax. He worked at several Vancouver stations since 2007 and most
recently has hosted p.m. drive at WAVE CIWV-FM 98.3.
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2/02/23 - Dave Budge, former Citytv Vancouver reporter, producer and senior producer, is retiring from his current position as VP News & Information at Rogers Sports & Media in Toronto. He worked at Citytv (CKVU-TV) Vancouver from 1981-2000 before moving to Calgary and subsequently Toronto.
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2/01/23 - Jason Manaois, lead producer of Mornings with Simi on CKNW AM 980 Vancouver,
is leaving the station. His last day in the building will be Monday,
February 6. The 2019 BCIT Broadcast and Online Journalism graduate has
been with 'NW since March 2020.
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1/31/23 -
Former print and CKST AM 1040 Vancouver sportscaster Jason Botchford
kept his drug use a secret before dying of an accidental overdose of
cocaine and fentanyl April 25, 2019 at age 48. His legacy is part of a
3-year experiment with drug decriminalization in BC which starts
today. Global News Video CBC Backgrounder
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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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1/24/23 - 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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