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10/23/21 - Senior CFJC Kamloops
broadcaster Doug Collins is retiring after 55 years on air. He arrived
in Kamloops from Penticton in 1970 and served in several management
roles in addition to his broadcasting duties. Collins retired from the
management side in 2018 but continued reading morning radio newscasts
for B-100 CKBZ-FM 100.1 and CIFM-FM 98.3. James Peters, CFJC Today
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9/09/21 - Kelowna broadcast executive and production guru Andrew Murdoch is joining CHED AM 630
Edmonton as the new Manager of Talk and Talent. He has most recently
been Assistant Regional Program Director, B.C. Interior, for Bell Media.
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8/12/21 - Kamloops will be one of over 20 markets to be included for radio audience measurement by radioCount, which has been selected to cover some of the radio diary markets previously served by Numeris.
Starting next month, radioCount will begin measuring over 20 markets with a Fall 2021 survey release to be made available in
late November. BC markets will also include Chilliwack and Prince George. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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7/30/21 - Pattison Media today relaunched CKLZ-FM Kelowna as 104-7 The Lizard.
The name was last used in the 1980s and 1990s, after the station was
launched in 1964. It will continue to play classic and current rock and
is now branded The Rock of Kelowna. Iain Burns, KelownaNow Rob Gibson, Castanet
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7/06/21 - Former
CKOK Penticton President and GM Ken Davis passed away July 4th at age
90. He was a former co-owner of CKOK and later owned Casabella
Princess and Okanagan Boat Charters. Canada Obituaries James Miller, Penticton Herald |
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7/06/21 - Beginning with the August 6th season opener in Saskatchewan, all BC Lions games will be broadcast on AM730 CHMJ
Vancouver with play-by-play broadcaster Bob “The Moj” Marjanovich and
analyst Giulio Caravatta returning to the booth. The Lions Radio Network
returns across the province, which includes CKFR AM 1150 Kelowna and CHNL AM 610 Kamloops. BC Lions Release
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6/29/21 - Sarah Nick joins Power 104 CKLZ-FM 104.7 Kelowna. She has most recently been hosting Nick At Night at KiSS CKY-FM 102.3 Winnipeg. Twitter Posting
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6/24/21 - Former Sun FM (now Move) CJMG-FM 97.1 Penticton morning show host Kyle Stewart has found a new position outside of radio. He and his wife Jessica have acquired the Soda Creek Soap Co. Kyle was laid off by Bell Media when it made massive cuts to media positions across Canada in February. Jesse Day, Penticton Western News
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6/14/21 - Former K96.3
CKKO-FM and CILK-FM 101.5 Kelowna personality David Larsen lost a
battle with cancer Friday night at age 62. He hosted shows in the
Okanagan for nearly twenty years. Rob Gibson, Castanet |
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6/03/21 - The Numeris Spring 2021 Radio Diary 12+ ratings have been released for Kelowna. CBC Radio One CBTK-FM 88.9 is first with a 23.2 share, Country CIGV-FM 100.7 is second with 10.5 and 80s & 90s Hits CKQQ-FM 103.1 is third with 9.3. Numeris Release
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6/01/21 - Yasmin Gandham is moving into a new role as a full-time Video Journalist, anchoring and reporting with Global Okanagan CHBC-TV Kelowna. She moves from News 1130 CKWX AM Vancouver as an anchor/ producer with the announcement that Sunday will be her last shift. Twitter Announcement |
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5/18/21 - Bell Media has rebranded 25 stations across Canada with the launch of Variety Hits Bounce. Local EZ Rock stations which have changed include Penticton, Summerland, Osoyoos and Salmon Arm. Lance Venta, RadioInsight
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5/06/21 - CFJC News
Kamloops photojournalist Jill Sperling will be leaving at the end of
this month to join her husband in Seattle. She's been a reporter and
weekend radio news anchor since April 2016. Twitter Announcement
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5/05/21 - The Lake CKOV-FM 103.9 Kelowna has announced that veteran Okanagan broadcasters Andy & TJ
will join the station starting Monday at 6 a.m. They’ll be followed by
another familiar voice coming out of retirement, Mark Jeffries, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. and newcomer Crystal Darche 2-7 p.m. The Lake Announcement Wayne Moore, Castanet Josh Duncan, KelownaNow |
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5/05/21 - Former
Kelowna TV staffer Eric Lipka died in Toronto on April 29 at age
80. He was a set designer in the early days of television at CHBC-TV
Kelowna before moving to Ontario and eventually CBC Toronto, where he
worked from 1966-2001. Toronto Star Obituary
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4/25/21 - CBC journalist Bob Keating
retires from his position as head of CBC's Nelson bureau. The award
winning reporter has been with the Corporation since 1964. Twitter Announcement
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4/23/21 - Sandy Heimlich-Hall is retiring from her anchor/ reporter position at CFAX AM 1070 Victoria. Prior to moving back to her hometown in 2014, she served 34 years in the newsroom at CFJC-TV Kamloops. Twitter Announcement
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4/15/21 - Paul Graham has been released from his Assistant Program Director role at CHNL AM 610
Kamloops after 14 years with the station as part of restructuring at
Stingray. Graham joined the station in 2007 after 16 years in
Winnipeg. Broadcast Dialogue
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4/08/21 - Former Kelowna and Kamloops broadcaster Hayley Cooper, who was part of recent layoffs at Bell Media in Toronto, has accepted a position with Etobicoke Centre MPP Kinga Surma as Director of Communications. She was Assignment Editor/ Reporter/ News Anchor at AM 1150 CKFR Kelowna from 2010-12 and Reporter/ News Anchor/ Producer at Radio NL CHNL Kamloops from 2007-10 before moving to Vancouver and then Toronto. Broadcast Dialogue
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4/07/21 - Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced it’s rebranding as Pattison Media Ltd.
to reflect the company’s evolution beyond terrestrial radio and
television, effective May 1. The Kamloops-based company operates
numerous stations in the Okanagan, Kamloops and throughout Western
Canada. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue |
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4/01/21 - Beginning Monday, Stingray launches Rock of The West, hosted by Travis Currah at Zed 98.9 CIZZ-FM Red Deer AB, which will air live weeknight evenings on K96.3 CKKO-FM Kelowna, along with Stingray Classic Rock stations across Western Canada. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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3/30/21 - Rickie Tyler, APD and afternoon host at K96.3 CKKO-FM Kelowna has been released. Todd James, longtime drive announcer at K-97 CIRK-FM 97.3 Edmonton will now handle afternoons for both that market and Kelowna. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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3/30/21 - Global Okanagan anchor/ producer Doris Maria Bregolisse
has made the decision to step away. The award winning broadcaster and
BCIT journalism graduate joined the station in 2004. Instagram Announcement
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3/27/21 - Former Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive member Randy Bachman says his CBC program Vinyl Tap is being cancelled. The two-hour program has aired weekends on CBC Radio One since 2005. The farewell episode will run on Canada Day, July 1, with repeats over the summer. David Friend, CP/ Times Colonist |
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3/26/21 - The Lake CKOV-FM 103.9
Kelowna officially signed on at 10:39 a.m. today, replacing CKOO-FM,
which declared bankruptcy and ceased operation last March. The new
station, with a soft rock music format, will add a full slate of
well-known local personalities in mid-April along with news, weather,
sports and community information. Josh Duncan, KelownaNow Launch Audio courtesy Radio West
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3/24/21 -
CKOV-FM 103.9 Kelowna is in test mode and is set to officially launch
Friday at 10:39 a.m. New owner Paul Larsen says there will be a new
brand and imagery and talent will come in three to four weeks. Larsen
has a long history of running radio stations and was heavily involved
with Okanagan Oldies and Soft 103.9. Rob Gibson, Castanet
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3/20/21 - Heritage CKOV Call letters will return to Kelowna when Paul Larsen brings 103.9 back to life this Spring. CKMR-FM 104.5 Strathmore AB has used the CKOV calls since 2018. Canadian Radio News
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3/11/21 - Jasmin Doobay, Program Director at Power 104 CKLZ-FM 104.7 Kelowna will join the Prince George division of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group as PD of The Drive CKDV-FM 99.3 and The River CKKN-FM 101.3 in early April.
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3/11/21 - Betty Selin joins the Vernon Community Radio Society, operators of Valley FM CFAV-FM 97.9 Vernon, as the honorary chairperson of its fundraising efforts. Up until November, Selin was the morning show co-host on CICF-FM 105.7 Vernon.
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3/02/21 - TJ of the former Andy and TJ morning show, which was cancelled last December following the re-branding of CILK-FM 101.5 to Move Radio, has announced her resignation from Bell Media. At the time she was expected to move to a new position with the station in the coming months. Facebook Announcement Castanet Backgrounder
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3/01/21 - KiSS RADiO CKKS-FM 104.9 Vancouver morning hosts Kevin Lim and Sonia Sidhu are celebrating ten years as a team. They began hosting mornings at CHSU-FM 99.9 Kelowna in 2011, and started mornings at KiSS in 2017. Twitter Announcement
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2/24/21 - Former Kelowna broadcaster Darren Worts has announced his return to the air in mid March. He will be hosting the afternoon show on 98.3 Star CKSR-FM Chilliwack and middays on Ocean 98.5 CIOC-FM Victoria. Worts was midday announcer at Power 104 CKLZ-FM Kelowna from 2017-19. Twitter Announcement |
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2/11/21 - BCIT Radio Arts graduate Klein Felt has taken over as The Early Edition Producer at AM 1150 CKFR Kelowna. He's been Promotions Coordinator at the station since March of last year following 2-1/2 years as Morning Show Host and Programming Assistant with Vista Radio in Creston. Twitter Announcement
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2/05/21 - There are a number of moves and layoffs in the Okanagan following numerous cuts across Canada by Bell Media. Chanine Carr leaves MOVE FM CILK-FM 101.5 Kelowna today to take on a maternity leave at Bell Winnipeg, which includes BOB FM CFWM-FM 99.9. Kelowna-based Bell South Retail Sales Manager Paul Farina is out. Bruce Irving, Bell Kelowna sales, took retirement this winter after 32 years in Kelowna. MOVE FM CJMG-FM 97.1 Penticton personality Kyle Stewart leaves as morning host and afternoon voice tracker for EZ Rock South. Louise McIntyre, Office Manager at Bell Penticton also leaves, along with an unnamed host at EZ Rock CKGR-FM 106.3 Golden.
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1/25/21 - Former Giant FM GIGV-FM 100.7 (now New Country 100.7) Penticton personality Dennis Walker
has joined the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters Quarter
Century Club. He entertained listeners in Penticton from 1990-2012
before being released due to re-structuring. He currently operates South Okanagan Country Internet Radio and hosts mornings at 2Day FM CFSM-FM 107.5 Cranbrook. BCAB Release |
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