Dave Mitchell was Program Director. Jack Derouin (reporter) and Gil Wright (city hall reporter) joined the staff of CFRA on July 1. Slogan: Community concious in a concious community. Snow, 48, took over after longtime CFRA host Lowell Green retired his morning show in 2016. This Canadian biographical article related to radio is a stub. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. CFRA was affiliated with CHUM Limited's new Canadian Contemporary News System. Frank Ryan asked progam manager Ken Reynolds to form a Western Band to play on air and do shows throughout the Ottawa Valley to promote CFRA. The CBC would open the first FM station in Ottawa. Lowell Green (born 7 July 1936) is a Canadian radio personality, journalist, and author, best known as the host of The Lowell Green Show, a conservative morning talk show that aired on the Ottawa Ontario radio station CFRA.He has written newspaper articles and autobiographical, historical and fictional books. In March, CHUM Radio President Chris Godon announced that Dave Daigle had been appointed to Vice President, Sales, CHUM Radio. Long time Ottawa sports broadcaster Dave "The Voice" Schreiber semi-retired. Newer information will no doubt be available elsewhere on the Internet, and a list of some of the possible sources (as at August 1st 2022) is available here. Rick Gibbons, who left radio 24 years ago for print journalism, eventually becoming Publisher of the Ottawa Sun, returned to CFRA as a mid-day talk host. At one time she worked in Toronto at CFTR where she was known as Bev Bowman.On November 8, CFRA became available in HD at 100.3 on the FM dial CJMJ-FM-HD channel 2. This transaction would not affect effective control of Bell Media Inc. and of its licensed broadcasting subsidiaries, which continued to be exercised by BCE Inc. Bell Media Inc. held, directly and through its licensed broadcasting subsidiaries, various radio and television programming undertakings as well as specialty and pay-per-view television services. On August 31, the two companies announced that BGM had been successful in its offer to acquire approximately 6.7 million common shares and approximately 19.2 million non-voting Class B shares of CHUM. His listeners shipped many bottles and containers of polluted water. Gord Atkinson was chief announcer while General Ken Grant was morning man. Former Ottawa radio host Sandy Sharkey remembers lining up at her junior high school sock hops to have Elliot sign her CFRA Top 40 countdown lists. She and husbandPhil Shirakawawelcomed the birth of sonColinlast October. Other announcers: Tom Jeffries and Barry Sarazin. Don Holtby passed away on January 16. He arranged his estate in such a way that his own preferred stock would be made available to station staff. The move, said Vice President & General Manager Richard Gray, was intended to strengthen the on-air product to face new competition posed by recently licensed FM'ers owned by Astral Media and by Torres Radio. The former Halifax alderman, award-winning broadcaster - including the Ted Rogers Sr/Velma Rogers award - and civil servant, had such stops in his on-air career as CFRA Ottawa, CHUM Toronto, CKGM Montreal and CJCH Halifax. Radio and Television News Director Association, "A part of CFRA's history. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. The Carleton University graduate had also worked in Yellowknife and Calgary. Having outgrown the old facility at 150 Isabella, CFRA and CFMO moved studios and offices in April to a brand new facility, located at 1900 Walkley Road. Les Lye joined CFRA. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. The news department included Mike Cleaver, John Brenner, Steve Winogron, Michael O'Brien. This show is often a mix of current news, politics and opinion but from a Biblical Perspective as well as taking general questions and personal stories. 7550413, the other partner holding the remaining 0.01% of the voting interest in the general partnership, is wholly owned by Bell Media and is also controlled by BCE. Steve Madely was an Ottawa, Ontario radio host on CFRA.He got his start in 1964 at CHWO in Oakville, Ontario before eventually joining CFRA in 1981. [6], In a late 1960s protest, Green urged his listeners to fill bottles of water taken from the polluted Rideau River, and to ship them to the Ontario legislature at Queen's Park. The Commission concluded that the transaction would be beneficial to the Canadian broadcasting system by ensuring the long-term stability of a significant Canadian television network and advancing the Commission's objective of providing relevant high-quality Canadian programming to Canadians through conventional and new media distribution channels. Originally airing weeknights from 10:00 pm to midnight, then later moved to 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, it discussed various newsmaking stories of the day. BCE was a public corporation and controlled by its board of directors. He began his broadcast career at CFRA after the end of the Second World War. Thank you all, goodbye.[5], On 14 September 2020, Green returned online with The Island of Sanity, a one-hour podcast available on various internet platforms, which was pared down to thirty minutes on 13 October 2020 and featured live on internet radio and the social networking platform Facebook. The late Terry Kielty received posthumous honours at the Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards in October. In October, CHUM Ottawa opened new studios and offices to house all of its operations in the city the 46,000 square foot CHUM Market Media Mall located in the heart of the Byward Market at 87 George Street. After Ryan's death in 1965, . The CRTC approved a change to the ownership of Bell Media Inc., from BCE Inc. to Bell Canada. Mark Elliot joined in November for evenings. [5] In order to encourage Quebecers to vote "No" in the 1995 Quebec Independence referendum, he promoted and helped organize a political Unity Rally which was held in Place du Canada in Montreal Quebec. He not only applied for an AM licence but also one for FM, and was granted both. He was also CFRA's farm director. After talking with a number of broadcasting companies in Canada and the U.S., she settled on having her stations purchased by Allan Waters (CHUM) of Toronto. Fred Ennis (2010 photo). Slogan: The Station That Made Ottawa "Radio Conscious". Bell Media indicated that it was currently required to reduce CFRA's night-time power from 50,000 to 10,000 watts in order to comply with Industry Canada's rules that prevented interference with the potential night-time service areas of stations proposing to use allotments at 580 kHz, namely Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Thunder Bay, Ontario and Baie-Comeau, Quebec. Ottawa Public Health is reporting 136 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and four more people are in the hospital. The altercation also left the 33-year-old with a broken eye socket, a partially. I have worked for ten years in news radio in a wide variety of positions and have written on a freelance basis as well. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. Legend has all four letters in the call sign standing for Cant Find Ryan Anywhere. The by-election was called after NDP Michael Cassidy resigned his seat. Newer information will no doubt be available elsewhere on the Internet, and a list of some of the possible sources (as at August 1st 2022) is available. Weekends/Swing: Chris Edwards, Dean Roberts, Dave Watts. I hadnt spoken to Pierre in a while. At the new facility, CFMO has a master control room, two production control rooms, one production studio and one booth. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. She was one of the finest writers I ever knew, a consummate professional, Barrhaven Coun. Ennis passed away in his sleep Sunday. Kielty died May 5 at the age of 86. Stock market traders said the gag story caused a dip in the dollar that day. She was a kind woman who gave me a job on Sunday mornings on an old CFRA showThe Broad Perspectives.. He also managed the news aggregator website Bourque Newswatch. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. On November 16, 2015, Madely officially retired from CFRA and his radio broadcast career.[1]. CFRA became a member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Late Night Counsell started broadcasting in Ottawa once a week from Brandon, Manitoba in the September 1998. He was the host of the station's weekday morning show Madely in the Morning, weekdays from 6am to 9am.The show featured Madely's top five stories of the day which are reiterated over the show, a 10-minute-long listener call-in session at 6:40 . Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. This page is not available in other languages. This was its highest cumulative audience figure to date. Before this approval, BCE held 15% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm. https://t.co/8Fi9MvIk6Z, Former broadcaster and councillor Pierre Bourque. CTV News Ottawa Digital Multi-Skilled Journalist, Pierre Bourque of Bourque Newswatch. He was notorious for an April Fools Day story he ran on bis news site announcing Paul Martins retirement as finance minister to raise chickens in the eastern townships. Reports elsewhere have suggested that CFRA-AM and FM signed on at the same time, but CFRA was not issued an FM licence until later in the year. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. KOOL-FM (CKKL) program director Chris Gordon was promoted to operations manager for CHUM's Ottawa radio stations - The Team (CFGO), CFRA, KOOL-FM and Majic 100 (CIMJ-FM). We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Pierre Bourque. The CBC authorized CFRA to increase power from 1,000 to 5,000 watts. CFRA/CFMO-FM appointments: Don Holtby, vice-president and general manager, replacing Terry Kielty who became vice-president of broadcast services of the stations; Larry Kelly to general sales manager, and Jack Derouin to retail sales manager. Long time CFRA/CFMO sales manager Jack Derouin passed away in March. Renfrew native, Queens University graduate and Ottawa entrepreneur Frank Ryan received a licence to operate a new radio station in the nations capital. She helped her husband found CFRA AM and FM and ran the company after he died in 1965, until the stations were sold to CHUM in 1968. Freebie Fridays The entire two hours are devoted to fun topics that are not as caller driven. He loved to gossip and was the source of occasional political rumours around town. The purchaser had been known as Radio CHUM-1050 Ltd. until 1967 when it became publicly traded CHUM Ltd. George M. Gowling was vice president and general sales manager. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. CFRA's Andrew Pinsent weighs in on the 2021 election campaign. He came third, losing to NDP candidate Evelyn Gigantes. He was 71. He would go on to cover Parliament Hill as the Ottawa bureau chief of the Newsradio service. Several complaints have been made against him to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). He said he had an application pending since sometime in 1946. [7][17][18] On 21 November 2017, he was honoured in the House of Commons of Canada by the Honourable Pierre Poilievre. K1N 9H7, TOLL-FREE Studio Line In lieu of flowers, the family says donations can be made to the Ottawa Humane Society, The Ottawa Mission, the Canadian Cancer Society or the Barrhaven Food Cupboard. Dan Wheeler is one of the QVC hosts that have left. Among the CHUM assets acquired by CTVglobemedia in the deal were seven television stations, including CHRO-TV Pembroke, 21 specialty channels and some 33 radio stations, including CFRA-AM. The syndicated Dr. Laura program (from the U.S.) was also now on the schedule. Tom Jeffries joined CFRA. [2], In 1993, he returned to CFRA and hosted The Lowell Green Show until his official retirement on 4 January 2016. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his friends and family. A later message posted to her website thanked fans for their outpouring of support in light of Lauren Davis's death. Don Leger joined CFRA in May from Kingston's CKWS. The old yellow brick building was torn down (in 1977) to make way for an entrance to the new facility. According to Green, the uproar led to the creation of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and the start of a clean-up effort of the Rideau River and the Ottawa River. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Located in Ottawas south end, the new complex had 23,000 square feet of space. Several high profile local figures, including Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, several local councillors, Canadian Senator Leo Housakos, and a number of current and former broadcasters and journalists offered their condolences on social media upon learning of Bourque's passing. Holtby had been with CFRA (and CFMO-FM) for many years, starting in the sales department and eventually becoming vice-president. "He pursued many passions and goals with ambitious drive, not the least of which was his love for car racing. Occasionally guests appeared on the show, and callers could interact with them. Rebecca Black and Steve Doucette left for CKKL-FM. In renewing CFRA's licence, the CRTC advised further discussion to resolve the issue of a power increase for CFCF 600 in Montreal, which must give technical protection to CFRA 580. Sixteen Bell Media Ottawa staffers, on-air and a manager, were let go in February in what was described as a corporate restructuring at CTV Ottawa, CFRA, Majic 100, Bob FM and Team 1200. [4][5] For example, Uncle John from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, had co-hosted a segment of Freebie Fridays. Bell Media, the managing partner holding 99.99% of the voting interest in the general partnership, is wholly owned by Bell Canada and controlled by BCE. The 52-year-old radio personality frequently invites listeners to share in her life through her online journal andby recording specialbroadcasts from her home, which she shares with husbandRob Whitehead. Richard Gray, VP Ottawa Radio (CFGO/CFRA/CJMJ/CKKL and CTV Two (CHRO-TV) Ottawa, would be responsible for Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Northern and Eastern Ontario. Sales Manager Larry Kelly was gone from CFRA/KOOL-FM. [8] In 2006, he was awarded the LIfetime Achievement Award from the Radio and Television News Director Association. Pierre was a great entrepreneur , journalist and and served on city council in the 90s .My sympathies to his family , friends and colleagues https://t.co/o1PiG5zhpe, Im saddened after awaking to news that my friend @pierrebourque has passed away. "Pierre was a great friend and colleague who loved politics and media. He worked on-air in the 1970s and 80s at 580 CFRA and CFMO-FM. Condolences and fond reminiscences marked the news that former CFRA host Bev McRae had died. Originally airing weeknights from 10:00 pm to midnight, then later moved to 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, it discussed various newsmaking stories of the day. Friday Frenzy has also changed to Freebie Fridays where callers can participate and win prizes. The City of Ottawa dedicated a park to the late Ernie Calcutt who was sports director at CFRA. Les Lye, later to become a nationally known television personality, joined the station from the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts, as an announcer and writer. He suffered from heart trouble in his last years and was hospitalized at the end of 2018 after suffering two heart attacks. With CFRA since 1961, he was the voice of the Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) and a past president of the football reporters. They would report to Chris Gordon, president, radio & local TV, Bell Media. Ernie Calcutt was sports director. 12:30 - Lunch Bunch with Steve Madely, Lowell Green, Michael Harris and Rick Gibbons. Politically left-wing, he presented a somewhat challenging figure for the historically conservative station. 6:00 - Business At Night. [10] Lowell Green has also received the Community Builders Award displayed at Ottawa City Hall, and has an Ottawa hospital wing and an Ottawa day named in his honour. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [15], He has received citations from Prime Minister John Diefendbaker, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson,[16] Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In 1966, he began hosting Greenline, and eventually became the longest-running open-line talk show host in North America. 299 Queen Street West 613-521-1000, Reception (9am-6pm) Clint Goodwin joined CFRA's announce staff. Lowell Green was a talk show host. On the same date the CFRA Top 30 chart was retired. J.R. Ello was named promotions manger at Bell Media Ottawa. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says recent news that shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to Canada would be temporarily cut in half is a setback, but he's still hopeful life in the city can return to a semblance of normality by the summer. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. He has contributed to ongoing efforts to help modernize and renovate the Saint Vincent Hospital and the lisabeth Bruyre Hospital in Ottawa. He retired briefly from radio in the 1980s, but returned in 1990. CFRA is a news/talk formatted radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. (613) 562-6671, Contact our Newsroom It was last year that CFGO bought away CFRA's rights to Ottawa Senators broadcasts and launched Ottawa Sports Radio OSR 1200. Mark Elliot (December 24, 1953 January 11, 2019)[1] was the professional name of Nils Fleming Johanson, a former late night talk radio host on radio station CFRB 1010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and an addictions counsellor in private practice. Bourque briefly represented By-Rideau Ward on Ottawa city council in 1991, having been appointed when Marc Laviolette became mayor following the depature of Jim Durrell. CFRA 58 - CFMO 93.9 - Radio Ottawa. [2] Earlier in his career, he was a popular disk jockey at Top 40 stations in various Canadian cities including Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Windsor, Ontario. February 3, 2021. 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