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BCE submitted that the purpose of this corporate reorganization was to realize tax efficiencies. CFRA received a partial feed from Rogers but received ABC News independently of Rogers. CFRAsaid it wouldrelease information about funeral arrangements once they'remade. Tom Jeffries left. 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. 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. She was also the host of a popular show, The Broad Perspectives. It was last year that CFGO bought away CFRA's rights to Ottawa Senators broadcasts and launched Ottawa Sports Radio OSR 1200. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. On May 3, CFRA marked 55 years on the air. He joined Baton Broadcasting (now CTV) in 1991. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, to Canadian parents, and . CFRA and CFMO-FM moved to new studios and offices on the second floor of a two storey, 20,000 square foot structure, located immediately behind the existing facility. The show now airs LIVE Mon - Fri every night at 9pm Eastern. [3] On occasion, he can be heard calling into The Rob Snow Show, now airing on CIWW.[4]. Local GMs at radio and TV stations would now report to Gray. CHUM Group Radio President Jim Waters said the Rawlco stations were a natural fit, complimenting CHUM's existing stations, CFRA and CKKL (KOOL-FM). [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. The other two transmitters were located in Ottawa, one at the CBC's building on Lanark Avenue and the other at the Time MCI Las Brisas building. Bourque lost his seat in the municipal election later that year. Read more about cookies here. A cloudy sky will hang overhead as Ottawa cleans out from a blast of winter weather. A funeral will be held at Pinecrest Remembrance Chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. 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. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. BCE was a public corporation and controlled by its board of directors. Three transmitters were used: one was located at the CBC's site at Camp Fortune, Quebec. The CBC authorized CFRA to increase power from 1,000 to 5,000 watts. CFRA switched to an All Oldies music format. "Radio host Mark Sutcliffe among layoffs at CFRA", "NEWSTALK 580 CFRA Welcomes New Personalities", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Late_Night_Counsell&oldid=1076845400, This page was last edited on 13 March 2022, at 07:09. On the same date the CFRA Top 30 chart was retired. https://t.co/CqSdIi33td. ON At his next home, in Ottawa, he became a legendary evening Top 40 host and local celebrity on CFRA and CFGO. So rewarding. Two of his historic broadcasts are being preserved at Library and Archives Canada. Bell Media thinks they are in charge. Norman Kent left CFRA. Snow counts the day he was told about . Lowell Green did news and hosted the open line show. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. "He pursued many passions and goals with ambitious drive, not the least of which was his love for car racing. On June 3, CFRA was given approval to relocate its transmitter site approximately 1 kilometer southeast of the present site. The station used four top-loaded 300 foot towers at a site located on part of Lots 1 and 2, Concession 1, Gower Township near Manotick. He had been with the stations for 31 years. John Crawford (news) left in July for CKLW Windsor. As of June 6, it now broadcasts Live 2hrs a day, Monday to Friday in its original time slot of 9pm Eastern with the Thursday show being a repeat of the Wednesday night "Ask the Pastor". He suffered from heart trouble in his last years and was hospitalized at the end of 2018 after suffering two heart attacks. Richard Gray, regional vice-president for CFRA's parent company, Bell Media, saidin a statement totheOttawa Citizen thatthe death of the young mother was "a shock" to all staff members. Steve Madely was news director. On March 2, Kathleen Ryan passed away. It had a run of over thirty years. He was a dear friend and colleague in various radio adventures, including stints with @CFRAOttawa as host. 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. 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. "Lauren will be deeply missed by her family and the many colleagues here who knew her so well," he said. All three transmitters operated in a single frequency network, using 1487.696 MHz (DRB channel 21) with an effective isotropic radiated power of 5,928 watts, 2,850 watts and 2,965 watts, respectively. He developed pneumonia and was put in a medically induced coma before dying on January 11, 2019.[3][4][5]. It used to air on the radio station CFRA in Ottawa, Ontario. . 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CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Sportscaster Ernie Calcutt, 51, died of a massive stroke. 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. Celebration of life will be announced soon. His latest book Amazing But True! We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. He won Juno Awards in 1978 and 79 for country male vocalist of the year.Fred Ennis died at the age of 71 on October 21. Devastated to learn of the passing of @pierrebourque yesterday. 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. Marie. The AM station would broadcast on a frequency of 560 kHz and have a power of 1,000 watts. Snow, 48, took over after longtime CFRA host Lowell Green retired his morning show in 2016. After Ryan's death in 1965, ownership of the station passed to his wife Kathleen, who subsequently sold CFRA and sister station CFMO-FM to CHUM Limited in 1968. . At this time, CFRAs music programming was a blend of up-tempo popular adult hits and standards with a bit of country mixed in. She died in her sleep in May of 2015 without warning. Ennis became News Director of CFGO (now TSN 1200) in Ottawa in 1976. 87 George Street He is an established television personality who spent time working on the channel. The first civic election to be held since CFRA went on the air, took place December 6. On March 15, CTV Inc., CTV Corp., CTV Limited and CTVglobemedia Inc. amalgamated to continue as CTV Inc. Campbell McDonald signs off", "Rob Snow to host new show on 1310 NEWS in 2020", "LISTEN NOW: Lowell Green signs off for the last time 580 CFRA Omny.fm", Lowell Green:Talk | Lowell Green responds on 16 October 2017, "Sunday Herald's founder Marc Charlebois 'moxie' remembered", "Lifetime Achievement Award Winners RTDNA Canada", "Conservatism is common sense says Lowell Green in new book", "I am supporting Matthew Fisher in his efforts to win the Conservative nomination in Kanata Carleton! He had been with CFRA for several years (and CKOY before that), and also anchored CHUM Radio's national newscast at noon. Vaughn Bjerre was at CFRA. [19] On 13 December 1984, Green ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in a provincial by-election in Ottawa Centre. The Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser (CFRA) is employed by the Home Office and provides strategic advice and guidance to ministers, civil servants, fire and rescue authorities in England and other. Ad: The best two-station buy in the capital for the price of one. Alden Diehl, 68, died October 27. 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. Fans can listen at the Official Website and are invited to call in and participate. Story continues below . 9:00 - Business Talk. [6] Recent guests of the brand new online show include former CFRA hosts Nick Vandergragt of Nick At Night and John Robson of Thinking Allowed. In 1987, a sympathetic employer fired Elliot rather than let his position continue to enable his addictions. 6:00 - Business At Night. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. J.R. Ello was named promotions manger at Bell Media Ottawa. As COVID-19 vaccines are delivered to local long-term care homes, one Ottawa retirement home is battling an outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of four residents. On-air people included Ken Grant (mornings), Mark Elliot (evenings), Gerrard Campbell (news, joined this year). [8][10], Lowell Green has received several awards, including one for his 1958 coverage of the Springhill mining disaster in Nova Scotia, and one from the International Olympic Commission for broadcasts made from the 1976 Summer Olympic Games while working in Montreal. BCE Inc. announced on April 1 that it had completed its acquisition of CTV and that it had launched Bell Media (replacing CTVglobemedia), a new business unit that would make CTV programs and other Bell content available on smartphones and computers as well as traditional television. 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). Bourque was a regular contributor to talk shows on 580 CFRA and had filled in as host from time to time. Occasionally guests appeared on the show, and callers could interact with them. On December 12th, it was announced that Bell Globemedia would henceforth be known as CTVglobemedia. They would report to Chris Gordon, president, radio & local TV, Bell Media. We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Pierre Bourque. CFRA played pop music until the mid 1980s as Ottawa's leading Top 40 music station, known in the late '70s and early '80s for its hugely popular and controversial evening host Mark . His listeners shipped many bottles and containers of polluted water. Pierre Bourque, contributor to Newstalk 580 CFRA and a one-time Ottawa city councillor has died. Before this approval, BCE held 15% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm. Other changes included John Rodenburg adding Sports Director for the cluster and Program Coordinator for Team 1200 to his duties as that station's morning show co-host, Ian March as Assistant Program Director/Music Director at both Majic 100 and BOB FM and Steve Winogron, along with his News Director responsibilities, also focusing on day-to-day programming at CFRA. He was 67. Other announcers: Tom Jeffries and Barry Sarazin. Nothing has made me feel more like a mother than witnessing our daughter grow into the role. The 24-year-old was on maternity leave from the station where her death was announced Monday . 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. Lauren Davis, a CFRA radio reporter and only child of famed Toronto radio personality Erin Davis, died suddenly at age 24 while she was on maternity leave. He succeeded the late Ernie Calcutt. Frank Ryan was president of the company and CFRA's manager. The slicer, dicer, spiralizer and grater is well worth the $37 price tag, 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. The host then moved to Ottawa in 1999 and LNC started broadcasting in its 10 pm to 12 am timeslot. Carroll is the proactive and entertaining host of CFRA's The Morning Rush with Bill Carro ll. K1N 9H7, TOLL-FREE Studio Line He also worked in Los Angeles at a KFI radio station. 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. You have accepted additional cookies. CHUM Limited announced it had purchased Rawlco's Ottawa stations, CFGO (OSR 1200) and CJMJ-FM (Majic 100). Clint Goodwin joined CFRA's announce staff. Steve Madely was hosting the morning show and Lowell Green did the mid-day talk show. He would continue his play by play broadcasts for the NHL Ottawa Senators and OHL Ottawa 67's. 299 Queen Street West Charlie Tierney was continuity editor. Green started his radio broadcasting career in Brantford, Ontario, and subsequently moved to radio stations in Sudbury Ontario and Montreal Quebec. [14] He has also been awarded the Golden Ribbon Award For Outstanding Community Service by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. news@cfra.com. "He. No calls are taken on Thursdays. In addition to CTV and its television stations, Bell Media now also operated 29 specialty channels, 33 radio stations, Dome Productions, a mobile broadcast facilities provider, and dozens of high-traffic news, sports and entertainment websites, including the Sympatico.ca portal. Kielty died May 5 at the age of 86. Ennis passed away in his sleep Sunday. She was our world.". OTTAWA -- Pierre Bourque, contributor to Newstalk 580 CFRA and a one-time Ottawa city councillor has died. Some of the names that were heard on the station over the years should be noted: Ken The General Grant, Les Lye, Lowell Green, Frank Ryan, Terry Kielty, Don Chevrier, Ernie Calcutt, Mike Anscombe, Max Keeping, Mike Duffy, Hal Anthony, Fred Davis, Bob Walters, Chuck Collins, Cliff Fletcher, Joel Thompson, and Al Pascal to name a few. Tom Foley was program director. Steve Madely was now hosting a new 3-hour morning talk show, Pamela Kern was host of a new afternoon self-help program, and Sports at Six expanded to an hour-long live call-in show hosted by Gord Wilson. Guests included: Percy Faith, Dorothy Ault, Dave Davies, Gord Sinclair, King Clancy, "Tommy" Gorman, and Dr. Fred Howes of McGill University, who was also the station's technical advisor. An outdoor concert at Lansdowne Park later this month will feature rapid COVID-19 screening and could serve as a dry run for larger concerts later this year. He was 71. (613) 562-6671, Contact our Newsroom No further details were immediately available. Since January, 14 people have lost their . Jack Derouin (reporter) and Gil Wright (city hall reporter) joined the staff of CFRA on July 1. Besides her stints at CFRA, she also worked as a reporter for the Barrhaven Independent and the Manotick Messenger. On August 22, the CRTC approved the applications by BCE Inc., on behalf of Bell Media Inc. and 7550413 Canada Inc., carrying on business as Bell Media Ottawa Radio Partnership, for authority to acquire, as part of a corporate reorganization, CFRA, CFGO, CKKL-FM and CJMJ-FM Ottawa. Kielty was also President of the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1980's, and retired from CFRA/CFMO in 1990. He also managed the news aggregator website Bourque Newswatch. 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Currently, he works on CFRA located in Ottawa, Canada as the host of The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll since joining back on March 7, 2016. Toronto 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. The existing site was located on land which was intended to be used for the proposed Highway 416 extension. Bill Williamson was named chief announcer. This website has now been archived, as of August 1st 2022, and no further information is being added beyond the last dates show in each section. He retired briefly from radio in the 1980s, but returned in 1990. Effective January, he would no longer anchor sportscasts on TEAM 1200 and CFRA. All of CHUM Limited's divisions, including Radio Station CFRA Ltd. amalgamated. While many other electronic media shut down, Elliot was on air during the Great Blackout of 2003, providing information and reassurance to untold numbers of listeners in Southern Ontario. Les Lye joined CFRA. 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. 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. Condolences and fond reminiscences marked the news that former CFRA host Bev McRae had died. The show and website are no longer active as of 2019. Dave Mitchell was Program Director. [21], The following is a list of works authored by Lowell Green. On March 7, the CRTC approved an application by BCE Inc. on behalf of CTVglobemedia Inc., for authority to change the effective control of CTVgm's licensed broadcasting subsidiaries to BCE. Renfrew native, Queens University graduate and Ottawa entrepreneur Frank Ryan received a licence to operate a new radio station in the nations capital. He built CFRA into a powerhouse in the 1960s, increasing the station's circulation from 100,000 to 600,000. Ennis passed away in his sleep Sunday. On August 18, 1986, . 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. Government approval was given in May for CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. to transfer CFRA/CFMO to a company to be incorporated, represented by Kathleen Ryan. 3:00 - Rick Gibbons. He has written newspaper articles and autobiographical, historical and fictional books. Terry Kielty and Hugh Bowman also did sports. In the Fall, any sports programming that had been on CFRA moved to new sister station CFGO which had adopted an all-sports format. CFRA and KOOL-FM were among the first radio stations in Canada to be on the internetCFRA was the first to broadcast in real time. Bob Derro joined CFRA from Sudbury's CJMX-FM. Vaughn Bjerre left CFRA to become program director of London's CKSL. Located in Ottawas south end, the new complex had 23,000 square feet of space. In March, CHUM Radio President Chris Godon announced that Dave Daigle had been appointed to Vice President, Sales, CHUM Radio. He would be responsible for all promotional and community relations activity for Majic 100, 93.9 BOB FM, CFRA, Team 1200, CTV Ottawa and CTV Two Ottawa. pic.twitter.com/e29zm4bgRK, Truly sorry to read this. [2][3] He was replaced by Brian Lilley. Announcer Fred Davis became program director, replacing Brian Hodgkinson who left to study television in the U.S. Ches Beachell was in the news department. Dave was Sales Manager for CHUM's Ottawa stations. RCA Victor country & western recording artist Bob King was part of the "Ottawa Valley Barn Dance" on CFRA. The CBC deferred for further study, an application by CFRA for the operation of a booster station at Almonte on 560 kHz with 50 watts of power. The address remained 150 Isabella Street. Comments are welcome while open. The CBC Board recommended CFRA be permitted to operate an experimental synchronous booster station at Almonte. The Commission noted that this transaction would not affect the effective control of the undertakings which would continue to be exercised by BCE. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. I always enjoyed listening to her, said another Facebook poster, Trina Constantini-Powell. Tributes and condolences poured in Monday for Lauren Davis, a young mother and news anchor at 580 CFRA whose death was announced by the station Monday afternoon. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. CFRA's Andrew Pinsent weighs in on the 2021 election campaign. College Ward councillor Rick Chiarelli tweeted that a celebration of life for Ennis will be held in the coming days. [8][10], In 1968, Green attempted to win the Liberal nomination for the federal riding of Pontiac during the 1968 federal election, but lost this bid to Thomas Lefebvre. Under the transaction agreement dated September 10, 2010, BCE would acquire the remaining 85% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm and would therefore exercise effective control. Late Night Counsell started broadcasting . Beyond politics and broadcasting, Bourque was also a racecar driver. Frank Ryan was president of CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. He started at the station as an announcer, became promotion director, then moved to sales and even became a shareholder of the company, one of 11 at the time. 7:00 - CNBC Business Wrap. Prophet made his debut on the CFRA country music program The Happy Wanderers. Previously ranked in 5 th position on Newsmax's 50 most influential radio talks hosts, Bill Carroll began his media career immediately after completing his high school in 1980. The 24-year-old CFRA radio anchor died in her sleep on May 10, after spending her first Mother's Day with her infant son . 3 full time, 2 part time, and 10 contract staff were relieved of their duties at CHUM Radio Ottawa in November. Sad news: Longtime Ottawa radio personality, former mayoral candidate and significant contributor to the community, Fred Ennis, passed away this evening in his sleep. She and husbandPhil Shirakawawelcomed the birth of sonColinlast October. The mayor's statement went out before a gathering of 8,000 in the auditorium and a special broadcast aired on the CBC Trans-Canada network. CFRA celebrated 60 years of service. This meant that CFRA-FM would operate with a program service separate from CFRA-AM. [9][5], Green has served on the boards of the United Way, the John Howard Society, the Drug Addiction Research Council, and on the town council in West Hull Quebec. Tom Foley was program and sports director. The old yellow brick building was torn down (in 1977) to make way for an entrance to the new facility. On June 23, Ken "General" Grant joined CFRA from Montreal. Al Pascal was on-air. Five other employees had their hours reduced. Ennis ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Nepean in 1997 and for Ottawa City Council in 2010. At the new facility, CFMO has a master control room, two production control rooms, one production studio and one booth. Toronto police say a 38-year-old man has died following a shooting on Saturday. 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. He has contributed to ongoing efforts to help modernize and renovate the Saint Vincent Hospital and the lisabeth Bruyre Hospital in Ottawa. The show was terminated by CFRA in February 2016. (Photo courtesy of Peter Atkinson) Gord Atkinson began his radio career in Toronto in 1948 before move to Ottawa's CFRA . John Crawford joined the news department in July from CJBK London. On the air: Ken Grant (5-9), Bill Drake (9-noon), News (12:00-12:35), Lowell Green (talk - 12:35-2:30), Al Dubois (2:30-4:00), Shelley Emmond (4-7), Mark elliot (7-11) and Dan Ferguson (11-5). This page is not available in other languages. Among those dismissed were CFRA talk show Host Michael Harris and reporter Gord McDougall; Team 1200's Jim Jerome, Phil Melanson and Mike Sutherland; Majic 100's Steve Boynton; BOB FM's Tina Sapp; marketing director for Bell Media Radio Ottawa and CTV Two Ottawa Al Macartney; and CTV Ottawa's promotion manager, Brent Corbeil. On September 26, the CRTC approved an application by Bell Media Inc. and 7550413 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Bell Media Ottawa Radio Partnership, to modify the technical parameters for CFRA by increasing its night-time power from 10,000 to 30,000 watts and by modifying its antenna pattern, resulting in changes to its authorized contours. Very sorry to hear this news. He was 71. Lauren Davis, Ottawa radio host and daughter of Erin Davis, dead at 24 The 24-year-old CFRA radio anchor died in her sleep on May 10, after spending her first Mother . 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. [24][25] In June 2017, there was controversy as to whether Indigo Books and Music had pulled Green's latest book, Amazing But True!, from its bookshelves in stores in Canada.[26]. Max Keeping was a CFRA reporter. Legendary Ottawa radio broadcaster Gord Atkinson has died at the age of 94. Elliot was the only openly gay host on CFRB, where he came out on air. Robert Edgley became director of engineering, IT and building maintenance at CTV Ottawa, succeeding Art Clarke, the manager, engineering and IT, who retired at 49. Green would still make regular daily commentaries on CFRA. It has been nearly four years since the sudden loss of Ottawa Noon host and CFRA news anchor Lauren Davis. Snow's show, News & Views, aired on CFRA from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. OTTAWA -- His new online show debuted Monday Night May 9, 2016 and can be heard at www.LateNightCounsell.com. John Brenner was morning newscaster. Kielty was the first General Manager and helped launch CFRA in 1947. 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