![]() ![]() Karyn Pugliese has been named the new editor-in-chief of Canadaland as founder and publisher Jesse Brown steps back from the podcast network’s chief editorial post. Her final show will be taped in front of a live studio audience at Toronto’s Luminato Festival on June 16 and air Sunday, June 25, marking the finale of Writers & Company after 33 years as CBC moves to develop a new literary program. She helped co-create Writers & Company in 1990, which she’s hosted ever since, engaging world-renowned writers from Alice Munro to John Grisham with her intimate conversation style. Following a move to Toronto, she hosted shows including The Arts Tonight and Wachtel on the Arts. Wachtel officially began working with the CBC in 1987 as a literary commentator on CBC’s State of the Arts, although she started contributing as a freelancer for CBC Radio in Vancouver prior to that. Eleanor WachtelĮleanor Wachtel has announced she’ll be retiring from CBC Radio next month, concluding a more than 35-year career with the public broadcaster. The hires mark a return to announcers outside the morning show daypart. ![]() Geddes arrives from the afternoon drive show at 102.1 the Edge (CFNY-FM) Toronto, while Manning was released from Pattison Media’s The Peak in January as part of the brand’s transition to HD Radio. ![]() ![]() Meredith Geddes and Jason Manning are joining JACK 96.9 (CJAX-FM) Vancouver. As previously reported, layoffs were initiated in the Edmonton cluster, including Program Director Chris Myers. In Fort McMurray, the layoffs included Mix 103.7 (CFVR-FM) afternoon host and music director Marc O’Connor and midday host and assistant music director Lauren (Lita) Squires as well as 100.5 CRUZ FM (CHFT-FM) afternoon drive personality Jackson Ducharme. 96.3 CRUZ FM (CFWD-FM) host Dave Morgan was impacted in Saskatoon, along with FOX FM (CFGW-FM) Yorkton morning co-host Avery Leblanc afternoon host Calvin Tokarchuk and GX94 (CJGX-FM) Yorkton weekend host Stephanie Turchyn, in addition to Riley Barton, the recently-hired swing host for both Yorkton stations. In Regina, the casualties include Andrew Wilcox, Program Director at 104.9 The Wolf (CFWF-FM) and Play 92 (CHMX-FM) 620 CKRM PD Abbey White and CKRM host Nick Kaczmar, in addition to marketing consultant Dave Hanni, sales rep Bhavik Shah, and creative writer Rob McWhinnie. Harvard Media has completed a round of layoffs that it says amount to roughly 10% of the company’s workforce as the media group moves forward with a digital-first business model. Īndrew Wilcox, Stephanie Turchyn, Nick Kaczmar, Dave Morgan Currently covering a mat leave at CityNews Ottawa (CJET-FM/CIWW-AM), Day will transition over to the new role in a few months. Mark Day has additionally been hired as the local News Director for CityNews 660 (CFFR-AM) Calgary. Charmaine de Silva, who had been with Rogers since 2018 and News Director of both CityNews 1130 (CKWX-AM) and the Vancouver television newsroom since 2020, adding Calgary in 2021, has decided to leave the company. OMNI and CityNews Director Amar Sodhi, who oversees OMNI News and the CityNews newscasts in Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton, is adding CityNews Vancouver and Calgary to his oversight, with all local supervising producers now reporting to him. Rogers Sports & Media has made changes to its radio and television management structure that see Amber LeBlanc promoted to National Programmer, News & Talk, in an expanded role leading all CityNews news and talk radio stations across all markets, while still running the day-to-day of CityNews 680 (CFTR-AM) Toronto. REVOLVING DOOR: Amar Sodhi and Amber LeBlanc have expanded roles at Rogers Sports & Media as part of restructuring announced Tuesday. ![]()
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