Country music legend Ronnie Prophet, who had 26 hit singles in Canada, five charting in the U.S. on Billboard and hosted several television shows, died Friday (March 2) in Florida from cardiac. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. The address remained 150 Isabella Street. Clint Goodwin joined CFRA's announce staff. Stan Conder joined the writing staff. Slogan: Community concious in a concious community. 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 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. Alden Diehl, 68, died October 27. Bill Kincaid passed away after a long illness. Late Night Counsell started broadcasting . Long time CFRA/CFMO sales manager Jack Derouin passed away in March. OTTAWA -- Pierre Bourque, contributor to Newstalk 580 CFRA and a one-time Ottawa city councillor has died. "He. [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. He was 71. 6:00 - Steve Madely. He ended up at CFGO. Rick Gibbons was promoted to editor-in-chief at the Ottawa Sun. 12:30 - Lunch Bunch with Steve Madely, Lowell Green, Michael Harris and Rick Gibbons. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. The Commission noted that this transaction would not affect the effective control of the undertakings which would continue to be exercised by BCE. The former federal agriculture minister hosted CFRA's Agriculture Hour after he left politics. Prophet went on to host Canadian TV shows The Ronnie Prophet Show, Grand Ole Country, Rocky Mountain Inn and Ronnie N The Browns. He made his own brief foray into city politics back in the 90s when he was appointed to a 10-month term at city hall to fill a vacancy on city council. Dan Wheeler is one of the QVC hosts that have left. He had been with the stations for 31 years. The existing site was located on land which was intended to be used for the proposed Highway 416 extension. The show was terminated by CFRA in February 2016. On June 8 the CRTC approved the acquisition of CHUM Ltd. by CTVglobemedia, on condition that CTV sell off its five City-TV stations, CITY-TV Toronto, CHMI-TV Portage La Prairie/Winnipeg, CKEM-TV Edmonton, CKAL-TV Calgary and CKVU-TV Vancouver. 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. Three transmitters were used: one was located at the CBC's site at Camp Fortune, Quebec. In June, CFRA adopted a News and Talk format which included a fair amount of sports programming. 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. Late Night Counsell or LNC is a late night conservative talk show hosted by Rev. Rev. Studios and offices would be in the Auditorium Building. 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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. Fans can listen at the Official Website and are invited to call in and participate. 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. Give your locks lots of protection and hydration. 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. This meant that CFRA-FM would operate with a program service separate from CFRA-AM. 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. 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. CHUM Limited purchased CFRA and CFMO. The Thunderwater Lake riding area near Invermere, B.C., where Avalanche Canada says one snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The purchase of CFGO and CJMJ was approved later in the year. This week's Bell Media layoffs extended beyond Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver on Wednesday as radio and television employees in markets like Ottawa, London . Since January, 14 people have lost their . 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. 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. [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. 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Last edited on 29 December 2020, at 00:40, "CFRA broadcaster Steve Madely signs off after 51 years", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Madely&oldid=996871877, This page was last edited on 29 December 2020, at 00:40. Before joining CFRA, he had been city editor of the Halifax Chronicle. 7:00 - CNBC Business Wrap. The licence was granted for technical experimentation purposes for one year only. I always enjoyed listening to her, said another Facebook poster, Trina Constantini-Powell. Devastated to learn of the passing of @pierrebourque yesterday. Ownership of CFRA Limited: Frank Ryan 99.8%, Kathleen Ryan 0.1% and D. L. Martin 0.1%. OTTAWA -- [1] [3] On occasion, he can be heard calling into The Rob Snow Show, now airing on CIWW.[4]. [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 radio station alsoconfirmed Davis's deathin a statement on its website,and offered condolences to thefamily. Lauren Davis, Ottawa radio host and daughter of Erin Davis, dead at 24. Kielty was the first General Manager and helped launch CFRA in 1947. On March 15, CTV Inc., CTV Corp., CTV Limited and CTVglobemedia Inc. amalgamated to continue as CTV Inc. They would report to Chris Gordon, president, radio & local TV, Bell Media. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. In an effort to widen its appeal, CFRA programming evolved from a blend of up tempo recent-based easy listening to a hotter, current-based Adult Contemporary format. pic.twitter.com/HP1fiJrL5C. He returned to the air with the CHUM radio group serving Windsor and Detroit. He tells Vassy the Iordaches, a young family of four, were set to be deported from Canada. Al Pascal was on-air. She and husband Phil Shirakawa welcomed the birth of son Colin last. 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. Jan Harder said Monday, recalling how McRae once worked for her. There was another major lay-off at Bell Media Ottawa. 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. Campbell McDonald was news director. On August 18, CFRA switched from a current-based adult contemporary format to lite rockFavourites of Yesterday and Today. but he was a political junkie to his core, something that was likely inspired by his grandfather, who served as Ottawas first francophone mayor. You have accepted additional cookies. She and husbandPhil Shirakawawelcomed the birth of sonColinlast October. CFRA installed a new transmitter and began broadcasting in AM Stereo. CFRA and CFMO became a direct division of CHUM Ltd. Glen Lisle was in CFRA's news department. Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. Elliot was the only openly gay host on CFRB, where he came out on air. Dave Mitchell, PD at CFRA and Team 1200, plus Majic 100 announcer Drew Corley, an engineer and two copy writers were let go. Very sorry to hear this news. Norman Kent left CFRA. Long-time CFRA talkshow host Lowell Green, retired in January. (Photo courtesy of Peter Atkinson) Gord Atkinson began his radio career in Toronto in 1948 before move to Ottawa's CFRA . Condolences and fond reminiscences marked thenews that former CFRA host Bev McRae had died. Pierre was a member of our series from 2007 - 2011 with 30 starts Immigration lawyer Peter Ivanyi represented one of the two families who died trying to cross into the United States from the St. Lawrence River last week. 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. Emails are also occasionally read on Air. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. 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. He was 71. My last show was last night. 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. The late Terry Kielty received posthumous honours at the Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards in October. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports, Emergency Alerts Terry Kielty was manager of CFRA and CFMO. Pierre Bourque, contributor to Newstalk 580 CFRA and a one-time Ottawa city councillor has died. Alison Sandor joined CFRA in early September. Legendary Ottawa radio broadcaster Gord Atkinson has died at the age of 94. 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). Deepest sympathies to Christine and family. Rebecca Black and Steve Doucette left for CKKL-FM. Terry Kielty died at age 86 in May. 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. "Nothing has made me feel more like a mother than witnessing our daughter [Lauren]grow into the role," Erin tweeted on Sunday. [7][17][18] On 21 November 2017, he was honoured in the House of Commons of Canada by the Honourable Pierre Poilievre. 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. He then moved on to CKLW in Windsor. The old Auditorium facility at O'Connor and Catherine had become too small for the growing station. He had been a staff announcer. Green would still make regular daily commentaries on CFRA. 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. 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. She was responsible for some 15 newscasts per day, with a special accent on local news. Ron Slade was news director. 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. Two of his historic broadcasts are being preserved at Library and Archives Canada. Ennis passed away in his sleep Sunday. He joined QVC in 1988 and worked for the network for 29 years. [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]. Ryan kept up his on-air work on CFRA until his death. 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. John Crawford (news) left in July for CKLW Windsor. He built CFRA into a powerhouse in the 1960s, increasing the station's circulation from 100,000 to 600,000. Begin by acquiring CocoDoc application into your PC. On November 16, 2015, Madely officially retired from CFRA and his radio broadcast career.[1]. Article content. In March, CHUM Radio President Chris Godon announced that Dave Daigle had been appointed to Vice President, Sales, CHUM Radio. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article . As a result, CFRA was now News-Talk full-time. O'Connell was now assisted by Barbara Abbott, also a former newspaper person. It was affiliated with ABC in New York. https://t.co/QFWXAC5b03, So sad to hear this tragic news. Late Night Counsell started broadcasting in Ottawa once a week from Brandon, Manitoba in the September 1998. He has also received the Canada Book Award which recognizes and promotes Canadian authors. ON [23], Green has been controversial at times. 1-800-580-CFRA (2372), Confidential News Tip Line Elliot was a recovering alcoholic, drug abuser, and compulsive gambler. On August 18, 1986, . (CFRA Photo). In April 2012, the show moved time slots from 10pm to 9pm. 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, health headlines at 6:55, and weird and wacky stories at 7:55. You can change your cookie settings at any time. CFRA 58 - CFMO 93.9 - Radio Ottawa. CFRAs power increased from 1,000 watts day and night to 5,000 watts day and night, using three 288 foot towers on part of Lots 33 & 34, Concession 1, Nepean Township, Rideau Frontage. Doug McGowan was program and production manager. Covid seems to be having that effect. Gord Atkinson was chief announcer while General Ken Grant was morning man. 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. On the same date the CFRA Top 30 chart was retired. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. A CRTC hearing on the CTVglobemedia application to acquire the assets of CHUM Limited was held on April 30th 2007. Elliot's radio career began at what was then CHIC radio in Brampton, a Toronto suburb, in 1974. Pierre was one of the most decent people Ive ever known. The by-election was called after NDP Michael Cassidy resigned his seat. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. 3:00 - Rick Gibbons. Every Wednesday is "Ask the Pastor" on Late Night Counsell. Ennis started his career at CKLW Windsor, and then moved to CHUM Toronto, CHNS Halifax and CFGO Ottawa. Al Smith left CHUM Radio Ottawa (CFGO, CFRA, CIMJ, CKKL) as operation manager to take up the same position at Astral Media Radio in London. Charlie Tierney was continuity editor. Celebrations continued throughout the day as former CFRA announcers and local personalities like Ken Grant, Les Lye, Terry Kielty and Max Keeping joined Lowell Green and Mark Sutcliffe. CFRA personalities at this time included Ken The General Grant, Brad Williams, Lowell Green and Shelley Emmond. He would never get a licence. The former CFRA host was the widow of legendary Ottawa journalist Earl McRae. CFRAs sports director since day one Tom Foley was killed in a car accident. 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. Elliot grew up in Weston, then a suburb of Toronto. Vaughn Bjerre was at CFRA. News director Steve Madely was now also CFRA's general manager.In April, John Larsen covered the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France for the CHUM radio network. Les Lye joined CFRA. Associated with Ryan in the application were CFRA employees or directors Kenneth Binks, George Gowling, Edward Houston, Terry Keilty, Campbell McDonald, John Sproat and Spence Skelton. Beyond politics and broadcasting, Bourque was also a racecar driver. Tom Jeffries joined CFRA. In 1953, he moved to CKDA Victoria. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. CFRA-CFMO news director Steve Madely was elected chairman of the national editorial committee of Broadcast News. Elliot also worked as a counsellor with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Treatment Centre, and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. A later message posted to her website thanked fans for their outpouring of support in light of Lauren Davis's death. Nothing has made me feel more like a mother than witnessing our daughter grow into the role. It lobbied and petitioned Members of Parliament, while he appeared before parliamentary and senate committees tasked with the process of making policy and enacting new gun law legislation in Canada. And thank you again. Girls dropping out of sports at 'alarming rates' due to gendered uniforms: study, Tucker Carlson documentary asks, 'Should the U.S. liberate Canada from Trudeau? Retrospectively, Elliot later praised her action for saving his life.[1]. The licensee stated that the power increase would improve its service to listeners in the Ottawa and Seaway Valleys who were experiencing signal loss, particularly during the winter months when night-time parameters were employed for longer periods. He suffered from heart trouble in his last years and was hospitalized at the end of 2018 after suffering two heart attacks. Myles Gray died on August 13, 2015 after a clash with at least seven officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. He was to begin his newest venture in August. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Canada Post objected, and stopped accepting them. Radio and Television News Director Association, "A part of CFRA's history. Jack Derouin died at age 67. He continued contributing to the station's weekly midday program News and Views with Rob Snow until a Bell Media restructuring in mid-November 2019. Modified date: Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 4:39 am. The show now airs LIVE Mon - Fri every night at 9pm Eastern. He came third, losing to NDP candidate Evelyn Gigantes. Pierre's keen wit and his awesome sense of humour were second to none. CFUN Vancouver general manager Paul Ski added responsibilities for program development at CFRA / CFMO-FM. Petes sudden and unexpected departure is an immense loss to our family and all his friends.". "It's a great honour to be recognized by your peers and it's . At 6:50 a.m., Mayor Bob Chiarelli joined Steve Madely and proclaimed the day as CFRA Day in Ottawa. Brad Ronald was appointed general sales manager, Bell Media Radio Ottawa. [7], In 1975, after the school shooting that occurred at the St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, Green and thousands of his supporters joined his Fire Arms Safety Association. BCE was a public corporation and controlled by its board of directors. God is!!!.[2]. He was followed in mid-days by talk show host Lowell Green. Steve Ray left CFRA to return to CKCY in Sault Ste. 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). https://t.co/CqSdIi33td. In the Fall, any sports programming that had been on CFRA moved to new sister station CFGO which had adopted an all-sports format. Carroll is the proactive and entertaining host of CFRA's The Morning Rush with Bill Carro ll. As co-host of 98.1CHFI's morning show,Erin Davis is a popular figure in Toronto. I wish now that I had. Lauren Davis, Ottawa radio host and daughter of Erin Davis, dead at 24 | CBC News Loaded. By the end of the year it was announced that CFRA was expected to go on the air on May 1. Frank Ryan was president of CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. 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 . The other shareholders were 1565117 Ontario Limited (a corporation ultimately controlled by Mr. David Kenneth R. Thomson) (40% of the voting interest), Ontario Teacher's Plan Board (25% of the voting interest) and Torstar Corporation (20% of the voting interest). At the end of the show, a winner is picked from the bucket to win a prize package. The City of Ottawa dedicated a park to the late Ernie Calcutt who was sports director at CFRA. He has contributed to ongoing efforts to help modernize and renovate the Saint Vincent Hospital and the lisabeth Bruyre Hospital in Ottawa. At this time, CFRAs music programming was a blend of up-tempo popular adult hits and standards with a bit of country mixed in. Andy Stephen died at age 84. 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. From 2001 until December 2016, he hosted People Helping People, Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST on CFRB Toronto and CJAD Montreal, a phone-in show dedicated to addictions and addiction recovery. He would go on to cover Parliament Hill as the Ottawa bureau chief . Thursdays are a repeat broadcast of Wednesday's "Ask the Pastor". The station was on the air with election results from 7:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Coverage was provided by Fred Davis, Brian Hodgkinson, K. Whitton, Frank Ryan and Harold Horsey. 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. And CFRA Nation, you have done your duty, and I hope and pray that you'll continue to do so. CFRA-AM, News Talk Radio, Ottawa Bell Media Inc. 1946 Renfrew native, Queen's University graduate and Ottawa entrepreneur Frank Ryan received a licence to operate a new radio station in the nation's capital. 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