Music: Alternative or similar music
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CKDU - Sonic Highways
Sonic Highways is a weekly musical roadtrip! Each week, I work with a theme—maybe related to an upcoming holiday, or a subgenre of alt-rock music—and build a show around it. It's a great way to explore alt-rock music, a genre that has so many influences, incredible artists, and has reflected the angst of society for many generations. It's a genre I grew up on, and one thats stuck with me as I've gone through school and life.
https://ckdu.ca/listen/shows/340
Personal Instagram: @_tweetiebird_
Audio Submission -Alternative
"OUT LOUD" Best in LGBT+ Programming
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CIVL -Mike's interviews to LGBTQ2S+ community in the Fraser Valley (Mike McCulloch)
Mike McCulloch was employed by CIVL through Local Journalism Initiative funding directed by the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) between April and September 2024. On a number of occasions, Mike highlighted LGBTQ2S+ issues in the Fraser Valley community, which is an area where members of the queer community notoriously face heightened levels of discrimination.
The audio included in this submission contains excerpts of stories relevant to the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Audio Submission -"OUT LOUD"
Current Affairs or Magazine Show
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CHLY - Exploring the 1854 treaty at the heart of this week's news
A traditional Snuneymuxw Village site in downtown Nanaimo is being returned to the nation, and an 1854 treaty played a part in getting the deal done.
Between 1850 and 1854, fourteen treaties were concluded on Vancouver Island between First Nations and the Hudson’s Bay Company.
They were negotiated on the company’s side by James Douglas, and are sometimes collectively referred to by some as the Douglas treaties.
The Sarlequun treaty of 1854 covers the area around Nanaimo. Midcoast Morning spoke with history professor John Lutz to put the treaties in context.
Audio Submission -Current Affairs or Magazine Show
Documentary
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CJSW - Homesteads to Hollywood
Documentary Program – Homesteads to Hollywood
Audio Submission -Documentary
Syndicated Radio Show
Music: Loud or similar music
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CKDU - Ghost Town with Creepy Steve
I’m Ryan Noreikas (alias–Creepy Steve), and Ghost Town with Creepy Steve is a one-hour, weekly celebration of rock music. A great many of us were born at a time when music had already reached darker and heavier dimensions. What began in May of 2024 on CKDU is a program to explore the artists and songs that historically pushed rock music into these realms.
And yet, toward the end of 2024 the program has shifted significantly. The burgeoning music scene of the Maritimes greatly inspired me to champion these local rock heroes who are clearly keeping the genre alive and thriving. Showcasing the music and sharing insight on the artists behind the work has quickly become the dominant theme of Ghost Town with Creepy Steve, with “classic” heavy rock exploration as the secondary. If a local artist has a new release or a big gig coming up, they are invited to come on the program and talk about it.
Please find more information about Ghost Town with Creepy on Instagram @ghosttownwithcreepysteve and https://ckdu.ca/listen/shows/358 . The program airs every Friday 8-9pm, 88.1 FM, streams ckdu.ca.
Audio Submission - Loud or similar music
Music: Variety Program
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CKDU - Elegant Voltage
I've been hosting "Elegant Voltage" since 1987. Other than the odd trip overseas and out west, brief gigs and six months during COVID, I've been live in the studio every week. I am 74, with a B.Sc. from Acadia (where I hosted a show) and a B.F.A. from the N.S. College of Art and Design. I worked in commercial radio for nine years full-time and about six years part-time. I was received well, but the stranglehold of corporate interests worked against my enjoyment and the value of any uniqueness I offered. CKDU arrived on-air around my moment of decision. I did both types of radio for awhile, hence my CKDU alias Nik Barrington (real name, Doug Taylor).
I wrote record reviews for 15 years for the Halifax weekly The Coast and make extensive use of CKDU's music library. It reaches well before our arrival on the FM dial. Some of its local vinyl from the 1970's is rare and I'm old enough to appreciate it.