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Raina Douris
Raina Douris (born February 2, 1986) is a Canadian radio broadcaster, currently working in the United States as the host of NPR's syndicated music program '' World Cafe''.Bruce Warren"Hello, Goodbye: Raina Douris joins World Cafe as Talia Schlanger departs" WXPN, September 18, 2019. Originally from Stouffville, Ontario, Douris studied radio and television broadcasting at Ryerson University, and interned with CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge) in Toronto beginning in 2009. During her time with the station she launched its "Indie Online" feature, to provide exposure on the station's website to local indie rock bands who had not yet graduated to rotation in the station's regular playlist."Radio career took Raina Douris from Stou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mornings (CBC Music)
''Mornings'', titled ''Weekend Mornings'' on Saturday and Sunday, is the morning program on the CBC Music radio network in Canada. The program features a cross-genre selection of selected new and old Canadian and international singer/songwriter, rock and pop tracks. It also presents anecdotes, overnight news stories, and background information on the music. The program airs from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. seven days a week, and premiered in 2008 as part of the network's revamp. Known as ''Radio 2 Morning'' and ''Radio 2 Weekend Morning'' until the network's rebranding as CBC Music in 2018, it was originally hosted by Tom Allen (broadcaster), Tom Allen weekdays and Molly Johnson weekends. Allen left the program in 2009 to become host of ''Shift'', and was succeeded by Bob Mackowycz as weekday host; in 2011, Mackowycz left the program and was succeeded by Tom Power (musician), Tom Power. Johnson left as weekend host in December 2013, and was succeeded Talia Schlanger in January. In August 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC Music
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a new " adult music" format with a variety of genres, with the classical genre generally restricted to midday hours. In 2009, Radio 2 averaged 2.1 million listeners weekly, and it was the second-largest radio network in Canada. History The CBC's FM network was launched in 1946, but was strictly a simulcast of the AM radio network until 1960. In that year, distinct programming on the FM network began. It was briefly discontinued in 1962, but resumed again in 1964. In November 1971, the CBC filed license applications for new FM stations in English in St. John's, Halifax, and Calgary, and in French in Quebec City, Ottawa, and Chicoutimi, telling the CRTC that it intended to start a second "more extended and more leisurely" program servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Whitchurch-Stouffville
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Living People
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Toronto Metropolitan University Alumni
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Canadian Women Television Hosts
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Canadian Television Hosts
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talia Schlanger
Talia Hannah Schlanger is a Canadian radio broadcaster, who has worked in both Canada and the United States. Formerly a weekend host of '' Radio 2 Morning'' on CBC Radio 2 and TV host of ''CBC Music Backstage Pass'', and a part-time host on CBC Radio 3, her selection as host of NPR's music program '' World Cafe'' was announced in February 2017."'World Cafe' Selects Talia Schlanger as New Host" '''', February 24, 2017. She joined ''World Cafe'' in October 2016 as a contributing producer, and was named the program's new host after the retirement of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polaris Music Prize
The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 with a $20,000 cash prize; the prize was increased to $30,000 for the 2011 award."2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" . Aux (TV channel), aux.tv, June 16, 2011. In May 2015, the Polaris Music Prize was increased to $50,000, an additional $20,000, sponsored by Slaight Music. Additionally, second place prizes for the nine other acts on the Short List increased from $2,000 to $3,000. Polaris officials also announced The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, an award that "will annually honour five albums from the five decades before Polaris launched in 2006." Details ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC Music Backstage Pass
''CBC Music Backstage Pass'' is a Canadian music television series, which airs Friday nights and Sunday afternoons on CBC Television. '''', May 24, 2013. The series, which premiered in 2013, is produced by and features live musical performances by musicians, interspersed with short interview segments. The program was originally hosted by Talia Schlange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-language counterpart is Ici Radio-Canada Télé. With main studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, CBC Television is available throughout Canada on over-the-air television stations in urban centres, and as a must-carry station on cable and satellite television providers. CBC Television can also be live streamed on its CBC Gem video platform. Almost all of the CBC's programming is produced in Canada. Although CBC Television is supported by public funding, commercial advertising revenue supplements the network, in contrast to CBC Radio and public broadcasters from several other countries, which are commercial-free. Overview CBC Television provides a complete 24-hour network schedule of news, sports, entertainment and child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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