Alden Edgar Diehl (June 10, 1931 – October 26, 2000) was a Canadian radio executive and comedian."Alden Diehl (1931-2000)"
Canadian Communications Foundation, October 2001. He was a shortlisted finalist for the

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at the Juno Awards of 1979 for his comedy single "Fight On"."Comedy Album of the Year: 1979"
Juno Awards. Born in Cypress River, Manitoba,"ALDEN EDGAR DIEHL"
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'', October 28, 2000. he was the brother of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio actor and producer Fred Diehl. He began working in radio in 1951 with a job as assistant librarian at CJCA in Edmonton, Alberta. He later worked in management roles for stations such as CKLW in Windsor, Ontario, CFRA in

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, Ontario, CFOX-FM in Vancouver, British Columbia, and CITI-FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Fight On", an ode to Manitoba's struggles with extreme weather, was released as a single, with the better known winter version as its A-side and an alternate version about the province's

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weather on the B-side. In addition to "Fight On", Diehl also performed as a tenor soloist with church choirs, and in

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roles. He retired from radio broadcasting in 1995, and died in 2000 in Ladner, British Columbia. He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2001.

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