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Amanda C. Putz (born March 1975) is a
Canadian 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 ...
radio personality. Formerly the host of '' Fuse'' and ''
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'' on
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, she moved to
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in 2006, and guest-hosted various programs on
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's English network, including announcing news for the station. In April 2007 Putz launched a new program, also called ''Bandwidth'', on RTHK. As of August 2007, Putz was back in Canada, hosting on CBC Radio 3 over the summer, including two episodes of ''
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''. She also filled-in on CBC Radio One's "Sounds Like Canada." She returned to hosting duties on CBC Radio's ''Fuse'' until that show was no longer produced in the fall of 2008. She got a regular slot on Radio 3 as of September 2008. However, as of January 1, 2009, she was assigned to producing live recorded shows for CBC Radio 2 on a full-time basis; she had been producing such shows part-time while hosting on Radio 3. In fall 2009 she resumed hosting duties on ''Bandwidth'' and later
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became host of '' All in a Day''. As of winter 2012 she is on a maternity leave, and the show is currently hosted by Meg Wilcox. Her sister in-law is
Kathleen Edwards Kathleen Edwards (born July 11, 1978
) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, ''