Tom Power (born May 1, 1987) is a

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musician and broadcaster, best known as the host of '' Q'' on

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, previously the host of '' Deep Roots'' and '' Radio 2 Morning'' on

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. In August 2016, he was named as the permanent new host of ''Q'', succeeding

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. Based in St. John's,

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, Power began hosting ''Deep Roots'' in 2008 while he was a student of folklore at

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. Just 21 years old at the time, he was the youngest host of a national program on

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since

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. After

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's departure as host of ''Radio 2 Morning'' in July 2011, Power spent several weeks as the show's interim host before being named the permanent new host in November. In 2018, he appeared on

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as cohost with

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of the music series '' From the Vaults''. Power is a member of the

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jury, and sits on the board of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society. He has hosted numerous folk festivals, including the Hillside, Mariposa,

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and

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festivals. Power is a member of the award-winning folk band, The Dardanelles. His sister Erin Power is also a musician, who records and performs with the children's musical group The Swinging Belles. In 2020, during the

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, Power hosted the CBC Television talk show '' What're You At? with Tom Power'', which featured him interviewing both celebrities and ordinary Canadians remotely from his home studio.

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