He arranged his estate in such a way that his own preferred stock would be made available to station staff. [2][3] He was replaced by Brian Lilley. [7][17][18] On 21 November 2017, he was honoured in the House of Commons of Canada by the Honourable Pierre Poilievre. As of June 6, it now broadcasts Live 2hrs a day, Monday to Friday in its original time slot of 9pm Eastern with the Thursday show being a repeat of the Wednesday night "Ask the Pastor". Fred Ennis, a former CFRA broadcaster, Ottawa journalist, and politician, has died. The CBC authorized CFRA to increase power from 1,000 to 5,000 watts. The old yellow brick building was torn down (in 1977) to make way for an entrance to the new facility. "I'll be in touch when I can. He started his radio career with CHUM Group Radio in Ottawa in 1976. He made his own brief foray into city politics back in the 90s when he was appointed to a 10-month term at city hall to fill a vacancy on city council. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. He was always quick to embrace the next big thing, whether it was the early days of the Internet where he thrived with his groundbreaking news site, or more recently, in the sometimes complex world of digital currencies and NFTs. He tells Vassy the Iordaches, a young family of four, were set to be deported from Canada. The show now airs LIVE Mon - Fri every night at 9pm Eastern. Pierre Bourque, contributor to Newstalk 580 CFRA and a one-time Ottawa city councillor has died. The Commission concluded that the transaction would be beneficial to the Canadian broadcasting system by ensuring the long-term stability of a significant Canadian television network and advancing the Commission's objective of providing relevant high-quality Canadian programming to Canadians through conventional and new media distribution channels. He not only applied for an AM licence but also one for FM, and was granted both. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his friends and family. "Lauren will be deeply missed by her family and the many colleagues here who knew her so well," he said. After Ryan's death in 1965, . He was a founder of the Sunday Herald in Ottawa which was in 1988 purchased by the Ottawa Sun. ON The former CFRA host was the widow of legendary Ottawa journalist Earl McRae. God is!!!.[2]. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. No calls are taken on Thursdays. Holtby had been with CFRA (and CFMO-FM) for many years, starting in the sales department and eventually becoming vice-president. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Petes sudden and unexpected departure is an immense loss to our family and all his friends.". From 2001 until December 2016, he hosted People Helping People, Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST on CFRB Toronto and CJAD Montreal, a phone-in show dedicated to addictions and addiction recovery. Ryan kept up his on-air work on CFRA until his death. He was also CFRA's farm director. He would never get a licence. (CFRA Photo). Ennis passed away in his sleep Sunday. On July 12 it was announced that Bell Globemedia would pay C$1.7 billion for CHUM Ltd., in a deal that would see the company become part of the BCE-owned media conglomerate, subject to CRTC approval. "So rewarding," she said, with the hashtag "HappyMothersDay.". Myles Gray died on August 13, 2015 after a clash with at least seven officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. All of CHUM Limited's divisions, including Radio Station CFRA Ltd. amalgamated. CHUM Limited purchased CFRA and CFMO. Ottawa gas prices set to rise this week with switch to summer blend, 2021 Election: Erin OToole building momentum, Trudeau and Liberals playing catch-up, Ottawa concert with rapid COVID-19 screening a dry run for bigger shows, COVID-19 outbreak at Valley Stream Retirement Residence claims four lives, A cloudy day after a 21 cm dumping of snow, Active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Ottawa drop on Sunday; 123 new cases, 1 new death, Temporary cut to vaccine shipments 'a setback' but Watson hopeful for summer, Active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations climb as Ottawa reports 136 new cases Saturday, Ottawa police investigating first homicide of 2021, Expansion of landfill gas collection project finishes under budget. Tom Foley was program and sports director. Before joining CFRA, he had been city editor of the Halifax Chronicle. The CBC deferred for further study, an application by CFRA for the operation of a booster station at Almonte on 560 kHz with 50 watts of power. In October, CHUM Ottawa opened new studios and offices to house all of its operations in the city the 46,000 square foot CHUM Market Media Mall located in the heart of the Byward Market at 87 George Street. The 24-year-old CFRA radio anchor died in her sleep on May 10, after spending her first Mother's Day with her infant son . The show and website are no longer active as of 2019. The shares were to be placed in the hands of an independent trustee pursuant to a voting trust agreement approved by the CRTC. Immigration lawyer Peter Ivanyi represented one of the two families who died trying to cross into the United States from the St. Lawrence River last week. There is a large newsroom located between the main CFRA and CFMO studios. The Commission concluded that the transaction would be beneficial to the Canadian broadcasting system by ensuring the long-term stability of a significant Canadian television network and advancing . On March 2, Kathleen Ryan passed away. In the Fall, any sports programming that had been on CFRA moved to new sister station CFGO which had adopted an all-sports format. Family say it was an apparent heart attack. To help us improve GOV.UK, wed like to know more about your visit today. J.R. Ello was named promotions manger at Bell Media Ottawa. Having outgrown the old facility at 150 Isabella, CFRA and CFMO moved studios and offices in April to a brand new facility, located at 1900 Walkley Road. Elliot also worked as a counsellor with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Treatment Centre, and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. I have worked for ten years in news radio in a wide variety of positions and have written on a freelance basis as well. CFRA program director Tom Foley hired Gord Atkinson away from CHUM in Toronto. He also managed the news aggregator website Bourque Newswatch. CFRA had long been Ottawas top station. Tom Foley was program director. Both stations dropped his program before he was picked up by CFRB, Canada's most listened-to commercial talk radio station, first to do PHP on weekends, and eventually, in 2003, to take on The Nightside after its longtime host Jim Richards moved to an earlier timeslot.[1]. Comments are welcome while open. Bev McRae died at age 70 in January. CFRA received permission to operate a 1,000 watt emergency transmitter. Campbell McDonald signs off", "Rob Snow to host new show on 1310 NEWS in 2020", "LISTEN NOW: Lowell Green signs off for the last time 580 CFRA Omny.fm", Lowell Green:Talk | Lowell Green responds on 16 October 2017, "Sunday Herald's founder Marc Charlebois 'moxie' remembered", "Lifetime Achievement Award Winners RTDNA Canada", "Conservatism is common sense says Lowell Green in new book", "I am supporting Matthew Fisher in his efforts to win the Conservative nomination in Kanata Carleton! Former and long-time CFRA news anchor Don Leger passed away August 29 at the age of 82. Rebecca Black and Steve Doucette left for CKKL-FM. Girls dropping out of sports at 'alarming rates' due to gendered uniforms: study, Tucker Carlson documentary asks, 'Should the U.S. liberate Canada from Trudeau? Former Ottawa radio host Sandy Sharkey remembers lining up at her junior high school sock hops to have Elliot sign her CFRA Top 40 countdown lists. Allan Waters, the founder of CHUM Limited passed away on December 3 at the age of 84. Different antenna patterns were used for day and night operation. The name change took place on March 22. CHUM Limited announced it had purchased Rawlco's Ottawa stations, CFGO (OSR 1200) and CJMJ-FM (Majic 100). CFRA personalities at this time included Ken The General Grant, Brad Williams, Lowell Green and Shelley Emmond. On June 23, Ken "General" Grant joined CFRA from Montreal. She was our world.". The transmitters employed the EUREKA-147 digital audio broadcasting system. Read more about cookies here. It has been nearly four years since the sudden loss of Ottawa Noon host and CFRA news anchor Lauren Davis. 87 George Street In an effort to widen its appeal, CFRA programming evolved from a blend of up tempo recent-based easy listening to a hotter, current-based Adult Contemporary format. Bourque was a regular contributor to talk shows on 580 CFRA and had filled in as host from time to time. Guests included: Percy Faith, Dorothy Ault, Dave Davies, Gord Sinclair, King Clancy, "Tommy" Gorman, and Dr. Fred Howes of McGill University, who was also the station's technical advisor. At one time she worked in Toronto at CFTR where she was known as Bev Bowman.On November 8, CFRA became available in HD at 100.3 on the FM dial CJMJ-FM-HD channel 2. "Nothing has made me feel more like a mother than witnessing our daughter [Lauren]grow into the role," Erin tweeted on Sunday. Thursdays are a repeat broadcast of Wednesday's "Ask the Pastor". Pierre was an entrepreneur, always pushing himself to try something different, to work on something new. CFRA 58 - CFMO 93.9 - Radio Ottawa. In 1953, he moved to CKDA Victoria. Although the CBSC determined that Green's conduct had contravened its guidelines on discrimination, it also decided that the station had responded appropriately, and the group did not prescribe any further action. Long-time CFRA talkshow host Lowell Green, retired in January. In a 1994 complaint to the CBSC, listeners alleged that Green had been rude and abusive to a caller who identified herself as a Christian. On March 7, the CRTC approved an application by BCE Inc. on behalf of CTVglobemedia Inc., for authority to change the effective control of CTVgm's licensed broadcasting subsidiaries to BCE. Steve Ray left CFRA to return to CKCY in Sault Ste. (Photo courtesy of Peter Atkinson) Gord Atkinson began his radio career in Toronto in 1948 before move to Ottawa's CFRA . It was last year that CFGO bought away CFRA's rights to Ottawa Senators broadcasts and launched Ottawa Sports Radio OSR 1200. [6] Recent guests of the brand new online show include former CFRA hosts Nick Vandergragt of Nick At Night and John Robson of Thinking Allowed. Mark Elliot (December 24, 1953 January 11, 2019)[1] was the professional name of Nils Fleming Johanson, a former late night talk radio host on radio station CFRB 1010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and an addictions counsellor in private practice. Government approval was given in May for CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. to transfer CFRA/CFMO to a company to be incorporated, represented by Kathleen Ryan. Rogers Communications announced on June 25th that a deal had been reached for them to buy these stations from CTV, subject to CRTC approval. Brad Ronald, a 35-year veteran with Bell Media Radio Ottawa, was promoted from retail sales manager to cluster general sales manager. The transmitter would have a power of 50 watts and operate on 560 kHz. On-Air: 12:00 - After Midnight with Gary Michaels. The old Auditorium facility at O'Connor and Catherine had become too small for the growing station. You are now being redirected to the BCE.ca website (Bell Canada Enterprises), where you can view our Accessibility plan, and submit your feedback using our Accessibility webform. The mayor's statement went out before a gathering of 8,000 in the auditorium and a special broadcast aired on the CBC Trans-Canada network. The City of Ottawa dedicated a park to the late Ernie Calcutt who was sports director at CFRA. That was the beginning of The CFRA Happy Wanderers who would do more than 5.000 live broadcasts during the next 10 years as well as other live shows. George Gowling was commercial manager. In lieu of flowers, the family says donations can be made to the Ottawa Humane Society, The Ottawa Mission, the Canadian Cancer Society or the Barrhaven Food Cupboard. Max Keeping was a CFRA reporter. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Green blamed this loss on his "sharp" personality and a low voter turnout. pic.twitter.com/e29zm4bgRK, Truly sorry to read this. Ennis passed away in his sleep Sunday. Al Smith, Program Director of 939 BOB FM and Majic 100 was appointed Operations Manager for CHUM Radio Ottawa. Les Lye, later to become a nationally known television personality, joined the station from the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts, as an announcer and writer. Last edited on 29 December 2020, at 00:40, "CFRA broadcaster Steve Madely signs off after 51 years", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Madely&oldid=996871877, This page was last edited on 29 December 2020, at 00:40. Ottawa "It's a great honour to be recognized by your peers and it's . 6:00 - Business At Night. Fred Ennis (2010 photo). He later became bureau chief for News Radio, and ended his career as the Ottawa Suns first Page Six columnist, and as a commentator on CFRA. He graduated from Macdonald Agricultural College of McGill University in Montreal Quebec in 1956. Bell Media, the managing partner holding 99.99% of the voting interest in the general partnership, is wholly owned by Bell Canada and controlled by BCE. My last show was last night. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Before this approval, BCE held 15% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. 1-800-580-CFRA (2372), Confidential News Tip Line In a parting tweet, Counsell tweeted As of 10:45 this morning I have been terminated from CFRA. I hadnt spoken to Pierre in a while. The station used four top-loaded 300 foot towers at a site located on part of Lots 1 and 2, Concession 1, Gower Township near Manotick. February 3, 2021. Edgley would direct the CTV Ottawa, /A Ottawa and CHUM Radio Ottawa engineering teams and the building/security team. Mark Elliot resigned on-air July 15. On October 19, the corporate name changed to Radio Station CFRA Ltd. Gord Atkinson moved over to CFMO-FM where he was named station manager. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 150 Fascinating Stories About Canada, was in 2017 nominated for the Governor General's Pierre Burton Award,[22] presented annually by Canada's National History Society for works celebrating Canadian history. Gord Atkinson was chief announcer while General Ken Grant was morning man. Located in Ottawas south end, the new complex had 23,000 square feet of space. Gordon returned to Canada's capital and began as CFRA morning news anchor August 3. Began as CFRA morning news anchor August 3 incorporated, represented by Kathleen.. 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