Pierre was a member of our series from 2007 - 2011 with 30 starts It has been nearly four years since the sudden loss of Ottawa Noon host and CFRA news anchor Lauren Davis. Give your locks lots of protection and hydration. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. He continued contributing to the station's weekly midday program News and Views with Rob Snow until a Bell Media restructuring in mid-November 2019. [19] On 13 December 1984, Green ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in a provincial by-election in Ottawa Centre. Frank Ryan died of a heart attack while on vacation, March 2. Don Morin was continuity editor. And CFRA Nation, you have done your duty, and I hope and pray that you'll continue to do so. Rogers/CHFI launched the Rogers Radio News Network in April. Since January, 14 people have lost their . Five other employees had their hours reduced. CFRA celebrated 60 years of service. Erin Davis says she is now "taking a leave of this space" so that she can grieve. The AM station would broadcast on a frequency of 560 kHz and have a power of 1,000 watts. Among those dismissed were CFRA talk show Host Michael Harris and reporter Gord McDougall; Team 1200's Jim Jerome, Phil Melanson and Mike Sutherland; Majic 100's Steve Boynton; BOB FM's Tina Sapp; marketing director for Bell Media Radio Ottawa and CTV Two Ottawa Al Macartney; and CTV Ottawa's promotion manager, Brent Corbeil. Frank Ryan asked progam manager Ken Reynolds to form a Western Band to play on air and do shows throughout the Ottawa Valley to promote CFRA. Dan Wheeler is one of the QVC hosts that have left. He would go on to cover Parliament Hill as the Ottawa bureau chief . Myles Gray died on August 13, 2015 after a clash with at least seven officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. Elliot also worked as a counsellor with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Treatment Centre, and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1953, he moved to CKDA Victoria. CFRA-TV Ltd., a company controlled by Frank Ryan with other shareholders, including Ottawa businessmen and CFRA Radio staff members, was one of several applicants for Ottawa's second television station. On the air: Ken Grant (5-9), Bill Drake (9-noon), News (12:00-12:35), Lowell Green (talk - 12:35-2:30), Al Dubois (2:30-4:00), Shelley Emmond (4-7), Mark elliot (7-11) and Dan Ferguson (11-5). He suffered from heart trouble in his last years and was hospitalized at the end of 2018 after suffering two heart attacks. Ottawa Ennis ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Nepean in 1997 and for Ottawa City Council in 2010. Tributes and condolences poured in Monday for Lauren Davis, a young mother and news anchor at 580 CFRA whose death was announced by the station Monday afternoon. Tom Foley was program and sports director. Norman Kent left CFRA. Al Smith left CHUM Radio Ottawa (CFGO, CFRA, CIMJ, CKKL) as operation manager to take up the same position at Astral Media Radio in London. CFRA had long been Ottawas top station. He was an on-air personality and, as GM, mentored some of the biggest names in Ottawa radio; Ken ''The General'' Grant, Lowell Green, Ernie Calcutt, Hal Anthony and Steve Madely. He moved on to work as a radio disk jockey at CFOM, the last English-language commercial radio station in Quebec City, Quebec, and then in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [9][5], Green has served on the boards of the United Way, the John Howard Society, the Drug Addiction Research Council, and on the town council in West Hull Quebec. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Sportscaster Ernie Calcutt, 51, died of a massive stroke. At 8:05 p.m., May 3, Ottawa Mayor Stanley Lewis officially signed CFRA on the air: it is with pleasure and pride that I announce station CFRA in the City of Ottawa, officially on the air Music for the launch program was provided by Percy Faith and orchestra, along with a sixty voice choir. The FR in the call sign represented the initials of owner Frank Ryan. ", "Lowell Green's book celebrates Canada's history", "CBSC Decision | CFRA-AM re an episode of the Lowell Green Show (Islam)", "CBSC Decision | CFRA-AM re an episode of the Lowell Green Show (The Qur'an)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lowell_Green&oldid=1147276248, McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences alumni, Ontario Liberal Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 March 2023, at 22:04. [10] Lowell Green has also received the Community Builders Award displayed at Ottawa City Hall, and has an Ottawa hospital wing and an Ottawa day named in his honour. [2][3] He was replaced by Brian Lilley. He has been decorated with both the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal,[12] and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, to Canadian parents, and immigrated to Canada. CFRA received permission to operate a 1,000 watt emergency transmitter. Les Lye joined CFRA. Ennis became News Director of CFGO (now TSN 1200) in Ottawa in 1976. "He had such a diverse CV - broadcaster (CFRA), NASCAR driver, artist, etc. She was one of the finest writers I ever knew, a consummate professional, Barrhaven Coun. From 2003 to February 2007, he hosted the general interest talk show The Nightside, in 2005 it was the highest-rated late night radio show in Canada. Originally airing weeknights from 10:00 pm to midnight, then later moved to 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, it discussed various newsmaking stories of the day. Vaughn Bjerre was at CFRA. This page is not available in other languages. CFRA program director Tom Foley hired Gord Atkinson away from CHUM in Toronto. He then moved on to CKLW in Windsor. Occasionally guests appeared on the show, and callers could interact with them. Lauren Davis, Ottawa radio host and daughter of Erin Davis, dead at 24. Prophet made his debut on the CFRA country music program The Happy Wanderers. In addition to CTV and its television stations, Bell Media now also operated 29 specialty channels, 33 radio stations, Dome Productions, a mobile broadcast facilities provider, and dozens of high-traffic news, sports and entertainment websites, including the Sympatico.ca portal. Brian O'Connell headed the news department. On June 23, Ken "General" Grant joined CFRA from Montreal. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. [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. Bob Derro joined CFRA from Sudbury's CJMX-FM. Sad news: Longtime Ottawa radio personality, former mayoral candidate and significant contributor to the community, Fred Ennis, passed away this evening in his sleep. Rick Gibbons was promoted to editor-in-chief at the Ottawa Sun. For many years he worked as Ernie Calcutt's side kick doing the color commentary for Rough Rider broadcasts. Ennis started his career at CKLW Windsor, and then moved to CHUM Toronto, CHNS Halifax and CFGO Ottawa. On December 5, CFRA-AM and FM began broadcasting from new studios and offices located across the Canada Atlantic Railway/Canadian National line at 150 Isabella Street. 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. She was also the host of a popular show, The Broad Perspectives. Radio and Television News Director Association, "A part of CFRA's history. 6:00 - Steve Madely. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. The CBC authorized CFRA to increase power from 1,000 to 5,000 watts. 613-521-1000, Reception (9am-6pm) 4:00 - Art Bell. The show and website are no longer active as of 2019. Steve Ray joined CFRA from CKCY Sault Ste. On March 15, CTV Inc., CTV Corp., CTV Limited and CTVglobemedia Inc. amalgamated to continue as CTV Inc. "He. CHUM Limited purchased CFRA and CFMO. Pierre was an entrepreneur, always pushing himself to try something different, to work on something new. BCE was a public corporation and controlled by its board of directors. CHUM Limited announced it had purchased Rawlco's Ottawa stations, CFGO (OSR 1200) and CJMJ-FM (Majic 100). Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal airs Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. At the new facility, CFMO has a master control room, two production control rooms, one production studio and one booth. He not only applied for an AM licence but also one for FM, and was granted both. He has contributed to ongoing efforts to help modernize and renovate the Saint Vincent Hospital and the lisabeth Bruyre Hospital in Ottawa. Ownership of CFRA Limited: Frank Ryan 99.8%, Kathleen Ryan 0.1% and D. L. Martin 0.1%. 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. 1-800-580-CFRA (2372), Confidential News Tip Line George Gordon, who had been morning anchor at News1130 Vancouver, moved to the first radio station he'd ever heard in his life: CFRA. McRaedied unexpectedly but peacefully last Wednesday, her family said. Steve Madely was an Ottawa, Ontario radio host on CFRA.He got his start in 1964 at CHWO in Oakville, Ontario before eventually joining CFRA in 1981. Ottawa news radio station 580 CFRA announced the death of news anchor Lauren Davis. Rev. Article content. Ottawa Public Health is reporting 123 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more resident has died. Different antenna patterns were used for day and night operation. CFRA was affiliated with CHUM Limited's new Canadian Contemporary News System. Ernie passed away in 1984. Slogan: The Station That Made Ottawa "Radio Conscious". CFRAsaid it wouldrelease information about funeral arrangements once they'remade. Mark Elliot resigned on-air July 15. At his next home, in Ottawa, he became a legendary evening Top 40 host and local celebrity on CFRA and CFGO. He came third, losing to NDP candidate Evelyn Gigantes. Every LIVE show always welcomes callers to discuss the topic, talk with guests or bring up their own topic. CFRA was an independent station with no network affiliation. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says recent news that shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to Canada would be temporarily cut in half is a setback, but he's still hopeful life in the city can return to a semblance of normality by the summer. Terry Kielty died at age 86 in May. 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CFRA received a partial feed from Rogers but received ABC News independently of Rogers. College Ward councillor Rick Chiarelli tweeted that a celebration of life for Ennis will be held in the coming days. "Radio host Mark Sutcliffe among layoffs at CFRA", "NEWSTALK 580 CFRA Welcomes New Personalities", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Late_Night_Counsell&oldid=1076845400, This page was last edited on 13 March 2022, at 07:09. On-air people included Ken Grant (mornings), Mark Elliot (evenings), Gerrard Campbell (news, joined this year). Bourque briefly represented By-Rideau Ward on Ottawa city council in 1991, having been appointed when Marc Laviolette became mayor following the depature of Jim Durrell. John Badham was hired as sports director and voice of the Rough Riders. Two of his historic broadcasts are being preserved at Library and Archives Canada. Sixteen Bell Media Ottawa staffers, on-air and a manager, were let go in February in what was described as a corporate restructuring at CTV Ottawa, CFRA, Majic 100, Bob FM and Team 1200. With CFRA since 1961, he was the voice of the Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) and a past president of the football reporters. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. A later message posted to her website thanked fans for their outpouring of support in light of Lauren Davis's death. CFRA and CFMO-FM moved to new studios and offices on the second floor of a two storey, 20,000 square foot structure, located immediately behind the existing facility. John Crawford joined the news department in July from CJBK London. At the end of the show, a winner is picked from the bucket to win a prize package. Alden Diehl, 68, died October 27. He started his radio career with CHUM Group Radio in Ottawa in 1976. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. "He pursued many passions and goals with ambitious drive, not the least of which was his love for car racing. The station was on the air with election results from 7:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Coverage was provided by Fred Davis, Brian Hodgkinson, K. Whitton, Frank Ryan and Harold Horsey. She and husband Phil Shirakawa welcomed the birth of son Colin last. Jan Harder said Monday, recalling how McRae once worked for her. 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. John Counsell. 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. The CRTC approved a change to the ownership of Bell Media Inc., from BCE Inc. to Bell Canada. 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. The transmitters employed the EUREKA-147 digital audio broadcasting system. On-Air: 12:00 - After Midnight with Gary Michaels. The Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser (CFRA) is employed by the Home Office and provides strategic advice and guidance to ministers, civil servants, fire and rescue authorities in England and other. Devastated to learn of the passing of @pierrebourque yesterday. Lowell Green did news and hosted the open line show. Fans can listen at the Official Website and are invited to call in and participate. 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. Politically left-wing, he presented a somewhat challenging figure for the historically conservative station. Thank you all, goodbye.[5], On 14 September 2020, Green returned online with The Island of Sanity, a one-hour podcast available on various internet platforms, which was pared down to thirty minutes on 13 October 2020 and featured live on internet radio and the social networking platform Facebook. The CBC would open the first FM station in Ottawa. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports, Emergency Alerts Longtime morning man Ken Grant retired and station manager Steve Madely took over the AM Drive program. Dave Mitchell was Program Director. Frank Ryan announced he was ready to enter the television field as soon as permission was forthcoming from the CBC. Elliot moved to Windsor, Ontario, where he received treatment at Brentwood Recovery Home. The existing site was located on land which was intended to be used for the proposed Highway 416 extension. It lobbied and petitioned Members of Parliament, while he appeared before parliamentary and senate committees tasked with the process of making policy and enacting new gun law legislation in Canada. The Thunderwater Lake riding area near Invermere, B.C., where Avalanche Canada says one snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Late Night Counsell started broadcasting in Ottawa once a week from Brandon, Manitoba in the September 1998. Snow counts the day he was told about . He has written newspaper articles and autobiographical, historical and fictional books. Gibbons shared his memories of Bourque in an email to CTVNewsOttawa.ca on Sunday. He was 62. 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