Dielectric has changed how FM broadcast antenna manufactures validate directional pattern studies for new FM broadcast antennas. The company's groundbreaking research has resulted in the recent FCC filing of a Petition for Rulemaking, written with leading broadcast consultancy, Merrill Weiss Group , and expected to be approved this fall. The new rule paves the way for the first directional FM pattern verification rule change in 58 years — a rule change that passes the torch from physical to AI-d...
Sep 29, 2021•11 min
On Sept. 30th, the 7th annual International Podcast Day will celebrate the medium, but this year - instead of hosting a round-the-clock livestream featuring hundreds of podcasters from around the globe, the event's founders are turning the day back over to the podcast community. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we talk to International Podcast Day co-founder Dave Lee on how you can take part - whether you're a listener looking to share your favourite shows - or a podcaster w...
Sep 24, 2021•21 min
In the three-channel universe most Canadian kids in the 1970s grew up in, Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a weekend morning staple. From its wacky pacing to the lyrical monologues of legend Vincent Price , and memorable characters like The Count, Igor, and Grizelda The Ghastly Gourmet, the CHCH Hamilton series - shot over just nine months in 1971 - has established a cult following. This week, the show celebrated its 50th anniversary, marked by the debut of new pre-school adaptation Happy Ho...
Sep 17, 2021•18 min
NAB Show , the largest media and entertainment industry convention in the world, is one of the first large-scale events to return in-person, Oct. 9-13 in Las Vegas. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we talk to Chris Brown , the National Association of Broadcasters' Vice President and Managing Director of Global Connections and Events, on the challenges of staging the show amid consistently changing health orders and what vendors and attendees, including those taking the show ...
Sep 11, 2021•28 min
In this sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, NewTek Sales Engineer Chris Burgos talks about IP Video Technology and how it provides every storyteller a voice through video. Burgos also touches on what’s happening in live production, what the future looks like, and how you can find out how to evolve your workflows and improve the quality of your output. Sign up for the best live interactive online event this year! Choose Your Own Adventure runs Monday, Sept. 13 to Friday, Sept. ...
Sep 01, 2021•19 min
Wayne Harrett , who founded Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia community radio station Seaside FM in 2002, lost a lengthy battle with cancer earlier this month. This episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast is for anyone who has been told they don't have a voice for or a future in radio, because Harrett didn't let that stop him from starting and growing his own station, fuelled by his sheer passion for the medium. Among the voices featured in this episode are Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Adam Bald...
Aug 27, 2021•33 min
You'd be hard pressed to find two more recognizable Canadian rock radio personalities than Brother Jake Edwards and Gerry Forbes . Both 2019 inductees into the Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame , Dean Blundell has now brought the mega duo together under the banner of his podcast network where they aim to revive the edgy style they built their careers on without the limitations of terrestrial radio. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we welcome Brother Jake Edwards and G...
Aug 14, 2021•41 min
BANFF World Media Festival's Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media recently released a whitepaper looking at how the past 18 months have impacted the media sector, tapping the expertise of more than 50 experts and executives, to identify new opportunities for the screen-based industries in a time of accelerated change. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to BANFF Executive Director and Playback publisher Jenn Kuzmyk and BANFF Content Director and Playback Editor Liza Sardi abo...
Aug 07, 2021•20 min
When the team behind independent documentary The New Corporation went to market the film last year, they were rejected by Twitter for promotion on the platform for quote "political," "sensitive" and "inappropriate" content. The film's co-director, writer and producer happens to be UBC law professor Joel Bakan , who is now taking Twitter and the Canadian government to court arguing that because of the social platform’s central role in democratic discourse, it should be legally prohibited from res...
Jul 24, 2021•31 min
By day, Randy Jacobs is a veteran producer and voiceover talent at Corus Radio in Vancouver. In Jacob's off hours, his alter ego RC Weslowski is an award-winning slam poetry champion, spoken word artist and community arts organizer. We welcome him to this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about his love for all things spoken word and audio, and his newly-released book of poetry "My Soft Response to the Wars." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...
Jul 17, 2021•20 min
Kelly&Kelly is one of the best known Canadian creative content studios you've probably never heard of. Specializing in comedy, its Vancouver-based team has worked behind-the-scenes on podcasts and other projects with names like Celeste Barber, Anna Faris , and Rainn Wilson , in addition to The New York Times, CBC and Al Jazeera . On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we catch up with studio Co-founder and Creative Director Chris Kelly to talk about his creative journey, predi...
Jun 25, 2021•25 min
On this special, sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we talk to Brian Olson, Vizrt's Sales Director, U.S. Group Stations, about visual storytelling in the remote production age. Vizrt offers software-based solutions for real-time 3D graphics, video playout, studio automation, sports analysis, media asset management, and journalist story tools that aim to master complexity and maximize creativity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Jun 24, 2021•24 min
Indigenous Day Live is one of APTN's flagship broadcasts. This year, the challenges of staging the event while much of the country was in lockdown has resulted in a multi-city remote production spanning stages in Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Dartmouth, N.S., featuring performers from icon Buffy Saint-Marie to Kitimat hip hop artists Snotty Nose Rez Kids . On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we welcome executive producer Vanessa Loewen of Animiki See Digital , to tal...
Jun 19, 2021•14 min
Pre-Covid, Manitoba's film and television industry was booming. Ian Dimerman of Inferno Pictures is hoping to get some of that momentum back with the opening of Big Sky Studios later this year - a full service production hub located on a nine-acre property that was formerly the headquarters of disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard . Dimerman, who is in the midst of production on forthcoming CBC and BET+ series, The Porter , in Winnipeg, joined us to talk about what he terms "his love letter to th...
Jun 04, 2021•20 min
California-based intellectual property broker and producer Storied Media Group (SMG) recently turned its eye north of the border, signing Canadaland as a client . With over 150 projects sold since 2013, SMG specializes in curating stories based on original journalism, podcasts and video games - from publishers like the Washington Post, NPR and the New York Times - and marketing those stories to film and television producers. Todd Hoffman , the founder and CEO of Storied Media Group joins Broadca...
May 29, 2021•13 min
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, our publisher Shawn Smith talks with Susie Hedrick, CEO of vCreative , one of the industry’s leading broadcast workflow software providers. Hedrick talks about the recent evolution of the company, their new offering for television workflow, and about being the right solution at the right time during COVID-19. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 21, 2021•10 min
With the pandemic accelerating remote production, Shawn Snider , Ross Video's Vice-President of Production Workflow and Cloud Services, is our guest on this sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast. Snider speaks with Stuart Russell on the advantages of cloud-based solutions, the future of the live production industry, and challenges to be overcome. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 17, 2021•12 min
Dean Blundell and Matt Cundill are merging . The two veteran broadcasters' respective podcasting ventures, DeanBlundell.com and the Sound Off Podcast Network , are sharing resources moving forward on analytics, marketing and monetization, to help independent content creators and collaborators like Darrin Pfeiffer of Goldfinger, MuchMusic icon Erica Ehm, and former Edmonton news anchor Carrie Doll, grow their audiences. Blundell and Cundill join us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podc...
May 14, 2021•30 min
Overstory Media Group (OMG) launched this week, a new independent digital news publisher that has its eye on expanding its network of community-based e-newsletters nationally. Behind Victoria-based OMG is Farhan Mohamed , former Editor-in-Chief and co-owner of the Daily Hive , and tech entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson who founded Victoria's Capital Daily in 2019 - a daily newsletter, podcast and longform journalism site - that joins 10 brands under the OMG umbrella. Farhan Mohamed joins us to talk ...
May 07, 2021•28 min
It's like Andrew Cash's whole life has led up to his new role as the president of the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA). With roots in the Toronto punk scene before going on to a successful solo career and eventually getting elected as the Member of Parliament for Toronto Davenport, Cash has long been an advocate not just for independent musicians, but anyone trying to make a living in the arts. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we welcome Cash to talk about takin...
May 01, 2021•21 min
Those working in broadcasting, advertising and marketing already have high levels of stress, so for many - COVID-19 restrictions, thousands of subsequent job losses, and juggling work from home with child care compounded existing day-to-day challenges. As Louise Berube puts it - there are two pandemics underway - one is COVID-19, the other is mental health. Berube works with NABS - one of the best kept secrets in the industry - that offers free, confidential support to media, marketing and commu...
Apr 23, 2021•25 min
Los Angeles-based voiceover artist Jeff Rechner had a career in Canadian radio before moving stateside and carving out a niche for himself voicing everything from commercials and cartoons to acting as the show announcer for upcoming NBC game show "Small Fortune." He's our guest on Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast talking about the evolution of his voiceover career, why your own marketing is vital, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...
Apr 16, 2021•21 min
The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) annually recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding lifetime contribution to journalism in Canada. This year's honouree is Dan David . Hailing from Kanehsatà:ke, among other achievements, David was the founding news director of APTN , has worked across the country with CBC Radio and Television, and has trained journalists abroad in Indonesia, Azerbaijan, and post-apartheid South Africa. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we we...
Apr 09, 2021•26 min
NewMusicNation is the brainchild of Steven Kerzner and his alter ego, MuchMusic and cable tv icon Ed the Sock . Kerzner has embarked on a crowdfunding campaign to launch an online music channel that would capture the spirit of MuchMusic in its heyday, with a focus on new Canadian talent. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , both Kerzner and Ed the Sock join us to talk about the NewMusicNation concept and why it's time to restore the MuchMusic legacy for a new generation. See Pri...
Apr 03, 2021•34 min
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we talk to Daniel Cruz , co-founder and CFO of Vancouver-based Liquid Media Group about the convergence of all things digital entertainment and why he believes all facets of the industry need to embrace technology to avoid the Blockbuster Video effect. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 27, 2021•22 min
On this sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , presented by Audio Broadcast Canada , Inovonics Broadcast President and CEO Ben Barber joins David Rusch to discuss new technologies in remote station monitoring systems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 24, 2021•10 min
One of the first DJs in North America to spin The Beatles , Dick Williams - who is now 81 - returned to the airwaves of London's 980 CFPL last month with a new show that harkens back to the heyday of AM radio. Dick Williams' Solid Gold Rock and Roll is airing Saturdays and Sundays on the Global News Radio station - a weekend break from format - that's debuted 60 years after he first joined the station. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast -- we talk to Williams and his son DJ - wh...
Mar 20, 2021•21 min
RFHawkeye from Dielectric is a unique and revolutionary product to measure on-line/in operation, the degradation of transmission lines and moreover detect sparks/arcs. David Rusch interviews Dielectric Electrical Engineer Dan Glavin for Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 17, 2021•13 min
Lauren Hunter of Edmonton's SONiC 102.9 is the winner of this year's Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year Award , an honour annually presented during Canadian Music Week in memory of radio programmer Steve Young . On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we talk to the Young Broadcaster of the Year about finding creative inspiration, aspiring to be the Jimmy Kimmel of Edmonton jokes, and her advice for other young broadcasters looking for their break. See Privacy Policy at htt...
Mar 12, 2021•15 min
One of the phenomenons of the pandemic has been the rise of TikTok . The short form video app is now being used by 15% of Canadian social networkers according to the latest Media Technology Monitor (MTM) data. Shannon Burns , evening host at Toronto's CHUM 104.5 and iHeartRadio Nights on Virgin Radio stations across the country is one of the creators who has experienced a meteoric rise on the app. By the time most of you listen to this podcast, she will have closed in on 400,000 TikTok followers...
Mar 05, 2021•18 min
