The latest Infinite Dial Canada survey was released last month revealing that Canada is leading podcast listening. Broadcast Dialogue welcomes Stephanie Donovan , Global Head of Revenue, at Triton Digital to the podcast to dive into current audio listening trends, including how smart speaker growth is driving listening habits, the revenue opportunities presented, and why this year's Infinite Dial Canada is a great story for radio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
Aug 15, 2022•26 min
Belief It or Not, Teach Me How to Adult, You Made Me Queer, and Bites and Bits are just a handful of the podcasts nominated for Canadian Podcast Awards this year. The 5th annual awards are now open for voting to Canadian podcasters. Broadcast Dialogue caught up with John Leschinski , Chair of Podcamp Toronto , which is behind the CPAs. On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the nominees, the future of Podcamp TO, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...
Aug 06, 2022•13 min
Nancy Regan is best-known for her 15-year hosting stint on highly-rated ATV/CTV Atlantic supper-hour lead-in Live at 5 ...a job she literally fell into after university. Growing up in the spotlight as the daughter of Nova Scotia Premier Gerald Regan , she found herself addicted to approval, which compounded a lifelong struggle with perfectionism. Regan is the author of new book, From Showing Off to Showing Up , that she describes as a memoir with a side of self help. Now a podcaster, actress, an...
Jun 25, 2022•49 min
The Steele and Vance Show is set to launch this fall on CHEK TV , which will see veteran radio and television broadcasters Lynda Steele and Jody Vance pair up to take on the issues of the day in primetime every week. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Steele and Vance give us a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the new show. We also talk about Jody's five-year struggle with criminal-level listener harassment, working outside the limitations of corporate media, and mo...
Jun 10, 2022•46 min
It's been just over a year since Kelowna’s 103.9 The Lake (CKOV-FM) was launched . Helmed by former Clear Sky Radio President Paul Larsen , the station - under its former ownership was branded as Soft 103.9 - and one of the early casualties of the pandemic. Now, with a year of operation under its belt, we talk to Larsen about the ups and downs of being a stand-alone owner in a highly-competitive small market, honouring Kelowna's radio history, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
Jun 04, 2022•24 min
With all of the discussion about increasing representation of marginalized communities over the past few years, AMI (Accessible Media Inc.) wondered why the disability community wasn't being included in that conversation. It recently announced the launch of the Disability Screen Office (DSO), in conjunction with the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm . Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast spoke to Andrew Morris , AMI-tv's Manager of Independent Production, about both amplifying creative voices fro...
May 20, 2022•26 min
During the last few years in media and marketing, many workers in their fifties found themselves unemployed for the first time as the pandemic took hold and they were among the first to be packaged out. NABS is now re-offering its course for those at midlife wondering what to do next, based on Julia Moulden's book, RIPE: Rich, Rewarding Work After 50. We welcome Julia to this episode of the podcast to talk about discovering passion, purpose and possibility at midlife. See Privacy Policy at https...
May 13, 2022•27 min
It's not often media outlets announce they're hiring in the current climate, but CBC News has started recruiting for 14 new permanent positions, focused in small and medium sized markets like Nanaimo, Cranbrook, Grande Prairie, Kingston and the North. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we welcome Susan Marjetti, General Manager of News, Current Affairs & Local, for CBC to talk about the public broadcaster's renewed focus on local connection, ongoing criticism about CBC's r...
May 06, 2022•36 min
8K, the high resolution successor to 4K, has in some ways been one of the technological casualties of the pandemic with its adoption abated in the consumer rush to buy new 4K screens over the last few years. 8K televisions are expected to account for just three per cent of Ultra HD TV sales next year. You've probably already seen films shot in 8K like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and 2020 black and white feature, Mank, but there's still not a lot of content available in the format. Broadcast D...
Apr 19, 2022•20 min
The vast majority of UHF North American broadcast antennas today are slotted cylinder pylon antennas, which offer benefits including smaller tower footprints, fewer parts, lower windload and superior pattern flexibility. Unfortunately for radio broadcasters, their narrow bandwidth characteristics were impractical for passing full-band FM signals. Just in time for the 2022 NAB Show and the company’s 80th year in business, Dielectric has unveiled its innovation to resolve these bandwidth limitatio...
Apr 13, 2022•11 min
After more than two decades on-air together, Clay St. Thomas and Karen Daniels are ending an epic run co-hosting mornings on Pattison Media -owned JR Country (CJJR-FM) in Vancouver, going out on top as the #1 music station in the market. Clay & Karen join us on Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast ahead of the show's retirement to reflect on their longevity, what makes a successful on-air duo work, and what's next, beyond sleeping in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...
Apr 08, 2022•29 min
Wil Lee , like a lot of us, was skeptical about NFTs when he first heard about them...but less than a year after creating his own NFT collection, the littles , the Vancouver entrepreneur has struck a deal with TIME Studios to create an original children's series based on his IP. We welcome Wil to this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about his meteoric success in the space, and why broadcasters and producers should be paying attention to the hype around web3. See Privacy Polic...
Mar 28, 2022•24 min
Canadian Music Week (CMW) makes its in-person comeback June 11-16 in Toronto as the gathering that brings together music, business and broadcast, marks its 40th anniversary this year, albeit with a pared down format as live music and non-essential travel just begin to return after a devastating two years. We're joined on Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast by CMW President Neill Dixon and CEO Danya Dixon to talk about what attendees can expect from the Festival, Music Summit and Radio Active confer...
Mar 18, 2022•25 min
Gord Steinke is arguably one of the best known media personalities in Edmonton, but it's not as well known that he has serious street cred as a musician, starting his career touring with bands out of Saskatchewan and Ontario before deciding to pursue journalism. The RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award honouree just celebrated his 30th anniversary with Global News . He joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about music, motorcycles, and retaining his passion for telling...
Mar 12, 2022•27 min
CJNE-FM The Storm and CITJ-FM Core Country in Nipawin, SK are up for sale. Owners Norm and Treana Rudock have spent two decades owning and operating the stations, but are now about to retire. They spoke with our publisher Shawn Smith on Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast about serving a fast-growing community and following their passion for radio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 02, 2022•16 min
Last weekend, a number of camera crews covering the Pacific Highway border crossing protest, south of Vancouver, were swarmed, jostled, yelled at and spit on - one of many such incidents that's happened across the country over the last few weeks that is changing the way journalists are doing their jobs in an effort to "blend in" where possible. In Metro Vancouver, ongoing protests have also been coming to the media outlets themselves, with rotating " Media is the Virus " rallies held outside CTV...
Feb 26, 2022•21 min
Carol Off will co-host her final episode of CBC Radio's As It Happens on Friday, Feb. 25. After an estimated 25,000 interviews, the former foreign correspondent leaves the show as its longest-serving host to move on to other projects. We're pleased to welcome Carol to this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast where the venerable host talks about everything from her early influences and favourite interviews to regaining trust in media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...
Feb 21, 2022•23 min
The Joe Rogan Experience continues to be the biggest podcast globally on Spotify - and consistently the most listened to show in Canada, despite the recent misinformation controversy that motivated artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to demand removal of their catalogues from the streamer and prompted Spotify to jettison more than 40 episodes of JRE from the platform. Signal Hill Insights decided to dig deeper into the court of public opinion and so on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - ...
Feb 15, 2022•33 min
Rogers Sports & Media's Star 95.9 has made its debut in Calgary, accompanied by a playlist tweak from the former CHFM , with a goal of boosting the mood of listeners as the Adult Contemporar y format - once king in the workplace - now finds itself competing with limitless options in the work from home space. The station also marks a milestone by introducing the market's first female-led morning show helmed by Billie Jo Ross and Candice Kaye . On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podca...
Feb 08, 2022•37 min
You probably know Dave Trafford and daughter Erin Trafford from their work in news/talk radio and television news. The father-daughter duo is now part of the growing number of former media who've moved into podcasting, collaborating on the Story Studio Network , a podcast production and branded content studio they co-founded last May. Dave and Erin join this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about making the leap from news to digital entrepreneurship, how the pandemic and indus...
Jan 29, 2022•52 min
In this sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , Tieline Technical Sales Associate Jacob Daniluck discusses The Gateway 4 , a powerful DSP-based 1RU IP codec designed for live remote broadcasting applications, as well as STL or SSL links. The Gateway 4 enables transport of multiple channels of mono or stereo audio across the public internet or any QoS-enabled IP network, including T1 and T3 connections and private WANs with MPLS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...
Jan 26, 2022•9 min
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast we welcome Julie Adam , President of News & Entertainment at Rogers Sports & Media , and first-time author to talk about her new book, Imperfectly Kind: Why Kindness Is The Must-Have Superpower You Need To Lead . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jan 15, 2022•45 min
On our year-end podcast, we usually focus on the newsmakers in the broadcast, podcast, tech and streaming space...but this year Broadcast Dialogue and our parent company, Momentum Media Marketing , are closing the year with a huge internal move as James Wallace , the digital strategist who has been the backbone of the company for the last 12 years, returns to the agency world. We're happy to say we've recruited Jeff Lush as our new Director of Digital Media, who leaves a similar position at Roge...
Dec 18, 2021•31 min
A lot of you listening love to have a love-hate relationship with Twitter , but 2021 was a big year for the social platform and its Canadian operation. Twitter Canada substantially scaled up at its Toronto office with the app also rolling out an ambitious series of product updates ranging from newsletters to social audio, safety features, and a subscription tier...not to mention that since we recorded this episode in November, co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO. On this episode of Broadc...
Dec 11, 2021•27 min
Hilary Brown knew she wanted to be a foreign correspondent when there were no women on the job. She ended up becoming the first female foreign correspondent for ABC News, reporting from trouble-spots around the globe from the early 1970s onward for more than 35 years, filing from every continent except Antarctica. From Vietnam - where she was one of the last journalists to be lifted by helicopter from the roof of the American Embassy in Saigon - to Sarajevo, Baghdad, Jerusalem, and eventually th...
Dec 03, 2021•28 min
Q101 (CKMQ-FM) Merritt is a small Pattison Media -owned station in B.C.'s Nicola Valley. With a staff of just three, the radio station is the only broadcast media outlet located in the community that was evacuated Nov. 15 after torrential rain that triggered flooding and mudslides in the region. Those evacuations included Q101 which is continuing to carry on operations from sister station B100 (CKBZ-FM) in Kamloops. Station Program Director Roger White took time to speak to Broadcast Dialogue ea...
Nov 25, 2021•14 min
South Asian broadcasting trailblazer Shushma Datt will be recognized at the upcoming Jack Webster Foundation Awards with the 2021 Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award , which honours an exemplary B.C. journalism career. Datt, who faced significant racism from mainstream media, persevered and started her own 24-hour South Asian radio station on a sub-carrier frequency, later becoming the first Indo-Canadian woman to be granted a CRTC licence with the launch of Sp!ce Radio AM 1200 in Burnaby...
Oct 23, 2021•25 min
Women in Film and Television - Canada Coalition (WIFT-CC) in conjunction with Reel Families for Change, has released the results of its Family Care Report —a cross-Canada survey highlighting how the pandemic has compounded child care challenges for women in film. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we welcome Reel Families' Heather and Sean McQuillan and the report's author, Susan Brinton, to talk about why the industry should be trying to keep more women in the workforce. See ...
Oct 16, 2021•30 min
Like a lot of legacy publications, The Canadian Jewish News has had its ups and downs in the new digital reality, even facing closure at one point. But the pandemic has spurred a digital-first rebirth of the publication that includes a revamped podcast network focused on telling uniquely Jewish Canadian stories. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we welcome Michael Fraiman , Executive Director of the CJN Podcast Network, and journalist and author Ellin Bessner , the host of Th...
Oct 08, 2021•26 min
After parting ways with Sportsnet Radio earlier this year, this was supposed to be the summer of Dave Cadeau ...but the Hamilton Tiger Cats had other ideas. Cadeau, the former Director of Programming for Sports Radio at Rogers Sports & Media, has been recruited as the Executive Producer of the new Ti-Cats Audio Network - an in-house content machine super-serving fans with daily and game day programming - amid increasingly scant resources in conventional broadcasting. On this episode of Broad...
Oct 01, 2021•24 min
