Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast

WABE , the Western Association of Broadcast Engineers , wrapped up the organization's 75th anniversary convention on Oct. 1, setting all-time attendance records. In a time when many media and entertainment-related industry associations are struggling for membership and co-locating their events, WABE has defied the odds, expanding its reach to build a community of broadcast technicians spanning rad...

Alan Black would like his newly-founded venture Left of Dial Media to be for podcasting what Criterion is for film. In a world of popular podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience, Call Her Daddy and Theo Von , Black is on a mission to champion the things that are strange, new, weird, trailblazing and genre-defying - shows that will be remembered a decade from now. The problem is unlike film, podcast...

Veteran Toronto music director and longtime boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) music programmer Wayne Webster joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast ahead of his retirement at the end of the summer. Often credited with helping shape the sound of Toronto radio, the Broadcast Hall of Famer takes us behind the scenes of his 48-year career.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Dielectric is a world leader in the design, fabrication, and installation of antenna systems. With renewed focus on its FM radio business, the company has named two new partners - SCMS in the U.S. and Pippin Technical Service  in Canada. Dielectric President Keith Pelletier joins this special, sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about the evolution of the industry an...

Since 2019, the MADE | NOUS initiative has been putting the spotlight on Canadian talent in film, TV, gaming, and digital entertainment, aiming to shift the perception of Canadian content both at home and abroad. The industry effort - largely fueled by the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm - is taking its message on the road this summer , led by ambassador and veteran broadcaster George Stroumb...

Broadcast archives and the original tech they were recorded on is the kind of material collectors Barry Silverthorn and Hamza 'Betamax , ' as he's known, are on a mission to preserve as part of their project, Mediatheque: The Museum of Broadcast Technology. Currently located in Belleville, Ontario, we welcome Barry and Hamza to Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about fostering their shared...

Jon Pole , President of My Broadcasting Corporation , believes some of radio's best days are still ahead. The second-generation broadcaster joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about MBC's continued growth, now positioning the company as one of the biggest independent radio operators in Ontario. We also get into the Canadian content debate and regulatory burden on stations, and why Pole...

The saying goes that you haven't worked in radio, until you've worked in Winnipeg. Personalities like Brother Jake Edwards, Terry DiMonte, Don Percy,  and many others gathered June 12-14 for the  Winnipeg Radio Reunion. It saw colleagues who’ve worked in the market, both past and present, reminisce and reconnect. Broadcast Dialogue caught up with organizer  Ralph “Racoon” Carney – a...

This week on  Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast , we’re joined by  Jeffrey Maddox , President of  Nokia Canada , as the company marks 40 years in Canada and the 100th anniversary of Nokia Bell Labs. Maddox reflects on the legacy of Bell Labs, from the invention of the transistor in 1947 to its foundational role in shaping modern communications and why he calls Nokia “the company that...

“Tarzan Dan”   Freeman has announced that he’ll be taking another leave of absence from his Bounce Radio  midday show to undergo a stem cell bone marrow transplant. Freeman,  who went public with his cancer diagnosis last September, has been undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma. Broadcast Dialogue caught up with Dan this week as he underwent a plasma transfusion to boost his im...

June is National Indigenous History Month .   There are few audio programs that capture the spirit of the month more than Words and Culture , the Community Radio Fund of Canada -backed radio show and podcast, diving into Indigenous languages by sharing the stories of both knowledge keepers and those trying to reclaim their language and culture.   Now in its second season, Kim Wheeler is...

Scott Fybush of NorthEast Radio Watch and the Top of the Tower Podcast in Rochester, New York joins this special crossover episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast. Fybush and I discuss our takeaways from Radiodays North America in Toronto, regulatory happenings on both sides of the border, and our mutual appreciation for the moment Alt Rock is having, among other news from the world of broadca...

Departure Festival + Conference gets set to launch its debut edition May 6 - 11, in Toronto, a "reimagined" Canadian Music Week at the intersection of music, comedy, arts and tech. Randy Lennox , the co-founder and CEO of Loft Entertainment , joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast on the eve of the inaugural event to talk about their new venture with Oak View Group , and building on the CMW legacy...

We last spoke with Vista Radio President Bryan Edwards in February 2024 as the company announced it was set to acquire 21 stations from Bell Media in British Columbia as part of BCE's divestiture of 45 radio stations.   More than one year later, Vista is now operating those stations, officially becoming the second largest radio group in the country.   We welcome Bryan Edwards b...

Gill Deacon's new Substack and podcast, A Love Affair with the Unknown , is all about saying yes to uncertainty. The former host of CBC Toronto afternoon show, Here and Now, who stepped away from radio last fall, joins this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about her journey to embracing uncertainty - something many of us in the media business can relate to, her Long COVID diagno...

When Bell Media announced a little more than one year ago that it was divesting 45 of its radio properties, some people were uncomfortable positioning the move as a positive shift for the industry, but family-owned and operated Whiteoaks Communications Group - which is acquiring four of the stations - is already presenting strong evidence that is the case. Whiteoaks, which is acquiring CKLH-FM Ham...

NAB Show returns to the Las Vegas Convention Centre, April 5-9, with this year's event bringing an expanded focus on hot topics like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on media and entertainment. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , we speak with the National Association of Broadcasters' EVP of Global Connections & Events, Karen Chupka , about what's new at this year'...

CBC News is launching a new primetime program in the midst of an unprecedented news cycle that has sparked a surge in demand for Canadian news. Veteran anchor Ian Hanomansing will helm Hanomansing Tonight - live from the West Coast - from 7 - 9 p.m. ET on CBC News Network and CBC Gem . Ian joins this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to give us a preview of the new program, and share his...

Bob Kronbauer has built a career on his knowledge of B.C. history. The former publisher of Vancouver is Awesome , who struck out on his own as an independent content creator last year, is now the host of the newest addition to CHEK-TV's  local programming lineup,  Now You Know BC.   Kronbauer, known to his followers as “BC Bob,” joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about t...

Matt Hird, Senior Research Director at Signal Hill Insights, joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to share findings from the latest Canadian Podcast Listener survey. In his first-ever podcast appearance, Matt joins us to talk about the shifting listening landscape - from YouTube's epic growth as a podcast destination to the gender listening gap, where he thinks podcasting is headed, and more. Se...

CBC News General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Brodie Fenlon joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about the public broadcaster's recently-announced resource expansion that will see up to 30 new journalists hired, set to be deployed to 22 communities - like St. Catherines, Banff, Fort McMurray, and B.C.'s North Island - where CBC currently does not have an established presence.   Among...

On this year-end episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we sit down with our publisher Shawn Smith , the president of Momentum Media , to reflect on 2024 and his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for the broadcast industry in 2025. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

2024 Canadian Radio Awards Winners - Connie Thiessen and Matt Cundill host the 2024 Canadian Radio Awards livestream. Thanks to our 2024 Category Sponsors - David Kaye, Kayeman Productions | leanStream | Community Radio Fund of Canada | Benztown | MusicMaster | Validate | Burli | vcreative | Broadcast Dialogue | Momentum Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Radio is still a cornerstone of many national media buys in Canada, but let’s be frank - it doesn’t deliver metrics that digital-first marketers are asking for.  We gathered a group of heavy hitters from Canada’s biggest agencies to talk about the state of national radio ad sales and the challenges and opportunities for clients and broadcasters alike. Joining our publisher Shawn Smith on this...

Arshy Mann and Jordan Cornish are among the Canadian journalists betting on themselves in the current media climate. Best known as the producers behind  Canadaland’s COMMONS for the last six years and 13 seasons, Cornish and Mann are striking out on their own with new project,  The Hatchet , a weekly podcast and newsletter launched on Substack , dedicated to exposing power and money in C...