Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast

Rick Lewchuk, who most recently served as Senior Vice President, Creative Marketing and Brand Standards for CNN Worldwide, has unveiled his new firm Film at 11 Marketing, providing coaching for news, sports, and entertainment marketers.For over a decade, Lewchuk oversaw on-air and off-channel brand and marketing for all CNN Worldwide businesses including CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, HLN, CNN Go, and CNN Digital. That followed nearly 20 years in senior-level executive positions at Bell Media, including SVP of Bell Media Agency and Brand Strategy, and SVP of Program Planning and Promotion at CTV.He joins Broadcast Dialogue publisher Shawn Smith on this episode of the podcast to take us inside his time at CNN, among other career reflections, and his plans to offer "coaching" for media creatives in semi-retirement.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There are few modern radio programs in the storytelling genre that have resonated with audiences like The Vinyl Cafe. Hosted by the late Stuart McLean, the long-running CBC Radio show, aired from 1994 to 2016, in addition to public radio in the U.S. and UK.For the first time, The Vinyl Cafe's longtime producer Jess Milton is sharing behind-the-scenes stories from her 15 years working on and touring with the show.  She joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe, her new podcast - produced with the Apostrophe Podcast Company - diving into the making of the legendary radio show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has released its 11th annual Key Trends Report, exploring how the screen-based industries might evolve in the coming years, including where advertising, viewer habits, and media technology are headed. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome the CMF's Richard Koo, VP, Analytics & Strategic Insights, and Florence Girot, Manager Foresight and Innovation, to discuss this year's findings; why the death of traditional tv is overstated; and the potential impact of AI on media creators.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tessa Potter, President of WABE (Western Association of Broadcast Engineers) - the first woman to lead the volunteer organization - joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about the state of broadcast engineering, the challenges of training the next generation, the importance of industry connection, and plans for WABE's upcoming conference in Vancouver this fall.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After two years of virtual events, the Canadian Media Producers Association's Prime Time, Canada's pre-eminent conference for media production, broadcasting, distribution and media policy, makes its in-person return, Feb. 1-3 in Ottawa.Andrew Addison, CMPA's Vice-President of Communications, Marketing & Membership, joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about Prime Time's expansion, the appetite to return to in-person events, and this year's speaker's lineup including how they're approaching contentious policy issues like Bill C-11.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The current reality is that it's harder than ever to do investigative journalism amidst a broken freedom of information system and tight resources, in the shadow of bigger-than-ever crisis PR machines.  The Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) has launched in Canada aimed at helping change that with the introduction of a series of searchable databases tracking political donations, lobbying and charitable tax returns.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome IJF CEO & Editor-in-Chief Zane Schwartz to talk about the not-for-profit's mission to help Canadian journalists uncover government waste and corruption and facilitate more investigative journalism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you attended Ontario Association of Broadcasters Connection '22, you may have taken in the first panel of this year's conference, The Wizards of Aus, looking at the moment of resurgence radio is having in Australia.Part of that growth is attributed to Boomtown - a collaboration between Southern Cross Austereo, Prime Media Group, WIN Network, Australian Community Media, Imparja, ARN, News Corp Australia and oOh!media - which markets regional radio and television to national advertisers.While 9.1M residents live in regional Australia, and the average income is $93K a year, just 10% of national media budgets were spent there when the campaign started.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome Boomtown Chairperson and Chief Sales Officer for Southern Cross Austereo Brian Gallagher, to talk about how educating media buyers has paid off and why he's bullish on the outlook for commercial radio.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While the issue of CanCon quotas is contentious, CKIQ-FM Iqaluit recently took the bold step of revamping its format to an all-Canadian playlist.The move, in part, was in response to a previous CRTC violation for failing to meet Canadian Content quotas because of challenges presented by the MAPL formula, which determines how Canadian or un-Canadian a song is, regardless of whether it's recorded by a homegrown artist.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Glenn Craig, President of Northern Lights Entertainment, joins us to talk about embracing CanCon, his enduring passion for radio, and how a kid from Mira Bridge, Cape Breton ended up the licencee of two radio stations in the far north.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Earlier this year, ACTRA Toronto undertook a survey looking at the extreme vocal work that video games are now demanding of voice actors. It found roughly 40% of members asked almost always experience vocal fatigue or stress during such a voiceover session with another 20% finding it hard to recover vocally.In response to those concerns, University of Cincinnati Professor of Voice D'Arcy Smith has created the Vocal Combat Technique, a method to help voice actors and performers make aggressive sounds in the healthiest way possible. He joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, joined by UC Health Voice Pathologist and Voice Health Expert Katelyn Reid. Both performers themselves, Reid and Smith offer some solid advice here on how to optimize your vocal health no matter what part of the performance industry you work in - from warm-up and recovery to best practices and why morning voice doesn't have to be a thing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matt Cundill introduces this special edition of the podcast recapping our 2022 Broadcast Dialogue Canadian Radio Awards winners announcement. Matt & Broadcast Dialogue Editor Connie Thiessen are joined by winners Rob Seguin, Wendy Duff, Adele Newton, Stu Jeffries, Troy McCallum, and jurors Randy Reid and ChiChi Liu.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) Connection '22 came back with a bang as it returned in-person for the first time since 2019.If there was a theme that emerged this year, it's that radio, in particular, is faced with more uncertainty than ever amid audience and advertising pressures and questions around a changing regulatory landscape. In spite of all that, there was a measured level of optimism from broadcasters.Broadcast Dialogue spoke with several executives, in addition to Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Kevin Desjardins on their takeaways from this year's event. We also catch up with Evanov Communications President Paul Evanov, whose late father and radio pioneer Bill Evanov was inducted into the OAB Hall of Fame, one of the highlights of Connection '22. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) CONNECTION 2022 conference makes its hotly-anticipated in-person return, Oct. 18-19.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we're joined by Jody Brooker, this year's OAB Conference Chair, to talk about the industry's appetite to get back to the business of networking, programming a conference for a post-pandemic world, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In part two of this sponsored series on Validate Audio Attribution, Andrew Snook, Director of Digital at Pattison Media, talks about the development and tech behind their new radio advertising attribution platform. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Broadcast Dialogue Canadian Radio Awards are back for a third year and open to submissions until Monday, Oct. 17.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, our editor Connie Thiessen and Canadian Radio Awards administrative lead James Wallace answer your questions and offer tips on how to submit an entry that will make an impact with the jury.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the challenges of radio sales in the digital area is validating the effectiveness of radio advertising with quantifiable data.Pattison Media has developed new game-changing tech platform, Validate, which it eyes as an industry-wide solution for radio, developed by radio people.Pattison is partnering with Momentum Media Marketing, the parent company of Broadcast Dialogue, to bring Validate to market.Rod Schween, President of Pattison Media, joins this special episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about why they developed Validate, how it works, and using data to make stations as successful as they can be.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this special sponsored edition of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Dielectric President Keith Pelletier discusses a variety of exciting new technologies being offered to TV and FM broadcasters in North America and worldwide.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Over 600 college radio stations in more than 45 countries will celebrate World College Radio Day on Friday, Oct. 7.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome the event's founder Dr. Rob Quicke. You'd be hard pressed to find someone more passionate about college radio or with more street cred in the space as one of the students who helped launch the UK's first-ever FM college station at Oxford University in the '90s, in addition to 15 years as the General Manager of campus station WPSC-FM Brave New Radio in Wayne, New Jersey.Among other things, we talk about why college radio is still relevant and why this year's College Radio Day is dedicated to peace.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Arguably one of the biggest radio stunts of the last decade happened earlier this summer with the launch of Rogers Sports & Media's SONiC RADiO format in Metro Vancouver.A stunt that saw Rage Against The Machine's polarizing track Killing in the Name enable the transition from the former KiSS format. In the 30-hour space between, the ensuing theories about why went viral, covered by outlets from Esquire, Rolling Stone, and CBS, to The Guardian and The Daily Mail.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, alt rock radio veterans Christian Hall, SONiC RADiO's Content Director and the National Content Director for JACK FM, and Angela Valiant, the host of the SONiC Vancouver morning show, take us behind the scenes of the launch. We also get into the nuances of alt rock programming, algorithm fatigue, and why Hall believes Vancouver just became the most exciting radio market in the country.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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, and presentation coach, Regan joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about emerging from years of masking anxiety and imposter syndrome to walk the path of self-discovery and authenticity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 from within the disability community and eliminating accessibility barriers for those who want to work in Canada's screen industries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 role, newsroom diversity, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Dialogue welcomes Chris Chinnock, Executive Director, of the 8K Association, to the podcast to talk about 8K's evolution, the debate over its value, and what the association will be showcasing at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 limitations with the FMP family of FM pylon antennas. Dielectric will demonstrate its benefits in Booth W7107 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 24-27. David Rusch discusses how these advances were realized with Dielectric President Keith Pelletier.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 conference, as well as leveraging pandemic lessons for the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 stories.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.

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, Global, CBC and Citytv.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome CTV Vancouver news director Ethan Faber, to talk about the realities of what it's like to be a beat reporter right now, how we got here, and the struggle to return to civilized discourse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 - The Podcast, we welcome back Jeff Vidler to talk about their latest research, Spotify, and the state of podcasting in Canada.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Contemporary 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 Podcast, we welcome Billie Jo and Candice, along with Star 95.9 Content Director Julisa Ly to talk about putting another crack in the glass ceiling, the evolving Calgary radio market, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 industry layoffs propelled their journey, and why Erin believes journalists make the best entrepreneurs.Story Studio Network is hosting a Podcast Potential - Masterclass & Open House happening Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. ET. Learn more here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.

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 Rogers Sports & Media after 16 years. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome the two digital experts to debate the state of the industry, predictions for the New Year, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we talk to Twitter Canada "tweeps" Conor Clarance, Head of Sports Marketing, and Shay Thiyagarajah, Partnerships Manager, on how these new features are being embraced, how Canadian media is leveraging Twitter for live events, and tips for getting that elusive little blue "verified" checkmark.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 the CBC Toronto anchor desk.We welcome Hilary Brown to this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about her new memoir War Tourist, which documents a well-lived life as well as some of the baggage that comes with a lifetime of covering conflict.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 earlier this week about weathering a year of wildfires and water, on top of the challenges of the pandemic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 in 2005. Over the years, she's also produced and hosted television programming for Shaw and OMNI, including the long-running “Women In Focus.”On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we're pleased to welcome Datt to talk about her media journey, how far the industry has come and how far it still needs to go.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 The CJN Daily, to talk about the relaunch, its challenges, and the advantages of being niche media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome Dave Cadeau to talk about the future of pro-sports media content and the ever-changing sports radio landscape. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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-driven simulated modeling. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, David Rusch talks with Keith Pelletier, General Manager of Dielectric, about the ramifications of this rule change for broadcasters in both the U.S. and Canada.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 wanting to find a unique way to connect with your audience.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.