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Connie Thiessen
Verified
Podcast Host, Broadcast Dialogue Podcast
Canada
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Politics; Sports
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By Connie Thiessen Verified| Broadcast Dialogue@ Former colleagues are expressing their shock and sadness after learning of the passing of former News 1130 (CKWX-AM) anchor Diane Newman earlier this month. She was 69. Newman died on April 1 at Vancouver General Hospital, according to an obituary shared with Broadcast Dialogue by several alumni of the station. Best known for her 19-year run with CKWX-AM, from 1992 to 2011, Newman started her broadcasting career at Mountain FM (CISQ-FM / CISW-FM) in Squamish and Whistler.
By Connie Thiessen Verified| Broadcast Dialogue@ 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.
By Connie Thiessen Verified| Broadcast Dialogue@ Former colleagues are expressing their shock and sadness after learning of the passing of former News 1130 (CKWX-AM) anchor Diane Newman earlier this month. She was 69. Newman died on April 1 at Vancouver General Hospital, according to an obituary shared with Broadcast Dialogue by several alumni of the station. Best known for her 19-year run with CKWX-AM, from 1992 to 2011, Newman started her broadcasting career at Mountain FM (CISQ-FM / CISW-FM) in Squamish and Whistler.
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Broadcast Dialogue Podcast