Episodes
April 19, 2019
Community Radio resurgence with Co-op Radio's Bryan McKinnon and Broadcast Hall of Famer Don Shafer
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, an off the cuff roundtable on the resurgence of Community Radio with Bryan McKinnon, the executive director of Vancouver's highly successful community station Co-op Radio,…
March 29, 2019
An Interview with Brad Danks, CEO of OUTtv
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Brad Danks, the CEO of Canadian specialty channel and OTT platform OUTtv. The LGBTQ network expanded its global footprint in 2018, finding success with its original conten…
March 22, 2019
An Interview w/ Michael Hill, Managing Director, Radioplayer Worldwide
Radioplayer Canada celebrates its second anniversary this month of streaming Canadian radio stations to millions of listeners each week. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, our publisher Shawn Smith in conve…
March 16, 2019
An Interview w/ Ross Davies, Director of Member Engagement, Radio, Numeris
Numeris has announced it’s making major changes to the way Canadian radio in small and medium markets like Kelowna, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay and Halifax, is measured. Starting this Summer, those 95 stations will join Canada’s …
Feb. 26, 2019
Jim Pattison Broadcast Group's Jamie Wall on 101.5 Today Radio's debut in Calgary
101.5 Today Radio has made its debut in Calgary - a re-launch of Jim Pattison Broadcast Group’s Hot AC station 101.5 Kool FM. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - the Podcast, Jamie Wall, general manager of the Pattison s…
Feb. 22, 2019
Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Law Professor on this week's CRTC telco report release
It was quite a week at the CRTC. The commission released its report on misleading and aggressive sales practices in the telecom industry which drew heavy criticism for its lack of clear, actionable timelines. One of those cr…
Feb. 15, 2019
An Interview with Mike Cosentino, President, Programming & Content, Bell Media
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Mike Cosentino, president of Content and Programming for Bell Media, on the philosophy behind the recently-launched CTV Super Hub, and staying competitive in an increasing…
Feb. 12, 2019
An Interview w/ Josie Fenech, PD @ Flow 93.5 Toronto
Stingray has taken its Toronto hip hop station Flow 93.5 (CFXJ-FM) back to its roots after three years as The Move. Canada’s first urban contemporary station, it continues to serve as a launch pad for emerging hip hop and u…
Feb. 2, 2019
An Interview w/ Khaled Sabawi, founder of Open Screenplay
If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a screenplay, Canadian entrepreneur Khaled Sabawi wants to help you get there. Better known for his work co-founding companies like MENA Geo Thermal and TABO Palestine, Sabawi is now taking …
Jan. 25, 2019
Carleton Journalism Prof. Dwayne Winseck on the Growth of the Network Media Economy in Canada
Every year the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project (CMCRP) puts out a series of reports on the state of Canada’s telecom, internet, and media industries. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - the Podcast, Dwayne…
Jan. 17, 2019
Social Media Hacking and How To Protect Your Organization
With two incidents this week that saw hackers gain control of the Twitter accounts of Rogers Radio stations News 95.7 Halifax and News 1130 Vancouver, Momentum Media Marketing's in-house digital experts James Wallace and Chr…
Jan. 8, 2019
An interview with Esther Enkin, retired CBC Ombudsman
Esther Enkin has retired after six years as the CBC’s complaint watchdog and another 40 as a working journalist. Broadcast Dialogue had the chance to talk to her about the challenges facing Canadian journalism in the era of …
Dec. 14, 2018
An Interview with Gave Lindo, CBC's executive director of OTT Programming
CBC has launched its newly-rebranded CBC Gem streaming service, featuring 4,000 hours of free content from Canadian film to international series. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Gave Lindo, CBC’s executi…
Dec. 7, 2018
Duff Roman - 2019 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award honouree
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that broadcast veteran Duff Roman will be awarded the 2019 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award for his ongoing contributions to the Canadian music …
Nov. 23, 2018
Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast: StatsRadio
Amidst the disruption of changing consumer viewing and listening habits, audience measurement has been challenged to keep up. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we talk with Eric Blais, Director of Client S…
Nov. 19, 2018
Millennial Radio
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we talk with a group of Humber College students who conducted research this past summer, under the direction of radio veteran Alan Cross, on the listening habits of millen…
Nov. 1, 2018
An Interview With Jeff Vidler, Audience Insights
On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue the Podcast, we talk to Jeff Vidler of Audience Insights about the 2018 Canadian Podcast Listener Survey.
Vidler covers everything from barriers to podcast growth and the rise of smart s…
Oct. 19, 2018
An Interview With Jean La Rose, CEO of APTN
First People’s Radio is set to launch its ELMNT FM English and Aboriginal-language radio stations in Ottawa and Toronto on Oct. 24.
FPR — a non-profit corporation established by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network — ha…
July 31, 2018
An Interview With David Allison, David Allison Inc: Audience Activation Advisors
On Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, is the era of how we measure consumer habits using traditional age-based demographic stereotypes over?
Publisher Shawn Smith speaks with Vancouver speaker, author and former brand strateg…
July 23, 2018
An Interview With Canadian country superstar Terri Clark
On this edition of the Broadcast Dialogue podcast, we speak with Canadian country superstar Terri Clark. 2018 is shaping up to be a great year for the Medicine Hat, Alberta native...in addition to releasing a hit duet with D…
June 20, 2018
An Interview With Zach Sang, Host of the Zach Sang Worldwide Countdown
On this week's Broadcast Dialogue podcast, publisher Shawn Smith talks to Zach Sang in Los Angeles, the fresh-faced host of the Zach Sang Worldwide Countdown, which made its debut on Rogers Radio stations earlier this year. …
June 6, 2018
An Interview With JJ Johnston, JJ International Media and Management Solutions
JJ Johnston really is the man that everybody knows. From his early days as a radio jock town to town and up and down the dial, to his days at the programming helm of CFOX in Vancouver and then running the show at Corus in To…
May 15, 2018
An Interview With Fred Vail, Treasure Isle Recorders Inc.
On this week’s Broadcast Dialogue podcast, publisher Shawn Smith talks to Fred Vail of Treasure Isle Recorders Inc.
May 9, 2018
An Interview With Mike Boon, Toronto Mike'd Podcast
On Broadcast Dialogue, the podcast, publisher Shawn Smith talks to Mike Boon host of popular podcast Toronto Mike'd. For almost six years Mike has been inviting many big radio personalities to his home studio for a long form…