Broadcast Dialogue

Sarah Cummings has been appointedPD at Astral Media Radio’s newFM station in Ottawa. Cummings,of Astral Media Radio Niagara,was to divide her time inNovember between the twolocations as she wound up her PD gig at105.7 EZ Rock/Newstalk610 CKTB. SucceedingCummings at the twoSt. Catharines stations isGina Lorentz, the PD at CKNX-FM Wingham. Also at AstralSarahCummingsGina LorentzMedia Radio Niagara, MikeTyler became PD at HTZ-FM.His background includes stopsat Jack FM Toronto, Y108Hamilton, The Hawk Londonand 102.1 The Edge Toronto.Both Lorentz and Tyler began their new jobsNov. 23... Jessica Rankin joined the Q104Halifax/Dartmouth morning show Nov. 16, succeedingLisa Blackburn,a15-yearQ veteran. Blackburn was to beginco-hosting Lite 92.9 Halifaxmornings with her husband,Jamie Paterson. Rankin hasbeen in the broadcast businessMike Tylerfor seven years, most recentlyat Moose FM North Bay... Vince Cownden, thePD at Lite 96 (CHFMFM) Calgary—after 45years in the business—has announced his earlyretirement effective Dec. 31. Cownden began hiscareer in radio at C-FAX Victoria when he was18, continuing his career’s journey with stops atstations in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary.Elizabeth Roscoe, the Exec VP Strategic Policy &Public Affairs Planning at the CanadianAssociation of Broadcasters, left the job in lateOctober. She’s moved to Hill & Knowlton inOttawa as Sr. VP, Client Services... CTV NationalDeputy Bureau Chief Rosemary Thompson hasresigned that position and has moved toOttawa’s National Arts Centre as Director ofCommunications and Public Affairs. She beganthere Nov. 2... Terry Williams has been hired asPD of LITE 92.9 Halifax, thenewRogers station.Most recently, Williams was PD at thelocal CHUM stations, CJCH and C-100... RogersVancouver has named Murray Brookshaw PD of itsMake sure that BroadcastDialogue has your peoplechanges. E-mail stationnews to howard@broadcastdialogue.comJessica RankinVince CowndenElizabethRoscoeTerry WilliamsMari-K KerrNikki MarshJeremy JohnJACK-FM (CKLG) and FM 104.9(CKCL). Brookshaw was withCHUM Windsor for 20 years beforejoining Newcap Calgary...Ross Hawse, GSMatNewcapRadio Edmonton, joinedRawlco Radio EdmontonNov. 30... New RetailSales Manager at CKPC-AM/FM Brantford isSimon Constam, exofTheWave Hamilton. He began Nov.2. Peter Jackman remains VPSales/GM of the stations.Mari-K Kerr has returned toTeletoon Toronto as Director ofTraffic. She had been Directorof Traffic Operations withCanwest/Alliance Atlantis forthe past 3½ years… TeletoonSimon ConstamDirector of Communications,Pascale Guillotte, left broadcasting in favour ofKids Help Phone in Toronto where she is nowManager, Communications… Nikki Marsh hasbeen appointed Promotions Manager atFX101.9fm/HAL89.9fm Halifax. March has aBachelor of Science Degree with an emphasison mass communications. She also completedfour internships in the professional sports industrybefore joing the MBS Halifax stations.Jeremy John became the new Morning Host at97.7 The Beach Wasaga Beach in early December.Most recently he was with BOB FM London andbefore that ‘A’ London... Jamie Petrie, AccountExec for the past five years atAstral Media Radio Hamilton,has been promoted to RetailSales Manager while MichelleArmstrong has been promotedto Retail Sales Manager at AstralMedia Radio Niagara... New PD/morning Host at Mountain FM(CKQR-FM) Castlegar is Justin“Drex” Wilcomes. He movedJamie Petrie to Canada from working inAustralian radio and succeeded Rudi Parachoniakwho moved to The River Kamloops... NatashaRapchuk,NDatCorus Radio Calgary, has resignedafter 10 years with the company. She will moveMurrayBrookshawRoss HawseMichelleArmstrongJustin “Drex”WilcomesBROADCAST DIALOGUE—The Voice of Broadcasting in Canada DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 59