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Chris Nelson BA'92, BJ'95
HIGH LIGHT
Chris Nelson
BA'92, BJ'95
is a believer in
fate. It's the only
way the U of R
grad can explain
landing his dream
job as the roving
West Coast reporter
for MuchMusic, the
nation's pop music
conduit for the 20something
set.
"I've never had
a career plan short of wanting to be in journalism in
some form," says Nelson. "I don't know if I could have
done better if I had planned it. I almost think if I had,
I wouldn't be where I am today."
After graduating, Nelson began his professional
career in southern Ontario where he got his first taste
of the daily news business as a camera operator for a
London CTV affiliate. A short time later, Nelson returned
to the West when he was hired by CBC Edmonton to
work on an edgy current affairs program called Rough
Cuts.
"It was a great show to learn to be a storyteller," he
says of his Rough Cuts experience. "The show took
advantage of some really clever writing, shooting and
editing. It was very illuminating, one of the best
experiences of my life."
The experience also afforded Nelson the opportunity
to meet and work with his mentor, Brent Gilbert, whom
he would follow to Vancouver Television, a fledgling,
independent, start-up station that hired Nelson as its
pop culture reporter in 1997. Two years later, Nelson
was hired to replace Terry David Mulligan, the
MuchMusic icon who had patrolled the West Coast music
scene for the Toronto-based broadcaster for 14 years.
"I got lucky," says Nelson. "MuchMusic was looking
for someone who could report, write, produce, shoot
video and also work alone and manage their time
effectively. When you have that kind of criteria, the
short list is, well, kind of short."
Nelson says his show, Going Coastal, reflects the
commitment that MuchMusic has made to cover musical
artists based in Western Canada. Each week Nelson
profiles the artists making the Western Canadian music
industry click. Some days, he can be found in the
company of some of the world's biggest stars including
Bryan Adams, Nelly Furtado and Sarah McLachlan. Still,
he says, it's profiling the new independent artists that
provides him with the most job satisfaction.
While he doesn't speculate on what the future holds,
Nelson, with tongue firmly in cheek, says as a
MuchMusic personality he has a "best-before date."
"I don't know how much longer I will be fortunate
enough to do this," he says. "I do have to think about
where I want to go next. If I get back into news I want
to pursue something that will allow me to indulge my
natural curiosity and do something that is important
and gratifying."
Going Coastal airs Sunday nights at 11 p.m. EST on
MuchMusic
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