by Gurpreet Singh on January 22nd, 2021 at 9:21 PM 1 of 4 2 of 4
The CEO of Burnaby-based Spice Radio turns 75 this Sunday (January 24).
Shushma Datt, a pioneer in the Canadian broadcasting industry, has faced many barriers and challenges because of her gender and ethnicity. In 2015, she launched an annual campaign against racism in 2015, which has attracted widespread support since then.
Being a towering figure in the South Asian community, she has already received greetings from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. premier John Horgan. That s in addition to congratulatory notes from the City of Burnaby, where she lives, and from the neighbouring City of New Westminster.