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One of the most prominent voices in Vancouver radio will soon be off the air.
Award-winning broadcaster Lynda Steele is leaving CKNW radio at the end of the month. The longtime journalist is the host of The Lynda Steele Show, the station’s flagship afternoon talk show, which runs from 3 to 6 pm weekdays.
The announcement was formally made on the airwaves during her show Wednesday.
Steele is taking time off to spend with her ailing father, who lives in long term care and suffers from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
“Believe me it was an agonizing decision. But my career can wait and my family can not,” she says.
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The Monmouth Academy cheerleading team poses for a photo with the Class C State championship trophy the won last month. The team is, front row, from left, Kyleigh Gowell, Alicen Burnham, Brooklyn Sederico; second row, from left, Mara Poulin, Delaney Houston, Jacob Umberhind, Crystal Frandsen and Lily Turcotte. Missing from the photo is Olivia Degan.
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One bobble during the taping of its Mountain Valley Conference championship routine was only a little problem for the Monmouth cheering team.
However, a bobble on the final stunt of the Mustangs’ Class C state championship performance two weeks later felt like it could have been the end of their title-winning dreams.
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The Vancouver Whitecaps have a new radio home.
Following the shutdown of TSN 1040, the Whitecaps will not be moving to all-sports radio station Sportsnet 650, as had been speculated. Instead, the team has inked a new two-year broadcast deal with Corus Entertainment, the media conglomerate that owns Global and CKNW, among other stations.
Play-by-play of matches, including one-hour pre- and post-match shows, are moving to Vancouver’s all-traffic station, AM 730. Former TSN 1040 broadcasters, play-by-play man Corey Basso, and colour commentator Colin Miller will continue to call games as part of the new partnership.
“This is a fantastic partnership for our club and for our fans,” said Whitecaps FC Chief Communications Officer Tom Plasteras. “Corus Entertainment brings a tremendous reach to inform and engage our loyal supporters, and also to introduce new fans to the club. We are excited to have an expansive partnership that includes programming and
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