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My guest for this episode is Alysha Newman; the current Commonwealth Games champion in the women’s pole vault (she set a Games record at the 2018 competition with a 4.75m jump). She represented Canada at both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, also placing fifth at the 2019 World Championships.…

Jacie deHoop is a co-founder, and head of partnerships and revenue at The GIST. She led the company’s revenue strategy and monetization through partners like the NBA, FanDuel and Red Bull. Jacie and her team were named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Media 2020 and have been accelerated through programs…

Michelle Szeto is Vice President of the Management Division at Paquin Entertainment Group in Nashville. I first met Michelle with one of her longtime clients, Donovan Woods at a Juno Awards Gala broadcast. Since, we've worked on a few projects together in my work at SiriusXM. Michelle got her first…

Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and raised in Oakville, Ontario, Evanka Osmak is best known for her work at Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto. A career in sports television was not part of her initial plan, though... She graduated with a Civil Engineering degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. At…

Lately, you've heard many guests that are TV & Radio personalities; the faces associated with certain brands and platforms. Let's head behind-the-scenes for this episode to speak to Melissa Bubb-Clarke. As Vice President of Music & Live Events at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), she oversees the Entertainment portfolio…

Shannon Burns is a an announcer and entertainment contributor based in Toronto. She is currently the Midday Host on Virgin Radio Eastern Canada, but at the time of this recording she was hosting the evening show on CHUM 104.5 and iHeartRadio Nights on 15 stations across Canada. She enjoys connecting…

Kayla Grey is an award-winning broadcaster. She's an anchor for TSN’s SPORTSCENTRE and a reporter for the network’s coverage of the Toronto Raptors. When she made her debut on SC in 2018, Grey became the first Black woman to host a flagship sports highlight program in Canada. This year, aside…

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ is, among many other things, an artist – a creator and communicator of music and of movement, of pictures, poetry and prose. And through it all, she’s a teller of stories that have impacted our past and will inform our future. You may know her best for…

Jax Irwin is Co-Host of Virgin Mornings on 99.9 Virgin Radio. She is an East Coaster who has been on air across Canada; from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, before calling Toronto home for the past 6 years. Using her platform on radio, television and social media, she is passionate…

The name Meredith Shaw is synonymous with curve fashion, body positivity, and female empowerment. A career that began as an award-winning singer-songwriter, has taken Meredith into radio & television, hosting Chum 104.5’s #1 Afternoon Drive Show and appearing regularly as a style expert and guest co-host on CTV’s The Social,…

Celeigh Cardinal is a bandleader, a frontwoman, a radio host and a mom. She recently won a Juno Award for her 2020 Album Stories From a Downtown Apartment. While Celeigh comes across as confident, she speaks openly about her ongoing journey to inner peace, the guilt surrounding her Juno win,…

Cheryl Hickey As host of Entertainment Tonight Canada, Cheryl Hickey delivers breaking news coverage, in-depth profiles and behind-the-scenes exclusives to viewers each night. Cheryl graduated from London's Fanshawe College with a Broadcast Journalism degree, working in a variety of radio and television roles before joining ET Canada for its launch…

Erin Carroll (they/them) has worked in the music industry for almost 10 years in marketing, PR, and management. Currently, Erin is a publicist with Warner Music, and was previously the manager of Publicity Services at Cadence Music Group / Fontana North. They have managed several press campaigns for artists like…

Liz Trinnear and I go WAY back and have so much in common. We graduated from the same University program (Media, Information & Technoculture at the University of Western Ontario), and we both took our first steps in the media industry at Corus Entertainment in London, Ontario, Canada. We were…

Rida Naser is a Program Director and Host at SiriusXM in New York City. Working for SiriusXM channels like Pop2k, BPM and Steve Aoki's Remix Radio, she'll talk about using the pandemic to her advantage on this episode. In the last year, she launched Steve Aoki's channel and produced a…

Tracy Martin is currently the President of The Core Entertainment and was previously the President of the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) at the time of this interview. Martin is a media executive with 17 years of experience in marketing, production, TV programming, as well as digital, artist and event…

Josie Dye is more than just, "a normal blonde girl," as she puts it. I invited her to be my first guest because she is the person who inspired me to become a radio host; I used to listen to her on CFNY in Toronto in the early 2000s where…

Sarah Burke is a music programmer, host, and storyteller based in Toronto. She is a host for Indie88 (CIND-FM) in Toronto, the Women in Media Podcast, and formerly SiriusXM. She’s also currently chase producer/co-host for the Jann Arden Podcast along with the Executive Producer of Don Amero’s Through the Fire…

I interviewed Team USA Captain Mikey Anderson at the 2019 IIHF World Juniors in Victoria. Video by Lynnea Bruce https://www.wholeheartedproductions.org/

I interviewed Team USA Alternate Captain Josh Norris at the 2019 IIHF World Juniors in Victoria. Video by Lynnea Bruce https://www.wholeheartedproductions.org/

I interviewed Team USA Alternate Captain Quinn Hughes at the 2019 IIHF World Juniors in Victoria. Video by Lynnea Bruce https://www.wholeheartedproductions.org/

I interviewed Jack Hughes of Team USA at the 2019 IIHF World Juniors in Victoria. He is one of the top prospects for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, projected to go first overall in Vancouver. Video by Lynnea Bruce https://www.wholeheartedproductions.org/

Tim Hicks will help induct Stompin' Tom Connors into the Canadian Songwriting Hall of Fame this Saturday, October 27th at the Toronto Maple Leafs home game against the Winnipeg Jets.

Dallas Green of City and Colour just released 'Guide Me Back Home' - a collection of songs recorded live off the floor on his cross-country tour in 2017. It is his first release on his new record label, 'Still Records.'