Hindmarch, who additionally assumes the title of Brand & Content Lead for Classic Hits Stingray, will also continue hosting the morning show and serving as Program Director at Sudbury’s Rewind 103.9 (CHNO-FM), where he’s been since 2018. Prior to that, he spent three years holding down afternoon drive at JACK 96.9 (CJAQ-FM) Calgary, in addition to stints at 92.5 Fresh Radio (CKNG-FM) Edmonton, Hot 105.5 (CKQK-FM) Charlottetown, and Q107 (CILQ-FM) Toronto.

Webster’s last day with Stingray is Sept. 19.

“It’s a bittersweet email as we say goodbye to Wayne and welcome his replacement,” wrote boom 97.3 Program Director Troy McCallum, in an internal staff memo provided to Broadcast Dialogue. “As we mentioned before, Wayne is irreplaceable; however, we needed to find someone to fill the shoes of ‘Shoes’ and that person is someone who is a Stingray employee, has worked closely with me for the past 7+ years, lives four hours north of Toronto, hosts a morning show, has Music Master experience, and is totally pumped for the job.”

Wayne Webster was on Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast earlier this summer taking us behind-the-scenes of his 48-year career. Listen on your favourite podcast app or here:

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The veteran Toronto music director and longtime boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) music programmer joins Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast ahead of his retirement at the end of the summer.

Often credited with helping shape the sound of Toronto radio, the Broadcast Hall of Famer takes us behind the scenes of his 48-year career.

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Wayne Webster is set to retire from Stingray’s boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) at the end of the summer after nearly five decades in Toronto radio. Webster started his 48-year career in 1977 as an intern at Q107 (CILQ-FM) after graduating from Humber College. His internship eventually turned into a full-time job as Music Director at CHUM-FM from 1979-87. From there, he joined CKFM as music director and Assistant Program Director, which evolved into Mix 99.9 where he spent a total of 21 years. He additionally programmed the music on SiriusXM Canadian rock channel, Iceberg Radio. Webster has been boom 97.3’s Music Director since 2009. Read more here.

Jack Miller is retiring from Quinte Broadcasting on Aug. 8 after a 51-year career in broadcasting. Miller, 71, has served as Sports Director for Quinte’s Belleville area stations – CJBQ, MIX 97 (CIGL-FM), and  ROCK 107 (CJTN-FM), since 1974. Among other regional sports work, Miller has served as the voice of the Belleville Bulls and Belleville Senators, hosted Global’s Ontario Hockey League Game of the Week, did colour commentary for the Ottawa Senators and has been part of World Junior Hockey broadcasts from Europe. He was previously celebrated on April 22, 2022 when the City of Belleville declared it Jack Miller Day and officially dedicated the press box at CAA Arena as the Jack Miller Broadcast and Media Centre.

Mike Letourneau has joined Torres Media as Technology Consultant to assist the company and its radio properties with IT and Engineering strategy, processes, and project management. Letourneau most recently led on-air support for Corus Entertainment’s conventional and specialty television from 2019, up until earlier this year. He previously served as Director of IT at Astral Television / Bell Media, and Enterprise Projects Director at BroadView Software. He started his broadcast career as the first dedicated IT hire for Q107 (CILQ-FM) and AM640  (CFMJ-AM) Toronto.

Leah Holiove is joining 1130 NewsRadio (CKWX-AM) as a traffic anchor. Holiove is a veteran on-air talent, who most recently was heard on CKNW contributing to “The Wrap” segment on The Jas Johal Show. She previously anchored traffic on CKWX from 2013-16.

Fatima Raza has joined the Visuals Desk at The Canadian Press (CP), following her successful CJF-CP News Creator Fellowship. In her new role, she’ll produce and edit news videos from pitch to publication, monitor live events, and contribute to visual storytelling. Raza has previously worked with Metroland Media Group as a reporter under the Local Journalism Initiative.

Kevin Ma has been appointed Network Media Group’s new Chief Financial Officer. Ma is currently the principal of corporate finance advisory firm, Calibre Capital Partners Corp., and has over 19 years of financial management and public company experience.

Nishant Grover is the new president of Ericsson Canada. Grover replaces Jeanette Irekvist, who had held the position since 2020 and will be transitioning to a global leadership role at Ericsson’s headquarters in Sweden. With 18 years of Ericsson experience, Grover most recently served as Head of Network Product Sales within Ericsson’s AT&T Customer Unit based in Dallas-Fort Worth, where he led key strategic initiatives and drove growth in the U.S.

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