OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducted eight people into its Hall of Fame, it was announced today, calling them “a diverse mix of industry experts who have made significant contributions to Canadian broadcasting throughout their careers.”
Without an annual convention (which would normally be taking place right about now, but was cancelled after last year’s event), the CAB will honour the eight at a cocktail party on November 30th in Ottawa.
The 2009 CAB Hall of Fame Inductees are:
– Rob Braide, President, Braide Media (and long-time head of Standard Broadcasting in Quebec)
– Michel Chamberland, founding president of "Les Productions Télé-Génik"
– Terry Coles, president and COO Vista Radio and member of the Board of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas based in Washington, DC
– The late Charles Dalfen, former CRTC chairman, media industry lawyer and CRTC commissioner
– Lyndon Friesen, president, Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.
– Sidney Margles, former president of Standard Sound, a division of Standard Broadcasting, industry pioneer of the "news-talk radio format" in Canada
– Tony Parsons, anchor and VP news CanWest Global BC
– Sandy Sanderson, former executive vice-president and GM, Toronto & Kitchener region, Rogers Broadcasting.
"The CAB is proud to honour these outstanding individuals for their achievements in Canadian broadcasting," said Charlotte Bell, CAB chair, in the press release. "Each of these individuals have contributed to their local communities and to our industry as a whole. Honouring them allows us to inspire new employees in our industry whether on-air, in management – we need innovators and vision to keep this incredible industry growing.”
Hall of Fame nominees are proposed by five regional broadcasting associations, CAB members and the CAB board of directors. This year’s inductees will join a prestigious list of previous inductees including Gordon Sinclair, Celine Dion, Craig Oliver, Randy Bachman and Vicki Gabereau, the Honourable Bev Oda and the Honourable Peter Kent to name a few.
The inductees will be honoured at a CAB hosted reception on Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Château Laurier in Ottawa from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
