Radio / Television News

OBITUARY: Radio veteran Greg Hinton

KINGSTON, ON - Greg Hinton, vice-president and general manager of Bell Media Radio – Brockville/Kingston died Tuesday at his home on Howe Island after a two-year battle with cancer.  He was 54. Hinton has been a radio professional since 1986 and began working for CHUM Radio (now Bell Media Radio) in 1988. For the past 13 years, he served as the VP and GM of Brockville's two radio stations (104.9 JRfm and 103.7 BOB-FM) and Kingston's two radio stations (98.3 Fly-FM and 98.9 The Drive).  He was responsible for helping to transform 98.3 FLY FM into a perennial #1 radio station...