TORONTO – – Bell Media Radio has secured the weekly, one-hour series TED Radio Hour for its family of news/talk radio stations staring next month.
Based on talks given by speakers on the world-renowned TED stage and seen online by more than one billion viewers, TED Radio Hour debuts either April 2 or April 3 on CJAD 800 AM (Montreal), 580 CFRA News Talk Radio (Ottawa), NEWSTALK 610 CKTB (St. Catharines, ON), NEWSTALK 1010 (Toronto), NEWSTALK 1290 CJBK (London, ON), AM 1150 CKFR (Kelowna, BC), CFAX 1070 (Victoria).
Hosted by Guy Raz and heard on NPR in the U.S., each episode of TED Radio Hour is centered on a common theme – such as the source of happiness, crowd-sourcing innovation, power shifts, or inexplicable connections – and injects soundscapes and conversations that bring these ideas to life. Episodes slated to air in the first four weeks feature speakers including Chris Hadfield, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, James Cameron, Tony Robbins, Sheryl Sandberg, Sting, and Temple Grandin.
“The remarkable voices and exceptional talents presented in each TED Radio Hour are a natural fit for Bell Media Radio’s news/talk stations, where ideas, innovation, and critical thinking are the cornerstones of our programming,” said Randy Lennox, Bell Media’s president of entertainment production and broadcasting, in the news release.
“TED Radio Hour is among TED’s most popular content channels, bringing engaging new ideas to a broad demographic that includes young and diverse listeners,” added TED’s head of media partnerships Deron Triff. “We are delighted to now partner with Bell Media Radio to bring TED Radio Hour for the first time to such a large Canadian broadcast audience.”
TED Radio Hour is a co-production of NPR and TED.
