WINNIPEG – Corus Entertainment 680 CJOB (CJOB AM) is celebrating 70 years of serving as that city’s news talk station.
For almost three quarters of a century, the storied heritage station has been a fixture within the city, providing generations of Winnipegers with local, national and international news, while encouraging discussion around current events and issues, reads the news release.
The station was founded on March 11, 1946 by John Oliver Blick, a former writer and RCAF Officer, who raised the money needed to launch the station and staffed it with former servicemen. While the staff has since tripled in size, the programming continues to focus on supporting and contributing to the community, and works to continuously evolve the way information is delivered and consumed.
“The content 680 CJOB delivers has not altered over the years, but the way our audience receives it has,” said program director Scott Pettigrew, in the release. “Our website is now a daily stop for Winnipegers to catch up on local happenings, along with our mobile app, audio archives and newsletters. A lot has changed in 70 years, but our focus on delivering news hasn’t, and technology now allows us to connect with our audience on more platforms than ever before.”
