Radio / Television News

Corus Radio Winnipeg’s AM680 marks 70 years


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...