Divulging person’s Covid-19 vaccine status on air breached broadcast codes, says CBSC

OTTAWA — The broadcast of a private individual’s Covid-19 vaccination status during The Lockerroom morning show on CKEA-FM (95.7 Cruz FM in Edmonton) violated the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics and the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada’s (RTDNA) Code of Journalistic Ethics, according to a decision released today by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). During the Feb. 10, 2022 broadcast on 95.7 Cruz FM, which is owned by Harvard Media, The Lockerroom’s hosts discussed their reactions to the removal of Covid-related restrictions, with one of the hosts saying he was reluctant to attend an event...