VANCOUVER — Corus Entertainment’s Global News Radio network today announced its late-night program, The Shift with Shane Hewitt, will officially launch across Canada on November 29.
This follows the July departure of Justin Wilcomes, known on-air as “Drex”, the original host of The Shift, which launched on Corus Radio stations in January 2018.
As the new host of the late-night show, Hewitt looks at the news of the day “under a new light, revealing what’s really happening behind the scenes and the impact on our lives,” reads the press release announcing The Shift’s new host.
“The Shift shares stories you’ve never heard before, creating bright and lively conversations in the darkest hours of the night, right across Canada,” says the release.
With more than 25 years’ experience hosting radio and connecting with Canadians, Hewitt’s career has taken him across the country from Calgary to Sudbury, Brockville to St. Catharines and back to Calgary again. Before that, he grew up in Port Alberni, B.C., and Fort McMurray. As a dad and an entrepreneur with a love of conversation and thoughtful exchange of ideas, Hewitt will bring that perspective to The Shift every night, says the release.
“The culture of live, late-night radio is unique, unifying, and unpredictable,” said Larry Gifford, national director of talk radio at Corus Entertainment, in the release. “I am excited to hear the Canadian conversations and stories shared with Shane as he becomes part of the late-night experience in cities and towns across the country.”
Listeners can tune in to The Shift with Shane Hewitt at the following stations and times:
- Global News Radio 980 CKNW in Vancouver from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. PT on weeknights
- Global News Radio 770 CHQR in Calgary from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. MT on weeknights
- 630 CHED in Edmonton from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. MT on weeknights
- Global News Radio 680 CJOB in Winnipeg from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. CT on weekday mornings
- Global News Radio 640 Toronto from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on weekday mornings
- Global News Radio 900 CHML in Hamilton, Ont. from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on weekday mornings
- Global News Radio 980 CFPL in London, Ont. from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. weekday mornings
The program can also be heard on Radio NL in Kamloops from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. PT on weeknights.
In addition, the weekend edition of the show, The Shift with Jawn Jang, airs from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. EST on Saturdays. In addition to hosting The Weekend Shift, Jang is a regular contributor on-air to 980 CKNW in Vancouver. He began his radio career in large and small markets on FM radio, before debuting on AM radio as a sports talk host in 2017. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Jang immigrated to Canada in 1994. Listeners who tune in will hear a show which is always inclusive and always proudly Canadian, says the release.
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