TORONTO – On Monday CBC Radio 2 will unveil a new evening schedule which will feature a broader range of music with jazz, live performance and contemporary music delivered seven days a week.
These changes represent the first phase of arts and culture re-development at CBC Radio, says the Corp.
“CBC Radio 2 is broadening to better reflect the diversity of music making in Canada," said Jennifer McGuire, executive director of programming, CBC Radio, in a release. "Listeners will hear a range of entertaining Canadian music every night of the week,” “We’ll be serving evening listeners an eclectic mix of jazz over the dinner hours, live performance from the cities and communities across this country in the early evening, and contemporary music through to a broad selection overnight. Evenings will showcase the best music and the most interesting creators across the nation.”
CBC Radio jazz host Katie Malloch serves up Tonic, Monday to Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., from Montreal, a program with "a mix of warm and soulful jazz, stirred with a blend of soul, Latin and world-influenced music," says the release.
Canadian jazz singer Tim Tamashiro takes over as host of Tonic on the weekends from Calgary.
CBC Radio’s new flagship performance show, Canada Live, gives listeners a free ticket to concert halls, music clubs and festivals across the country. Toronto-based weekday host Matt Galloway and Montreal-based weekend host Patti Schmidt accompany audiences to live performances, ranging from jazz, blues, pop and world, to roots and classical each night, from 8 to 10 p.m.
Music journalist Laurie Brown will make her radio hosting debut, showcasing contemporary music on The Signal, from Monday to Thursday in the 10 p.m. to 1a.m. time slot. Brown’s late-night listening sessions "take Canadians to a world where genres have no boundaries and unpredictability is the norm," according to the release. Winnipeg-based composer Pat Carrabré takes over The Signal from Friday to Sunday.
Finally, Danielle Charboneau helms CBC Radio 2’s overnight show from Montreal, between 1 and 6 a.m., called Nightstream. A mix of music genres will take listeners through the night into the classical music programming of the early morning.
A dedicated CBC Radio 2 web site will also launch on Monday, March 19, www.radio2.cbc.ca.
