THE TUESDAY INTERVIEW: Alan Cross, program director, The Edge

WE’RE NOT BLOWING SMOKE to say that Alan Cross is what many people think of when the term “New Music” comes to mind. His “Ongoing History of New Music” has become a Canadian radio brand, really. People coast-to-coast know the show, which will tape and air its 500th episode later this year. A new CD, Cool Britannia, comes out today. But Cross’ full-time gig is that of program director at CFNY-FM – 102.1 The Edge. A self-described CFNY “lifer”, he spent years as a jock there (starting in 1986) before moving on in 2001-’03 to a bit of self-imposed exile...