Category Archives: Ian Robinson

The 40th IWK Telethon is on this weekend in support for the region's largest children's hospital here in Halifax. The celebrations start this Saturday, June 1st with the two-hour musical special calle...

Last Friday night was "Hot Country 1035 Night" at Scotia Speedworld. It was a flashback to the media races of the early 90's where they actually let us Radio, TV and newspaper people race the cars! Th...

May 27th, 1984, 40 years ago today I began this radio career in high school on-air at CKPE-FM "Cape Country" at the age of 17, while still in high school where I got my start at Memorial High School i...

Yesterday I made O negative blood donation number 54. Nurse Wendy at the Bayers Road Halifax clinic for Canadian Blood Services says that donations have been slow, and numbers are down. So, if you can...

Back when I was a kid, radio was all I ever dreamed about doing when I graduated from high school. In the summer of 1978, my local radio station 1270 CJCB in Sydney, a powerhouse station in Atlantic C...

Toronto's Larry Gowan, also simply known as "Gowan" was in town on Sunday, this time as the lead singer of the legendary band STYX! Tommy Shaw and the band had the soundtrack to my junior high and hig...

Did you know one of the Vancouver Canucks "Green Men" is our former Hot Country 1035 Evening Announcer Ryan Sullivan? With the Canucks back in the playoffs Ryan a.k.a "Sully" has revived his role with...

Some very sad news today as veteran TSN sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen has died at 57. If your home is like ours, TSN is on a lot and the Sports Centre hosts become like a part of your family. Since 1...

The Moncton Wildcats announced today Gardiner MacDougall as the team's new Head Coach and his son, Taylor MacDougall, as the team's new General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations. Robert K. Irv...

Halifax Radio and TV folks gathered back on Saturday to say goodbye to Rick Howe. Rick was a Halifax radio legend with close to 50 years on-air in New Brunswick and here in Nova Scotia. His wife Yvonn...