Category Archives: Announcer Blogs
Word of the Year
Merriam-Webster has announced "they" is the word of the year. The American-English dictionary revealed the 2019 list saying the personal pronoun was looked up 313% more this year than last. Look-ups a...
Dec 11, 2019
Halifax Will Pay 20 Million For Stadium
The business group hoping to land a CFL franchise for Halifax got a lease on life Tuesday when regional council voted in favour of a one-time $20-million contribution toward construction of a stadium ...
Dec 11, 2019
Carries Sings The Classics, Jake's Tour & Thomas Isn't Slacking
1. If you watch the Kennedy Center Honors you'll see CARRIE UNDERWOOD sing two LINDA RONSTADT songs: "Blue Bayou" and "When Will I Be Loved". In an interview Carrie said she loved how Linda broke the ...
Dec 10, 2019
Sesame Street Puppeteer, Caroll Spinney dead at 85
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought beloved "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life, died yesterday at the age of 85. He passed away at his Connecticut home after battli...
Dec 09, 2019
The Halifax Thunderbirds Won Their Home Opener!
It was a perfect script for the Thunderbirds as they won in their National Lacrosse League debut. Halifax dominated in fashion at the Scotiabank Centre Saturday night as they took the turf for ...
Dec 09, 2019
Ben Chase On This Week's Hot Discovery
With the soul of a Travis Tritt classic and the spirit of a Thomas Rhett hit, Calgary's award winner Ben Chase is the future of country music. Ben is currently writing and recording his debut EP with ...
Dec 05, 2019
The 25 Best Country Albums Of The Decade
"Billboard" has a list of the 25 best country albums of the 2010s . . . and it's hard to argue with their top pick, Chris Stapleton's "Traveller". "Speak Now" by Taylor Swift is second, followed by Ka...
Dec 04, 2019
Anybody Up For A Donair Beer?
Does it get any more Nova Scotian than having Donair Beer? We often have a beer with a donair, but what about combining the two? King of Donair, credited with inventing Halifax's original donair, is p...
Dec 04, 2019
Brad Paisley's New Song Features a St. Jude's Cancer Survivor
Tonight's "Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special" will showcase a talented singer you've never heard of. Her name is ADDIE PRATT and she's a St. Jude's cancer survivor. She and Brad do a song called "Alive...
Dec 03, 2019
Brett Eldredge Performed a Song He Wrote Called "Best Man Speech" at His Brother's Wedding
BRETT ELDREDGE was the best man at his older brother Brice's wedding recently. And instead of just delivering a best man speech, he sang it. He actually wrote a special song for the occasion. He poste...
Dec 02, 2019
