Category Archives: Announcer Blogs

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...

Tick populations in Nova Scotia are growing at an increasing rate with cases of Lyme disease being 1000% more common in Canada than they were a decade ago according to researchers. Ticks are becoming ...

This week we highlight two kittens from the Bide Awhile Animal Shelter with Furbaby Friday on Hot Country 103.5fm. "Maverick & Iceman are sweet 10-week-old kittens who came from the Top Gun litter...

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...

Amazon is giving Alexa a major update that will basically make it sound like a real person. The goal is to make Alexa more conversational and intuitive, moving beyond simple voice commands and smart h...

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...

I woke up to this and LOVED it. Our buddy, Brett Kissel, was on a plane when he found out that his Oilers were moving on to the next round of the NHL playoffs after beating Vancouver in game 7. They w...

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...

This week we highlight Kelly Kapoor from the Bide Awhile Animal Shelter with Furbaby Friday on Hot Country 103.5fm. "Kelly Kapoor is a loving 2-year-old orange tabby female who came to Bide Awhile wit...

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...