Outstanding Wake up Western Show
The hosts focus on events and happenings at Western and shows often feature interviews, live performances and special guests.
Winner: Eargasm - Justin Chasty and Graham Nicholas - Tuesdays 9am-11am
Nominees Included:
Urban Safari - Mondays - Bayly Guslits and Jillian Clair
Ooh La La - Alternating Wednesdays - Jessie Mason
Plus / Minus - Alternating Wednesdays - Michael Crevero
Wolf Wizard - Thursday - Chris Martin and Siobhan James
Baby B's Big Adventure - Friday - Bianca Marcus (January - present)
Hit the Stacks - Friday - Alex Hernandez and Jeff Townshend (September - January)
Outstanding Open Format Show (Rock, Indie, Punk, Metal)
Open format shows are one of the corner stones of CHRW. We have been presenting all flavours of indie rock shows for almost 30 years.
Winner: Shakin' Katz - Amber Smith and John Vandertuin - Saturdays 3:30-6pm
Nominees Included:
Constantly Canadian - Monday 7-9am - Adam Szymanski
Mare Bear on the Air -Monday 7-9am - Mario Lattavo
The Ho Down - Monday 1:30-3:30pm - Andrew Ho
Wow & Flutter - Tuesday 7-9am - Trent Steensma
The Parallel Universe - Alternating Tuesday 7-8:30pm -Darin Addison
Purple-ish Vibes - Alternating Tuesday 7-8:30pm Josh Morrison + Althea Annan
The Lumberjack Show - Wednesday 7-9am - Alanna Gurr (September- December)
Brian Mccauley - Wednesday 7-9am - Brian Mccauley (January -Present)
In the Red - Wednesday 3:30 - 6pm - Ryan John
Mise En Sound - Thursday 7-9am -Tyler Smith
All-Syrup Super Squishee Show - Thursday 3:30-6pm - Sookie Mei (until December)
Hit the Stacks - Thursday 3:30-6pm Alex Hernandez and Jeff Townshend (December - present)
Radio What Wave - Thursday 7-8:30pm Dave O'Halloran
Stefan Van Houtte - Friday 7-9am - Stefan Van Houtte
Bandaloop Radio - Friday 6-8pm - Kellen Couzens
Just Another Punk Show - Friday 8-10pm - Sean Domroes and Jordan Mclelland
Pure Concrete - Friday 10pm-Midnight- James O'Connell
Waking The Dead - Saturday Midnight-2am - Dave Brackett
The Hangover Show - Saturday 9:30-11am - Ryan Crits and Mark Lebel
Top 30 Countdown - Saturday 11-1:30pm - Jaymin Proulx
The Gears - Saturday 1:30-3:30pm - Brendon Langer
Outstanding Overnight Show (2am-6am)
The shows for the Night Owls, 4 hours long in the middle of the night, weird callers and requests. Lots of caffeine. Anything goes.
Winner: The Flavour Show - Justin Wosely - Saturdays 2-6am
Nominees Included:
Radio Free London - Monday - John Gardi
Urban Mornings - Tuesday - John Urban
Phresh Radio One - Wednesday - Todd Page and Stephen Demelo
Cerebral Laboratory - Alternating Thursdays - Luke Hildreth
Renegade Radio - Alternating Thursdays - Justin Chasty
Pleasure Tantrum - Friday - Randy J Fisher
Omnibrow - Alternating Sundays -Tom Lyall
Candy House - Alternating Sundays - Mason and Mitch Zimmer
Outstanding Specialty Show Jazz, Blues, Folk, Classical, Other
Specialty show hosts are experts in their genre. A lot of times the hosts are involved in a particular scene as a musician, or promoter.
Winner: Jazz For A Sunday Night - Barrie Woodey - Sundays 8pm-10pm
Nominees Included:
All That Jazz, jazz - Monday Noon -1:30pm - Al Lavoie
Rainbow Radio Network, gay & lesbian - Monday 10pm-Midnight - John Gibson, Joe Morrison, Ben Benedict
Rhapsody at Noon, jazz - Tuesday Noon-1:30pm - Kevin Dunklee
History of Us, retro - Tuesday 3:30 -6pm Steve Kopp
Sketches in C, classical - Tuesday 8:30-10pm - Evan Weeb Tony Luca
Wired For Sound, experimental -Tuesday 10-11pm - Chris Meloche
Beyond the Beyond, jazz & experimental - Tuesday 11pm- Midnight - Richard Moule
The Third Stone, world - Alternating Wednesdays Noon -1:30pm - Skye Sylvain
African Odyssey - Alternating Wednesdays Noon - 1:30pm - Zivai Mavuti, Silence Genti
The Blues Never Die, Blues - Wednesday 7- 8:30 pm - John Hoevenaars and Scott Wilkinson
For the Folk, Folk - Wednesday 8:30-10pm - Alison Brown and Dale Dubilowski
Hard Core Country, Country - Wednesday 10pm -Midnight - Fred Smith and Ram Mazreki
Classical Plus - Mostly Classical - Friday Midnight-2am - Benjamin Vasquez
Designated Driver, Blues + soul - Friday noon-1:30pm - Susan Getchell
Outstanding Electronic Show
The music on the Electronic shows on CHRW ranges from dance floor fillers to blip and bloopy to spacey and airy. One thing that remains constant, you will definitely hear something that you have never heard before.
Winner: A Person Disguised as People - Ian Doig-Phaneuf - Thursday 1:30-3:30pm
Nominees Included:
Phresh Radio One - Wednesday Midnight-2am – Stephen Demelio
Friday Session - Friday 1:30 – 3:30pm - Jonathan Coe
Oblivion Express - Sunday 10pm-Midnight - Marcel Cercone
Outstanding Rhythmic Specialty Show
The rhythmic shows on CHRW definitely know a thing or two about dropping a beat. You can always tell these shows are on when you come to CHRW as you can feel the base when you come up the stairs.
Winner: TIE Back Pack Chronicles - Tafsir Diallo - Saturday 6pm-8pm
The Come Up Show - Adulis Mokanan - Saturday 6pm-8pm
Nominees Included:
DJ Flip, hip hop - Monday Midnight-2am - DJ Flip
Apollo Kids Radio, hip hop - Tuesday Midnight - 2am
Shadows of the Grym Reaper, hip hop - Tuesday 1:30-3:30pm - DJ Grym Reaper
The East Indian Connection, hip hop + bhangra - Thursday 1:30-3:30pm - Harkamal Singh
Soul Rebel Radio, reggae - Thursday Midnight - 2am - DJ Royalty
Organic Grooves, groove, lounge, chill -Thursday Noon-1:30pm - Jan Saddy
Caribbean Pepper Pot, soca, calypso - Thursday 8:30 -10pm - Margaret Harewood and Glynne Worrell
Rootsman Skanking, reggae - alternating Thursday 10pm-Midnight - King David
Yard Vibes, reggae - alternating Thursday 10pm - Midnight - Hopeton Harrison
Positive Journey, reggae - Saturday 8 -10pm - Dave Henry and Lewis Brown
Sausage Gut Radio, hip hop - Saturday 10pm-Midnight - DJ Uncle Ando
Quality Sound, hip hop - Sunday Midnight - 2am - DJ Quality
Outstanding Multicultural Show
Multicultural shows are a very important part of CHRW’s programming. They allow hosts to reach out to a community that may not otherwise have a voice on the air waves. The multi cultural shows on CHRW are also extremely active during fundraising.
Winner: Smoke Signals (First Nations)- Dan and Mary Lou Smoke, and other hosts - Sundays 6pm-8pm
Nominees Included:
Chinese Perspective - Monday 8-10pm - Michelle Ji and many co-hosts
Radio Navay-E-Iran, Persian - Saturday 6-7am - Mehdi Delrobaei,
Roja Rohani and many co-hosts
The Azul Show, Berber - Saturday 7-8am - Farida Bekri
Canadian Assyrian Show - Saturday 8-9:30am - Alfred Benjamin and Melissa Younano
Let It Shine, Korean - Sunday 7:30am - 9am- Stephen Cho and many co-hosts
Radio Actif – French - Sunday 9-10am - David Legacie
Polish Radio - Sunday 10-11:30am - Jolanta Pawluk and Adam Zochowski
Fantasia Musicala Italiania - Sunday 11:30am-1pm - Sal D'Oria and Frank Peluso
Rendez-Vous with Greece - Sunday 1-2:30pm - Gus Karahalios
Portuguese Voice of Friendship - Sunday 2:30-4pm - Euclides Cavaco, Tony Azevedo and Julio Saravivo
La Voz Hispana, Spanish - Sunday 4-5pm - Clara Flores, Corina Rodriguez and Jorge Herrera
Sangam Radio - Sunday 5-630pm - Alias Peter
Outstanding Radio Producer
Production at CHRW takes many forms. From promos and ads to live to airs to prerecorded and live talk shows and sports. The driving principal of producers is they want things to sound good.
Winner: Deanna Boychuk - Promos, ads
Nominees Included:
Dan Soden - Mustang Nation 6:30 - 7pm - Thursdays
Jaclyn Garfinkle - Big Purple Couch 6:30 - 7pm - Wednesdays
Ashley Bushfield - F Words 11 - 12pm - Alternating Mondays
Bob Metz - Just Right 11-12pm - Thursdays
Casey Wolfe - promos, ads, Live to air broadcasts, Root of the Solution
Richard Goodine - Promos, ads, concert calendars
Sarah Sleeth - Promos, ads, concert calendars
Outstanding Spoken Word Show
The spoken word shows on CHRW are known for getting to the heart of and exploring an issue or a topic in depth. The shows always feature well informed hosts and interviews.
Winner: Big Purple Couch - Jaclyn Garfinkle and Victoria Falana- Alternate Wednesdays 6:30-7pm
Nominees Included:
Full Frontal - Alternate Mondays 7:30-8pm - August Donnelly
The Lowdown - Alternate Tuesdays 6:30-7pm - Steve Murray and Jackie Ho
Gathering Voices - Alternate Wednesdays 6-6:30pm - Penn Kemp
The Utility Men - Alternate Thursdays 6-6:30pm - Luke Adams, Dan Levine, Tyler McWatters
The 4 Corners - Alternate Thursdays 6-6:30pm - Adrian Snihur and Andrew Davies
Mustang Nation - Thursday 6:30-7pm Dan Soden
The Purple Gauntlet - Tuesday 6pm - Mike Hayes and Carrie Simmons
CHRW News in Review - Alternate Tuesdays 6:30pm - CHRW News Dept
Outstanding Religious Show
While small in number, CHRW’s religious shows are powerful. These shows comment on life and world events from a particular perspective as well as present special programs during specific Holiday times.
Winner: Splendors of the Catholic Church - Roger Khouri - Mondays 6:30-7pm
Nominees Included:
Muslim’s Live - Monday 6-6:30pm - Selma Tobah and many others
Unfolding Destiny representing the Baha'i faith - Monday 7-7:30pm - Evan Horrell
Outstanding Feedback Show
The feedback shows are a particular breed of spoken word show. Often live, often with callers always with guests, these shows cover the gamut from politics, environmental issues, gender issues, art and culture and health and relationships.
Winner: F Words - Ashley Bushfield, Christine Demore and Maddie Manning - Alternate Mondays 11am-12noon
Nominees Included:
Between the Margins - Alternate Mondays - Michelle Boyce and Geo Lakey
Theatre in London - 1st Tuesday of each month - Jeff Culbert and Simon Goodwin
Western Cinophile - 2nd Tuesday of each month - Ira Timothy and WUFS
Inside the Arts - 3rd Tuesday of the month - Ben Benedict
Speak Your Truth - last Tuesday of each month - Elyse Maltin and the London Poetry Slam team
Body, Mind, Spirit - Wednesdays - Pat Kennedy and Pat Mussieux
Just Right - Thursdays - Bob Metz and Robert Vaughn
Enviro Western - 2nd Friday of each month - Daniella Dimitri and many others
Kevin Newman - Outstanding Journalist of the Year
These folks are routinely out chasing stories, doing interviews, presenting the news or covering events. This award is named for Kevin Newman CHRW’s first News Director and current anchor of Global National News.
Winner: Ashley Bushfield - F Words and CHRW News
Nominees Included:
Carrie Simmons - CHRW News
Jaclyn Garfinkle - Big Purple Couch
Victoria Falana - Big Purple Couch and CHRW News
Lucy Ding - CHRW News
Vickie Richard - CHRW News
Maddie Manning - F Words
Dan Shulman Outstanding Sportscaster
The return of the newscast also marks the return of the Sports Cast. Sports casters are specialists as they have a certain amount of freedom to be creative. This award is named for Dan Shulman a CHRW alum who graduated from western in actuarial science and now works for ESPN as a play by play person for NBA, NCAA and major league baseball. He was recently awarded top play by play announcer of the decade.
Winner: John Urban
Nominees Included:
Everett Hamner
Brian McCauley
Kaarlo Koskiala Memorial Award - Outstanding Live Sports Broadcasting
Live sports has been part of CHRW since the beginning of the station. In fact we broadcast football games to a couple of campus buildings by closed circuit even before the station was on the air. Since then, CHRW has carried the broadcasts of thousands of games. We truly are the voice of the Western Mustangs. This award is named after Kaarlo Koskiala who started as a volunteer, became a sports editor then the news director and then the Station Manager. Kaarlo passed away in 2004.
Winner: John Urban
Nominees Included:
Lee Manchur - hockey, football
Josh Sweetland - hockey
Steve Kopp - hockey, football
Adrian Snihur - basketball, hockey
David Alter - football
Russ Courtney - hockey
John Urban - basketball, hockey
Dave Woodey - football
Mike Haimovitz - hockey
James Hadley - basketball, hockey
Caroline Cameron - basketball
Volunteer Nominated Awards
Tom Lyall - Nominated Ando - best vinyl collection - Presented by Tom
Ando Barton - Nominated Tom Lyall - Presented by Ando
Jillian Clair - Nominated Casey - music blog - Presented by Jillian
Ram Mazreki - Nominated Fred Smith – Host of Hardcore Country - Presented by Ram
Dave O’Halloran - Nominated Kellen Couzens + Ryan John - Presented by Dave
Barrie Woodey - Nominated Tafsir Dialllo for his production of “A Christmas Story”
Most Promising Volunteer - Programming
Kevin Dunklee
Volunteer of the Year - Programming
Jillian Clair
Outstanding New Volunteer - Music and Promotions
Casey Wolfe
Volunteer of the Year - Music and Promotions
Ashley Desjardine
Elliotte Friedman Most Promising Volunteer - News, Sports & Spoken Word
Lucy Ding
Adrienne Arsenault Volunteer of the Year - News, Sports & Spoken Word
Carrie Simmons
Scott Brodie Memorial Award for Outstanding Dedication to Your Show
Mehdi DelRobaei - Navay-E-Iran - Saturdays 6am-7am
Robert Metz - Just Right - Thursdays 11am-12noon
John McKenna Award for Outstanding Dedication to 94.9 CHRW
Barrie Woodey – Jazz for A Sunday Night - Sundays 8pm-10pm
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