Tracy Moore, the award-winning host of Citytv's Cityline, has been honoured by the Canadian Academy of Cinema & Television with The Changemaker Award, recognizing a Canadian media personality using their voice or platform to call out systemic racism and discrimination and promote values of equity and inclusion.

Moore joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about her journey to becoming a changemaker, the evolving climate for inclusivity in Canadian media, and her own work as a host to bring more authenticity to television.

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It's been a few years since the Canadian Screen Awards took place in front of a live audience, but in a few weeks Canadian Screen Week makes its in-person return with seven awards shows celebrating Canada's screen media and the talent behind it, culminating in a star-studded broadcast special on CBC on April 16, hosted by comedian Samantha Bee.

Tammy Frick, CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy), joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about taking leadership of the organization, the Academy's move to gender-neutral performance categories, and the importance of coming together to celebrate Canadian content.

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Over the last number of years, RTDNA Canada's membership had dwindled to just over 100 members as newsrooms tighten budgets and freeze travel for news directors. However, under the leadership of current president Lis Travers, numbers have rebounded over the last few months as the association looks to evolve with the industry. 

Travers joins us on this episode to talk about the RTDNA's aggressive membership drive and new board of directors, in addition to why she feels we need to spend more time celebrating the industry's wins, rather than focusing on the challenges.

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Jeff Elgie is the CEO of Village Media, a growing network of more than two dozen local news sites that run on the Sault Ste. Marie company's proprietary content management system that it also licenses to other publishers.

In this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Elgie takes us inside the company's business model and its recent push into Queen's Park, in addition to touching on some hot button issues including why he's NOT a fan of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, and how Village Media is very carefully and intentionally testing the integration of generative AI.

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Radiodays North America will make its debut in Toronto, June 8-9.

Replacing the long-running Radio Active conference that's historically taken place during Canadian Music Week, CMW has patnered with Radiodays Europe to bring the conference brand to North America.

On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome Ross Davies, one of the leads on the Radiodays North America steering committee, to talk about bringing the event to this side of the pond and renewing excitement for all things audio. 

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Rick Lewchuk, who most recently served as Senior Vice President, Creative Marketing and Brand Standards for CNN Worldwide, has unveiled his new firm Film at 11 Marketing, providing coaching for news, sports, and entertainment marketers.

For over a decade, Lewchuk oversaw on-air and off-channel brand and marketing for all CNN Worldwide businesses including CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, HLN, CNN Go, and CNN Digital. That followed nearly 20 years in senior-level executive positions at Bell Media, including SVP of Bell Media Agency and Brand Strategy, and SVP of Program Planning and Promotion at CTV.

He joins Broadcast Dialogue publisher Shawn Smith on this episode of the podcast to take us inside his time at CNN, among other career reflections, and his plans to offer "coaching" for media creatives in semi-retirement.

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There are few modern radio programs in the storytelling genre that have resonated with audiences like The Vinyl Cafe. Hosted by the late Stuart McLean, the long-running CBC Radio show, aired from 1994 to 2016, in addition to public radio in the U.S. and UK.

For the first time, The Vinyl Cafe's longtime producer Jess Milton is sharing behind-the-scenes stories from her 15 years working on and touring with the show.  

She joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe, her new podcast - produced with the Apostrophe Podcast Company - diving into the making of the legendary radio show. 

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The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has released its 11th annual Key Trends Report, exploring how the screen-based industries might evolve in the coming years, including where advertising, viewer habits, and media technology are headed. 

On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome the CMF's Richard Koo, VP, Analytics & Strategic Insights, and Florence Girot, Manager Foresight and Innovation, to discuss this year's findings; why the death of traditional tv is overstated; and the potential impact of AI on media creators.

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Tessa Potter, President of WABE (Western Association of Broadcast Engineers) - the first woman to lead the volunteer organization - joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about the state of broadcast engineering, the challenges of training the next generation, the importance of industry connection, and plans for WABE's upcoming conference in Vancouver this fall.

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After two years of virtual events, the Canadian Media Producers Association's Prime Time, Canada's pre-eminent conference for media production, broadcasting, distribution and media policy, makes its in-person return, Feb. 1-3 in Ottawa.

Andrew Addison, CMPA's Vice-President of Communications, Marketing & Membership, joins us on this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about Prime Time's expansion, the appetite to return to in-person events, and this year's speaker's lineup including how they're approaching contentious policy issues like Bill C-11.

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