For this month's Get to Know a CFCR Volunteer, we say goodbye to long time host Paul Pybus and his show Fake Headlines. Catch his last episode Wednesday Feb 3 7:30 - 9:00 pm. We originally featured Paul in the CFCR blog 2015 and have posted that feature again with a few updates. Read on!
Find out a bit more about Radio Luna with this month's Program Spotlight!
The first CFCR volunteer you will get to know in 2020 is none other than Nikki Phipps! Learn more about her journey into volunteering in this month's feature for Get to Know a CFCR Volunteer.
Even though we're all excited for the plethora of 'sight'/'vision' puns in 2020, let's not forget about 2019 just yet. There was a lot of great music last year, so a bunch of CFCR Volunteer Hosts & Staff put some lists of their favourite releases of the year together. Click below to SEEEEEE what they liked, and maybe you will too! The puns will get better, we promise.
Jean-Philippe Deneault, active CFCR Board member and one of the Saturday evening hosts of Couleurs Café, is this month's feature for Get to Know a CFCR Volunteer. Read more about JP's history with CFCR!
You probably know Brenda Helm as "The Leather Queen," co-host of CFCR's Monday evening blues program, Rollin' & Tumblin' With The Blues. But, there's a lot you probably didn't know about this great Volunteer, so click below and read on!
Thursday Green Eggs & Ham Host Darryl "The Reverend" Dozlaw sojourned south to Regina to take in the 50th Anniversary of The Regina Folk Festival, so click on to read about all the great music (and stormy weather) that he found there!
Our very own Nikki Phipps had the opportunity to see the Joshua Redman Quartet as part of the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival!
Our Program Director Jay Allen traipsed around the Sled Island Festival for the TENTH time in a row, and brought back a wheelbarrow full of pictures and ramblings!
One of CFCR's young up & coming Hosts, 18-year-old Carter Engele dives into Sled Island 2019 and comes to the surface with a thoughtful look at this year's Festival!
CFCR Host Trash Can Dan was one of CFCR's intrepid reporters for the 2019 edition of the Sled Island Music Festival in Calgary. Check out his musings on his Sled experience by clicking below!
The Nightshirt Music Festival happened this past weekend, and CFCR Host Nikki Phipps took in a lively set by Vancouver's NEEDS. Click below and read all about it!
Get to know one of CFCR's cooooooolest Volunteer Hosts, Jenn Freeze! She's been with the station in various capacities on & off since 2008, and currently provides your early morning soundtrack every other Wednesday on Green Eggs & Ham!
One of CFCR's stalwart volunteers, we're getting to know Nick McCormick! He's a Host! He's been a Board Member! And, he's a swell fella to boot! Click below and get to know him, why don'tcha?
Now that 2018 is officially 'in the can' so to speak, we can look back at the year that was. A selection of CFCR Hosts and Staff took some time to revisit their favourite music of last year, so read on and maybe you'll discover your new favourite album or band.
This time, we're featuring the multi-talented Tyler Baptist! He's a co-host on CFCR's film-review show, Reel To Reel, but there's a lot more to him that just that, so click below and read on!
We're having to bid adieu to another wonderful longtime host in Stephen Rutherford ("Tonight It's Poetry Radio"), but we're waving goodbye in style, by featuring him in the latest "Get To Know A CFCR Volunteer!"
Time for another edition of "Get To Know A CFCR Volunteer!" In this installment, you can learn a bit about Couleurs Cafe host and CFCR Board Member Catherine Lemire. She's pretty great, and a real supporter of Community Radio in Saskatoon, so read on to see what she likes on her pizza (and some other things too).
Check out pictures from the wonderful Kacy & Clayton show at The Bassment!
It's almost here! As we inch closer to Sled Island Festival in Calgary, Alberta - which rests on traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region – Miranda Young (Host of the Thursday Buzz) and Jordan Stovra (Host of the Monday Buzz) sat down to have a chat about what they’re most looking forward to.
For the second time in a row, we're featuring one of our lovely Buzz hosts! This time, the wonderful Miranda Young (host of the Thursday Buzz) is in our spotlight, so click below to find out more about what makes this amazing volunteer tick!
This time, we're featuring Buzz host Jordan Stovra. He's a really great volunteer and all-around swell dude, so give a little click below and learn more about him!
If you tune in to So Many Roads on Wednesdays, every other week you'll catch the dulset tones and awesome playlists of Guy Edlund! He's a swell fella, and a real champion of Community Radio in Saskatoon, so read a little bit about him after the beep! Or click, or whatever...
If you're up early on Wednesdays, you'll know our next featured host, Daniel "Trash Can Dan" Mireault! Read on to learn more about Dan, and check out a playlist of his music picks!
Check out the annual “Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Bardcast,” a pre-recorded segment featuring interviews from both of the 2017 SOTS productions, Twelfth Night and Richard III. Hosted and produced by Stephen Rutherford, and supported by Saskatchewan Lotteries.
We're feeling a bit melancholy because Fistful Of Booyah host Curtis Tessmer is stepping down after almost 20 years of on-air volunteering, so we thought we'd ask him to tell us a bit about himself for internet posterity. He's a swell dude, so check it out!
Our last bit of Sled Island 2017 coverage is the second part of our Program Director's photo album, featuring our annual Saskatoon Showcase at Tubby Dog!
The Owls Are Not What They Seem host Peter Grier (Get it? PG!) gives us the rundown of his Sled Island experiences. Just like his show promo says, Peter saw lots of pop, experiments and indie rock. Check it out!
