Episodes
Dec. 15, 2025
'Happy Has Been' Bill Welychka
Bill Welychka is best known for his time at MuchMusic , but what you might not know is that after his 13 years with the channel, he chose to go into local news, culminating in spending more than a decade at CKWS-TV in Kingsto...
Dec. 10, 2025
Tapping the Collective Brain Trust @CCSACONNECT - Inside the CCSA Conference.
Inside the CCSA Conference – Where Telecoms Exchange Ideas and Gain the Collective Scale to Win In this episode of Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast we take a deep dive into the vital role of the Canadian Communication Systems...
Dec. 4, 2025
2025 Young Broadcaster of the Year Deepa Prashad
Deepa Prashad , one-half of the Daryn & Deepa show on Virgin Radio (CKFM-FM) Toronto, has been named the 2025 Young Broadcaster of the Year . Presented annually in memory of late programmer Steve Young , the award is voted on...
Dec. 2, 2025
Smarter Antennas, Stronger Networks: A Conversation with Keith Pelletier - President of Dielectric
For more than 80 years, Dielectric has earned their reputation for providing the most sophisticated antenna signal transmission solutions. Their unique processes help their clients get it right with an up-front design ethos, ...
Nov. 29, 2025
2025 Canadian Radio Awards
The 2025 Canadian Radio Awards were hosted by Connie Thiessan (Broadcast Dialogue) and Matt Cundill (The Sound Off Podcast) on Friday November 28, 2025. You can watch the whole show on the Broadcast Dialogue YouTube and Linke...
Nov. 14, 2025
Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Kevin Desjardins
While there was little in the recent federal budget for commercial radio and television broadcasters, Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Kevin Desjardins believes there's still reason for optimism in the sec...
Oct. 26, 2025
Former Shaw President Peter Bissonnette on his memoir 'Count On Me'
Peter Bissonnette's memoir Count On Me reflects on the retired telecom executive's decades in the cable, internet and media industry - from humble beginnings to rising to the position of President of Shaw Communications . Bis...
Oct. 21, 2025
How Cox Media is Using Validate to Prove Radio ROI
Across the U.S., broadcasters are proving what radio has always known that it drives real results. In this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast , our U.S. partner Warren Kurtzman of Coleman Insights sits down to talk a...
Oct. 15, 2025
Dini Petty on her return to TV at age 80
Veteran broadcaster Dini Petty has stepped back in front of the camera after a 25-year absence from television with Trailblazing Talks with Dini Petty , a new series airing Monday nights on The News Forum. Launched with a one...
Oct. 2, 2025
Tessa Potter and Cameron Thomson on WABE's 75th Anniversary
WABE , the Western Association of Broadcast Engineers , wrapped up the organization's 75th anniversary convention on Oct. 1, setting all-time attendance records. In a time when many media and entertainment-related industry as...
Aug. 19, 2025
Left of Dial Media's Alan Black on the Essential Listening Poll
Alan Black would like his newly-founded venture Left of Dial Media to be for podcasting what Criterion is for film. In a world of popular podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience, Call Her Daddy and Theo Von , Black is on a mis...
Aug. 14, 2025
Veteran Toronto music programmer Wayne Webster
Veteran Toronto music director and longtime boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) music programmer Wayne Webster joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast ahead of his retirement at the end of the summer. Often credited with helping shape the sou...
Aug. 6, 2025
Dielectric President Keith Pelletier on the value of broadcast industry partnerships
Dielectric is a world leader in the design, fabrication, and installation of antenna systems. With renewed focus on its FM radio business, the company has named two new partners - SCMS in the U.S. and Pippin Technical Service...
Aug. 1, 2025
Mathieu Chantelois on taking the MADE | NOUS celebration of Cancon on the road
Since 2019, the MADE | NOUS initiative has been putting the spotlight on Canadian talent in film, TV, gaming, and digital entertainment, aiming to shift the perception of Canadian content both at home and abroad. The industry...
July 25, 2025
LISTEN: Hamza 'Betamax' & Barry Silverthorn of the Museum of Broadcast Technology
Broadcast archives and the original tech they were recorded on is the kind of material collectors Barry Silverthorn and Hamza 'Betamax , ' as he's known, are on a mission to preserve as part of their project, Mediatheque: The...
July 18, 2025
Jon Pole, President of My Broadcasting Corporation
Jon Pole , President of My Broadcasting Corporation , believes some of radio's best days are still ahead. The second-generation broadcaster joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about MBC's continued growth, now posi...
June 25, 2025
Highlights from the Winnipeg Radio Reunion with Rac Carney, Don Percy, Courtney James & more
The saying goes that you haven't worked in radio, until you've worked in Winnipeg. Personalities like Brother Jake Edwards, Terry DiMonte, Don Percy, and many others gathered June 12-14 for the Winnipeg Radio Reunion. It saw ...
June 23, 2025
Building Canada’s Connected Future with Jeffrey Maddox, President of Nokia Canada
This week on Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast , we’re joined by Jeffrey Maddox , President of Nokia Canada , as the company marks 40 years in Canada and the 100th anniversary of Nokia Bell Labs. Maddox reflects on the legacy ...
June 18, 2025
Tarzan Dan shares an update on his cancer journey
“Tarzan Dan” Freeman has announced that he’ll be taking another leave of absence from his Bounce Radio midday show to undergo a stem cell bone marrow transplant. Freeman, who went public with his cancer diagnosis last Septemb...
June 11, 2025
Kim Wheeler on Words and Culture & Indigenous representation in media
June is National Indigenous History Month . There are few audio programs that capture the spirit of the month more than Words and Culture , the Community Radio Fund of Canada -backed radio show and podcast, diving into Indige...
May 27, 2025
Scott Fybush of Fybush Media talks Radiodays NA takeaways, FCC & more
Scott Fybush of NorthEast Radio Watch and the Top of the Tower Podcast in Rochester, New York joins this special crossover episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast. Fybush and I discuss our takeaways from Radiodays North A...
April 30, 2025
Randy Lennox on the launch of Departure Festival + Conference
Randy Lennox, the co-founder and CEO of Loft Entertainment, joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast on the eve of the inaugural Departure Festival + Conference to talk about their new venture with Oak View Group, and building on the Canadian Music Week legacy, as Departure sets out to super-serve Ca…
April 17, 2025
Vista Radio President Bryan Edwards on the company's simultaneous 21-station rebrand
We welcome Vista Radio President Bryan Edwards back to the podcast to talk about the company's major rebrand effort as they officially acquire 21 Bell Media radio stations in B.C.
April 8, 2025
Broadcaster and author Gill Deacon on her journey to embracing uncertainty
Gill Deacon, the former host of CBC Toronto afternoon show, Here and Now, who stepped away from radio last fall, joins this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about her journey to embracing uncertainty - something many of us in the media business can relate to, her Long COVID diagn…