Today's Poll Question:
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Ed Lavoie
Join Ed weekday afternoons and blow the 5 O' clock whistle
I grew up in a little town called Britt, about 60 miles south of Sudbury. There’s not much to do in a small town so I spent a lot of my time torturing frogs, which my wife thinks is cruel and evil so I feel really bad about that now. In Britt, riding my bike out on Highway 69 to the corner store to buy a chocolate bar or a 30 cent pop was a highlight. My radio picked up stations from Toronto and Chicago and I was captivated by bands like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Rush. I started begging my grandmother to drive me to Parry Sound so I could pick up 45s. It wasn’t long before I wanted to spin those 45s live on the radio. This brought me to Canadore College, in North Bay, where I studied broadcasting. Then came radio jobs in towns like Kirkland Lake, Huntsville and Marathon. I came to Thunder Bay in 1987 and I’ve been livin’ the dream ever since. Join me weekdays from 3-7 on 105.3, the new Giant FM.
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Rosie
Join Rosie playing your office's favorite hit songs
Thunder Bay…what a great place to live!! Trees and hills…lots of ‘em too! i was brought up on the prairies where the winds separated the men from the boys…litterly. I was a 65 pound kid in a 110 mile an hour wind…was lost for 3 weeks. All I had to keep me company was a busted Lloyds microphone and a radio with no batteries. I guess that’s where the big bug bit me…and believe me..there were several. Radio is the most fun job you can ever have and get paid to do it too!! All boils down to this: If it wasn’t for you…we in the bizz would be nowhere! Thanks for the great times…now lets get back to work..the boss is looking!
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Russell MacKenzie
Born at a very young age in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This transplanted Maritimer always knew live entertainment would be part of his life. It all started as a class clown through the years, (stay in school kids and be good to your teachers) which led to a cover band later in life (played bass/vocals), then off to radio school. After graduation, he was picked up by a station in Summerside, PEI for a stint on air (and eating a lot of potatoes), then to Kentville, NS for his first crack at morning radio (and 4am alarm clocks), before getting the call to come home to Halifax to pollute the airwaves. From there it was “Farewell to Nova Scotia” for picturesque Thunder Bay. The rest is his story, and yours, weekday mornings 6 - 9 on 105.3 The GIANT
