Q104 Halifax and its sister station, 96.5 KOOL-FM, took to the air on February 1st with an appeal to ‘Q Nation’ to dig deep for the people of Haiti.  Between 6am and 6pm, both stations aired individual 12 hour radiothons and raised a grand total of $81,656!!  The money will go to Haitian relief via the Canadian Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders.  

Pictured:  the Q Crew includes longtime personalities, JC Douglas and Tom Bedell, and from KOOL-FM, Halifax legend Brian Phillips, as well as Newcap Halifax GM, Ted Hyland.  Thanks as well to Halifax Downtown Councillor, Dawn Sloane (behind the white board), the many volunteers from the Red Cross, Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, and broadcasting students from Nova Scotia Community College.
 

Due to overwhelming demand and the hustle and bustle of the holidays, companies now have until 5:00pm on January 15, 2010 to submit their nominations for the 2010 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards. 
 
Nominations are being accepted online at www.cmw.net. 

Broadcast categories include:

Program Director of the year (Major, Medium & Small Markets)
Music Director of the year (Major, Medium & Small Markets)
On-Air Talent of the year
Station of the year - All Formats (Medium & Small Markets)
Station of the year (CHR, Hot A/C, Mainstream A/C, Classic Gold, Country, Rock, Multicultural, News/Talk/Sports)
Promotion of the year

Industry categories include:

• Live Touring
Peforming arts centre of the year (capacity over 1,500)
Peforming arts centre of the year (capacity under 1,500)
Major facility of the year (capacity over 8,000)
Major facility of the year (capacity under 8,000)
Management company of the year
Booking agency of the year
Promoter of the year
Casino/Specialty Venue of the year

• Retail
Independent record store of the year
Rack jobber of the year
Mass merchant/specialty retailer of the year
Retail chain of the year

• Recording Industry
Recording studio of the year
Canadian independent label of the year
Independent distributor of the year
Music publisher of the year
Major label of the year
Click here to start your submission now.
 
Deadline for submissions: Friday, January 15, 2010 - 5:00PM

The Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in more than 30 different categories and are decided upon by industry vote.  The awards will be presented at a gala ceremony set for Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York

Nine of Halifax's finest musicians and bands are teaming up with rock radio station Q104 to strike out against hunger in aid of FEED NS.  Morning show host, Bobby Mac, will be in bed at Mic Mac Mall's Center Court, sustained only by water and granola, at the "Q104 Hunger Strike".  Hey Rosetta, Charlie A'Court, Mike Trask, Fed Pennies, Dressed 2 Kill and Andrew Hunter will be among the musicians coming out to lend their voice to the cause.

Bobby Mac’s goal is to raise enough food and money to feed 1,004 families. The public is welcome to drop off food or money at MicMac Mall Center Court, or call the Rogers Hunger Hotline (452-2222). Local businesses are also encouraged to gather food or donate money all while challenging other companies to do the same on the days of the event.
            
The Q104 Hunger Strike involves a two day live broadcast on Q104-FM (104.3 on the FM dial) December 10th and 11th, from 6am – 10pm. Over the two day period, Q104 personalities will crawl into bed with Bobby Mac while accepting non-perishable food items and cash donations from Metro residents at centre court of Mic Mac Mall. Bobby will spend two days at the mall, yes this means sleeping and eating!
            
Immediately following the broadcast on Friday, all donations will be picked up by the Metro Food Bank and distributed to various families in need.