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Ocean 100 Launches A 15 Day Challenge to spend 15 days with our morning team
Written by Wayne Harrett   


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We asked our listeners…think you have what it takes to spend 15 days with Kirk or Kerri Wynne? And they responded! We promise Laughs, quality time together, photos, momentos and the end result could be a Taylor Swift Concert experience!
And now from the hundreds of entries we wish 2 PEI ladies, Lori Edwards and Jackie Arsenault best of luck as they spend 15 days (starting April 9th) with our Kirk and Kerri Wynne cut-outs.

Ocean 100 will be featuring updates on the fun and even more importantly be watching for them. If you spot our contestants with Kirk and Kerri Wynne tell us when and where and you could win $1000.00 cash!

If you can, try and snag a picture of them we'll double your entries for the cash draw. Email us your pics to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

It's the Ocean 100 Concert Getaway To See The Fearless Tour 2010 With Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Gloriana on Sat June 5 at Gillette Stadium.
 
Rob Johnson Lands With Z103 and Launching New Station
Written by Wayne Harrett   
Former KOoL-FM's program director, Rob Johnson is off to z103.5.-The Beat of Halifax. Friday was Johnson's last day with Newcap. His first day will be this Thursday. Johnson tells On The Air, that he'll also be programming the soon to be launched station. "I'm pretty excited about this opportunity. It's a great chr battle in this city and competition makes us all better', Johnson said.
 
New Hawk Drive Team
Written by Wayne Harrett   

Port Hawkesbury, NS - March 25, 2010 - 101.5 The Hawk (CIGO-FM) is pleased to announce its new afternoon team.  Cameron MacEachern joins The Hawk on a full-time basis as the station's new afternoon drive host.  MacEachern has been part of the family business since he was eleven.  Now in the process of obtaining his Diploma from the Radio-Television Arts Program at the Nova Scotia Community College he landed his first full-time gig at home.

Program Director Kelly Atchison says, "It was a natural to have Cameron slide into the on-air line-up.  He is local, talented, understands the community, the station and loves what he does."

MacEachern says The Hawk has been a second home to him.  "I basically grew up at The Hawk, so it's cool to start my career doing the afternoon gig."  Cameron MacEachern can be heard 2-6 p.m., Monday-to-Friday.

Meanwhile, Kerri Penney joins The Hawk newsroom as the new afternoon news anchor and reporter.  Penney is fresh out of the NSCC journalism program in Dartmouth, NS.

Greg Morrow, The Hawk's News/Sports Director, says he's impressed with Penney,  "Kerri has the right combination of drive, energy and potential." "I look forward to watching her grow as a journalist" adds Morrow.

For her part, Penney says she's excited about the opportunity, "I can't believe I'm starting my first industry job, and I am pleased that it's at 101.5 The Hawk."   Penney can be heard weekdays between 11a.m.-5 p.m.

You can read more on both MacEachern and Penney at 1015thehawk.com.

101.5 The Hawk is about to celebrate its 10th birthday on the FM dial.  The station which debuted in October 1975 as 1410am CIGO, was the first Nova Scotia radio station to flip from AM to FM in April 2000.  

 
Sackville Community Radio 106.9 FM
Written by Wayne Harrett   

The following was send to On The Air:

We are a Special Events station and throughout the month of April will celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Sackville Lions Club. We invite you to tune us in on April 3, 2010. Commencing with a countdown, starting at 7am. At 9am, Frank Lowe will do our first live show. Frank will be doing out morning show Monday to Friday, 6am to 9am. Enjoy classic country, bluegrass, fantastic fiddling and Newfoundland music with Jim Francis and Bill Grover. Sundays will feature great country gospel with Wayne Adams, and others. Joyce Seamone will bring a weekly specialty country show. Charlie Hansen will join us in the second week with a Sunday evening show from Charlottetown. Gord Heffler and Ray Hill will also slide behind the classic country microphone.
 
Stations Knocked Off The Air
Written by Wayne Harrett   
All commercial radio stations in the Metro Halifax area were put off the air during the morning of March 18th around 10;00 for about an hour. Reports indicate that Nova Scotia Power was in the area doing some non-related work, causing the stations to go off the air. The stations broadcast from the CBC Geizer hill tower location. 105.9 SEASIDE-FM remained on the air, since their tower is located in the Eastern Passage area.
 
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