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MusiCounts donates money, instruments to 90 schools across Canada

Every year, there are kids across Canada who want to take lessons and learn how to play instruments while their

Indie 88–the station for which I act as “guidance counselor”–gave away a billboard at Bay and Bloor in downtown Toronto

Ahead of one of the band’s shows at Massey Hall in Toronto, The National’s Matt Berninger sat down for a

I’ve been a part of Indie 88 for almost a year now–I first signed on last April–and it’s been fantastic

Here’s a recent performance at Indie 88 in Toronto.

Collective Arts is a craft brewery based in Ontario which describes itself as “a grassroots beer company fusing the craft

I can’t say for sure, but I haven’t heard of another station doing this. Toronto’s Indie 88 (full disclosure: I

I’m the “guidance counsellor” for Toronto’s newest radio station, Indie 88. (“Guidance counsellor” is a much better name than “consultant.”)

…and it was fantastic. Completely sold out. Great performances from Stars and openers July Talk. (See the NOW magazine review

Posters like these are starting to show up around Toronto.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver