When I first started working at CHOM in 1985, I told Neil
Kushnir how much I enjoyed listening to him on the radio station’s program,
“Rock and Roll News”. Every time he spoke, I would learn something new and
interesting about the artists I listened to as a music fan.
I would eat that stuff up - and still do.
Neil and Benoit Dufresne used to co-host the show. I considered them cool dudes.
During my 17 years at CHOM, I spent a lot of time hanging
out in Neil’s office. We actually went to the same high school at different
times. Eventually, Ben left and Neil became CHOM’s Music Director.
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| With Benoit Dufresne |
I worked as a news announcer, reporter, interviewer,
editorialist, producer, writer, editor and a lot of other creative and fun jobs
at both CHOM and CKGM. I worked many different shifts with so many different
colleagues. I sometimes worked mornings, sometimes weekends and sometimes
afternoons.
I can’t remember why, but on September 20, 1999, for one and
only time, I got to host "Rock & Roll News"! I interviewed singer/songwriter
Ben Harper, who was promoting his album Burn
to Shine - and I also got to interview bassist John-Paul Jones of Led
Zeppelin about his latest musical project.
I absolutely pinched myself!
Hosting Rock & Roll News was just one of the many
tremendously fun things I got to do – when CHOM was home.
