Connie Thiessan
Podcast Host at Broadcast Dialogue Podcast
Editor at Broadcast Dialogue
root beer-drinker, cowboy boot-wearer, record collector, editor @broadcastdialog, @carttca contributor. Tweets about film, TV, radio, music & the Winnipeg Jets.
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4 days ago |
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan
Pattison Media has announced that CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, AB is closing its doors after 68 years of serving the community. In an announcement Tuesday morning, Pattison Media President Rod Schween said despite exploring avenues to sustain operations, shrinking support for local TV and ongoing losses make it impossible to continue TV operations in Medicine Hat.
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4 days ago |
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan
Radio groups from across Manitoba are rallying around wildfire evacuees, coming together for a province-wide Radiothon this Thursday, June 5 in support of the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Manitoba Wildfires Appeal. The Manitoba Day Of Caring For Wildfire Evacuees is modelled after a similar effort undertaken last summer in Alberta, following wildfires that devastated the community of Jasper. It went on to raise more than $2.9 million.
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5 days ago |
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) revealed the final group of winners of the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards on Saturday evening as this year’s awards program celebrating the best in Canadian film, television, and digital media, came to a close.
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5 days ago |
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) capped off its 2025 national conference in Calgary this past weekend by presenting this year’s CAJ Awards. Both Gold and Silver winners were named this year for the first time, chosen from a record 540 entries across 18 categories. Radio-Canada Info, La Presse, The Globe and Mail, and the Investigative Journalism Bureau led wins with three apiece.
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5 days ago |
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan
Hollywood Suite has launched a refreshed channel lineup, alongside a new logo and visual identity for the group of specialty channels. “When we first launched Hollywood Suite’s decade-based channels in 2016, the concept was enthusiastically embraced by film lovers across Canada.
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Roho & I were supposed to hang out tomorrow after I finished covering @RadiodaysNA. I'll remember Geoff - more than anything - as a fan, who was able to turn his passion for the Leafs, UFC and Wrestlemania, into a career. RIP to a sweet soul. https://t.co/3jrhpQ5R8y
RT @BarDown: The Blues fans’ reaction videos to the Jets tying/winning goal are tough to watch 🥲 (via TT/toastedravs, TT/crystalandpenny)…
