Bliss Rider Jennifer Paige has been involved with CHLY since 2002. She recalls another student at Vancouver Island University stating that she could have her own show on the campus community radio station. Skeptical but intrigued, Paige and another student followed through and began a metal show that lasted almost three years. She progressed to […]
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A Seeker of Silver Linings
CHLY Volunteer Programmer Profile With a lifetime of experience dealing with chronic conditions and a compelling need to share information, Pam Edgar has worked hard to develop the technical and presentation skills required to host a weekly talk show about health. Involved with CHLY radio since 2004, Edgar began with Pam’s Tunes, an overnight playlist […]
Shot by Love
A listener of community radio for over ten years, MC MitiSwell saw a gaping hole and decided to fill it. Disappointed but not surprised that such an enormous body of work had been overlooked by an alternative, independent station, MitiSwell set out to rectify the situation. After much thought and deliberation, negotiation and manifestation, Three […]
Radio By The Seat Of Your Pants
CHLY Volunteer Programmer Profiles As a youngster growing up in the northern community of Houston, British Columbia, Ron Makowichuk didn’t have a lot of listening options; it was either CBC, country or a cheesy AM station. Although KISS was his favourite band when he was in Grade 3, Makowichuk readily admits that he didn’t have […]
Community Psychology Takes to the Air
Dr. Paola Lake, registered psychologist, established her practice in 2004 after moving from Ottawa, Ontario. Shortly after settling into west coast living, she received a call from CHLY programmer Pam Edgar; host of Living for the Health of It, who invited Lake to become a monthly guest on her show. Lake eventually decided to produce […]