The People Who Make CJNU Possible
Working Behind the Scenes
Adam Glynn
Station Manager
Dan Mitchell
Administrative Assistant
Agnes Brydon, Cindy Kelly, Marilyn Lyons, Frances Biela
Office Support
Frank Stecky
Production Coordinator
Doug Bumstead
Production Assistant
Chris Stevens
Marketing and Development Manager/Partnership Development
Tom Dercola
Account Executive
Tom Scott
Account Executive
Susan Earl
Volunteer Coordinator
Sheila Down
Membership Coordinator
Scott Balneaves, Mark Havens, Stephane Teffaine, Rick Scherger
Technical Wizards
Jean Loiselle
Broadcast Engineer
Robbi Goltsman-Ferris
Newsletter Editor
Al Klymochko
Art and Design
On Air and Production
Merry-Sue Adair-Gill
Doug Andrews
Ron Arnst
Scott Balneaves
Barbara Best
Scott Best
Tom Bryant
Lance Burdett
Chris Caslake
Greg Cooper
Tom Dercola
James Dykstra
Denny Farrell
Glenn Firth
Vic Gaggini
Adam Glynn
Susan Hamilton
Chris Hearn
Wells Heinrichs
Herb Henson
Aengus Kane
Lorne Kearns
Rod Kozak
James Lenting
John MacLise
Sherill Mathes
Dan Mitchell
Garry Moir
Carol Nowell
Jim Nowell
Maria Olinyk
Lucas Oravec
Ryan Osentowski
Grant Patterson
Naomi Penner
Bill Perlmutter
Ken Porteous
Tiffany Prochera
Chris Reid
Paul Richl
Pamela Roz
Charles Salina
Kim Scherger
Rick Scherger
Al Shpeller
Grant Simpson
Jeff Sinnock
Jim Snell
Raymond Sokalski
Frank Stecky
Bill Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Sheldon Stier
Stephane Teffaine
Bruce Toews
Tracy Tymm
Larry Updike
Joe Webb
Romey Whitwell
Drew Williams
Roger York
Studio and Broadcast Assistants
Joyce Allen
Nolan Bailey
Frances Biela
Jackie Blonski
Janet Brady
Agnes Brydon
Pat Cartwright
Chris Collier
Heather Diaz
Thea Firth
Gail Graham
Krystal Harland
Gail Henderson Brown
Adam Johnston
Bev Klym
Norma Konrad
Linda Lamb
Rissa Lang
Josette Lukowycz
Marilyn Lyons
Birnie McIntosh
Casey McKay
Carson Mellon
Bob Migliore
Pat Migliore
Jeff Rouse
Bev Smith
Shaila Sood
Helga Stecky
Shirley Strain
Gay Sul
Linda Thacker
Stacey Traynor
Our Team
Scott Best – Announcer
Since the age of four, I have loved Nostalgia music. Radio was a large part of my life. I would wake up to Don Percy, Cliff Gardner or Jack Wells every morning and imagine what it would be like to be a broadcaster. My favourite spot on the dial was a little Nostalgia station called CKVN. In December 2006, I was thrilled to hear about the launch of CJNU. I had done some work for Kelvin High’s in-school radio station, but I never thought I had enough experience for them to give me a second look – or should that be listen. Thankfully, they did, and I am proud to be an announcer, former board member, and member of the cooperative. CJNU has given me the opportunity to combine my two passions: the magic of radio and the most magical music I’ve found anywhere. When I’m not working with CJNU, I’m a writer for the Manitoba Government. I’m looking forward to an exciting career as a writer, broadcaster, or both. When I retire, I hope to work full-time, here at my favourite radio station!
Jackie Blonski – Studio Assistant
I had retired from 35 years of office work when I joined CJNU. I had also spent six years in the field of recreation with older adults. My volunteer experience includes Neighborhood Watch, the Luxton Play Centre, VoicePrint (online review service) and McClure United Church. I’ve always been heavily involved in the community and with my love of music, I’m now very happy to be a part of CJNU. CJNU is a perfect fit for me and I enjoy answering phones for the station and helping with CJNU special events.
Tom Bryant – Announcer
After over 43 years in broadcasting, I retired in 1998. My career began in 1955 at KFYR in Bismarck, then I spent 4 years at CJOB AM-AM and CJQM AM-FM in Winnipeg, short stretches at a couple of other stations, and almost 32 years at WSM (home of the Grand Ole Opry) in Nashville, Tennessee. I thought that would be my final curtain call, but when CJNU-FM was in the planning stages I was invited to participate in ‘the little station that could’. I have served in many capacities on CJNU-FM, but am probably best known as host of “Music In The Night” and “Music Just For You”, along with hundreds of commercial messages and promotional announcements. Through the magic of digital technology, I am able to do all voice recording at my home in Nashville, and immediately transfer it digitally to the station. My contributions to CJNU allow me to remain active in broadcasting as well as contribute to a unique broadcast format which truly considers the interests of its listeners.
Agnes Brydon – Broadcast Assistant
Prior to retirement, I was an Accounting Clerk 2 with Manitoba Lotteries for twenty years. I have been actively involved with the Scottish Community for over 45 years in various capacities and still dance. I have been with CJNU for the past ten years where I am responsible for monthly sponsors, guest interviews, reconciliation of the live broadcast log sheets, training and scheduling of telephone volunteers, office finances as well as answering the studio phone every Wednesday.
Lance Burdett – Announcer
I found my way to CJNU after a 35 year career at Manitoba Hydro’s Information Technology division. Prior to that, I had graduated from both the Electronic Technology and Computer Analyst Program courses at Red River College. My hobbies include electronics, computers, playing bass guitar, and running half-marathons. My wife Erin and I have two daughters and two grandchildren. Volunteering at CJNU had been a very good experience that allows me to give back to the community while learning new skills and meeting new people. I get great satisfaction seeing the public come up to the radio hosts and expressing their love of the music on CJNU.
Susan Earl – Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteering at CJNU is one of my many activities; I also enjoy quilting, painting, and reading. I love all genres of music – especially musicals of the 60s and 70s, and the singing of Dean Martin. I share my life with my partner Bryan and our cat Osca; I am a retired nurse, with 42 years experience in cancer, burn, and elder care. I have a master’s degree in health care administration and I’m a board member of The Firefighters Burn Fund. I’m happy to do my part in keeping “nostalgia” music alive. I’ve always been very committed to supporting our community, and I feel there’s no better way to demonstrate that then by being involved at CJNU radio.
Adam Glynn – Station Manager, Announcer
I started my broadcasting career at volunteer run Radio Harrow in London, providing entertainment and public service announcements. For five years, I presented a variety of programs, read news bulletins, and for a time served on the board. Subsequently, I worked with the BBC and some of Britain’s leading commercial stations, providing traffic news reports. Locally, I’ve also freelanced with the Canadian Traffic Network. My musical tastes are broad and eclectic – I favour the 60s era and have a great love of The Beatles. I also enjoy instrumental music, particularly film scores and television themes. I’ve been a volunteer with CJNU since 2013 – having hosted “The Full English Breakfast” on Sunday mornings from 2015-21, and “Community Cafe” on Friday afternoons from 2020-present. I’ve had the privilege of serving as Station Manager, working in the office, since November of 2016.
Denny Farrell
Denny Farrell is a Big Band Hall of Fame Inductee and Winner of the national Ballroom & Entertainment Association’s Award for his outstanding radio shows. Denny is one of Chicago’s “very own.” Denny Farrell is rated as one of the top broadcasters in the world in his very distinctive format that combines swing, sweet, Dixieland and Jazz. Denny’s background is like a Who’s Who in the big band and jazz industry. Announcing chores have tied him to such greats as Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Sammy Kaye, Bob Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ralph Marterie, Harry James, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Guy Lombardo, Maynard Ferguson, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Red Norvo, Helen Forrest, Peggy Lee, Artie Shaw, Johnny Desmond, Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle, Buddy Morrow, The Glenn Miller Orchestra with Larry O’Brien, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with Lee Castle, only to name a few. Denny Farrell’s Original Big Band Showcase covers all of the great Big Bands and Jazz Groups of our times from the Roaring Twenties, 30’s 40’s 50’s and today. The Original Big Band Showcase is broadcast around the world on various AM and FM radio stations along with the internet and is considered the best link to the past with door wide open to the future for top quality musicians and artist. “Come on into the Old Study – what can I play for you?”
Susan Hamilton – Announcer
Upon retirement I volunteered at CKVN and was also a volunteer/broadcaster at the short-lived AM station CJML. Gren Marsh and Johnny Murphy encouraged me to try broadcasting. I was scared green at first, but the fact that I love music and wanted to share it with others, kept me going. It was a great day when Garry Robertson got a few of us together in the fall of 2006 to try one last time to get a nostalgia station up and running. Ten years later we are still on the air. I have never had so much fun as I have working as a broadcaster and scheduler at CJNU.
Aengus Kane – Announcer
Aengus Kane comes from The Rock. An avid lover of a vagabond existence, Aengus has learned over the decades that music both nourishes the soul and liberates the mind to travel through time and over great distances. He has settled in Winnipeg (the Paris of the Prairies) until the next quest for a life well lived presents itself. Aengus treasures CJNU’s power to invigorate and inspire our listeners through the music of yesteryear. He savours delivering warmth, humour and history while the denizens of Winnipeg rendezvous with reminiscences of their own sojourns on this little blue marble we call Earth. Aengus has found his little slice of heaven right here in Winnipeg at CJNU. Meet you wherever you listen to Nostalgia Radio!!
Lorne Kearns – Announcer
I was born in Montreal and lived there for the first 40 years of my life. I majored in economics at Loyola College, and in 1956 I joined the CN marketing department. After bouncing around to several locations I was transferred in Winnipeg in 1983. Starting in 1996 I spent the next seven years managing The Farm Business Centre at The Canadian Wheat Board. After retirement I did a fair bit of volunteer work, finally landing at CJNU; I started out answering the phones and taking song requests. I married my late spouse Geraldine in 1963; it was a marriage that produced two beautiful daughters, and I now have two great sons-in-law and four fabulous grand-children. My interests are varied; I coached minor spots for years, did a little amateur theatre and was Vice Chair of The Baldwin-Cartier School Board in Montreal. I have only one regret – giving up piano to play in the NHL (we all know how that turned out.) My real passion, though, has always been music – it always played a significant part in our family life. While my musical tastes are eclectic, I favor the big band era. I’m so grateful to CJNU for giving me the opportunity to share great music with such a wonderful and loyal listening audience.
Linda Lamb, Broadcast Assistant
Having grown up on a farm in Treherne, in the 60’s, I remember the radio was always on. I listened to Elvis, the Beatles, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison. Having retired from a career in Continuing Care, I was thrilled to discover Nostalgia Music and CJNU. I immediately volunteered. The genuine feel of live radio is exhilarating. I enjoy volunteering at CJNU, it’s a lot of fun, and sometimes listening to 93.7 seems like the only normal and familiar thing in our chaotic world today. Listen, relax, and enjoy.
Josette Lukowycz, Broadcast Assistant
I’m originally from Bissett, Manitoba; like many people then, my family did not have television growing up…but we did have radio. My fondest memories are of spending many hours listening to the radio, acting out the songs and being totally enraptured by stories read “just to me” by the voice over the airwaves. In other words, the radio truly was a “friend.” I earned my degree in social work in 1975 and worked in the field until my retirement in 2009 – it was an extremely rewarding career. I continue to be involved in my hometown; I’m the membership chairperson for the Bissett & Area Historical Society and a member of the Hearing Panel for the Vulnerable Persons Commission of Manitoba. I’m also very pleased to be part of the CJNU family – I serve as the Volunteer Committee Chairperson. In all the best ways CJNU allows me to bring together my favorite memories, interests and skills. I thank my husband Neil for being the one who suggested I listen to this radio station “that plays the kind of music you like.”
Garry Moir, Announcer
Garry has had a career in broadcasting that spans more than 45 years, which includes work at CBC radio and several other private radio and television stations. He has served as a correspondent for Maclean’s magazine, a contributor to Time magazine, and broadcasting instructor at Red River College. Garry has written extensively about local broadcasting history including a book titled On the Air: The Golden Age of Radio in Manitoba. At CJNU, Garry is a part time newscaster and produces the daily “History Vault.”
Carol Nowell, Announcer
I have spent my whole life enjoying music. As a little girl, I sang on the sound track of a puppet show of Peter Pan. I joined in all the school choirs I could, as well as Winnipeg Girls Choir. At Kelvin High School, I took lead roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas ‘The Goldoliers’ and ’Yeoman of the Guard’. Right out of High School, I was asked to join the Neil Harris Singers on ‘Swingalong’. This association with the Neil Harris Singers continued for 40 years, including 13 years at the Hollow Mug. I sang on CBC’s Hymn Sing and performed with the Manitoba Opera Chorus for 15 years.
I was part of a company called “A La Carte Productions” which wrote and produced banquet and convention entertainment. This led me to arts administration. I managed the Winnipeg Singers and the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, where I enjoyed planning concerts and taking the choirs on tours to Germany, Austria, Toronto and New York.
For fifteen years I was Executive Assistant to the President of the Business Council of Manitoba, and managed the Aboriginal Award Program, helping Aboriginal students attend university and community college.
Now, I am enjoying putting together shows for CJNU with my husband Jim, and sharing my love of music with our sons, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.
Jim Nowell – Announcer/Operator
I came from a musical family. My Dad played piano, entertaining us with music that spanned the decades. My aunt was an organist and ran a music store. My sister, Mary, sang on CBC TV in the 60’s and 70’s. I married into a musical family as well. I spent many hours attending rehearsals and performances at the CBC and at the Hollow Mug where my wife Carol sang. Carol has performed with numerous choirs and the Manitoba Opera Association. Needless to say, I heard lots of great music. CJNU is my first experience in front of the microphone thanks to Don Milne who invited me to the studio. I am enjoying the opportunity to select and play some of my favorites on 93.7 FM. Carol and I have recently teamed up and she announces while I operate the controls.
Carol and I have two sons, John and Glen. We are proud grandparents and enjoy opportunities to be with our three grandchildren. All enjoy music.
I worked for 34 years in the Winnipeg School Division, in elementary, junior high and high school. The last 11 years were as a Teacher-Librarian. I have drawn on my flying experience to provide half-day flight workshops for Grade 6 students after I retired.
I have had a lifelong interest in steam powered equipment. I operate steam traction engines and locomotives and instruct in steam schools in the United States and in Manitoba. My book, Steam Traction Engineer’s Checklist, is used by a number of steam schools. I am past president of the Steam Association of Manitoba. You will often find me at the Prairie Dog Central Railway maintaining Steam Locomotive #3.
Grant Patterson, Announcer
I retired from a 36-year career as a teacher and principal a few years ago, and signed on with CJNU in the fall of 2013. As a youngster my father helped me build a crystal set, which I used to listen to distant radio stations late at night. In high school I salvaged an old TV antenna to pull in KYTN from the States. Easy listening music and radio have been part of my life from those early times. I started at CJNU as a weekly announcer, and am now a regular on-air host. I am part of a team working to rebuild the CJNU Legacy Library. I chair the Programming Committee and serve as coordinator of the Host Sponsorship program. I’m also a member of the CJNU Board, so the station keeps me busy! Serving listeners with the music we all love, and providing a platform for community radio allows me to contribute to the unique organization and experience that is CJNU.
Paul Richl, Announcer
I have a great love of music, and have been playing in bands for almost forty years. My aunt and uncle were involved in radio in Winnipeg for many years – so it seemed only natural that I would eventually wander into a studio!
Since starting at CJNU in February of 2016, I’ve learnt a great deal from some of the best in the business. As the station continues to grow, I look forward to playing more great music from our extensive library of classic songs.
Jim Snell Operator, Music Library Curator
I am a retired actuary who loves music. My music tastes are somewhat eclectic but I would say Big Band music is my favorite. I have sung in a couple of choirs and currently play a clarinet in a couple of concert bands. I learned of CJNU from Owen Clark. I volunteered as a phone operator in 2014 and became an operator early in 2015.
Joe Webb – Announcer
My beginnings in radio aren’t quite the same as most who started in the business. I got my first taste of broadcasting during a work experience program in high school. Years later – at age 38 – I decided to return to school and took the radio/television course at Robertson College. I did my practicum at CKVN, which turned into my first job in radio. There were some rough moments at first, but I was tutored by some of the best announcers in broadcasting, including Murray Parker and Jim Coghill. There have been many technological changes and format variations through the years, but my love of the music remains the same. I enjoy being a part of CJNU very much, and I hope to be in the business for many years to come.
Roger York – Announcer
I was an ordained minister of religion and part of my work was for the communication division where I was involved in both radio and TV. I come from a very musical family, a love passed from generation to generation. Having played the piano, I learned guitar later in life and played with the youth groups in the church, putting on services and learning the protest songs of the 60’s and 70’s. I have since joined CJNU. Not being a “Techie” and having done announcing previously, I have found my niche in doing the 9:30 am to Noon Friday show, RY-crisp. All I can say is that I love it.