94.9 CHRW News - Wednesday MArch 31

presented by Deanna Boychuck, Brian McAuley, and John Urban

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- 900 Western employees earn +$100K
- Coming soon: LTC realtime smartphone app
- Winnipeg man strikes it rich

94.9 CHRW News - Tuesday, March 30

presented by Victoria Falana


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- Korea Day Celebration in the UCC
- Pipeline Rebuilding almost complete
- Moscow Mourns victims of Suicide Bombings

CHRW News - Monday March 29th

presented by Vicki Richard

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- Changes to OSAP
- Water Pipeline Burst
- Earth Hour Results

94.9 CHRW News - Friday March 26th

presented by Bronwen Loden

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- Earth Hour this weekend
- Post-secondary Budget Boost
- 'Flaunting It' at UWO

94.9 CHRW News - Tuesday March 23rd

presented by Victoria Falana

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- Backpacking Latin America
- Emergency Evacuation at Pearson
- Company Bids to Change CN Tower Name

94.9 CHRW News - Monday, March 22

presented by Vickie Richard and Everett Hanmer.


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- Local Lottery Win
- Migrant Workers Face Deportation
- US Passes Health-Care Bill

94.9 CHRW News - Wednesday, March 17

presented by John Urban, Deanna Boychuck and Everett Hanmer.


Top stories
- Western students win $25 000 for TD Go Green Challenge
- LTC ridership down
- PepsiCo to stop selling sugary drinks in schools by 2012
- Picasso portait for auction at Christie's

Between the Margins - RHVP and Hate Crimes Follow Up Show

Today's show was a follow-up to the Rally for Peaceful Communities, held on October 7th, 2009, resulting from two highly publicized hate crimes in the City of London that occurred last September.

Highlights from the Rally included an address from Mayor Anne Marie Decicco-Best and from Deputy Chief of the London Police Department, Brad Duncan.

"And I don't want my London, or your London, to be a place where someone is walking down the street and needs to look over their shoulder. I don't want our London to be a place where people are afraid to be in their neighbourhood or in a place of business. The acts of violence that we've seen in particular over the last couple of weeks, but that I would say at any time, are reprehensible, they are appauling, and they are unacceptable," says Decicco-Best.

"And it's been our commitment and our mandate as a police service to work with our community and our council, but I think it's broader than that - to work with the community at large, in making sure that we understand we all have a role to play if we want London to be the best and safest city anywhere," she continued.

Deputy Police Chief Brad Duncan reiterated the mayor's sentiments.

"As the Mayor has indicated, the London Police service is committed to providing a safe, and secure community for all our citizens. A community that is supportive of everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, cultural background, or sexual orientation....streets where individuals and couples can walk freely - free from harassment and violence; free to work, live and play in our city. We will not tolerate violence in any form, perpetrated against those who have done nothing wrong, and targeted by those who prey on someone simply because of who they are."

"I commit to you, that anyone who becomes a victim of violence, will be treated with compassion and understanding. We will investigate and charge persons who engage in hate crimes, ensuring that our victims are protected and the offender is brought before the courts."

As per Duncan, the LPD investigates approximately 30 hate-motivated crimes a year in London - of those reported cases, over 30% involve a member of the LGBT community.

(Due to length, you can read the rest of the post HERE.)

94.9 CHRW News - Monday, March 15th, 2010

presented by Carrie Simmons and Ashley Bushfield


Top stories
- Second Annual Ivey Film Festival upcoming
- Golden Start to Paralympic Games
- US restricts travel to Mexico

94.9 CHRW News - Thursday March 11th

Presented and Produced by Victoria Falana, Ashley Bushfield, John Urban and Everett Hanmer

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- USC Passes 2010-2010 Budget and Tactical Plan
- Western Students Raise Money for Cancer Research
- Federal Government extend Indian Status

94.9 CHRW News - Wednesday, March 10

Presented by John Urban, Deanna Boychuck and Everett Hanmer

Top stories
- Western Music Grad Makes a Difference in Malawi
- Former London Daycare Worker Charged with Child Pornography
- Twitter star extinguished - Layla Grace Marsh succumbs to cancer

CHRW News - Monday March 8th, 2010

presented by Carrie Simmons

Top stories
-Brescia kicks off 100 Mile Diet Challenge
-OPP officer shot North of London
-82nd Academy Awards

CHRW News - Thursday March 4th

Presented by Victoria Falana



Top stories
- Ivey Film Festival Quickly Approaching
- London Police Investigate Dual Fire
- Harper vying for Changes to the National Anthem

94.9 CHRW - News Wednesday March 3rd

presented by Brian Mcauley and Deanna Boychuck



Top stories
- Western Law admits Canadian Forces captain
- GM recalls 1.3 million cars in North America
- Governor General freezes wages for public servants

94.9 CHRW News - Tuesday March 2nd

Presented by Victoria Falana.

Top stories
- USC Announces New Conservative Budget
- Two London Brothers Charged with Assault
- Death Toll in Chile Still Rising

Between the Margins - Weight Discrimination Show

On our March 1st show, about weight discrimination, follows in the wake of the media frenzy surrounding Kevin Smith and Southwest Airlines.

Over the Valentine's Day weekend, famed writer and director Kevin Smith was removed from his flight for being 'too fat' - and after bringing public attention to this incident, he received an apology from Southwest Airlines and was given a seat on a replacement flight; however, when the woman seated next to him was subjected to the same humiliating experience, Silent Bob became 'Not So Silent Bob.'

This brought a backlash from the media, and from members of society, who considered Kevin's weight, health and lifestyle to become the subject of criticism, proving that one's size is still considered the last 'socially acceptable' grounds of prejudice, discrimination and hate.

When it comes to obesity and being overweight, the filters of acceptability seem to fall away. People seem comfortable making comments, criticisms, and derogatory comments that degrade and insult a fellow human being, eroding away their confidence and attacking their sense of self.

To examine this issue further, we brought in four wonderful guests to talk about weight discrimination, the rights of people of size, and 'fat advocacy': Jill Andrew (Fat activist and founder of Curvy Catwalk), Prof. Anna Kirkland (author of Fat Rights: Dilemmas and Difference of Personhood), Peggy Howell (PR director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance), and Natalie (known from her appearance on Kevin Smith's SModcast).

Due to length, you can read the rest of this entry HERE.

Gathering Voices - Wider Boundaries of Daring

As Western's writer-in-residence for 2009-10, I host Gathering Voices, an eclectic literary radio show on Radio Western, archived on chrwradio.com/talk/gatheringvoices.

My interview with Barbara Godard, co-editor of Wider Boundaries of Daring: The Modernist Impulse in Canadian Women's Poetry, airs on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 6-6:30 pm (Repeated Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:30-7:00 am). 

Sometime after March 10, the show will be archived on chrwradio.com/talk/gatheringvoices. The whole interview will be available as podcast on the NCRA website.  All 2009 Gathering Voices programs are now podcast there.

To celebrate the London Reads event on March 11, where Bob Smith and I presenting Gil Adamson's The Outlander, we are also airing part of my interview with Gil on the March 3/10 show.  See also londonreads.uwo.ca. You can hear our full interview here.  See you at Central Library on March 11!

94.9 CHRW News - Monday March 1

Presented by Carrie Simmons, Vickie Richard and Everett Hanmer.

Top stories
- 2nd Annual Ivey Film Festival Call for Submissions
- Canada Wins Record Number of Gold Medals at Vancouver Olympics
- More Than 700 Dead Following Chilean Earthquake