Jamie was born in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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 to John & Barbara Paterson

Barbara Paterson

Barbara Paterson is a Canadian artist, primarily known for her bronze figurative works, specializing in a variety of sculpture media including wax, stone, bronze and welded steel....

. He has worked as a stand-up comedian

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

, an improvisational actor, and at various time slots on radio stations across Canada.

Jamie is the former host of the Afternoon Drive program on CKUL-FM

CKUL-FM

CKUL-FM is a Halifax, Nova Scotia radio station broadcasting on 96.5 MHz. After receiving CRTC approval on March 5, 1990, it first went on the air on August 30, 1990 as 96.5 Sun FM, under the call letters CIEZ-FM with originally a beautiful music format. Shortly thereafter, the station became...

 RADIO in Halifax, Nova Scotia  and hosted BeatleBrunch, a weekly feature spotlighting the Fab Four heard around the world. Jamie can now be heard hosting the morning show on LITE 92.9 in Halifax.

Jamie is married to fellow broadcaster Lisa Blackburn and lives with his daughter Heather and stepdaughter Bronwyn.

External links

Further biographical information on the CFLT website and at Edmonton Radio Broadcasters archive