Jim Brown (radio host)
Encyclopedia
Jim Brown has been the host of the Calgary Eyeopener
on CBR
(CBC Radio One
Calgary
) since 2003. Before moving to Calgary, he hosted The Morning Show at CBN
in St. John's, Newfoundland, for eight seasons. His voice has also been heard across Canada as Friday host of The Current
and guest host of Sounds Like Canada
, As It Happens
and The House
. Prior to joining the CBC
, Jim worked as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor. His first film, the feature film Radiant City
, co-directed with Gary Burns, was presented in September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival
. The film won a Genie Award for Best Documentary in 2007.
on CBR
CBR (AM)
CBR is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1010 AM in Calgary, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network.-History:...
(CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
) since 2003. Before moving to Calgary, he hosted The Morning Show at CBN
CBN (AM)
CIBB-FM Burgeo rebroadcasts programming of CBC Radio One, although it is owned by the Burgeo Broadcasting System.-External links:* * at Canadian Communications Foundation...
in St. John's, Newfoundland, for eight seasons. His voice has also been heard across Canada as Friday host of The Current
The Current (radio program)
The Current is a Canadian current affairs radio program, hosted by investigative reporter Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC Radio One. It airs weekdays starting at 8:37 a.m. local time and runs until 10 a.m. for most of the year, although during the summer the program airs until 9:30 a.m...
and guest host of Sounds Like Canada
Sounds Like Canada
Sounds Like Canada was a Canadian radio program, which aired weekday mornings on CBC Radio One from 2002 to 2008. Until the end of May 2008, the program was hosted by the award-winning broadcaster Shelagh Rogers, and in the summers by a rotating series of guest hosts...
, As It Happens
As It Happens
As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. Its 40th anniversary was celebrated on-air on 18 November 2008. It has been one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC Radio; it is also distributed in the United States by Public Radio International.The bulk of the...
and The House
The House (radio)
The House is CBC Radio One's weekly national political affairs show.The content includes interviews and radio documentaries. In addition, the show has a segment called "That's a Good Question," which answers listener questions about political processes. The program's most recent host was Kathleen...
. Prior to joining the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
, Jim worked as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor. His first film, the feature film Radiant City
Radiant City
Radiant City is a National Film Board of Canada filmreleased in 2006 at the Toronto Film Festival, about suburban sprawl and the fictional Moss family who live in the suburbs, written and directed by Gary Burns and Jim Brown....
, co-directed with Gary Burns, was presented in September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
. The film won a Genie Award for Best Documentary in 2007.