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Vic Waters was born September 9, 1918. Vic started in radio in 1938. He was taking a wireless-telegraphy course at Sprott-Shaw and was asked by an instructor as to whether he could copy Morse code at 35 words per minute and he said “yes”. CJOR wanted to be first with unchallenged accuracy in its reporting…
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Jerry Wasserman is an actor, critic, theatre scholar and Emeritus Professor of English and Theatre at UBC, where he taught for 45 years. As aprofessional actor, he has more than 200 credits for theatre, film and television. He has received the Sam Payne Award from the Union of BC Performers, the GVPTA’s Jessie Richardson Award for…
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Jon Washburn is the founder, artistic director and long-time conductor of the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Canada’s outstanding professional vocal ensemble. He has earned international acclaim for mastery of choral technique and interpretation, traveling widely as guest conductor, lecturer, clinician and master teacher. He conducts dozens of performances each year, has recorded nearly 50 CDs and…
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As a young girl in the 1950’s, Judy Ginn began her musical career performing on radio, concert stages and television. In the early 1960’s, her first booking at Isy’s supper Club in Vancouver, opened the stage door to her next ten years of performing in lounges, hotel dining rooms and supper clubs across Canada and…
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