Pender Radio Launch Day Special

Jaime grew up in a small town hemmed in by forest mountains, coal mining, logging and commercial radio. Late nights in her room alone tuning her radio, she discovered Night Music on CKUA. It was an audio glimpse into another world, one that she sought out with her friends.

Wrangler of Sounds. Director of the Technical. Weaver of the Stream. The one who understands why the levels are set that way. Please don't touch all the buttons. We don’t come to your Airstream-based recording studio and touch all the buttons.

With a broadcasting career that began in the mid-80’s with The Lunch Hour Report at CBDS, Marc Lesperance built a diverse background in radio, live entertainment, and music. After early experiences with secondary school radio at CFLC, he joined CFRH as Assistant Program Director and Countdown DJ. Throughout the 1990s, he worked as a club DJ in various venues before returning to commercial radio with Coast Radio and later Magic FM. Since 2002, he has continued his work in live production as a roadie, stage technician and an event DJ. A lifelong musician, Marc plays piano, guitar, drums, but mainly bass guitar.

Matthew Coutts wandered for decades before moving to Pender Island in 2024. He is a father and friend, a trained journalist, a curious ear, and is fascinated by simple human stories.