It is the time of year to thank some of the peeps who contribute to WAGRadio with ideas, encouragement and actual physical help . . .
We've already mentioned the 'core-people' like Miss A our Production Manager (her title keeps changin') and Keith White our chief engineer plus our on-air cohort Sunny 'Sweet Daddy Fonk' Wong. DADDY FONK's 8 retro shows with DJZigZag from the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, South Carolina & Tennessee in 2010 and his many special broadcasts like the female audience favourite - 'Groovin' Blue Funk Shui Valentine' - have given him STAR STATUS on WAGRadio.
The voices of staff announcers Ted "Teddy Bear" Bishop and
Blu "King" Mankuma are invaluable.
Web-artiste extraordinaire Ms. Amanda McRoberts (she designed the station's logo and the DJZZ caricature)
is another SUPER INVALUABLE STAR contributor
as is YouTube advisor/co-producer JasMan (Jason Vanderhill).
We've also acknowledged Bermudian-Brit Kenny 'Mr. Brushes' Harris and Hawaiian-Canadian Dennis Jang and Turkistan-Laplander (Capn') Morgan Tanner.
All three are there to offer video and musical advice and criticism (especially young Tanner).
We must applaud our off-site help too. Thanks for the expertise of legendary Co-Op radio show host/producer Ron "Blues In The Dark" Simmonds, Reel-Radio contributor Jon E. Pearkins, musicologist Ari Anas and to these stalwarts; Chapter book stores' guru Glenn McDonald (who we suggest you visit at the Pinetree Village mall (Coquitlam, B.C.), Radio West's Ted Wendland with Northwest Broadcasters and Vancouver Broadcasters Editor/Webmaster Gord Lansdell and B.C. Radio History's Jack Bennest. They're always available when asked for that expert advice.
Mike 'East End Kingada Blues' Cvetkovich and Sam 'Chubby' Hayes are still mentoring DJZZ (and therefore us) with ideas and inspiration.
Add to the list; Red Robinson, "Big Daddy" Dave McCormick, DJ Physik, Sipreano & Kevin Howes, Rico Uno, Jay Swing, Globe & Mail's Tom Hawthorn, Anna McRoberts, Rhysha girl, George Balkovec, Brian Antonson & Bruce Atkinson, Jules Andre-Brown, Henri Brown, U. of Victoria's Marnie Coulter, Garret Louie, Tony Burke, Vince Mai, Al "Mr. Big" Foreman, Stephen Bucek & Stu Bevnick, Ian James Corlett, Richard Dal Monte, SeaBear, Jaayda Wong Dinglasen, DJ Kemo, Richard Liukko, Brian Forst, R&B Indies' Bob McGrath, zipDJ's Kevin Unger, Cilla Huggins, Don "Mr. Soul" Gerrard, John Mackie, Rock 101's 'Bro' Jake' Edwards, Sammy Lau, Phil MacKesy, Miles Hill, Chum-Radio's Mike Occomore, Dickson Loo, Russell Pangborn, Drew Snider, Henry & Yvonne Young, Bill Dulmage, Eric LeBlanc, Tom Jeffries, Flipout, DJ Clarence, Fat Back Caine's Lou Crockett, Alex Usow, Jim Conrad, Mr. Rumble, Sky Radio's Mike Cherry, Don Chessa, Paul DeBarros, Joani Taylor, Rice Honeywell, Mike & Jamie @ Apollo Music, Tara McGuire, Judy Graham, Atrain Boynton, April Thelwell, Gabor Gasztonyi, Neptoon's Rob Frith, Al 'CJAZ' Shimokura, Todd Hancock, David Cole, Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, Miles Ramsay, Mike Zafiris, Jonathan Rowthorn, SouLMateS' Kentish Steele, "Jolly John" Tanner, EBBA REITER and many other loyal fans and listeners who we can also ask advice from - making them all the more valuable to WAGRadio.
We know we've forgotten somebody and say we are sorry our memory failed us.
It's trite . . . but YOU know who you are and we ask you to mentally add yourself to the thank you list!
Through the New World African Music of Soul Santa - WAGRadio wishes all y'all a Very Merry Christmas and Happy, healthy IRIE New Year ! !
WAGRadio Management
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