LITE 96

Don Stevens has been in the radio business a long time, however unlike the radio station cafeteria fridge he still smells okay.
Born in Saskatoon (and really who isn’t) Don’s career has taken him to many places, some even Environment Canada has never heard of. Lloydminster, Weyburn, Peace River, Fort St John, Edmonton (see what I mean) Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and back to Calgary.

Growing up in Lakeview, the Johnson kids: Clare, Joanne & Marc, all went to Clem Gardner Elementary, Bishop Pinkham Jr. High and Central Memorial High School.  (If you check closely at all 3 schools you can find their names etched on various lockers).

It was at Central that a wonderful teacher named Dave Cormack encouraged Joanne to apply for the Broadcasting Course at S.A.I.T. She did and after graduating from the CTSR Program in 1982, radio jobs at CKAL Vernon, B.C., CHRB High River and 66CFR in Calgary followed.

Born and raised in Calgary, I am thrilled to be covering the mat leave for my friend, Christina Rowsell during mid-days and love helping out in the mornings with Don and Joanne!  I have done a little of everything in broadcasting throughout my career: TV reporting, Radio News, Helicopter Traffic and Co-hosting a Morning Show.

It’s hard to believe it’s been over 20 years since my wife and I made the trek across the Rockies into Alberta. It’s also hard to believe we did it in an empty car. These days, heading through the Rockies involves a truck, a trailer, 3 kids and a puppy named Ryder.
So many things have changed since I played my first record, at my first radio station, back in 1982 in Vernon, B.C. First of all, records disappeared 20 years ago. Even CD’s are gone. The three things that have remained constant through the years are you, me and the music.

Today's Lite Rock LITE 96 is proud to welcome John Tesh to the LITE 96 family! 

The John Tesh Radio Show is an entertaining and topical show in which John discusses kids and family, vacation and travel, health and well-being, workplace issues, marriage and relationships and much, much more.  And of course you'll get your fill of Today's Lite Rock music throughout the show.

Tune into LITE 96 Sunday to Friday at 7:00pm for the John Tesh Radio Show.

For more information about John's show click here.  To email John, click here.

David Spence is best known for his face, on television, as the CTV weather man. Calgarians plan their lives around his Sky Watch weather forecasts, seen each evening on the 6 o'clock news. However, before he was a weather guy he was a radio guy and his newscasts have been heard on Calgary radio since the early 80's.

In 1995, while attending B.C.I.T for Broadcast Communications, I received a call from Calgary.  "How would you like to move to Calgary and fly in a Cessna and report traffic?"  Sure!  I’d love to!  At the time I was almost 21, and didn’t even know Calgary.  But I pulled it off and reported traffic for the first time March 15th, 1995.  (Thanks to the pilot who told me what to say).