Kim Hughes (broadcaster)
Kim Hughes is a Canadian radio personality and arts and entertainment journalist, who most recently[when?] hosted programming on XM Satellite Radio's The Verge.[1]
Hughes was most widely known for her work at 102.1 The Edge (CFNY-FM) in Toronto, Ontario, as host of the nightly live music magazine Live in Toronto from 1992 to 1999.[2] Canadian Musician described her as "one of the best-known music radio personalities in Canada",[3] and the Toronto Star referred to her as "one of the Toronto pop-music industry's most respected and influential figures".[2] She was seen in the industry as an unusually intelligent interviewer, and was credited for introducing to wider audiences bands that did not neatly fit into her radio station's format.[2] After the station's move to new studios at the Eaton Centre in 1996, she interviewed bands and had them perform in a glass-enclosed studio at street level, where fans could watch.[4][5]
She served as freelance music reviewer for
Her work has been widely published, appearing in the
References
- ^ "The Verge XM". Museum of Learning. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ a b c d Powell, Betsy (January 15, 1999). "Respected host leaves CFNY", Toronto Star. Convenience link (fee required).
- ^ Chauncey, Sarah (January–February 1999). "Media 101: how to manipulate the spotlight without getting burned", Canadian Musician 21 (1): 44.
- ^ Chauncey, Sarah (June 1998). "Geets", Professional Sound 9 (3): 22.
- ^ Goddard, Peter (March 30, 1996). "Radio's last true believers? CFNY weighs its 'alternatives' as it moves downtown seeking new Edge", Toronto Star, p. J1.
- ^ Kim Hughes (May 18, 2008). "The soundtrack of a generation". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ Kim Hughes (Jul 8, 2007). "They loved, lusted, lost". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ Kim Hughes (Jul 8, 2007). "7 Ways to Know They're 'The One'". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2010-09-28.