Augusta La Paix

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Augusta La Paix
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Known forRadio personality and film narrator
Notable work Brave New Waves

Augusta La Paix is a former Canadian radio personality, best known as the original host and co-creator of Brave New Waves . [1]

Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, [2] La Paix worked in Montreal as a freelance news reporter for CBC Radio and an occasional guest host of Morningside . [3] She was given Brave New Waves in 1984 after submitting a demo tape for a show on avant garde culture, featuring music by Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Klaus Nomi and Nina Hagen. [4] In an early interview with The Globe and Mail , she told the newspaper that she was only a recent convert to underground music, having previously been primarily a fan of country music. [4]

She left Brave New Waves in 1985, after one season, [5] and moved on to other roles with the CBC, including stints as host of Cross Country Checkup , [6] Two New Hours, [6] Arts National [7] and Home Run, the network's local afternoon program in Montreal. [8]

She also narrated a number of documentary films in the 1980s and 1990s, including Canada's First Woman MP, Adam's World, Just Before the Dawn, When the Day Comes and Latin America: The Thirsty Cities.

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References

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  2. "Young nighthawks CBC's new quarry". The Globe and Mail , February 6, 1984.
  3. "Some who left their marks on 1983". The Globe and Mail , December 31, 1983.
  4. 1 2 "Navigating the rock Brave New Waves". The Globe and Mail , May 26, 1984.
  5. "Drainie and Lapaix quitting CBC Radio". The Globe and Mail , July 19, 1985.
  6. 1 2 "Mr. Cool's a refreshing change". Toronto Star , August 27, 1987.
  7. "Augusta LaPaix takes over at CBC's Arts National". Financial Post , July 27, 1992.
  8. "It's decision time for Daybreak: Race heads into homestretch". The Gazette , July 9, 1996.