Career
Radio Host
(1991–1998) Affleck's career in Broadcast Journalism included a regular guest hosting spot on CBC's Saturday Show and Sunday Show, later renamed North-by-Northwest. He was a regular contributor to Definitely Not the Opera and a writer/broadcaster on the Early Edition , BC Almanac and The Afternoon Show .
Affleck was also a documentary producer for RadioSonic . He was a freelance feature reporter for CBC News and a producer for news and current affairs with CBC Radio in Vancouver. Affleck was also a music story producer on Realtime.
Author
Affleck wrote a historical anthology of the BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Associations' member newspapers. The book, called "Paper Trails", was published in 1999, by Arch Communications. [6] [7]
His second book focused on marketing. Buzz: How to Grow Your Small Business Using Grassroots Marketing, was published in 2015. [8]
Curve Communications
(2000–present) Launched with two colleagues (Laura Ballance and Duane Lennie), Curve Communications was launched after Affleck was given an assignment from the BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association to assemble a historical anthology of its member newspapers. Following the success of the anthology (published in 1999), Curve Communications began taking additional clients (among them: Pacific National Exhibition and the Cloverdale Rodeo). [2] [9]
Over the next several years the business expanded until Lennie left the business leaving Affleck and Ballance as partners. In September 2008, Affleck and Ballance dissolve their partnership with Affleck keeping Curve and taking on the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. At this time (September 1, 2008) Curve Communications was ranked as the 63rd fastest growing company in British Columbia by Business In Vancouver (BIV Magazine). [2] [10] As of January 2012, it is reported that Affleck owns more than 30% of Curve. [11]
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