Stu Jeffries

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Stuart Robert (Stu) Jeffries (born May 10, 1960) [1] is a Canadian radio and television broadcaster. [2] Best known as the host of CBC Television's Good Rockin' Tonite from 1986 to 1993, [3] he is currently the morning host on CHBM-FM (Boom 97.3) in Toronto, Ontario.

Born in Richmond, British Columbia, [1] and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, [4] Jeffries worked in radio as program director and midday announcer at CJME in Regina, Saskatchewan, when he was first hired as host of Good Rockin' Tonite. [3] Initially he kept both jobs, flying to Vancouver weekly to tape the television show, [4] but later gave up the Regina position and moved to Vancouver. He also later became host of the CBC's teen series Switchback . [1] By 1989, he was also a radio host on Vancouver's CKXY concurrently with his CBC Television work, [1] and later moved to CKLG. [5]

Following the cancellation of Good Rockin' Tonite in 1993, Jeffries hosted the Vancouver sports magazine series The Score, [6] the entertainment magazine Metro Café [7] and the game show Love Handles , [8] and was a VJ for CMT Canada. [9]

On radio, Stu got his start with Yorkton’s CJGX 940. He worked for CKST in Vancouver [10] and CING-FM in Hamilton, Ontario, [9] before joining Boom 97.3.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morning man: Day in the Life". The Province , June 25, 1989.
  2. ↑ "Madonna scary: Jeffries says his hands were shaking". The Province , January 21, 1993.
  3. 1 2 "Good Rockin' Tonite host has best of both worlds". Montreal Gazette , January 8, 1986.
  4. 1 2 "Video show host keeps his day job". The Globe and Mail , January 13, 1986.
  5. ↑ "Volunteers to speak out about their activities". Vancouver Sun , March 17, 1994.
  6. ↑ "Things get tense in broadcastland". The Province , October 6, 1995.
  7. ↑ "People are talking about: Metro Cafe". The Province , April 1, 1997.
  8. ↑ "ITV braves calls to can show with gay couples". Edmonton Journal , February 28, 1996.
  9. 1 2 "Country comes to the city: 95.3 FM looks to market research and history in launch of new station". National Post , August 26, 2002.
  10. ↑ "Wrestling with reality: Despite overtones, WWF ratings remain strong in Canada". The Province , May 26, 2000.
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