Tom Power (musician)

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Tom Power
Born (1987-05-01) May 1, 1987 (age 37)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Alma mater Memorial University
Career
Show Q
Network CBC Radio One
Country Canada

Tom Power (born May 1, 1987) is a Canadian musician and broadcaster, best known as the host of Q on CBC Radio One, [1] previously the host of Deep Roots and Radio 2 Morning on CBC Radio 2. In August 2016, he was named as the permanent new host of Q, succeeding Shad. [2]

Based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Power began hosting Deep Roots in 2008 while he was a student of folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland. [3] Just 21 years old at the time, he was the youngest host of a national program on CBC Radio since Peter Jennings. [3] After Bob Mackowycz's departure as host of Radio 2 Morning in July 2011, Power spent several weeks as the show's interim host before being named the permanent new host in November. [4]

In 2018, he appeared on CBC Television as cohost with Amanda Parris of the music series From the Vaults .

Power is a member of the Polaris Music Prize jury, and has hosted numerous folk festivals, including the Hillside, Mariposa, Edmonton and Winnipeg festivals.

Power is a member of the award-winning folk band, The Dardanelles. [3] His sister Erin Power is also a musician, who records and performs with the children's musical group The Swinging Belles. [5]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Power hosted the CBC Television talk show What're You At? with Tom Power , which featured him interviewing both celebrities and ordinary Canadians remotely from his home studio. [6]

Power was raised as a Catholic and left the faith due to Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Canada, only returning to spirituality in the 2010s. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "CBC ponders new name for ‘Q’ in light of Jian Ghomeshi scandal". CityNews, November 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "CBC's Q replacing Shad as host". CBC News, August 15, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Hayward, Karla (June 6, 2008). "Fast-movin' folkie". The Telegram . Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  4. ↑ "CBC Announces New Host for CBC Radio 2 Morning". Broadcaster. November 17, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Inside CBC Radio’s new ‘q’ with Tom Power". Toronto Star , October 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Pinto, Jordan (April 3, 2020). "CBC switches up Sunday nights, puts Tom Power in primetime". Playback . Archived from the original on May 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "U2 are more punk than you think they are. Bono on the raw faith that has fuelled 46 years" (Podcast). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 7, 2023. Event occurs at c. 40:00.


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