In May of 2014, one of my Community Radio programs for Peach City Radio – “Undercover” (Ep. #13 – I Have a Dream) – was recognized by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) with an Honourable Mention, for Outstanding Achievement in Music Programming, at their national conference in Victoria, BC.
For more information about the NCRA Awards, click here: NCRA 2013-2014 Awards
The Okanagan Arts Awards were held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 – presented by The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO).
The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan is pleased to announce the winners for the 7th Annual Okanagan Arts Awards:
In total 41 nominations were adjudicated to be entered into this year’s Okanagan Arts Awards and all honourees were given recognition for their commitment and excellence in the arts.
The artists represent a wide range of visual, performing, literary, media and culinary artists, from communities throughout the Okanagan and Thompson Valleys, and they reflect the depth of talent in the region.
For more information, visit the ARTSCO website
The First Annual Arts Awards, held on February 27th in Penticton, was a great success. More than 200 people attended and all had a wonderful time!
Congratulations to the 2013 Winners:
For more information, visit the PDCAC website
Peach City Radio recently handed out 5 Radio-Active Awards for excellence in programming and dedication to Peach City Radio – including Best Shows in 3 categories, outstanding Programmer and Volunteer of the Year. Thirteen judges listened to over 20 hours of programming submitted in 2013 to make their decisions.Congratulations to the 2013 Winners:
One of the things that I’m very passionate about is community radio. This type of radio is very different from commercial radio in that it’s entirely run, managed and produced by volunteers from the community!
Since 2010, I have been very actively involved in the “Peach City Community Radio Society” in Penticton, BC. This is a society of hard-core volunteers that are working towards establishing a terrestrial FM broadcast station in the South Okanagan. Currently, we have an online radio station that streams our community-made content over the internet 24/7!
I currently serve as the Membership Director for the society in addition to producing and hosting several of my own radio programs on Peach City Radio. In November of 2013, I was voted “Programmer of the Year”, by a panel of my peers in the community.
If you want to listen learn more about the Peach City Community Radio Society, or listen to Peach City Radio online… click here
This is one of the regular radio shows that I produce and host, using my on-air moniker of “Tenacious T”.
“Minimal talk, maximum music. This compilation series features selections from the Tenacious music archive, presented in a continuous mix, for after-hours grooving. The weekend starts here!”
This show is currently being produced on a regular basis, and can be heard online on the Peach City Radio stream at the following dates & times:
New episodes of this show are scheduled to be posted to the PCR on-demand archive Saturdays @ 0800h.
This is one of the regular radio shows that I produce and host, using my on-air moniker of “Tenacious T”.
“This musical series explores covers and interpretations of familiar songs, in a wide variety of genres – from pop to punk, rock to funk, plus MANY more.”
This show is currently being produced on a regular basis, and can be heard online on the Peach City Radio stream at the following dates & times:
New episodes of this show are scheduled to be posted to the PCR on-demand archive Saturdays @ 0800h.
Typography is all around us – there’s no escaping it (why would you even want to escape it?)! Typography is an integral part of the internet, and this blog post that you’re reading right now. Can you imagine a world without type? I shudder to even think of that!
I’ve loved typography since I was about 7 years old and discovered the art of calligraphy. I immediately fell in love with all the amazing shapes and styles that letterforms could take. I can still remember my first fountain pen and practicing the lettering styles by hand…
I haven’t really practiced calligraphy or hand-lettering since I was a boy – although there was one certificate project I did for a private school back in the early years of the 21st century. But, I’ve never lost the sense of awe or wonderment I feel while poring through type catalogues or online type foundries. I’ve always been a bit (OK… more than a bit!) envious of typographers – I’ve always secretly wanted to be one myself. Alas, that ship has probably sailed for me.
To this day, one of my favourite road games to play, even if I’m by myself, is “Name That Typeface”. It’s a game that (I think) I made up, but I’m sure I’m not the only one that plays it. The rules are simple – whenever you go out for a walk or a drive, you observe all the signs, posters, adverts and anything that uses typography… and see how many typefaces you can name. Simple. Or is it?!? Try it next time you go out!
One of my recently completed projects is this one-of-a-kind coffee table that I’ve affectionately dubbed the “Turn-Table”…
The Turn-Table was created from a circular glass table top from an old patio set. The original tube-steel base was hopelessly bent from mutiple moves, but the top was perfectly good and far too nice to dispose of. I had seen other DIY tables similar to this online, but they all used old skateboard trucks and wheels to allow the top to spin. I decided that I wanted a somewhat more elegant look, so I used some re-purposed wheels from a pair of thrift-store Roller Blades attached at the far edges of the 3 “legs”. The decal was added on the under-side of the glass to give it the look of an old 45 RPM vinyl record.
To see a video of the “Turn Table” in action, click here.
