What JJ Johnston Learned from Steve Young

The Allan Waters Young Broadcaster Award, (a tribute to Steve
Young) will be announced this week. It goes to a Canadian
broadcaster under the age of 30 for their creative contributions
on radio and in the community. Past winners include Fearless
Fred, Amanda Logan, Rena Jae, Adam Wylde and others. It made me
wonder how much younger broadcasters know about Steve and his
contributions to radio in North America. So I called up JJ
Johnston, someone who knew him very well, and had him paint a
picture of the kind of radio Steve created, the impact on the
people he mentored, and the kind of person he was. As JJ put it
on this podcast, Steve was simply the best radio programmer to
ever come out of Canada. He mentored many, including many on air
performers as well as future programmers. JJ also put me in touch
with Vanessa Thomas from Boom 97.3 and the Canadian Songwriters
Hall of Fame who worked under Steve's tutelage.


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