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Nova Scotia Summer Fest to Award an Performing Arts Scholarship this Year

Jul 18, 2024 | Local News

Nova Scotia Summer Fest will again be awarding the Scott Williams Performing Arts Scholarship this year.
Founder and Executive Director Ray Mattie says this will be the second year the $1,500 prize will be presented to a local student.
The scholarship is named in honour of Mattie’s music teacher at East Antigonish Education Centre and Academy, Scott Williams.
The first recipient of the scholarship last year was Keira MacDuff of Antigonish, who enrolled in vocal in the Music program at Mount Allison University

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Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.