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St. FX Student and Westville native Brady Webb Takes Home First Place Honours at the World Solo Amateur Piping Competition in Scotland

Aug 26, 2024 | Local News

St. FX University student Brady Webb of Westville picked up a couple of awards at the World Solo Amateur Piping Competition in Glasgow, Scotland recently.

Webb came in first in both Grade One March, Strathspey and Reel, and Hornpipe and Jig. He was also named overall winner in Grade One.

Brady Webb (from www.pipesdrums.com)

The event was organized by the Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers.

Webb and his bandmates from the Dartmouth and District Pipe Band placed second in their category at the World Pipe Band Championship, also in Glasgow

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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.