CBC Radio x DNTO Live x Sook-Yin Lee x York Theatre

CBC Radio's DNTO Live in Vancouver hosted by Sook-Yin Lee at the York Theatre on Commercial Drive in Grandview-Woodland on March 25, 2015.



CBC brought their popular Winnipeg-based, Toronto-hosted DNTO (aka "Definitely Not the Opera") radio show to Vancouver for a special live show and taping. They brought me along for the ride as their local correspondent to share and document all the highlights from the night.

From the Weekend: Global News BC 1 x Top Story

Global News: BC 1 channel's Top Story (third) segment hosted by Ted Field with guest Laura Ballance (from PNE Playland) and myself talking weekend events on May 3, 2013.



Jump to the 17:25 mark.

TEDxStanleyPark x Think the Unthinkable x UBC Robson Square

TEDxStanleyPark: Think the Unthinkable conference at UBC Robson Square on March 16, 2013.



This was the first annual TEDxStanleyPark talk and conference, inspired by Stanley Park as a microcosm, bringing together different interconnected elements of society.

Vancouver Daze #96: Interview – Cheryl Hickey x ET Canada

Vancouver Daze, Volume 96: Interview with Cheryl Hickey from Entertainment Tonight Canada at Shaw TV studios in Coal Harbour on November 19, 2012. Published in Vancouver Is Awesome.



I met and interviewed the lovely (and very pregnant) Cheryl Hickey, host of ET Canada. She's in town to shoot a week of shows for their annual west coast tour. It was a fun, charming chat with some interesting takeaways.

TEDxVancouver 2012 x Confluence x Orpheum Theatre

2012 TEDxVancouver: Confluence conference at the Orpheum Theatre on October 21, 2012.



Two bodies of water joining together, "confluence". It's hard to believe this past weekend's independently organized and annual TEDxVancouver was my third already and fourth ever. Twenty-three hundred attendees packed the beautiful Orpheum, doubling last year's total.

Interview: CBC Radio x On the Coast x Lunar New Year Special

CBC Radio's On the Coast lunar new year special and panel discussion at Aberdeen Centre in Richmond on January 20, 2012. (9:52)



You can listen to my interview and panel discussion (below or download here) moderated by CBC Radio afternoon show host Stephen Quinn featuring anti-racism consultant Eric Wong, Vancouver Asian Film Festival founder Barbara Lee, and myself.

Music Interview: Kristie Yung Live x Shaw TV x The Express

Reporter Tim Chung (no relation) interviews singer/songwriter Kristie Yung, guitarist Jonathan Wu, and myself for Shaw TV's The Express, hosted by Johanna Ward on January 11, 2012.

TEDxVancouver 2011 x The Frontier x UBC Chan Centre

2011 TEDxVancouver: The Frontier conference at UBC's The Chan Centre for Performing Arts on November 12, 2011.



Seemingly everyone who is anyone woke up early on Saturday morning and jam-packed the Chan Centre fo a day of knowledge and "Ideas worth spreading". My second and the third annual TEDxVancouver conference was bigger and better than last year's effort in most ways.

The Social Medium: How to Build A Strong Personal Brand Online

You may have noticed I recently rebranded and redesigned most of my personal and professional online properties, profiles, and social networks. I think I was overdue for a (slight) facelift amounting to mostly cosmetic changes and improvements to project a cleaner, more professional look and feel. This was all in an effort to refresh my own personal brand online. Here are a few tips. Enjoy.

Interview: Ch-Ch-Changes x CTV BC News

CTV News interviews with Aamer Haleem, Norma Reid, Rob Brown, Keri Adams, and Coleen Christie at CTV BC on October 6, 2011.



Big changes are happening at Canada's largest broadcaster. CTV BC announced today two new news shows, CTV Morning Live and CTV News at Noon in addition to a slew of anchor and host shuffling at 5, 6, and 11:30.

Celebrity Dim Sum x AIDS Vancouver x Sun Sui Wah

4th Annual Celebrity Dim Sum at Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant in support of AIDS Vancouver on Main Street in Riley Park-Little Mountain on October 1, 2011.



Hosted by CBC/UBC's Fred Lee and Global's Sophie Lui, this annual tradition of dim sum in support of AIDS research and treatment was a jam packed affair.

The Ubyssey: UBC Campus Profile + Interview

Read my UBC campus profile and interview for The Ubyssey student newspaper written by senior culture writer Taylor Loren (who I interviewed last year for CBC News).



Apparently, I party hard. Who knew?

Not the News: 'This Is That' Mocks the Headlines on CBC Radio

If you enjoy absolutely deadpan, straightforward humour without obvious hints of irony, you have hopefully heard of the summer series from CBC Radio One, appropriately titled This Is That. It's a hilarious send up of the daily news. This Is That, produced by CBC Radio 3's Chris Kelly, is already infamous for its straightforward, deadpan antics.

The show tells ridiculous news stories, but executed 100% seriously without a drop of parody upon first glance, besides the ludicrous subject matter. In fact, the show's headlines and stories have been taken seriously numerous times including the National Post picking up a fake story as if it were real.

5 Tips: If You Don't Take Your Own Blog Seriously, No One Else Will

1) Writers write.

Write about something, anything. If you call yourself a "writer" and you don't write every single day then you are probably not really a writer. Getting paid to write also helps, obviously. Write every day. No exceptions, period. Most of it won't be good, but it will teach you discipline and speed. Writer's block cannot happen if you force yourself to write.

5 Tips: Don't Wait for Opportunities. Create Them.

"Skate to where the puck is going, not to where it has been." – Wayne Gretzky

Nobody great ever achieved success by waiting around and hoping for opportunities to come to them. Sitting around and thinking things are just going to happen is a recipe for mediocrity. Today, more than ever, we have the tools and knowledge available to us to find and make things happen on our own with a little help. I'd like to share a few humble tips on how to create your own opportunities. So "do it yourself".

CBC News: Impostor Canucks Green Men Cause Traffic Jam

I was interviewed by my pals over at CBC News Vancouver on what I had to say about the traffic jam caused by The Green Men impostors this morning. It was really strange being the one interviewed and not the interviewee for a change, especially by CBC. You can watch and read the full story featuring yours truly here.

BCIT Broadcast Short Film: 'Command Z' – A Zombie Comedy

Every BCIT Broadcast Journalism student makes a short film or "fun feature" during their first semester. The best one each year is awarded the Jello Award. My group won last year.

This year's winner, Command Z, blows them all away. This 12-minute short film is a zombie comedy epic. It features some excellent writing and production values done by Rafferty Baker, Brittany DeAngelis, Mitch Pollock, Marc Staeling, and Anita Sthankiya including an opening narration by CKNW host Bill Good. Enjoy.

'George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight' x CBC Vancouver

"I speak two languages: English and profanity. English is my second language."

Yesterday, I played hooky from work with social media pal Dennis Pang to head down to my second home, CBC Vancouver and watch one of two special tapings of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (formerly The Hour) from Vancouver. This was my longest absence from the ceeb since starting to work/intern there last summer.

Dinner with Kemp & Steff x Social Media Radio x Roundtable

Social media radio roundtable and dinner hosted by writer Steffani Cameron and social media instructor Kemp Edmonds with CBC consumer reporter Theresa Lalonde, Vancouver Sun digital writer Gillian Shaw, Rick and Kathleen Rake on March 9, 2010.



Today's Vancouver Daze article is a little different. No party or event per se this week. Instead, I gathered with some social media elite to discuss digital journalism and media. My friends Kemp and Steff are starting a late night radio show and podcast for CiTR campus radio at UBC.

News1130: What's Happening Wednesdays

Hello folks. I will be contributing a regular monthly segment called "What's Happening Wednesdays" on News1130 as a sort of social correspondent, telling listeners about a few local events in the city for afternoon anchor and web editor Erin Loxam and her co-anchor Rob Freeman. I will be on in the afternoon every second Wednesday of the month. So tune in at 1:05pm today. Remember, that's 1130 on the AM dial. You can listen live here. I will try to upload the audio later.

Update: You can listen to my segment below or at News1130. See my full calendar of events for  March here.