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.

VIFF 2014: Industry Interview – Filmmaker Jay Duplass

"Make movies, not meetings."

Along with his brother Mark (who's also also a prolific actor and stars on The League), Jay Duplass is the co-writer/director of films like Cyrus and Jeff, Who Lives at Home. The Duplass brothers broke onto the scene with their Sundance and SXSW hit, The Puffy Chair.

VIFF 2014: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Screenwriter Nicole Perlman

Screenwriter Nicole Perlman is in town for the Vancouver International Film Festival and the newly revamped VIFF Industry Conference as a part of the Genre Smash! panel during Totally Indie Day on October 4th. She's most widely known as the first credited female screenwriter on a Marvel Studios film for her work writing on this summer's Guardians of the Galaxy, the year's highest grossing film domestically so far.

Bestie Live x 2013 Lotus Awards x Convention Centre

Bestie live at the 2013 Lotus Awards gala at Vancouver Convention Centre West on November 13, 2013.



Local indie pop band and The Peak Performance Project top 3 finalist, Bestie (not to be confused with Chinatown's sausage eatery), performed a quick yet electrically enthusiastic set for the crowd live on stage.

Interview: Where 'A Good Book Drive' Is

A Good Book Drive is back this November. Founders Cory Ashworth and Lizzy Karp are gearing up for the second annual book drive, aiming to bring stories to a new generation of readers and support kids in need of new books.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BCIT Broadcast: Katy Perry 'Teenage Dream' Parody

Watch this hilarious music parody of Katy Perry's pop hit single, "Teenage Dream", done by first-year BCIT Broadcast Journalism student, Justin Morissette, called "Best News Team". The music video mocks our program and campus radio station, Evolution 107.9 FM. The in jokes and references are spot on. You can also listen and download the audio here.

CBC News: Vancouver Coworking x The Network Hub

Listen to my news story for CBC Radio One on Vancouver Coworking Spaces and The Network Hub.



Shared coworking spaces are becoming a more popular alternative to traditional offices as a growing trend in Vancouver's entrepreneurial and start up community. (1:11)

Music Video: 'TV Date' x Petroleum By-product

Watch the music video for "TV Date" by Petroleum By-Product, directed by Davide Di Saro, produced by Sally Jørgensen, cinematography by Ewa Chruscicka, make up by Toranj Kayvon, camera operators Ryan Betts, Owen Ellis, Johannah Jørgensen, and Rodrigo Barraza.

Download the song here from the CBC Radio 3 Track of the Day podcast hosted by me.

News1130 Tweetup x Cactus Club Cafe x Broadway

News1130 Tweetup at Cactus Club Cafe on West Broadway on November 16, 2010.



Despite my obvious loyalty and allegiance to CBC, I am a big fan of the social media stuff the fine folks over at News1130 (CKWX) are doing.

CBC Radio 3: Guide to Social Media for Music

CBC Radio 3 presents the "Guide to Social Media for Music" radio documentary with interviews from Tokyo Police Club, The Pack A.D., and Kemp Edmonds.



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Listen to my final project as part of my Alexis Mazurin internship in the form of a short radio documentary, exploring the trend of social media use in music today for CBC Radio 3.

CBC Radio x On the Coast x OTC Unplugged 2010

CBC Radio's On the Coast/OTC Unplugged at CBC Vancouver's Studio 700 on November 5, 2010.



Broadcast and streamed live with musical competition performances by JJ Asuming-Tawiah, Sky Lambourne, Roan Shankaruk (winner), hosted by Stephen Quinn with judges CBC Radio 3 host Lisa Christiansen, music producer Howard Redekopp, and singer/songwriter Babe Gurr.

Radio: I Punk Christine Tam Live on Air

I was on the late shift this week at Evolution 107.9 FM, BCIT's campus radio station in Burnaby. I like to keep the newsroom loose with jokes and fun as we can get a little weary. The last couple weeks, I  have messed with the lovely Christine Tam's news headlines scripts live as she's reading them on air. I usually insert the word "sexy" in random places or make little tweaks that are hard to notice.

Yesterday, I pulled another one on Christine live on the radio. It was her own fault for saying she missed my pranks but, as always, she was a good sport about it and we all had a good laugh (at her expense) afterward.

Radio: Anonymous Photography Collaboration Project

The Langley Fine Arts School is embarking on an Anonymous Photography Collaboration Project featuring blind double exposed photographs to encourage more diverse perspectives between artists across the world. (0:51)

Photo | APCP

Radio: Justin Bieber's Laser Tag Shenanigans

Rumours of an alleged assault involving Canadian teen pop music sensation Justin Bieber while playing laser tag in Richmond last Friday have made big headlines. Reporter Christine Tam fills you in on the very latest developments. (1:54)

Source | BCIT News / Mark Wilkinson

CBC Radio x North by Northwest x Douglas Coupland x Book Club

CBC Radio's North by Northwest hosted by Sheryl MacKay and the Studio One Book Club with Douglas Coupland reading Player One: What is to Become of Us at CBC Vancouver on October 4, 2010.



I love Douglas Coupland so much. I really do. I believe he is one of Canada's national treasures. He has so many fabulous stories and interesting things to say about on any and all topics.