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}} Academy Theatre has new GM, four new board members
Craig Metcalf
Robyn James
PHOTO: SIENNA FROST
The Academy Theatre has named a brand new general manager, along with four new board members. Board chair Mike Piggott says that Craig Metcalf is the new general manager. Metcalf has more than 30 years of experience in arts and cultural resource management. The four new board members are Bob Armstrong, the Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce president, Robyn James (pictured), a marketing and branding expert and co-founder of the Kawartha Climate Club, Chris Marshall, director of development services for the City of Kawartha Lakes, and Janine Mitchell, manager of social services for the City of Kawartha Lakes.
The Advocate Podcast: Stories of Kawartha Lakes }} Launches in February The Advocate is excited to announce it’s adding a twice-monthly podcast to its multimedia offerings. This professionally produced, newsmagazine-style program will be sponsored by Wards Lawyers in Lindsay, and hosted by Denis Grignon. Original theme music will be written and performed by Gerald Van Halteren, a highly-regarded local musician. Grignon, an experienced, award-winning broadcast journalist has contributed to CBC local and national radio for more than 30 years. Local listeners may remember his years as the weekend anchor for BOB FM. The Advocate Podcast: Stories of Kawartha Lakes, will be available on the 15th and last day of each month at lindsayadvocate.ca, or on Spotify, or iTunes.
Denis Grignon has spent the past 30 years interviewing interesting people -like this champion chainsaw carver at last fall’s Kinmount Fair. He brings extensive journalistic training, as well as his experience as a professional comedian, to The Advocate Podcast: Stories of Kawartha Lakes, which launches Feb. 15.
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