Alanis Morissette was 18 years-old when she won her first big music award; Most Promising Female Vocalist at the 1992 Junos. She went by just Alanis and recorded music in the dance/pop genre.I was a young reporter in the media room that year, and recorded the backstage question and answer session she had with reporters.…

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Author and storyteller Robert Munsch released what would become his multi-million selling children’s book Love You Forever in 1986.It was the 11th book Munsch had published, and it was a drastic change from his silly stories that made kids and their parents laugh.I was a first year college student when I conducted the interview with Munsch at his h…

The flu and serious injuries from a car accident didn't stop Abbie Hoffman from talking for two-and-a-half-hours to an audience at the University of Guelph in September of 1988. The co-founder of the 1960s counter-culture group the Youth International Party, or Yippies as they were commonly known, had a lot to say.Abbie Hoffman was in southern Onta…

Sid Sedunary, who lived all of his life in England, had known the story of the sinking of the Titanic from a very young age.His mother had told him about the ship and of his father Sid Sedunary Senior.He was a third class steward on the Titanic, and one of 1,500 passengers and crew who died on the ocean liner’s maiden voyage in April, 1912.Read mor…

Canadian children's author Jean Little passed away on April 6, 2020 at the age of 88.She had published over 50 books since her 1962 novel Mine for Keeps. This interview with Jean Little was conducted in November of 1986 when she had released her 13th novel Different Dragons. There's more information about Jean Little on my website www.joepavia.com…

Celia McBride is a Canadian playwright born in the Yukon and currently living in Port Hope, Ontario.She was the only female playwright to have her one-act play, Walk Right Up, performed at the inaugural season of the Stratford Festival’s newest venue, the Studio Theatre, in 2002.That play tells the story of the three adult children from the fiction…

My friend needed to talk! They needed to explain the reasons why we hadn’t seen much of each other and why, when we did agree to get together for drinks or dinner, there would be a cancellation at the last minute. For years, they explained they experienced panic and anxiety attacks which would physically paralyze them.Their story inspired me to do …

Episode 21 of Station to Station features my 1990 interview with Clarence Clemons, the original saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.โดย Joe Pavia

A group of fans wants David Cassidy inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they’ve been adding their names to a growing petition. They argue there’s more about the former teen idol than the four years he was on a TV sitcom in the early 1970s.In this episode, a follow-up to Episode 17:David Cassidy part 1, I’ll speak to Alison, a member of…

Former network radio reporter John McKay was already in the second decade of his career in the late 1980s when he was assigned by Broadcast News (BN), now the Canadian Press, to the Washington D.C. bureau. His job was to report the Canadian perspective on American issues including a free trade deal between Canada and the U.S. and acid rain legislat…

The same day a rumour about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's imminent retirement from the game of hockey, the station I worked at received a faxed news release that had his dad’s home number on it. Was it a joke? Would Wayne have told his dad about his retirement plans from hockey? Was that really the home number of the parents of number 99?…

Melyben megpróbáljuk lerombolni az előítéleteket mind a magyar film, mind a Nemzeti Filmalap vonatkozásában és melyben Matyi házifeladatot kap.โดย Bölcs Pávián Podcast

Melyben arra a kérdésre keressük a választ, hogy a praktikus tudás mennyire léphet a lexikális tudás helyébe, ám a beszélgetés elterelődik a zalaegerszegi punkokra, az európai identitásra és a társadalom értékrendjére, melyek legitimitását aztán Matyi jól megkérdőjelezi.โดย Bölcs Pávián Podcast

Melyben utána járunk mi a különbség a varjú és az út szélén álldogáló fa között, elmélkedünk az érzékelt valóságról és a szociális médiaburokról ami körülvesz bennünket. Tesszük mindezt az Y generáció kivesézésének szándékával, meghívott vendégünk, Attila segítségével.โดย Bölcs Pávián Podcast

My 1990 interview with teen idol, David CassidyWhen I spoke to him he had been living in the U.K, working in musical theatre and cut a record that was making waves on the radio charts in North America.It was long after the glamour shots in Tiger Beat magazine and the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family, when we had our six minute conversation on the …

Ann Medina discusses her career as a national television reporter with ABC and NBC in the U.S, and in Canada on the CBC, where she worked as a foreign correspondent. Part history lesson, part journalism lecture Ann tells great stories about her life on the road.Check out photos and blogs on Joe's website: www.joepavia.com…

Meet Trudy Medcalf! At the age of 14 she asked about starting a fan club after seeing a band perform at a concert in Margate, England. That band was The Beatles. More info at: www.joepavia.comโดย Joe Pavia

Telecommunications company Motorola was marketing a really cool product in the early 1990s called SportsTrax that allowed you to receive real-time action from a Toronto Blue Jays game to wherever you were. In episode 14 of Station to Station, original early 90’s audio of the news conference Joe covered which introduced the product. As well the 1993…

Former history librarian Susan Hoffman described Oral History as:"the ultimate example of grass roots social history."This episode of Station to Station focuses on the voices from the past, preserved in the Oral History Tape Collection at the Kitchener Public Library. (KPL) The voices you hear share their every day life experiences in the community…

When Daniel Alter was 17, he made a commitment to see the movie, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. The teen was at the front of the line, outside the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California in April of 1999. The movie would not premier until late May.Joe located him by calling a restaurant next door to the movie theatre. This is a recor…

In 1991, author Robert Draper went behind the scenes and wrote the book, Rolling Stone Magazine:An Uncensored History. It was a book that founder, Jann Wenner did not like. Draper explains to Joe why Wenner disapproved of the book in this interview that originally aired on DC 103.5 in Orangeville. www.joepavia.com…

I was inspired to produce this feature after hearing the stories of 5 women who served in both World Wars.The audio was found in the Oral History Tape collection at the Kitchener Public Library in Kitchener, Ontario. The history room, which is called the Grace Schmidt Room is filled with photos, stories and audio interviews from heritage members of…

For as long as Joe can remember his family has cut down their Christmas tree. Every year, usually the day it opens, they trek to Benjamin Tree Farm north of Waterloo, Ontario to find the tree that will decorate their house for the season. Benjamin is one of just over 2 thousand cut your own farms in Canada. According to 2011 numbers from Statistics…

American activist, Gloria Steinem discusses self-esteem and “outrageous acts” in a 1992 interview with Joe while she was on a tour promoting her book, Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem.Check out Joe's website: www.joepavia.comโดย Joe Pavia

You’ve heard the old cliche, “everyone has a book in them”. Lucy Kraemer thinks so. Kraemer, a free-lance writer and librarian in the small town of Mount Forest, northwest of Toronto, conducts memoir writing workshops. Joe discusses the process of getting started on telling your own, unique story.Check out Joe's website: www.joepavia.com…

Joe speaks with restaurant blogger, Jan Whitaker who gives some insight into the career of Chef Joseph Cancel's. “I know you like to cook and that you like old stuff...” That’s all Joe's dad said as he handed him a small, black, very well worn, leather bound book .The book, Cancel's Ready Reference of Menu Terms, written by Chef Joseph Gancel, has …

Physician-assisted dying will become a reality in Canada this year. This episode deals with a town hall meeting I attended in Toronto. Ontario’s Ministry of Health wanted to hear from the community in person and through online surveys on this very emotional issue. If you’re interested in supplemental reading you’ll find the recommendations made by …

In 1994, “The Raptors” was one of ten contenders, in a contest to name the newly formed, Toronto NBA team. The day the list of names was released, Joe was given the radio news assignment to ask people what their choice would be. The list included the names of animals like Hogs, Terriers and Beavers.Check out Joe's website: www.joepavia.com…

Cuoco in pensione Luigi Pavia ha ottenuto il lavoro di una vita , nel giugno del 1987 , quando è stato assunto per cucinare per Frank Sinatra . Sinatra era un giro di 7 città d'Italia e avrebbe chiamato una villa fuori Roma la sua casa .Come fanno le persone ottenere posti di lavoro come questo ? In questo episodio di Station to Station Joe parla c…

Retired chef Luigi Pavia got the job of a lifetime in June of 1987 when he was hired to cook for Frank Sinatra.Sinatra was on a 7 city tour of Italy and would call a villa outside of Rome his home. How do people get jobs like this? In this episode of Station to Station Joe speaks with Luigi’s children Anna and Pino about the job, the food and the c…

The Philadelphia Media Network is operating under a new business model. The owner of the newspapers, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and the web portal, philly.com, is a for profit company, owned by the non-profit Philadelphia Foundation. Joe speaks with Publisher, Terrance Egger about the organization's shift to: “keep journali…

All the workout but without the sweat; Joe hangs out at the gym and speaks with two of his ‘coaches’ who he met through wellness programs at the YMCA where I am a member.Joe has been a member of the same gym for a lot of years, but only recently did it click that there was more to the place than, weights, treadmills and stationary bikes.In this epi…