djwildbill wrote:

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland passed away in Miami this morning after a lengthy illness. He’s father of Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland

He was one of Canada's finest actors, and he had a small part of radio in his background.  This sentence from the AP obit stood out to me:

"Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Donald McNichol Sutherland was the son of a salesman and a mathematics teacher. Raised in Nova Scotia, he was a disc jockey with his own radio station at the age of 14."

I'd love to hear even one of those "broadcasts." 

Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88

Kelly's Heroes: "Don't give me those negative waves."  RIP

CKBW in Bridgewater, NS was the station according to the anecdote I heard 1010's Richard Crouse share, who also began at that same station.

And Rossif Sutherland.  A very good actor in his own right.  I think it is safe to say this is a Canadian Dynasty. 

Last edited by DaCosta (June 20, 2024 10:06 pm)

Richard Crouse recalls Sutherland's beginnings in radio, and how it inspired him in his own career. 

Managing to get a job at CKBW in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia as a very young teenager took persistence and determination - and the soon-to-be-star simply would not take "no" for an answer.

"The future Hollywood star hung around the station's parking lot week after week, waiting for the announcers to exit the building. When he saw someone, anyone, he'd ask if they would give him a job. Time passed, but eventually program director Jamie McLeod took a chance on him, and he worked there for three years as a news reader and disc jockey before embarking on a university and legendary acting career."

Before he made it on stage or in film, Donald Sutherland got his start in local radio