THE FUTURE OF RADIO
A CLASSIC TONIGHT SHOW
SATURDAYS
Program Note: Boomertown is no longer carried on our network.
7:00-8:00 A.M. THE DOCTORS PHARMACY
8:00 -8:30 A.M. FOR THE HEALTH OF IT (Tanya Gustafson)
8:30-9:00 A.M. KOMANDO ON DEMAND
9:00 A.M.-10:00 a.m. THE GOLF PODCAST
10:00 A.M. -12:00 NOON OKANAGAN SATURDAY MORNING with Allan Holender
Add a little nostalgia to start your weekend morning with local veteran radio personality Allan Holender. It’s comedy, records, and fun as Allan brings back the music and the memories of a bygone era, when radio was “KING” and the airwaves were filled with magical entertainment. Sprinkled with stimulating conversations about today’s Okanagan lifestyle, local personalities and newsmakers from here and around the world, makes the show appealing for everyone in the Valley. It’s the way radio was meant to be heard .You’ll be saying “Its the most positive, entertaining, and informative morning show in the Valley”.
12:00 NOON-4:00 P.M. MUSIC BEAT (Frank Allan)
4:00 P.M-5:00 P.M.. AT THE CROSSROADS BLUES RADIO (Brant Zwicker)
5:00 P.M. SITTIN IN WITH THE CAT (Ray White)
5:30 P.M. TWANG N BLUES (Dennis Huntley)
6:30 P.M. COCKTAIL NATION (Koop Kooper)
8:00 p.m. to Midnight
FEATURED SUNDAY SHOWS
7:00-8:00 A.M. CLEAR AND VIVID
8:00-9:00 A.M. THE GROWER GARDEN COACH
“The Grower Coach Garden Show” with Ken Salvail is designed as an outlet for Ken’s passion for gardening. His nearly 40 years of experience in a wide range of horticulture topics makes his advice indispensable. Each week Ken will bring detailed information on plants, weeds, insects and vegetables crops. Ken will also be interviewing interesting guests in the world of plants and doing garden walks to keep things fresh.
With close to 40 years in the horticulture and landscaping industries, Ken Salvail has developed a diverse and widely respected range of experience in the green industries from garden centre management, grower production management to designing, installing and maintaining amazing landscapes. His passion for all things growing shows every time he speaks. He is known for his over 1000 Garden Show appearances and an eagerness to help with any gardening troubles you may have.
Think Spring! Join Ken each week for a ‘get into the garden’ experience with the Grower Coach Garden Show
9:00-10:00 A.M. LIVE LONG AND MASTER AGING
10:00 A.M.- 12:00 NOON RADIO DELUXE
12:00-1:00 P.M. BIG BAND BASH
1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. TREASURE ISLAND OLDIES
5:00-7:00 P.M. THE KENNY BLUES BOSS RADIO PROJECT (Kenny Wayne)
Wayne was born in 1944 in Spokane, Washington, but he relocated with his family to San Francisco, California at an early age. His parents alternatively advised for and against the blues, but his mother’s influence led Wayne to be influenced early by Nat King Cole, Little Willie John, and Fats Domino. The family moved in turn to New Orleans, Los Angeles and Compton, California. While he was growing up, Wayne drew further inspiration from The Three Sounds, George Shearing, Erroll Garner, Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaría, Ray Charles, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon, Big Joe Turner, and Jimmy Reed.
Based in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s, Wayne was utilized as a sideman by various pop and rock musicians. In the 1980s Wayne relocated again to Vancouver, British Columbia. “Blues Boss” (his nickname was acquired from the title of Amos Milburn’s comeback album with Motown Records) undertook a tour of Europe in 1994. Wayne dedicated his debut album to his parents, and 2002 heralded the issue of 88th & Jump Street, followed by Blues Carry Me Home (2003) and Let It Loose (2005).[1]
His festival appearances have included Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival (2004), Koktebel Jazz Festival (2006) and Southside Shuffle in Port Credit, Ontario (2015).
In May 2008, Wayne issued his album, Can’t Stop Now. Wayne’s recent release, Rollin’ with the Blues Boss (2014), included guest contributions from Diunna Greenleaf and Eric Bibb. Wayne’s 2016 release, Jumpin’ & Boppin’ featured guitarist Duke Robillard.
Juno Awards :Nominated in 1997 for ‘Best Blues/Gospel Album,’ and in 1999 and 2003 for ‘Best Blues Album,’ Wayne was presented with a Juno Award in 2006 for Let It Loose.
7:00-9:00 P.M. JAZZ ON THE ROCKS
9:00-10:00 P.M. DR. JAZZ
10:00 P.M.- MIDNITE ONE NOSTALGIA WEEKEND
WE REACHED OUR GOAL OF 11,000 LISTENERS IN 2018 !
NOW IN 2019 WE THANK ALL 13,100 NEW BPR LISTENERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
STARTING AT 10:00 A.M. PACIFIC SATURDAY
OKANAGAN WEEKEND
WITH ALLAN HOLENDER
Add a little nostalgia to your Saturday mornings with local veteran radio personality Allan Holender. It’s comedy, records, and fun as Allan brings back the music and the memories of a bygone era, when radio was “KING” and the airwaves were filled with magical entertainment. Sprinkled with stimulating conversations about today’s Okanagan lifestyle, local personalities and newsmakers from here and around the world, makes the show appealing for everyone in the Valley. It’s the way radio was meant to be heard on the weekend. You’ll be saying “Its the most positive, entertaining, and informative weekend morning show in the Valley”.
Here’s a sample:
ONE OF OUR BOOMER HOME COMPANION CLASSIC SHOW REWINDS
PREVIOUSLY ON BOOMER HOME COMPANION
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
-The Actor Nathan Lane discusses the challenges of playing one of Donald Trump’s mentors, the ruthless attorney Roy Cohn. -Three experts on being funny on television. Jerry Seinfeld describes the awkwardness of his “coming out” to his parents as a comedian: “I’m funny. And I want to live a funny life style.”-“Trevor Noah” on Trump and joking with scary reality. In October, 2016, Bruce Springsteen appeared at The New Yorker Festival for an intimate conversation with David Remnick. (The event sold out in six seconds.
BOOMERTOWN WITH BARRY BOWMAN. AND ROGER MUSIC BEAT WITH FRANK ALLAN
AT THE CROSSROADS BLUES RADIO WITH BRANT ZWICKER.
Canada’s #1 Blues Radio Program
SITTIN IN WITH THE CAT WITH RAY WHITE
SOUNDS FROM OUR CHILDHOOD- T.V., RADIO, MOVIES, MUSIC
GOLDEN OLDIES WITH “BIG DADDY” DONALD ROBERTS
KOOP KOOPERS COCKTAIL NATION
OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL
. JAZZ BOULEVARD WITH MOZ TAYLOR FROM MONTRE
BEST SMOOTH JAZZ FROM LONDON WITH ROD LUCAS
SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS
7:00 A.M. THE New Yorker RADIO HOUR
7:00A.M. CLEAR AND VIVID
9:00 A.M. LIVE LONG AND MASTER AGING
10:00 A.M. RADIO DELUXE
WITH JOHN PIZZARELI AND JESSICA MOLASKEY
12:00 NOON BIG BAND BASH
1:00 P.M. TREASURE ISLAND OLDIES
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME MICHAEL GODIN AND HIS SHOW TO OUR SUNDAY LINEUP. MICHAEL HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING LISTENERS ALL OVER THE WORLD SINCE 1997. Share memories of growing up with the great music of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Michael’s background includes stints as a radio and television personality as well as V.P. A&R for A&M Records, where he signed Bryan Adams. In 1997, He began Treasure Island Oldies, the Home of Lost Treasures in 1997, and plays the biggies, but extensively features hard to find rare oldies. Let the memories flow!
7:00-9:00 P.M. JAZZ ON THE ROCKS WITH SHELLEY G.
10:00 -12:00 Midnight.
11:00 P.M.- MIDNITE
(All times are approximate and we reserve the right to cancel or add programs)
SATURDAY
7:00 A.M. THE DOCTORS FARMACY
8:00 A.M. FOR THE HEALTH OF IT
8:30 A.M. KOMANDO ON DEMAND
9:00 A.M BOOM GODDESS RADIO
10:00 A.M. OKANAGAN WEEKEND
12:00 NOON MUSIC BEAT
4:00 P.M. AT THE CROSSROAD BLUES RADIO
5:00 P.M. SITTIN IN WITH THE CAT
5:30 P.M. TWANG “N” BLUES
7:00 P.M. KOOP KOOPERS COCKTAIL NATION
8:00 P.M. JUKE BOX PARTY
12:00 MIDNIGHT: BEST SMOOTH JAZZ FROM LONDON
SUNDAY
7: 00 A.M. CLEAR AND VIVID
8:00 A.M. THE GROWER COACH GARDEN SHOW
9:00 A.M. LIVE LONG AND MASTER AGING
10:00 A.M. RADIO DELUXE
12:00 NOON BIG BAND BASH
1:00 P.M. TREASURE ISLAND OLDIES
5:00 P.M. THE KENNY WAYNE “BLUES BOSS” RADIO PROJECT
7:00 P.M. JAZZ ON THE ROCKS
9:00.P.M. ONE NOSTALGIA WEEKEND
11:00 P.M. OLD TIME RADIO HOUR
12:00 MIDNITE. JAZZ MOODS AND SMOOTH GROOVES
VISIT OKANAGAN VALLEY RADIFOR THE WEEKDAY PROGRAM LINEUP
SOME PREVIOUS SHOWS
NEW YEAR TRIBUTE BOOMER HOME COMPANION PODCAST. 1.6.18
BOOMER HOME COMPANION PODCAST 1.25.18
NEW YEARS EVE PODCAST
11:00
BOOMER HOME COMPANION PODCAST 12.16.17
BOOMER HOME COMPANION PODCAST 12.9.17
BOOMER HOME COMPANION PODCAST 12.2.17
U.S. THANKSGIVING SPECIAL
PODCAST FOR NOV. 18, 2017
FOR FALL READING
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During these troubling and unpredictable times it’s nice to have this e-book to read over by the fireplace on these cool fall evenings.. I hope you find it inspiring and enlightening for your business and your life. Feel free to share with employees, colleagues, business partners, friends and family.
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In Zen,
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BPR AND OKANAGAN VALLEY RADIO TOGETHER AGAIN
During our transition of carrying both BPR and Okanagan Valley Radio programs we will be broadcasting on our live stream on weekends beginning Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. pacific.
However on occasion we will have Pop Up Programs during the week at any time, so feel free to check us out.
http://edge.mixlr.com/channel/jioou
OUR GOAL OF 10,027 IN 2018 HAS BEEN REACHED
THANK YOU TO ALL LISTENERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD!
“Look Mom, we found a real radio”
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BOOMER TO BE ONE OF OUR 10,027 GLOBAL FANS!
PLEASE HELP US BY SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT BPR.
TELL JUST ONE OTHER BOOMER ABOUT BPR JUST FORWARD (copy and paste) THIS LINK TO A FRIEND OR SHARE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER www.boomerpublicradio.com
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The Okanagan’s ORIGINAL “Oldies” web radio station founded on June 23, 2015 by Allan Holender, is now the NEW Okanagan Valley Radio.COM and becomes part of the ever expanding Boomer Public Radio Network . We thank all of our loyal Okanagan Radio Fans for following us and now listening on BPR. Stay tuned for the news about our new official re-launch media partners. Imitation is the ultimate form of flattery, so you’re welcome Okanagan Oldies!
We were honoured this past month for being a top fifty over fifty award winner. The first such awards in Canada. Here’s what they wrote about us;
https://www.50over50awards.ca/project/allan-holender-boomer-public-radio/
From the Peachland Community Arts Council Newsletter. Our thanks to the Editor Christopher Byrd for the mention!
“Allan Holender, a former Peachlander now West Kelowna resident, is pleased to announce that Okanagan Radio.Com has joined forces with Boomer Public Radio (BPR) to create Okanagan Valley Radio.COM. Holender has always felt that mainstream media has short-changed the boomer generation by avoiding music of the golden years. BPR brings the kind of service “to the Okanagan Valley and the 10 million Baby Boomers and beyond in Canada that are ‘hungry’ for a radio network they can call their own. One that will remove nagging roadblocks for creative broadcast professionals and listeners alike.”
“The medium Holender uses is the streaming Internet via cell phones, tablets, and laptops rather than traditional car and home radios. His broadcasts are filled with a wide range of jazz blues from Armstrong, Coltrane, Davis, Motown, Sinatra, Bennett, ,Holiday, Vaughn, Fitzgerald and the like, mixed with stimulating stories and conversations, many from around the Valley. If you want to relive those musical years you remember so well, you won’t be disappointed.”
WEEKENDS ARE WONDERFUL ON BPR
Best part of it all is you don’t need a car to listen to our radio station. At work at home or play, either way you can enjoy the music you remember on our clear digital stereo live stream. And you don’t even have to be a Boomer to listen to our commercial free programs hosted by award winning radio personalities that you won’t hear anywhere else in the Okanagan, Canada, or the World.
Veteran Broadcasters bringing you award winning programs filled with; news, information, stories, conversation, entertainment, nostalgia and best of all the memories and the music of a bygone era when radio was king and the airwaves were filled with the magical sounds of the jukebox of your life.
Return with us EVERY WEEKEND to those golden days of yesteryear!
We are streaming live on the weekends.
http://edge.mixlr.com/channel/jioou
Click on the link above starting on Saturdays @ 9:00 a.m. pacific till Sunday night at midnight.
Stay tuned for the announcement of when we will be 24×7.
Until then, please enjoy our archived podcasts below.
SPECIAL WEEKEND MINI FEATURES
Check out todays TRIBUTES AND AWARDS PODCAST
https://www.mixcloud.com/zenradioguy/tributes-and-awards/
I am honoured to have been chosen one of the 50 over 50 award recipients announced today in Ottawa.
http://www.50over50awards.ca/project/allan-holender-boomer-public-radio/
Below is the link to the page with the complete list of winners . I profiled all the award recipients and their businesses on my show today.
You can listen to the podcast and or read their profiles below.
What a wonderful showcase of seasoned seniors who started their businesses well into retirement. Remarkably many were well into their 60’s and 70’s.
Count me in as one of the 70 plus, although the pic was taken a few years ago…LOL
Congratulations to Wendy Mayhew for founding and organizing this first ever event in Canada.
Over half of the award recipients were on stage in Ottawa to get their awards in person today.
http://www.50over50awards.ca/winners/
http://edge.mixlr.com/channel/jioou
http://bit.ly/2fyR8SB
https://www.facebook.com/boomerhomecompanion/
https://twitter.com/zentrepreneurs
http://boomerpublicradio.blogspot.ca/
OCTOBER BOOMER HOME COMPANION PODCASTS
TECH ALERT: There is a loss of sound for about two minutes at the beginning of the show. My apologies for this. You can fast forward. Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian fans.
HEY BOOMER HOME COMPANION FANS! WANT TO HEAR AND SEE A SONG YOU HEARD ON ONE OF THE SHOWS. ALL THE MUSIC VIDEOS FROM THE SHOW ARE ON OUR BLOG AT: http://boomerpublicradio.blogspot.ca/
Streaming Live on Weekends
http://edge.mixlr.com/channel/jioou
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From Jazz masters of past and present to emerging new artists performing modern jazz and fusion. No smooth jazz here |
7:30 P.M. PIANO JAZZ SHORTS
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Conversations and improvisations with Marian McPartland and the brightest stars from the world of jazz. |
| 8:00 P..M. JAZZORAMA |
Jazz-O-Rama is an hour of vintage records – the lighter side of early jazz–presented by Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev)–from his personal 78rpm record collection 9:00 P.M. OLD TIME RADIO HOUR WITH JUSTINE WARD .
Welcome to the world of Old Time Radio! Travel back in time and listen to great radio mysteries, dramas and comedies from yesteryear. |
With the world in crises, a couple of nut bars playing “chicken” with nuclear codes, hurricanes invading countries with catastrophic devastation, wildfires torching the Western U.S. and British Columbia, is it any wonder that we need to find a safe house somewhere.
Might I suggest our home here in Boomerville that is filled with laughter from a bygone era and a time when everything made sense and life seemed to flow in a natural way.
This week on A Boomer Home Companion we remember Shelley Berman and other comedians who made us laugh from the simple things. And we’ve got Tom Hanks hosting a game show..surprise!! You’ll love the music too, even if I picked it for you. Plus all kinds of Boomer stuff..so as Tom Bodett would say; “I’m Tom Bodett for Motel 6, and we’ll leave the light on for you.”
Walter Becker, guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band Steely Dan, died Sunday at the age of 67.
“I intend to keep the music we created together alive as long as I can with the Steely Dan band,” Fagen promises of Becker’s legacy
Becker’s official site announced the death; no cause of death or other details were provided.
“Walter Becker was my friend, my writing partner and my bandmate since we met as students at Bard College in 1967,” Donald Fagen wrote in a tribute to Becker. “He was smart as a whip, an excellent guitarist and a great songwriter. He was cynical about human nature, including his own, and hysterically funny.”
Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
Our Final Show Of The Summer of 2017- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!
Enjoy Freely!!
Pop Up Radio
We invented this term, not Donald Trump. Each day we’ll just pop in and post a show on our live stream. So be sure and check it out after you surf this page.
http://edge.mixlr.com/channel/jioou
THE LONGEVITY REVOLUTION AND THE EMERGING ECONOMY
Andy Sieg, Head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, and Age Wave CEO Ken Dychtwald teamed up to deliver the keynote “The Longevity Revolution and the Emerging Economy” at last month’s annual IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics—the largest worldwide conference on aging hosted over 6,000 professionals in gerontology and geriatrics.
With the advent of global demographic aging and many people living and working longer, issues pertaining to longevity, funding for later years, and discussions of life priorities in the next phase of their lives are coming to the fore. Together, Sieg and Dychtwald imparted significant insights on how the changing culture of aging is generating exciting possibilities for individuals and opportunities for business and investors in the massive, growing and global longevity economy. Kevin Crain, Head of Workplace Financial Solutions at Merrill Lynch facilitated a lively discussion between the two on ways the private and not-for-profit sectors can collaborate to help people live long, healthy, and productive lives.
Here is the entire presentation. Enjoy freely!
Thanks for arriving at Canada’s ALL BOOMER radio network!
Welcome to the home of “A Boomer Home Companion”, Canada’s #1 Podcast for Boomers and Beyond!
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING AT 9:00 A.M pst YOU CAN JOIN ALLAN LIVE IN THE CHAT ROOM.
It’s a cornucopia of fireside memories, mindful chatter, and music from the jukebox of your life. North America’s #1 Podcast for Boomers and Beyond.
A Boomer Home Companion 8.25.17
On last week’s show 8.17.17
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/boomerradioguy-on-mixlr-43/
- After one of the craziest days in Donald Trump’s presidency, Jimmy Kimmel delivers a message to those who voted for him and presents a plan that could solve all of our problem.
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40 years ago yesterday on August 16th, 1977, Elvis Presley died. This is a report from a news anchor Jim Mitchell who made the trip down to Memphis for the funeral. He even found local people from Kentuckiana who made the trip.
- And we have a very rare and intimate concert from June 1, 1957 that Elvis had with a few of his friends where he sings and recalls where it all started for him.
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Red Robinson was the first Canadian disc jockey to play rock and roll music in Vancouver, B.C. At the age of 16, he started working at radio station CJOR and was one of the first DJs to play Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.
Yesterday was the 40th Anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. We found this rare up close and personal intimate concert with a few of his friends. I think you’ll love it!
You’re Never Too Old To Boogie Woogie!!
BPR ON THE WEEKEND
Join us on Boomer Public Radio Weekends starting at 9:00 a.m. pacific on Saturday with Canada’s #1 Podcast For Boomers and Beyond. “A Boomer Home Companion” hosted by veteran radio guy, Allan Holender.
Followed by Canada’s #1 Nostalgia Podcast, BoomerTown with Barry Bowman and Roger Currie. And then we’ve got golden oldies with Frank Allan from NYC and the best damn Blues show in Canada hosted by BPR’s resident Blues guy, Brant Zwicker.
Check out the rest of our weekend program lineup of Jazz on The Rocks with Shelley G. and of course our Sunday prime time morning show at 10:00 a.m. pst RADIO DELUXE with John and Jessica.
Enjoy the weekend, stay safe, drive carefully and remember what Smokey The Bear says;
CLICK ON OUR LIVE STREAM FOR THIS WEEKEND AND ALL WEEKENDS BEGINNING ON SATURDAYS AT 9:00 A.M. PST
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If you have any trouble, you can always listen to our live broadcast at http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY !
We celebrated Tony Bennett’s 91st birthday on a recent show- the man and his music on a very special BOOMER HOME COMPANION SHOW that day. Here is the podcast and script for that show.
But first a shout out to all of our fans and friends in Kamloops BC who listen to us on Saturday mornings at 7:00 a.m on 92.5 FM THE X. On behalf of all British Columbians and Canadians we thank your for being such gracious hosts to the thousands who have been displaced by the hundreds of wildfires still burning in our province.
Six years ago the truly legendary American singer celebrated his 85th birthday in fine style, with a special concert at the historic London Palladium. Accompanied by his quartet, Tony Bennett moves effortlessly through a repertoire spanning 60 years, with songs such as Steppin’ Out With My Baby, The Good Life, Smile and his favourite, I Left My Heart In San Francisco. We will be hearing excerpts from that concert as well as tributes and interviews with Tony and of course Tony at his best SINGING AND SWINGING ! Click to listen below.
10 :00 A.M. SUNDAYS
RADIO DELUXE WITH JOHN PIZZARELI AND JESSICA MOLASKEY-Fabulous music, legendary guests, entertaining chatter with New York’s coolest couple broadcasting from their Lexington Avenue apartment. This week John and Jessica honor that day in New York, on August 1, 1998, when they were wed. They celebrate it every year, with favorite music and dinner out. It’s all very deluxe.
Tuesday marks the first of five nights at Birdland in Manhattan for John, Jessica, Maddie, Daniel Jobim (grandson of Antonio Carlos Jobim), and other excellent Brazillian musician
BOOMER HOME COMPANION PODCAST 7. 29. 17 “A SWINGIN SUMMER
This year marks the 150th anniversary of our nation’s birth free and proud, The Great North deserves something truly special to commemorate this incredible milestone. What better than a new Canadian Radio Station for a new generation of Boomers.
PRESS RELEASE
Boomer Public Radio looks to build a better radio network.
Veteran broadcast executive Allan Holender brings a fresh take to the radio of the future.
Allan Holender is the founder of Boomer Public Radio
The first internet radio broadcast in Canada was in 1997, and Allan Holender was behind the microphone in a little studio at Dowco Entertainment in Burnaby, B.C. That was exactly 20 years ago. So it’s fitting that some of the most creative experiments in the growing medium of radio online were developed by Holender over that time by building five global online radio networks.
Boomer Public Radio, a year-old company headquartered in West Kelowna , is trying to build a better listening experience for the underserved 98,000 Boomers in the Okanagan Valley and the 10 million Baby Boomers and beyond in Canada that are “hungry” for a radio network they can call their own. One that will remove nagging roadblocks for creative broadcast professionals and listeners alike. That puts the startup in competition with terrestrial radio stations both AM/FM with their default way of listening to radio in cars and at home on old style radios. BPR now is on the virtual dial streaming live.
If chief executive Allan Holender seems unfazed, it’s probably because he’s not new to the task. As the founder of terrestrial radio station C-ISL 650 in Richmond founded 37 years ago (see original owners above) that was just sold to Rogers, and online radio networks like Media On Tap, Positive World Radio, Conscious Planet Radio,and recently Okanagan & Peachland Radio.COM, Holender’s been working in the field since radio first crossed paths with the Internet.
“If you were to build radio now,” he says, “this is how you’d do it.”
OUR ONE BIG DREAM
“Our ONE big Dream is to be the preferred media choice for connecting the voices of Boomers from around the Okanagan, Canada, U.S. and the world where imagination and ideas flourish. Boomer Public Radio will be the #1 digital source for news, information,stories, conversations, entertainment, and music for the 10 million baby boomers in Canada and 80 million in the U.S. Boomers represent the fastest growing demographic in North America, and the most valuable generation in the history of marketing” according to Forbes Magazine”.-Allan Holender, Founder
“Boomer The Beaver” invites you to the Great Canadian Beach party every weekend this summer.
EVERY WEEKEND TILL SEPTEMBER TUNE IN TO OUR LIVE STREAM:
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THE OKANAGAN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
All the Mayors in the Okanagan have asked everyone to let the world know that we are open for business . LET’S INVITE THE WORLD TO THE OKANAGAN!
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KEEP US ON THE AIR! http://bit.ly/2alGSL3
(Encore) ON BOOMER HOME COMPANION 7.29.17
Then it doesn’t get any more Canadian than Roger Currie in Winnipeg and Barry Bowman in Victoria as they team up to host Boomertown, the #1 nostalgia podcast in Canada.
Then we head to New York City, where Frank Allan takes over the airwaves for four hours of unforgettable music from the 50’s , 60’s, Motown, Doowap, R & B.
Brant Zwicker in Kamloops than steps in to host the best damn Blues show in Canada. “At The Crossroads. Check it out and you’ll give it two big thumbs up!
Then grab your gal or guy and head down to your favourite Malt Shop. Don’t forget to bring a bunch of quarters for the old juke box, as it’s time for America’s Oldies But Goodies as we bring back the music of the fifties , sixties, and more. It’s an hour of milkshakes and memories .
We close out our day of programming with the Okanagan’s little secret, but no longer. BPR is proud to introduce listeners around the world to the voice of Shelley G from Kamloops as she hosts two hours of a Jazz Show that is getting rave reviews from Jazz aficionados everywhere.
And then it’s time to put your transistor radio under your pillow as we bring back those golden days of The Old Time Radio Theatre. From Fibber Magee and Molly to Suspense Theatre, it’s all guaranteed to bring you back to those days when radio was king and the airwaves were filled with the “theatre of the mind”.
PODCAST 6.17.17
PODCAST 6.10.17
PODCAST 6.3.17
About the show
HIGHLIGHTS:
THE HISTORY OF THE DJ American Radio 40’s – 50’s
American Rock ‘N’ Roll DJ’s The Top 40 radio format developed at WINS in New York, just as the transistor radio was invented. Teenagers gathered around coffee shop jukeboxes listening to Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, whilst America’s radio stations responded to rock and roll’s popularity by releasing the coolest and wildest DJs they could find onto their airwaves. Dick Biondi, Wolfman Jack, Casey Kasem, Jerry Blavet, Jocko, Murray the K, Dick Clark, The Real Don Steele each commanded enormous audience ratings on America’s top radio stations.
And check out these tunes from the Jukebox of your life:
- CHUCK BERRY SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN
- TERRY STAFFORD SUSPICION
- THE DIAMONDS LITTLE DARLIN
- THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE THE CASINOS
- LITTLE BOB AND THE LOLLIPOPS I CAN’T TAKE IT
- THE CHI-LITES HAVE YOU SEEN HER
- THE DAUGHTERS OF EVE HEY LOVER
- FRANKIE VALLE & THE FOUR SEASONS CHERI
- MACOYS HANG ON SLOOPY
- T-REX GET IT ON
- DORIS TROY JUST ONE LOOK
- CANNED HEAT LET’S WORK TOGETHER
- ALLMAN BROTHERS MIDNIGHT RIDER
- ALLMAN BROTHERS RAMBLIN MAN
- JIVE BUNNY LET’S SWING AGAIN
A RETRO WEEKEND
TODAY YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE REWIND OF THE BEST OF BPR 5.27.17
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/your-big-boomer-saturday-2/
VICTORIA DAY LONG WEEKEND SPECIAL REWIND
CLICK AND LISTEN
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/the-big-boomer-long-weekend/
Just turn on your computer, bring your speakers outside and start the party. You can even pretend your I-Pad is a transistor radio and listen to the tunes on your patio.
ON A BOOMER HOME COMPANION 5.20.17
(VOICE TRACK) YES , I AM CLAIRES LITTLE BOY FROM EDMONTON, AND I ‘M SURE THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE LOST THEIR MOTHERS MOSTLY DUE TO OLD AGE WILL FIND TODAY’S SHOW INTERESTING. MY MOM WAS 96 WHEN SHE PASSED ON, AND I’M SURE SOME OF OUR LISTENERS HAVE MOMS THAT ARE STILL LIVING, SOME EVEN CELEBRATING THEIR 100TH BIRTHDAY. SO TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE “LONGEVITY REVOLUTION”
Two-thirds of all the people who have ever lived past the age of 65 in the entire history of the world are alive today. For a more local reference, when The U.S. Constitution was crafted, the average life expectancy in the U.S. was barely 36 years and the median age was a mere 16.
During the time of CANADA’S founding fathers, there was no anticipation of an “age wave.” In this regard, we are living in truly unchartered territory and longevity is humanity’s new frontier. As the baby boomers turn 70 at the rate of 10,000 a day, America andCANADA is becoming a “gerontocracy.” Already, 42% of the entire federal budget IN THE U.S. is spent on Medicare and Social Security. In the 2012 election, older adults out-powered all other age groups with 72% of men and women 65+ voting, while only 45% of those 18-29 did. IN BC’S RECENT ELECTION 46% OF THE VOTES CAST WERE FROM OLDER ADULTS.
This demographic transformation will create new lifestyle, social contribution, and marketplace opportunities as well as potentially devastating medical, fiscal, and intergenerational crises. Are we prepared? NO. Are CHRISTY CLARK OR JOHN HORGAN addressing this “age wave” and offering innovative solutions? NO. Has the political media of all persuasions been covering this issue and all its facets in proportion to its social, political and economic importance? NO. I watched every minute of every debate this past election in the Okanagan and I am outraged that these core issues have not been meaningfully covered.
One of my heroes who I have known since he began 36 years ago to prepare the world for the “AGE WAVE, will join us today.
Ken Dychtwald, President and CEO of Age Wave, delivers a keynote on “The Longevity Economy” to an elite group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors focusing on products and services for Boomers and older adults.
ALSO ON THIS SPECIAL VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND WE REMEMBER SOME OF THE LEGENDS IN MUSIC, FILM AND COMEDY.
LIKE THE GREAT COMEDY DUO OF CANADA’S OWN WAYNE AND SHUSTER -AND BECAUSE YOU’LL PROBABLY BE TRAVELLING THIS LONG WEEKEND. IT’S THEIR BIT ON CANADIAN TOURISTS .
To mark legendary CANADIAN jazz musician Peter Appleyard’s album, ‘Sophisticated Ladies’ he stopped in to CBC Studio 211 with some guests. WE’LL HEAR ‘Georgia on My Mind’ featuring Jackie Richardson
AND AFTER YOUVE GONE WITH VOCALISTS MOLLY JOHNSON
AND A SPECIAL RENDITION OF TANGERINE
WE REMEMBER ELLA
Writer-director Charlotte Zwerin’s documentary on jazz vocal icon Ella Fitzgerald was originally produced for Public Television’s American Masters series. The 1999 film, narrated by Tony Bennett, shoWcases the “First Lady of Song” through archival footage of early performances and television appearances. WE’LL HEAR PORTIONS OF THAT FILM.
AND LAST WEEK WE WERE’NT ABLE TO PLAY FOR YOU THE INTERVIEW JOHNNY CARSON HAD WITH SCREEN STAR DORIS DAY
AND AS LONG AS WE ARE REMEMBERING THIS WEEKEND…HOW ABOUT DEAN MARTIN– THE KING OF COOL
We’ll have A fascinating portrait of the ‘King of Cool,’ from his humble beginnings in Steubenville, OH (USA) to his death in 1995. (Think of it as ‘Dean Martin 101.’)
AND WE EVEN HAVE A RARE RECORDING OF WHAT ELSE FRANK AND DEAN AT THE BAR SINGING IMPROMPTU.
YOU CAN HEAR IT ALL . JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO LISTEN
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/the-big-boomer-long-weekend/
BABY BOOMERS PUSH RETIREE GROWTH RATE TO HIGHEST IN 70 YEARS
Baby boomers push retiree growth rate to highest in 70 years
CANADA’S OLDEST TOWNS OFFER LESSONS FOR AN AGING NATION
Census 2016: The growing age gap, gender ratios and other key takeaways
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/census-2016-statscan/article34882462/
BPR REWIND 5.13.17
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/boomer-public-radio-is-on-the-air/
THE END OF AN ERA
C-ISL AM 650 SOLD TO ROGERS FOR AN ALL SPORTS STATION
THE STATION I HELPED START IN RICHMOND. B.C. BACK IN 1980
HERE’S THE HISTORY
HERE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS (I’m the handsome guy with the moustache)
Left to right; Tom Sponarski, Allan Holender,Michael Dickinson, Leon Geyser
ON THE AIR WITH CANADA’S ONLY RADIO NETWORK FOR BOOMERS
Every Saturday is BPR’s National Day Of Recognition For Boomers.
THE BP
Tell your friends in Kamloops….
A Boomer Home Companion can now be heard Saturdays from 7:00-9:00 a.m. in Kamloops on 92.5 The X – CFBX-FM http://www.thex.ca/
The local campus and community radio station. We LOVE Community Radio!
(VOICE TRACK) HI EVERYBODY AND WELCOME BACK TO THE ONE RADIO PROGRAM YOU CAN COUNT ON TO BRING BACK A MEMORY OR TWO, A SONG THAT IS FAMILIAR, A MOVIE YOU CAN REMEMBER, AN OLD RADIO SHOW YOU LISTENED TO, A FAVOURITE COMMERCIAL YOU HEARD ON THE RADIO AS A KID, A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN RADIO WAS YOUR HOME COMPANION, AND WITHOUT TELEVISION, YOU EXPERIENCED THE GREATEST JOY OF ALL “THE THEATRE OF THE MIND”. IT’S MY PLEASURE TO BRING BACK THOSE FEELINGS FOR YOU EACH WEEK, TAKE YOU AWAY FROM THE CRAZINESS THAT FILLS THE MEDIA SPACES, WHETHER IT’S T.V., RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, OR THE INTERNET. THE WHOLE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS PRE-OCCUPIED WITH WHAT I CALL CNN–[CONSTANT NEGATIVE NEWS). IT’S NOT HEALTHY FOR YOUR BODY OR YOUR MIND. HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE AND A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING IN YOUR HEART.
HERE’S A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THIS WEEK’S SHOW FOR YOUR EARS ONLY!
LAST WEEK’S BOOMER HOME COMPANION
A BOOMER HOME COMPANION FROM TWO WEEK’S AGO
SPECIAL SUNDAY FEATURE
SATURDAYS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME NOW THAT YOU FOUND CANADA’S PREMIERE RADIO NETWORK FOR BOOMERS AND BEYOND! JUST TUNE IN ON THE DIGITAL RADIO DIAL ON SATURDAYS FROM 9:00 A.M. PACIFIC
HERE IS OUR LIVE STREAM
http://edge.mixlr.com/channel/jioou
IF YOU MISSED THE BIG BOOMER RECORD PARTY HERE IS THE LINK TO THE FULL 12 HOUR LINEUP OF MEMORABLE MUSIC AND AWARD WINNING HOSTS: http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/the-big-boomer-record-party/
A REWIND OF SATURDAY’S BOOMER HOME COMPANION WITH ALLAN HOLENDER
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO LISTEN TO THE REWIND OF PROGRAMS
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/an-easter-bunny-boomer-saturday/
LISTEN TO A SPECIAL EASTER BUNNY BOOMER HOME COMPANION
CLICK ON THE LINK TO LISTEN TO THE REWIND OF OUR PROGRAMMING FOR 4.8.17.
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/saturdays-with-boomer-music-and-memories/
A WONDERFUL STORY TO SHARE
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CLICK ON THIS LINK TO LISTEN TO LAST SATURDAY’S ALL DAY PROGRAMMING
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/the-big-boomer-radio-spring-broadcast/
9:00 A.M. A BOOMER HOME COMPANION WITH ALLAN HOLENDER
A cornucopia of fireside memories, mindful chatter, and music from the jukebox of your life.
On one of our shows we interviewed Herb Gross from the famous rock band of the sixties,The Invictas,
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Allan Holender, Founder & CEO
A nice article in the Kelowna Capital News on Boomer Public Radio. Here is the link:
http://www.kelownacapnews.com/news/412431043.html
HEY BOOMER HOME COMPANION FANS! WANT TO HEAR AND SEE A SONG YOU HEARD ON ONE OF THE SHOWS. ALL THE MUSIC VIDEOS FROM THE SHOW ARE ON OUR BLOG AT: http://boomerpublicradio.blogspot.ca/
A CANADIAN CBC RADIO LEGEND PASSES AWAY
STUART MACLEAN R.I.P
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A BIG THANKS TO THE 583 LISTENERS WHO TUNED INTO OUR VIRTUAL LAUNCH PARTY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO LISTEN. HERE IS THE ORIGINAL 12 HOUR BROADCAST:
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/showreel/the-big-boomer-radio-broadcast/
THIS WAS OUR MID WINTER BHC SHOW LINK
http://mixlr.com/boomerradioguy/events/a-boomer-home-companion-mid-winter
A BOOMER HOME COMPANION SAMPLE SHOW (North America’s #1 podcast for Boomers and Beyond )
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What happens when your Doctor Retires?
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In the War Room, the U.S President (Peter Sellers) is making a phone call to the U.S.S.R President. From Dr. Strangelove 1964. Fast forward to Trump calling Putin
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There’s no way that this act could be done today. Our politically correct society would scream “racism.” The truth is that Frank, Dean and Sammy loved each other as brothers in the truest sense of the word. Frank and Dean refused to perform at any casino that refused Sammy a room. Sammy never complained back then and just performed. But then again this was a different time and Sammy, Dean and Frank had class, character and were real men. JOHNNY CARSON hosts this rare live show with the Rat Pack. It’s vintage COOL!
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Mel Tormé – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore [outtake] (The Judy Garland Show) with June Allyson
- From the old time radio vault: Fibber Magee and Molly look for Maple Syrup in the 1940’s and Canada’s own The Happy Gang from 1950
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Vintage Jack Webb with “Just The Facts Maam”
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And then there is Kelly Ann Conway being interviewed on her version of “alternate facts”
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A tribute to Mary Tyler Moore
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Bill Mahr on Donald Trump
PREVIOUS SHOW
As we shiver and shudder our way into 2017, the world around us looks a bit scary. Time to look back at those warm and fuzzy times, because they ain’t comin back Boomers. Roxanne and I are now binge watching Leave It To Beaver episodes to help us remember how GREAT and simple life was back then.
Enough depressing talk, we’ve got some exciting news to share that will make you want to come back again and again to Boomer Public Radio, just so you can feel good about everything again. I’ll be unveiling our NEW program lineup for 2017 and you’ll get a sneak peek into the shows and meet the hosts. Hey, I might even dig up an old LITB episode so you we can channel Ward, June, Wally and the Beave.
Lots of Hot Jazz for a Cool Winter Day. Test your Boomer trivia, and we’ll spotlight some of the great articles from our Boomer Gazette newspaper. So stop shovelling the snow, come in from the cold, put a log on the fire, warm up the hot chocolate and snuggle up to those new speakers you bought for your computer, so you can now listen to us in digital static free hi-def sound. We’ll be waiting for you, so just knock three times, or was that the secret code to Hernandos Hideaway…just testing….. now you just have to click and play…nice and simple just like the old days.
Your humble radio DJ…
ALL PAST SHOWS ARE ARCHIVED HERE. CLICK TO LISTEN.
https://boomerpublicradio.wordpress.com/last-weeks-episode/
” A BOOMER HOME COMPANION ” is a cornucopia of fireside memories, mindful chatter, and music from the jukebox of your life”, host and producer Allan Holender says. “Do you remember the songs you listened to, danced to, kissed to, and cherish”? The program also features candid and insightful interviews with prominent boomers from all walks of life. Allan will be inviting a whole range of interesting folks from around the world to pull up a chair to the big breakfast table and engage in conversation. There’s lots of room for you too!” The show airs LIVE on the BPR Network and is also available later as a podcast.
Holender, born in Edmonton,Alberta was an early pioneer of Internet broadcasting in Canada with over 40 years in the broadcasting industry. Allan has been a producer, nationally syndicated host and co-founder of a terrestrial radio station in the lower mainland of British Columbia. As an early adapter, Allan was at the forefront of developing content rich programming for digital online radio networks in both Canada and the U.S.; Media On Tap, Positive World Radio, Conscious Planet Radio, Peachland Radio and Okanagan Radio . He was one of the first in Canada to broadcast using the internet in 1997.
“I’d like to start a new conversation about active aging in Canada”. We’ll be talking to fellow Boomers from B.C. to Newfoundland about what it means to be getting older, while at the same time, re-inventing, rejuvenating, and re-designing their lives with innovative and creative ideas.””All Boomers have one thing in common”, says Holender. “We all grew up with the radio as our companion in life. We had it by our bedside, in our kitchen, our living room, our rumpus/rec room, our garage, in our cars, at the beach, and at work.” Many Boomers lament that it is difficult nowadays to find a radio station that really cares or caters to their lost generation.
Holender says ” We can fill that gap through NarrowCasting, which allows us to communicate our content to a specific group of Boomers simultaneously over our unique boutique Boomer Public Radio Network”.
Although the program will originate from Canada, the topics and discussions will be general enough to appeal to the 80 million Boomers in the U.S. and around the world. 
That’s the beauty of this new media platform, says Holender, you can go LIVE and within seconds people from around the world are listening to you on their internet connection.” I love the idea of bringing back the way radio used to sound with new technology
Holender says this about the future of Boomer Public Radio;”Our ONE big Dream is to be the preferred media choice for connecting the voices of Boomers from around the world where imagination and ideas flourish. Boomer Public Radio can be the #1 source for news, information,stories, conversations, and entertainment for the 80 million baby boomers in the U.S. and 10 million in Canada.
We are also integrating a daily digital newspaper “The Boomer Gazette” into our new media platform, which allows Boomers to have instant access to news, information, and stories all about their generation.”
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