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The Sound Off Podcast

Hosted by veteran broadcaster and voice artist Matt Cundill, The Sound Off Podcast takes you behind the mic for conversations with the people shaping the world of audio. From radio legends and podcast pioneers to producers, programmers, voiceover talent, and top-tier creators. Each episode dives deep into the craft, business, and culture of sound.Matt brings his decades of industry experience—and tall-tale stories—to the table, creating a space where creators and listeners alike can explore

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00:47:00

Amanda Cupido: Audio Disrupter

The Sound Off Podcast ·

2022/02/24

In this episode, we talk Amanda's journey through the industry (including receiving military training before working as a journalist in Afghanistan), as well as her thoughts on how Canadian broadcasting could evolve.There are University dissertations shorter than Amanda's resume, so for brevity's sake, she is currently: Director of Talk & Talent at AM640 in Toronto, entrepreneur, freelance podcast consultant herself, author of a best-selling book, and a Journalism instructor at both

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00:34:55

Will Nash: Strengthening Your Voice

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2022/02/16

Will Nash is the afternoon drive host for Fresh 93.1 in Barrie, Ontario, as well as the midday host on Energy 95.3 in Hamilton and Toronto. He's a radio veteran who's been all over Ontario, and has dozens of celebrity interviews under his belt- but his career didn't exactly start out that way.In this episode, I talk to him about working on street teams, moving to a small town in northern Alberta for his first full on-air gig, his transition to a bigger stage in Toronto, and all the

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00:41:23

Julie Adam: Imperfectly Kind

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2022/02/08

Imperfectly Kind is the name of Julie Adam's first book. The President of Rogers Sports & Media had a unique pandemic experience that she shared with us and led her to write this book.In this episode, Julie and I catch up after nearly 4 years between recording podcast episodes. We spoke about baseball in the last episode and it came up again this time in a couple of places. While I normally would love to ask a zillion questions about the future of radio, I wanted to stay close to the

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00:49:00

Charese Fruge: Time For A Fresh Approach

The Sound Off Podcast ·

2022/02/01

Charese Frugé is the Net News Editor at AllAccess.com and has 20+ years in the radio business with a proven track record in multiple formats as both an on air personality and an award winning programmer. She's been successful in markets like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Las Vegas and Denver. She's been recognized as one of Radio's Most Influential Women by Radio Ink on multiple occasions and has several awards for Excellence in Management from both CBS Radio, and the Alliance for

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00:37:08

Sam East: Creation, Mindfulness and Lessons Learned

The Sound Off Podcast ·

2022/01/25

Sam East is the afternoon host on 99.9 Virgin Radio, and host of weeknights on Virgin Radio across Canada.That means you can hear her on selected stations Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Sam has also recently launched the podcast Lessons to My Younger Self, where she chats with notables like Jully Black,The Social’sJess Allen, sexologist Dr. Jess O’Reilly, and more.In this episode you will hear how she got her radio start in Chatham, Ontario, moved to Kitchener and then landed in

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00:46:54

Chris St. Clair: How's the Weather?

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2022/01/19

Chris St. Clair started at the Weather Network back in 1994. However, before that he had a worked in radio; in later years as the program director at 990 Hits in Montreal. After 26 years at the Weather Network, Chris has retired.In this episode, you will hear how Chris got his start in radio while he was still in high school. We also discussed his short time at Acadia University, his ties to the Annapolis Valley, and how he spent most of the 80's in Kingston, Ontario. We also talk about

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00:56:31

Shannon King: A Cut Above

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2022/01/14

Last summer when we had Vinny Barucco on the show, I mentioned that we would be having his co-host on in due time. Time is due. Shannon King's radio journey is different in that she didn't grow up idolizes radio personalities from the past. It was just kind of suggested to her. She cut her teeth by cutting hair and learned she was a people person.In this episode, you will hear how Shannon interned with all the major players before she worked for them. Her radio journey had her developing as

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00:44:38

Mary Anne Ivison: The Power of The Pivot

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2022/01/04

A few times a year, the radio grim reaper makes its rounds and kills off another round of talented people. Depending on the sociopathic behaviour of the company who executes the plan, it is described as "dislocation" or "restructuring". To those that are on the receiving end, it feels more like a mob-hit. Mary Anne Ivison was let go in February of 2021, and spent the rest of the year pivoting away from the profession that was her livelihood for 12 years.In this episode, you will hear how

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00:40:20

The Sixth Very Terry Christmas

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2021/12/25

Every year, Terry Dimonte and I get together for some Christmas cheer. This year we wound up talking a little more about podcasting as he and Ted Bird have recently launched their new show. Terry has recently moved to British Columbia with his wife Jessica and Terry recounts his first few weeks in the area battling torrential rains. As tradition has it, if there is a weather event, Terry will find it.We also made mention of voiceover professional and awesome cousin of mine, Geoff Allan who

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00:45:41

Gillian Foote: Going Back to Hali

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2021/12/21

Last April. Gillian Foote returned to her home province of Nova Scotia after spending the better part of two decades in Edmonton at 100.3 The Bear. Along with her co-hosts Paul Brown an Yukon Jack, they were authors of some pretty amazing radio over the course of 13 years. Gillian has now relocated to Q104 in Halifax where she is writing the next stanza with BJ Wilson and Bobby Mac.In this episode, you will hear how Gillian was inspired by the late night airwaves featuring Andy Frost on

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00:46:10

Tom Bedell: Rocking the Atlantic

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2021/12/15

Tom Bedell is the afternoon drive host at Q104 in Halifax. His career started in the late 80's in Saint John, N.B at the legendary CFBC, and has been driving Metro Halifax home since 1998.In this episode, Tom recalls those early days in New Brunswick and his early stints in Woodstock, NB, Halifax and later on up in Kentville, Nova Scotia working at Annapolis Valley Radio. We recall fondly how the area and the station and the people at those stations shaped both our radio careers, We also

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00:41:43

James Cridland: A Trip Through Podland

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2021/12/01

We loved having James Crildland on our show back in 2018 when we fussed about podcast discovery when there were a half million podcasts in the universe. There are now 2.5 million and we have so many more questions to ask.In this episode, I get a little help from my Podcast SuperFriends Jag in Detroit and Catherine O’Brien who are heavy consumers of James’ Podnews and Podland, the latter now into its second year. we discuss Apple v. Spotify, what Indie podcasters are still missing out on,

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00:46:46

The Return of Matty Staudt

The Sound Off Podcast ·

2021/11/24

We had Matty Staudt back on the show in July of 2019, when he was heading up Jam Street Media after leaving iHeart as the head of podcasting. In that episode, we talked about his early podcast career, which dates back to Stitcher in 2008, how he produced the G. Gordon Liddy Show, and played the hits on great radio stations across America. Since then, he has been building some of the best branded podcasts out there for clients like Ford, Nissan, and MAC Cosmetics. And then came the news that

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01:02:52

Sharon Hyland: La Reine Du Rock

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2021/11/17

Around Montreal, mention the words "Queen of Rock" and that title goes to Sharon Hyland, longtime on air host at CHOM-FM. Last month she eclipsed 25 years of broadcasting at the legendary radio station. And while her name might not get lumped in with the CHOM Alumni who came before her, (just yet) her knowledge of rock and the station's more recent history is second to none. In this episode, you'll hear why Sharon went into radio, and how her path from Algonquin College led her to Ottawa's

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00:34:08

Callie and Jeff: All Upside

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2021/11/10

The copy just screams off the page: She was a blogger and social media maven. He, a former morning radio host. Together they struck out on their own and created The Upside. Callie and Jeff Dauler started their podcast when Jeff's radio career abruptly changed in 2019 from Star 94.1 in Atlanta. Their success could be considering "overnight" by podcast standards.In this episode, you'll hear how Callie and Jeff met, and how they transitioned both their skill sets into creating a show that

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00:49:40

Ryan Jespersen: Real Talk About Real Talk

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2021/11/02

Ryan Jespersen is one of the great broadcast to podcast success stories. After being relieved from the coveted 9 to noon position at the venerable 630 CHED in Edmonton last year, Ryan hatched a plan to move his audience from terrestrial to digital, and at the same time fill a need for real talk in the digital space.In this episode, you will hear how Ryan got into radio i(and later TV) n Red Deer, Alberta, moved north to Edmonton where he hosted Breakfast television and eventually on to

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00:58:43

Mike Goral: Excessive Talking

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2021/10/26

Mike Goral is someone I have only met once, haven't seen in 7 years but we have a long track record of working together. Long before the pandemic taught us to work apart, Mike and I, along with Jamie Watson and Evan Surminski would all collaborate to make audio magic in radio. Since then, all four of us have continued on creative paths that involve voiceover. Albeit, Evan produces still, and Matt started a podcast company. Mike's career in entertainment began at as a part-time assistant at

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00:34:36

Montana Getty: Journalism, Sports, Politics

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2021/10/20

Montana Getty has multiple passions for sports, media and politics flowing through her blood. Her grandfather is the late Don Getty, premiere of Alberta from 1985 to 1992, and quarterback of the Edmonton (then) Eskimos starting in 1955. Rarely does your family play into the context of a podcast episode, but given that the Getty name has so much to do with sport, politics, Alberta, oil, and now media. In this episode, you will hear why Montana chose a career in broadcasting and how she

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00:57:34

Rob Braide: Broadcaster, Musicologist, Charcutier,...

The Sound Off Podcast ·

2021/10/13

There's about a dozen people I know where if I sit down for a long conversation with them, I am going to come away infinitely smarter and with lots to think about. Rob Braide has always been on that hit list. Whether we were having a drink or eating some of his wonderful cooking, or listening to his latest musical find, I was going to come away with more.In this episode you are going to hear a lot about Montreal and CHOM from the 1970's, his move from CHOM as program director to General

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00:42:34

Rob Walch: Putting Podcast Into Perspective

The Sound Off Podcast ·

2021/10/03

Rob Walch is the VP of Podcast Relations at Libsyn. He made an appearance on our show back in 2018, and we were long overdue to have him back given the changing nature of the podcast world. During Rob's session at Podcast Movement in August, he manoeuvred his way through his presentation to debunk many of the marketing myths that are propelled across the internet. Myths like Rating and Reviewing the podcast will help it be discovered, and that there are over two million podcasts. (While

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