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Podcast: The Great Canadian Talk Show
Episode: May 5 2024- Brian Smiley, Gone Too Soon
Description: This episode is dedicated to Brian Smiley, who passed away on May 4 from colon cancer at age 69. (It wasn't until after this was recorded that we finally learned his real, and not 'show-business' age.)
Brian was a special guest on the debut episode of The Great Canadian Talk Show on Kick-FM in 2006 and made numerous appearances over the years. He was personable and witty and well-informed, and slid seamlessly from a career as a print reporter across to becoming the PR face of a not-always loved Crown corporation.
Whether in-studio or on a call, he...