Dave Rutherford
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Dave Rutherford is a Canadian conservative political talk show host. His daily radio show, Rutherford, was previously nationally syndicated in Canada and was the first Canadian radio talk program to be simulcast
on television, but now airs from 9am-12pm daily only in Alberta
on AM770 CHQR
and 630 CHED
. Rutherford is the number one rated radio show in Alberta, with an estimated daily audience of around 750,000 people. Rutherford has also served as the director of RTNDA Canada. He was named Broadcaster of the Year in 2006 by the Western Association of Broadcasters.
Rutherford has worked at various stations throughout Alberta and B.C.
including:
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
on television, but now airs from 9am-12pm daily only in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
on AM770 CHQR
CHQR (AM)
CHQR is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment operating in Calgary, Alberta. Broadcasting at AM 770, it airs talk radio programming. With the exception of one show, all of CHQR's weekday programming is produced in-house...
and 630 CHED
CHED (AM)
CHED is a talk radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting at 630 kHz on the AM dial and is owned by Corus Entertainment.The station originally began broadcasting at 1080 AM in 1954, until it moved to its current frequency in 1965....
. Rutherford is the number one rated radio show in Alberta, with an estimated daily audience of around 750,000 people. Rutherford has also served as the director of RTNDA Canada. He was named Broadcaster of the Year in 2006 by the Western Association of Broadcasters.
Rutherford has worked at various stations throughout Alberta and B.C.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
including:
- News reporter at CKYLCKYL (AM)CKYL is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music radio format at 610 AM in Peace River, Alberta and also several different other frequencies on the FM dial...
in Peace River, Alberta from 1971 - News reporter at CKIQ in Kelowna from 1972
- News anchor at CKNWCKNW (AM)CKNW owned by Corus Entertainment, is the highest-rated talk radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It broadcasts on AM 980.The station's content is based on news and current events...
in New Westminster from 1974 - News Director for CHQR in CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
in 1983 - Program Director/talk show host for CHQR 1983-current