{"id":21582,"date":"2025-07-24T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/21582\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:38:11","slug":"veteran-music-director-wayne-webster-set-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/21582\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran music director Wayne Webster set to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Award-winning Music Director Wayne Webster is set to retire from Stingray\u2019s boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) at the end of the summer after nearly five decades in Toronto radio.<\/p>\n

Webster started his 48-year career in 1977 as an intern at Q107 (CILQ-FM) after graduating from Humber College. His internship as a Music Coordinator eventually turned into a full-time job as Music Director at CHUM-FM\u00a0from 1979-87.<\/p>\n

From there, Webster joined CKFM as music director and Assistant Program Director, which evolved into Mix 99.9 where he spent a total of 21 years. He additionally programmed the music on SiriusXM Canadian rock channel, Iceberg Radio.<\/p>\n

Webster landed at boom predecessor EZ Rock 97.3 in 2007, staying with the station for just two years, before rejoining the Virgin Radio-rebranded CKFM. He\u2019s been boom 97.3\u2019s Music Director since 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou would be hard-pressed to find a more Zen individual than Wayne Webster,\u201d wrote boom Program Director Troy McCallum, in Webster\u2019s retirement announcement. \u201cHe\u2019s a hard worker with a great eye for detail and music knowledge that would make Beethoven blush. He\u2019s a dedicated family man, as his wife Tracey and kids Zach and Dakota can attest to. Broadcaster, musical mastermind, husband, father, grandfather, Blue Jays fan, concert addict, t-shirt collector, and all-around great guy, Wayne Webster is irreplaceable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Webster was recognized with the Allan Waters Hall of Fame Award\u00a0in 2023 at Radiodays North America. At the induction ceremony, he brought along his first transistor radio, which ignited his enduring excitement for new music at age 10.<\/p>\n

He was also named Music Director of the Year (Large Market) in Broadcast Dialogue\u2019s Canadian Radio Awards in 2020.<\/p>\n

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