89.5 The Hawk Jocks

 

	Glen Slingerland - Morning Host, Program Director / Music Director   Five Fun Facts about Slingerland in the morning   Really doesn’t mind getting up early Finds abundance in a great cup of coffee Loves the fact he gets to play the best rock music on the planet Wrote an ebook on how to make skimboards Seriously happy that radio requires very little lifting   Weekday mornings 6-9 on Chilliwack’s Rock Station - 89.5 The Hawk
	Sadie - Mid Day Host   I accidentally won a songwriting competition that I did not want to enter….because I suffer from stage fright….I won first prize….which was playing on the same stage as Spirit of the West in front of a LARGE number of people…a dream for some…a nightmare for me…. a few years later, I accidentally ended up backstage at a Korn concert, for which I didn’t even have tickets for…then I ended up on the Papa Roach tour bus turning down a job as a roadie…you may be asking yourself why would I turn down such a gig? Well, mostly because I had just recently accidentally landed my first job in radio. I earned my degree in recording arts, (that part was on purpose)….then applied everywhere that had a mixing board. A radio station hired me…as a producer…because I absolutely under no circumstances wanted to be on the air….well that lasted until I accidentally landed in front of a microphone that was turned on…turns out…I completely love the career that I accidentally wound up in.   Accidents happen and I am living proof….although I don’t know where the pudding is…mmm…pudding…
	Karl Douglas - Weekdays 1-6pm   10 points for Trivial Pursuit questions on Karl Douglas:   1. No, I'm NOT the guy who did "Kung Fu Fighting" (that guy was taller!) 2. I hate wearing suits and ties 3. Wishes I had the royalties from "Kung Fu Fighting" 4. From Halifax but living in BC makes me bi-coastal 5. Plays drums and scuba dives...just not at the same time 6. Really, I'm not the "Kung Fu Fighting" guy so you can stop asking      (but I do have a black belt) 7. Loves patios and ice cold beer (Alexander Keith's please!) on a hot day 8. Sucks at math
	Rob Fitzgerald -  Evenings and Weekends / Promotions Coordinator   Born just 20 mins west of Chilliwack, Rob Fitzgerald considers himself an ‘Original Wacker.’ The Sardis Secondary grad has enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells of this great city since 1994, and wouldn’t eat corn from anywhere else! From Cultus Lake to the Caribbean, Rob has worked as a dj since his highschool days and it’s truly his passion. This is his first gig in radio, and quite possibly his last… he loves Chilliwack and the only thing better than this would be a place that never snowed. A place with warm sunny beaches, and endless tequila shots… ok fine, you can water it down with margarita mix.   Catch Rob swingin weekends on The NEW 89-5 The Hawk (and sometimes weekday evenings…)
	Matt Wallace - Production Director / Announcer   I make all the wonderful commercials that help you appreciate our music so much more (and pay the bills around here).  Coming to Chilliwack from northern Alberta was a great decision! Not only do I get a shorter winter here and awesome scenery, but when it does snow… I become the best driver in town.
89.5 The Hawk News and Sports
	Tim Amey - News Director   Loves being home with the wife and kids by 12:35 Can't get enough of the mountains Wants to build a time machine so he can go back and shake the hand of the person who invented caffiene Has lived everywhere from Montreal, Toronto, Yellowknife and Saskatoon. Definitely prefers BC and especially Chilliwack
	Tara Gostelow - News Reporter / Morning Show  Anchor   On the record, I love languages, current events, movies, travelling, reading, camping, fireworks, my dog, thunderstorms, radio and television, power outages, Hallowe'en, music and people who make me laugh. Off the record, what you don't know won't hurt you.   In 2004, after a lacklustre three-year stretch at Douglas College I left Canada to live in Switzerland. There I accidentally met the producer of a radio show and he equally accidentally put me on the air. More the fool him.   I then spent another three years gallivanting around Europe, moving to France and eventually the UK. I returned to Canada in 2008 to begin my broadcasting career in earnest by enrolling in BCIT's Broadcast Journalism program....and ended up at The Hawk*! (*Or, as some of my 'funny' friends say, "The Bear" or "The Snake"... And by funny I mean not funny at all.)
	Randy Merkley - Sports Director / Play-by-Play Host   Some Things You Should Know about Me:   * Excited to be the voice of the Bruins on 89.5 The Hawk and bring you all the play by play of Bruins home and away games. I‘m passionate about my job and I will work hard to bring you the best broadcast every game.   * I sky dived and loved it! ....Thinking about doing it again but my wife is not too supportive!   * Lived in South America (Ecuador) teaching English and working in an orphanage.   * Have called 4 National Championships games and 1 WHL League Championsip: 2 Football with the Saskatoon Hilltops, 1 Midget Triple 'A' Championship with Tisdale Trojans, 1 Jr. A Championship with Humboldt Broncos, and WHL final between Moose Jaw Warriors and Vancouver Giants.   * Went to Broadcasting School at Mount Royal College in Calgary, then moved on to work at TSN in Toronto as a writer for SportsCentre.   * Very much color blinde...honest. Matching my ties with my shirt is not easy.   * Got married on the beach in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico in November 2008   * Things I enjoy doing when I'm not at the rink or on the road with the team: Love playing my guitar..no better place to be on a nice day than the golf course....Spending a day at the lake is pretty much awesome...Looking forward to spending lots of time at Cultus Lake.