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Reflections with NTV’s Jim Furlong

Posted on June 4, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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A fixture of Newfoundland and Labrador’s media landscape, Jim Furlong reflects on his life in the industry in this candid one-on-one sitdown with The Herald

Jim Furlong eases back in his chair during a sitdown in his office on a predictably wet and grey weekday in St. John’s. “When

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Celebrating 75 Years of The Newfoundland Herald

Posted on June 1, 2021
By Herald Staff
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Written By: Scott Stirling
My Dad, Geoff Stirling, started The Newfoundland Herald in 1946 right after World War II, as a Sunday paper called The Sunday Herald. Joey Smallwood had just tried his own hand at publishing, but his political newspaper couldn’t make a go of it financially, so he sold

Tags: 75th, anniversary, Geoff Stirling, Herald 75th, history, magazine, Newfoundland, NL, NTV, ozfm, publication, Scott Stirling, The Newfoundland Herald

Pam Pardy: It Never Gets Old

Posted on May 31, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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It’s hard to believe that I started writing for The Herald back in 2003. For the past 18 years, I’ve been telling the stories of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and sharing a scatter yarn about my own life along the way.
While I was a freelance contributor those first few years,

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Jim Furlong: Friday Night Plans

Posted on May 28, 2021
By Jim Furlong
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The last of the snow is gone. The often-cursed snowblower, which is hard to start, is put away for the last time. There were a couple of flakes of snow in the waning days of April, but the death grip of winter weather has eased, and the eternal hope of

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Artist Spotlight: The Dave Whitty Show

Posted on May 27, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Traveling singer-songwriter Dave Whitty has adapted to pandemic-livin’ by launching his own podcast, The Dave Whitty Show

There’s this saying about best-laid plans. Interwoven with those adages of counting your chickens is the core idea that one doesn’t have a lens to the future, and nothing in life is guaranteed.

Tags: COVID-19, Dave Whitty, guests, local, music, NL, pandemic, podcast, singer-songwriter, The Dave Whitty Show

LOCAL ARTS | Music Spotlight: Kelly McMichael’s ‘Waves’

Posted on May 26, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From Peterborough to St. John’s, Kelly McMichael battles the current of changing times and the ebb and flow of life in her long-awaited solo album, Waves

“I love variety,” shared Kelly McMichael, a multi-year, seasoned pro in the music business who is on the cusp of dropping

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Accordion According to Paul Hamilton

Posted on May 25, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

When you learn to play accordion from ‘His Nibs, Harry Hibbs’ himself, you know your way around a jig or two. Meet Paul Hamilton

When The Herald spoke to Paul Hamilton it was a Saturday morning and there was a pot of jiggs bubbling on the stove. Company was

Tags: Alick Tsui, arts, Bud Davidge, culture, folk music, Hamilton Sound, Harry Hibbs, music, Newfoundland, NL, NLMusic, Paul Hamilton, photography, St. John's, Ted Doyle

The Sheerr Family and the Not-So-Terrible Twos

Posted on May 24, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Life simply couldn’t be better for Eddie Sheerr, his wife Susan and two-year-old Emily, but things are about to get just a little sweeter and there’s so much to celebrate

When Emily was born on May 15, 2019, Eddie Sheerr and his wife Susan thought they had the world.

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Pam Pardy: The Teen TikTok Think Tank

Posted on May 23, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

As I sat down to write this week’s column my daughter strolled in and sleepily sat by my side for a morning cuddle. “What are you doing?” she asked. “Writing,” I replied.
I didn’t have one word to show for my efforts, and she commented on the blank screen before

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Eastduck Adventures, Episode I: Brewdock

Posted on May 17, 2021
By Michael Chubbs
on Arts & Culture, Business, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

WITH 24 TAPS AND TALENT IN THE KITCHEN, ST. JOHN’S NEWEST BAR IS SO MUCH MORE
EASTDUCK ADVENTURES
Over the last few years, the East end of Duckworth St. in St. John’s has become the home of three new food and drink spots on the cutting edge of cool places

Tags: Food & Drink, Nightlife, Restaurants