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Newfoundland Herald’s Summer Wrap

Posted on September 21, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Art, Arts & Culture, Business, Column, Entertainment, Events, FILM & TV, Food & Drink, From The Archives, History, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Music, Sports, Staff Blog, Theatre, Travel & Leisure, TV, Web Exclusives

There’s so much to love about Newfoundland & Labrador and Come Home Year 2022 was the perfect time to take it all in
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians came home for Come Home 2022 celebrations and the province welcomed many first time visitors too. The weather coorperated with record breaking sunshine for

Tags: Alex Newhook, baseball, Canada's Got Talent, Colorado Avalanche, historic, hockey, Jaida Lee, Kellie Loder, LGBTQ, Newfoundland and Labrador, ozfm, pride, Stanley Cup, staycation summer, Toronto Blue Jays

This Bud’s for You!

Posted on August 10, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Bud Davidge has quite the following. On the day The Herald joined Davidge – along with Hamilton Sound – on Topsail Beach for a few tunes and a chat (music available on our NL Herald YouTube channel), those visiting the area were thrilled to encounter such a legend. Davidge, perhaps

Tags: Bud Davidge, Churchill Park Music Festival, Come Home, Danielle Butt, Irish Descendants, Jigs & Reels, NL music, ozfm, The Original Irish Descendants

Staycation Summer with OZFM

Posted on May 25, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Summer is just around the corner and OZFM’s Staycation Summer 2022 team hit the road May 24th weekend for a jam-packed season filled with winning, fun and music
Kali Kenny and Noah Perchard are excited to hit the road in the OZFM Staycation Summer Cruiser!
Perchard, who was part of the

Tags: Canada, cruiser team, Newfoundland and Labrador, ozfm, pop music, province, radio, rock music, Staycation, summer, travelling

Life with the O’Brien’s: Like Mother, Like Daughter

Posted on April 5, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

OZFM’S Stephanie O’Brien opens up about husband Drew and star of the show Charlie in this sweet tale of a mom who knows laughter really is the best medicine
Stephanie O’Brien, the brilliant and charming co-host of OZFM’S Morning Jam, has had quite the year. Daughter Charlie is in Kindergarten

Tags: Charlie, covid, daughter, Easter, family, home, husband, mother, ozfm, pandemic, Stephanie O'Brien, wife

25 Years of O’Reilly’s Pub Part II

Posted on March 17, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music

O’Reilly’s Irish eyes are smiling even more brightly than the lights above the bar as Brenda O’Reilly opened up about the last 25 years and her love of all things Irish ahead of St. Patrick’s Day
Brenda O’Reilly, who has owned and operated O’Reilly’s Irish Newfoundland Pub on George Street

Tags: Alan Doyle, Brenda O'Reilly, Danielle Butt, Jigs & Reels, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, O'Reilly's Pub, ozfm, Ron Hynes, The Fables, The Masterless Men, The Navigators, traditional music

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT | Shannell Lewis: Rockin’ It

Posted on March 7, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Familiar to fans of OZFM and NTV, our very own Shannell Lewis shares how honoured she is helping to keep musical traditions alive and well in NL and beyond
Shannell Lewis may have been born in Ontario, but with both parents hailing from Newfoundland, she grew up listing to traditional

Tags: Danielle Butt, entertainer, Irish, Jigs & Reels, music, O'Reilly's, ozfm, radio, rock, Shannell Lewis, singer, The Newfoundland Herald

Danielle Butt | Playing Life’s Soundtrack

Posted on March 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

OZFM’s Danielle Butt and her Sunday feast for the ears, Jigs & Reels, is the perfect compliment to all NL musical maestros who keep traditional music alive
Danielle Butt and O’Reilly’s Pub owner, Brenda O’Reilly, are havin’ a rollicking Newfoundland time as they laugh and joke as the photos for

Tags: Danielle Butt, dog, Irish traditional, Jigs & Reels, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, O'Reilly's Pub, ozfm, radio

Sharon & Danielle | The Best(ies) of Tradition

Posted on December 6, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Music, Staff Blog, TV, Web Exclusives

Sharon Snow and Danielle Butt celebrate the season by sharing their love of tradition – and one another – over the holidays
There’s fun to be had whenever NTV’s Sharon Snow and OZFM’s Danielle Butt get together. It doesn’t matter if it’s work-related, the pleasure is evident as these two

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Parade, cookbook, Danielle Butt, Jigs & Reels, ozfm, Places To Go, Santa, Sharon Snow

LOCAL | One Small Step for Charlie

Posted on September 30, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Stephanie O’Brien’s daughter Charlie is a big girl now, starting her very first day of school

When OZFM’s Stephanie O’Brien first found out she was expecting, she went to the powers that be and booked a day off – six years into the future.
“I said, ‘look,

Tags: Back to School, NTV, ozfm, Stephanie O'Brien

Randy & Stephanie Ham It Up on The Morning Jam

Posted on July 20, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

Come for a good time, stay for a long time: Randy Snow & Stephanie O’Brien provide the fun & more

Randy Snow and Stephanie O’Brien have something special. They joke. They tease. But they also have one another’s back. Their radio magic wouldn’t be what it is otherwise.
What

Tags: Morning Jam, ozfm, Randy Snow, Stephanie O'Brien