- Grant Lawrence
Grant Lawrence (born c. 1973) is a veteran Canadian radio personality based in
Vancouver . He is a host onCBC Radio 3 , aSirius Satellite Radio channel which emphasizes new independent Canadian music, and is also the vocalist for theindie rock group The Smugglers.In addition to his regular shifts on Radio 3 itself, Lawrence was the host of Radio 3's Saturday night program on the
CBC Radio Two network untilMarch 17 ,2007 , when that program was discontinued. He is also regular host of the service's weeklypodcast , which is the most widely downloaded Canadian podcast on the Internet as of 2006. "Spin" magazine dubbed it the best podcast in Canada. [cite news|last =Mitges|first =Lynn|title =More stuff you should know about Grant Lawrence and his podcast|pages =B3|publisher ="The Province "|date =2006-06-01 ]Lawrence began his association with the CBC in the 1990s, filing stories about life on tour with the Smugglers for
David Wisdom 's show "Nightlines ". When "Nightlines" ended in 1997, Wisdom andLeora Kornfeld , the former host of "Realtime", went on to host the new series "RadioSonic ". Lawrence initially worked for the show as a researcher, and later became a producer. He became host of "RadioSonic" in 2001, after Wisdom and Kornfeld left the program.Lawrence co-founded and currently plays
ice hockey for theVancouver Flying Vees , an amateur hockey team staffed largely by Canadian musicians. [ [http://www.flyingvees.com/history.php the flying vees ] ]References
External links
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/nmcradio/hosts/GrantLawrence.aspx Grant Lawrence CBC Radio 3 biography]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1580 Grant's Best Story Ever (First)]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1593 Grant's Best Story (Second)]
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