Weekend Am

Ellen Power, Archive Technician at The Rooms, shows us the notebook kept by Viola Bown, a teenager on Bell Island in the 1930s

We meet Sarojini Lang, the host of the long running program, Caribbean Connections, on campus and community radio station CHMR-FM. 

Comedian Clifton Cremo tells us about the all-Indigenous Lateral Vibrations Comedy tour travelling across Newfoundland 

Karla Courtney, the knitter, writer and sports fan with ties to N.L., tells us about her upcoming sports themed projects 

Two Heated Rivalry fans, talk about their love of the show - and of hockey - with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin 

Kerri Neil, owner of Downtown Comics in St. John's, tells us about the reaction to a donation from her shop.

Ethnomusicology graduate student Kate McCann tells us about her love of the sea shanty and her studies of music and the fishing industry. 

Didan Ashanta Wedderburn talks about her new book Becoming the Resilient Foreigner: Embrace Change, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive Anywhere

Simon Rivard, the new music director of the NSO, talks about his vision for the musical ensemble

Gar Sexton of St. John's talks about his expanding career as an actor in the film Skeet and the CBS television drama Sheriff Country 

NL Sketch Fest is doing a one-night only show, Revue '25: Error 2025! that follows in the footsteps of Rising Tide Theatre's Revue productions

Melissa talks with children at the Crossroads Family Resource Centre in Gander about their excitement for Christmas

Sherry House of NONIA, plus knitters Yvonne Sheppard and Sandra Hatcher talk about the business's eye catching new ad campaign 

Stephen Nash says the Cape Shore is an underrated tourism destination, and he wants to draw visitors with a new glamping option: the Granda Rose Retreat.

Jane Zelcer of Gander was among the singers in the choir for an Andrea Bocelli concert. She talks about the experience.

Melissa Tremblett of Sheshatshiu has been honoured for her installations, sculpture, photography, doll-making and beading.

Sandy Morris explains how the Wonderful Grand Band became part of an exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History.

December can be a challenge for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. Fillatre's Funeral Homes wants to help them get through the holidays.

Three years since she escaped the war in Ukraine, Natalia Bortsova talks about leaving home to build a new life in Newfoundland.

Alex Balkam says his time as artist-in-residence at Gros Morne National Park was a life-changing experience.