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Media Release

CBC Radio Communications, November 27, 2003

CBC Radio One hosts Food Bank Day on December 5, 2003

CBC Radio One* hosts the 17^th Annual CBC Radio Food Bank Day on Friday, December 5. From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., CBC Radio One’s local and regional programs and hosts will focus on raising awareness, food and dollars for food banks throughout British Columbia.

CBC staffers will take pledge calls on toll-free lines and donations will also be accepted online. All money contributed can be designated to one of the 86 food Bbnks throughout the province. Last year, our listeners raised more than $200,000 for food banks throughout British Columbia.

CBC Radio One will host two live broadcasts on December 5, one at the Pacific Centre in Vancouver and the other at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. There will be live entertainment and a plethora of donated prizes to inspire food bank donors.

Programs and entertainers booked for the live broadcasts on CBC Radio Food Bank Day include:

The Early Edition with Rick Cluff from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (on location in Vancouver)

• Musical guests The All Stars featuring Caroline Drury, Denzal Sinclaire and Karin Plato
• Special guests Chor Leoni; CBC Vancouver’s own "Don Cherry" — Mike Smyth; Mayor Larry Campbell, Don Genova of Pacific Palate, Nicholas Campbell of Da Vinci’s Inquest, Ian Hanomansing , CBC News: Canada Now anchor, and Shelagh Rogers, host of Sounds Like Canada

On the Island with David Grierson from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (on location in Victoria)

• Musical guests the Tuba Christmas Players, the Victoria High Schools Strings Festival Orchestra and members of the Esquimalt Jazz Studies Program
• Special guests from the Royal B.C. Museum will play "show and tell" with some of the treasures from their extensive collection

BC Almanac with Mark Forsythe from noon to 2 p.m. (on location in Vancouver)

• Musical guests Big Dawg featuring singers Mike Henry and Nadine States, The Higgins Family and the Notre Dame High School Choir
• Special guests Gloria Macarenko, Colin James, Don Genova, Ralph Shaw, James Hill, John Larrivee Jr. and a duet from the Gateway Theatre production of "The King and I"

The Afternoon Show with Kathryn Gretsinger from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (on location in Vancouver)

• Musical guests Famous Players, featuring Coco Love Alcorn, Rebecca Shoichet, David Steele and Marcus Mosely and the Vancouver Children’s Choir
• Special guests Don Genova, Belle Puri, Rabbi David Mivasair, Ruth Nichol, and members of the Linjberg Academy

During CBC RADIO FOOD BANK DAY, exclusive gifts will be announced on air and made available in exchange for donations. These items include:

• A Sounds Like Canada breakfast experience with host Shelagh Rogers
• A Jurgen Gothe wine-tasting event at your home
• Mission Hill Winery experience and two nights at Pelican House in the Okanagan Valley
• Weekend for two at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, dinner at the Wildflower Restaurant and a round of golf at the Chateau Whistler Golf Club
• Two choice tickets for the David Bowie concert, one night at the Georgian Court Hotel and dinner at the William Tell Restaurant
• Seasons Tickets for the 2004/05 Vancouver Opera Season, a behind-the-scenes tour and dinner at Feenie's Restaurant
• Two tickets in the VIP/Pressbox to see the Vancouver Canucks vs. the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, dinner at the Hamilton Street Grill Restaurant and a Hockey Night in Canada gift pack
• A private cooking class for 10 conducted by Vancouver Indian Restaurateur Vikram Vij at his soon-to-be-opened Market Restaurant, Rangoli
• A fantastic selection of books published by Whitecap Books for one year

Beginning December 1, online donations for the CBC Radio Food Bank Day can be made via www.vancouver.cbc.ca/foodbank through Citizens Bank of Canada. Toll-free and local pledge lines will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, December 5 only. The toll-free line is 1-866-226-4642, Lower Mainland residents call 604-662-6470.

*CBC Radio One is heard at 690AM in Vancouver and 90.5 FM in Victoria. Visit http://www.cbc.ca/channelguide/tables/bc.htm for a complete B.C. radio frequency guide.

For further information, contact:

Katrina Ingram, Program Marketing Coordinator
CBC Radio Communications, Vancouver
Ph: 604-662-6601
Fax: 604-662-6335
E-mail: Katrina_Ingram@cbc.ca

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