Stu Jeffries

Stuart Robert (Stu) Jeffries (born May 10, 1960)[1] is a Canadian radio and television broadcaster.[2] Best known as the host of CBC Television's Good Rockin' Tonite from 1986 to 1993,[3] he is currently the morning host on CHBM-FM (Boom 97.3) in Toronto, Ontario.

Born in Richmond, British Columbia,[1] and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[4] Jeffries worked in radio as program director and midday announcer at CJME in Regina, Saskatchewan, when he was first hired as host of Good Rockin' Tonite.[3] Initially he kept both jobs, flying to Vancouver weekly to tape the television show,[4] but later gave up the Regina position and moved to Vancouver. He also later became host of the CBC's teen series Switchback.[1] By 1989, he was also a radio host on Vancouver's CKXY concurrently with his CBC Television work,[1] and later moved to CKLG.[5]

Following the cancellation of Good Rockin' Tonite in 1993, Jeffries hosted the Vancouver sports magazine series The Score,[6] the entertainment magazine Metro Café[7] and the game show Love Handles,[8] and was a VJ for CMT Canada.[9]

On radio, he worked for CKST in Vancouver[10] and CING-FM in Hamilton, Ontario, [9] before joining Boom 97.3.

References
  1. "Morning man: Day in the Life". The Province, June 25, 1989.
  2. "Madonna scary: Jeffries says his hands were shaking". The Province, January 21, 1993.
  3. "Good Rockin' Tonite host has best of both worlds". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 1986.
  4. "Video show host keeps his day job". The Globe and Mail, January 13, 1986.
  5. "Volunteers to speak out about their activities". Vancouver Sun, March 17, 1994.
  6. "Things get tense in broadcastland". The Province, October 6, 1995.
  7. "People are talking about: Metro Cafe". The Province, April 1, 1997.
  8. "ITV braves calls to can show with gay couples". Edmonton Journal, February 28, 1996.
  9. "Country comes to the city: 95.3 FM looks to market research and history in launch of new station". National Post, August 26, 2002.
  10. "Wrestling with reality: Despite overtones, WWF ratings remain strong in Canada". The Province, May 26, 2000.
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