CFUR Radio has been awarded the CRFC Local Journalism Initiatives grant of $29,056.39 to fund its newsroom. The project will enable the hiring of a full-time journalist, Ian Gregg, to create original local journalism content that meets the diverse needs of the under-served communities of Prince George, as well as Shelley; Clesbaoneecheck 3;
Lheidli communities to the northeast and west of Prince George
Many in our community and surrounding area acknowledge more local news coverage
is needed.
“In a region as large as ours, creativity and many resources are required to gather news and make an impact with the coverage,” said Genevieve Tucker, CFURadio Station Manager. “I can firmly say that our newsroom, headed by Ian Gregg,
successfully surpassed this challenge with the help of the LJI Program last year, and we are very grateful to receive funding again this year to continue our work serving our community with important news.”
CFURadio’s newsroom will capture and share news and issues affecting communities throughout our region both online through https://www.frequencynews.ca/, and via the “Due North” program presented twice on weekdays on our radio signal at 88.7FM.
Collaborating with the National College Radio Association (NCRA) by sharing news and resources with other campus-community stations across the country, they are looking forward to making an impact this academic year.
“We’re proud to be a part of this local-level, information-gathering project,” said Tucker.
This initiative was made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, the only organization mandated to financially
support campus and community radio stations in Canada.
Stay tuned for local news coverage on CFURadio 88.7FM in Prince George, everywhere on cfur.ca/listen-live and written content on both cfur.ca/the-newsroom and https://www.frequencynews.ca/