Brent Bambury is a Canadian radio and television personality, who has hosted a number of programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster. ...

Bambury began his CBC career at stations in Saint John, Halifax and Montreal. In 1984, he became a correspondent for Radio Two's Brave New Waves, and became the show's permanent host in 1985. The show, which aired nightly at midnight, was one of Canada's leading outlets for alternative rock in the late 1980s; in the early 1990s, when alternative became the dominant commercial genre, the show retained its focus on indie and underground culture instead of joining the mainstream. Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... CBC Radio Two is an FM radio network in Canada, operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Brave New Waves is a Canadian radio program, which airs weeknights from midnight to 4 a. ... This article is about the year. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining a similar mindset. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...

In the early 1990s, Bambury was also an entertainment reporter for CBC television's Midday. In 1995, Bambury became the show's cohost, replacing Kevin Newman, and his hosting duties at Brave New Waves went to Patti Schmidt. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining a similar mindset. ... Midday was a television newsmagazine series on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which ran from 1984 to 2000. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Newman (born 1959 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist and news anchor. ... Patti Schmidt is the current host of Brave New Waves on CBC radio two. ...

In 2000, Midday ended its run, and Bambury hosted a successful short run game show on CBC Radio One, Off the Cuff. In 2002, he moved to Ottawa to take over as host of that station's afternoon current affairs program, All In A Day. In 2003, he also became host of the national Saturday morning show Go. This article is about the year 2000. ... CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Go is a Saturday morning entertainment show on the Radio One network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosted by Brent Bambury. ...