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Bob Du Broy

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'''Bob Du Broy''' is a [[:Category:Canadian Christians|Canadian Christian]] involved in [[:Category:Radio|radio]] and [[:Category:Visual Arts|visual arts]] ministry in [[Canada]].
Bob is co-founder of Christian Hit Radio Inc., which is the operator of radio station [http://www.chri.ca CHRI 99.1 FM] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].  ==Media Service==In [[:Category:1997|1997]], he helped found radio station [[CHRI 99.1 FM]]. His team helped change the [[CRTC]]'s [[Religious Broadcasting Policy]] in [[:Category:1993|1993]] through their public testimony in October [[:Category:1992|1992]] to make such stations legal after a 60-year ban in Canada. Keith Spicer, then chair of the CRTC, attributes the change of his tie-breaking vote to favouring allowing Christian stations to the testimony of 16-year old Daena Dixon, daughter of Bob's ministry partner Rob Dixon. Bob hosted the Christian music show "[[Song for You]]" at [[Carleton University]] radio station CKCU-FM from [[1987]] to [[1997]]. He worked as a manager at CBC head office from 1987 to to 1996. He has been a Juno Awards judge three times. Bob is available to assist prospective Canadian Christian broadcasters with start-up issues and regulatory matters. He has a particular call on his life to encourage Catholics and Evangelicals to work together in Christian media.  In [[:Category:2008|2008]], Bob worked to write a proposal and application to start a second Christian radio station in Ottawa. The new station called WordFM aimed to focus on teaching and hymns programming to meet the needs of mature Christians in the Ottawa area. The CRTC denied the proposals for this radio format in 2005 and 2008. Bob is now examining the AM band option.
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In [[:Category:2008|2008]], Bob worked to establish a second Christian radio station in Ottawa. The new station aimed to focus on teaching and hymns programming to meet the needs of mature Christians (http://www.chri.ca/chri2/viewpage.php?pageid=64). The CRTC denied the proposals for an FM station in 2005 and 2008. Bob is now examining the AM band option.<br><br>[[Bob Du Broy]] was general editor of the [[Christian Media Roundtable]] 's document [[Best Practices for Christian Radio]] available at http://radio.christianmedia.ca/bestpractices/BestPracticesinCanadianChristianRadio.pdfBest Practices for Christian Radio].
On [[CHRI]]-FM Bob hosted a Sunday mid-day Contemporary Christian Music radio show from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. until 31 December 2006.
 
==Media Service==
Bob Du Broy provides the following arts, music or media service.

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