Kolter Bouchard

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Kolter Bouchard (born 1991) is a Canadian radio and online personality based in Toronto. He co-hosted the afternoon drive program on CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge) from late 2018 until March 2024, first with Meredith Geddes and from May 2023 with Casey-Jo Loos.[1] Bouchard was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020 when he was in his late twenties and is in remission.[2]

Bouchard left Corus and CFNY in March 2024 to become a full-time content developer. Bouchard has a TikTok following of 589,000 and another 272,000 on Instagram.[3]

He is a graduate of the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).[4] While at Ryerson, he was a host on campus radio station CKLN-FM and also a member of its board of directors.[5]

After graduating, Bouchard worked as the morning host on CJDC-AM in Dawson Creek, British Columbia from 2013 to 2015 when he went to Dubai to work co-hosting the afternoon drive show on English-language radio station Channel 4 FM for two years. Returning to Toronto, he worked as a fill-in announcer at Q107 until moving to sister station CFNY in 2018.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Casey-Jo Loos heads to 102.1 the Edge". Broadcast Dialogue. May 31, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Ward, Katherine (January 19, 2021). "Toronto-area radio host recounts cancer journey during COVID-19 pandemic". Global News. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Weekly Briefing". Broadcast Dialogue. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Radio host Kolter Bouchard on surviving cancer and a pandemic with his wife by his side". Streets of Toronto. July 11, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ryerson Radio's internet makeover". The Eyeopener. September 25, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "How Very Kolter Bouchard". Sound Off Podcast. Matt Cundill. Retrieved March 2, 2024.