Lorne VanSinclair Wins CRABO Award

Lorne VanSinclair has been fascinated by the power of radio and music since he was a little boy. And it's that fascination that's led him to carve out a career in both radio and music that's won the appreciation of both listeners and radio associations.Though not formally trained, VanSinclair found creative ways to get on air. He worked at CBC in Toronto as a technician and would suggest program ideas that would lead to him running with them. Over the years, VanSinclair worked at CHFI as a regular guest on Don Daynard's Saturday Night Oldies show. He was on CKLN, and CUIT both in Toronto, as well as CFOR in Orillia.But it was Haliburton County's own CanoeFM where VanSinclair launched his internationally syndicated show Backbeat in 2019. That show is broadcast on nearly 30 campus and community radio stations across Canada, the US and web streams in Germany.Recently, VanSinclair was awarded his second Community Radio Award in Broadcast and Online, otherwise known as a "CRABO" for his vintage music show in the Best Blues or Similar Music Show category. In 2024, he won a CRABO in the Best Music Variety category. VanSinclair credits CanoeFM for taking a chance on him and nurturing his show along the way.