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Rick Howe
Born
Eric Fred Howe

14 May 1954
Died31 January 2024
Occupations
  • Radio personality
  • writer
Years active1972–2021
Known for
  • Hotline
  • The Rick Howe Show

Rick Howe (14 May 1954 – 31 January 2024) was a Canadian radio personality and writer from Nova Scotia, best known for his radio programs Hotline on CJCH-FM and The Rick Howe Show on News 95.7 in Halifax. He was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the RTDNA Atlantic Awards in 2012, and wrote three books across his career: Radio Talk (2010), Behind the Mic (2022), and Eyewitness (2023).

Early life

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Howe was born Eric Fred Howe on 14 May 1954 in Oakville, Ontario, to parents Fred and Norma Howe (née Silliker). He had two younger brothers.[1] His father served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a helicopter mechanic, and Howe spent several years living in Germany where his father was posted. While in Germany, he volunteered at a military radio station.[1]

Career

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Howe began his career in radio in December 1972 at CKNB in New Brunswick,[2] doing hockey play-by-play announcing. He joined CFBC in 1976 as the only news reporter at the station.[3] He then became employed at CJCH-FM in Halifax in 1978, where he was the host of the radio program Hotline, one of the longest-running radio programs in Atlantic Canada until 2008.[4]

Following the end of Hotline, Howe joined News 95.7 in Halifax where he hosted The Rick Howe Show.[1] In 2012, he was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the RTDNA Atlantic Awards.[2] After an extended leave from the station due to an illness,[5] Howe retired from News 95.7 in 2021[6] and moved to an oceanfront cottage with his wife, CBC journalist Yvonne Colbert.[5]

Howe wrote a column for the The Halifax Daily News,[1] and was the author of three books across his career:[7] Radio Talk (2010), Behind the Mic (2022),[8] and Eyewitness (2023).[9]

Death and legacy

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Howe died of cancer on 31 January 2024, at the age of 69.[10] He was remembered by the Premier of Nova Scotia Tim Houston as "one of the most recognizable voices on radio in our region".[7] Halifax MP Andy Fillmore issued a statement following Howe's death, writing that "his unmistakable voice kept us engaged and informed. He asked tough questions of decision makers — always with respect and his usual vigour".[7]

Following his death, the CityNews broadcast studio in Halifax was renamed the Rick Howe Studio in honour of his contributions to radio in the Maritimes.[1]

Publications

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  • Howe, Rick (2010). Radio Talk: Four Decades Covering the News in Atlantic Canada. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-8974-2619-7. OCLC 612718920.
  • — (2022). Behind the Mic: Five Decades of Covering the News in the Maritimes. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-9897-2597-9. OCLC 1303565604.[8]
  • — (2023). Eyewitness: Atlantic Canadians Experience History in Their Own Words. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-9907-7025-8. OCLC 1381795955.[9]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e Colbert (2024).
  2. ^ a b Groff (2021).
  3. ^ CityNews (2024).
  4. ^ CityNews (2024); Cooke (2024).
  5. ^ a b Groff (2022).
  6. ^ Lombard (2024); CityNews (2024).
  7. ^ a b c Cooke (2024).
  8. ^ a b Baxter (2022); CityNews (2022); Bennett (2023).
  9. ^ a b Bonang (2023).
  10. ^ Grant (2024); Cooke (2024); Colbert (2024).

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