"We Are Strong Podcast"
Published: March 4th, 2022
At it’s inception, We Are Strong began as a BIPOC youth-led podcast that aimed to address the issue of Human Trafficking within our communities. Previously, we did this by initiating an open and honest conversation about the topic by unravelling the layers of shame and stigma associated with violence against women, girls, trans and 2-spirited people. Recently, the theme of We Are Strong has transitioned. As youth and youth managers, we decided to dive deeper into topics affecting youth specifically. By highlighting the voices of community, we hope to address and reflect on the systemic issues that we, as BIPOC youth, resist against every day. Moreso, we hope to amplify the voices of other youth and youth leaders who empower youth to achieve their full potential, uplifting themselves and their communities along the way. We Are Strong aims to embark on a journey of learning, knowledge sharing, and rupturing stigma through our conversations with dynamic community members who work both personally and professionally to embolden BIPOC youth in Toronto to become the leaders we know they can be. We Are Strong is safety, it is empowerment, and it is resistance.
Tune in to the new We Are Strong radio show every Wedensday from 3 - 4pm EST!
iHeart Neighbourhood Charity Virtual Auction
Published: January 20th, 2022
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, I Heart Neighbourhood will bring together friends, neighbours and supporters -- online -- to celebrate and support the importance of building strong, vibrant, compassionate neighbourhoods in our great city.
This unique collaborative online event hosted by The Neighbourhood Group Community Services, Business in the Streets, Focus Media Arts Centre (Radio Regent), Jessie's - The June Callwood Centre for Young Women and UrbanArts raises much-needed funds to support vital programs and services. Collectively, our agencies serve 70,000 Torontonians each year.
Join us for this unique, virtual, together-from-home charity auction designed
for everyone to enjoy from the comfort of their living room.
This year, we’re going all out Valentine’s. So don your best, log on, relax on the couch and tune in together with friends, family and neighbours for a heartwarming, moving and memorable evening filled with compelling speakers, lively entertainment and a heart palpitating live auction.
Please show some heart — to help champion the crucial work of the FOCUS Media Arts Centre (Radio Regent) and participating community organizations.
EDIT: Thank you everyone that has donated and to those that have attended the charity auction! You contributions help keep Radio Regent going!
Radio Regent Has Moved!
Published: July 21st, 2021
Radio Regent has officially moved! We are now located on the 3rd floor of the Daniels Spectrum building in Regent Park. 585 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5A 2B7.
The Daniels Spectrum is a community cultural hub in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood. It is home to many outstanding arts-based and community-focused organizations, and contains several event, performance and exhibition spaces that host tens of thousands of visitors and hundreds of arts and cultural events each year. Daniels Spectrum is situated in the heart of Regent Park.
Focus Buzz Spotlight on Radio Regent's Murphy Browne
Published: May 25th, 2020
Radio Regent consists of numerous programmers that conduct their own radio shows on a weekly basis.
Topics vary from program to program; however, each offers something exciting and unique. In each issue of the Buzz we highlight community programmers to provide a sense of the "who" behind Radio Regent.
In this issue of the Buzz we feature radio host, journalist, storyteller and activist, Murphy Browne.
Buzz: Tell us a little about your cultural background?
Browne: I am an African woman who was born in South America. I grew up in an African centred community where the elders told stories about our African ancestors and our culture before the Maafa (African Holocaust.) My elders were Pan-Africanists and that has greatly influenced every area of my life,
has informed my activism, storytelling etc.,
Buzz:
Besides Radio Regent, what other activities or community groups are you involved in?
Browne
: I write a regular column for Share newspaper which is also published online. I am an active blogger at “Words From Murphy Browne.” I was very active in various groups including the Black Action Defense Committee (BADC,) The Organization of Parents of Black Children (OPBC) Girl Guides of Canada
as a Guider and Diversity Awareness Trainer.
Buzz:
What first inspired you to get into radio?
Brown:
I was inspired to become involved in radio when I was invited to co-host on Radioactive Feminism at CKLN 88.1 FM, by Oriel Varga who was a member of the collective. In 1998 I began co-hosting Radioactive Feminism on Sunday mornings as part of a collective of women, did a short stint as co-host of The Unheard Voice of the African Woman and began hosting Tuesday Word of Mouth in August 2004.
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Radio Regent Can Now Be Heard on Radio Player Canada
Published: December 13th, 2019
Radio Regent can now be found on Radio Player Canada's website
radioplayer.ca and on their
Android and
iOS mobile apps. Radio Player Canada has recently reached over 1 Million downloads according to Global News.
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Ontario Trillium Foundation - Thank You!
Published: August 29th, 2019
Because of Ontario Trillium Foundation, we are able to improve the quality of sound and production at Radio Regent. With their support we are now able to widen our range of audio for live feed and recorded Podcasts, replace our newly 20 year old equipment and even get some top of the line DSLR cameras to invite our listeners visually right into our studios.
Without Ontario Trillium Foundation, we would still be fiddling with daily repairs and maintenance issues to equipment that hangs on 'loose threads'. So we'd like to thank Ontario Trillium Foundation once again for supporting all the work we do here at
Radio Regent and
FOCUS Media Arts Centre!
Radio Regent is now on iHeart Radio!
Published: October 11th, 2018
Radio Regent is now on iHeart Radio! One of the largest radio mobile platforms for FM/AM radio stations. iHeartRadio has started expanding to accept digital internet radio stations and we are proud to announce our acceptance on the platform. You can download
iHeart Radio on most phones and other digital accessories. Once downloaded, search for Radio Regent. Don't forget to give us a heart!
Update October 5th, 2021: Radio Regent is ranked 15th in Top Toronto Radio Stations
