Career
Bro Jake or Brother Jake, (born in Moncton, New Brunswick) is an award-winning British Columbia, Canada based radio personality. Edwards has been best known for his fictional comedy character "". Foreign the same year, Edwards" show on Rock 101 was among the highest-rated in the BBM Canada ratings.
Vancouver"s Classic Rock 101 (CFMI) had been the home of Bro Jake for over 17 years.
In 2013, Corus Entertainment (Rock 101) declined to renew the contract of its veteran radio personality. All-sports, CKST-Department of Administration and Management (TSN Radio 1040), jumped at the chance to pair Bro Jake with veteran sport broadcaster, David Pratt, for a more entertainment oriented morning show.
The duo debuted the new morning show to the Vancouver market in September 2013. The veteran broadcaster was part of the original line-up of the album rock (AOR) format radio station Q-104 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
CFRQ, branded with its original slogan "The Rock of the Atlantic", signed on the air in November 1983 with Bro Jake as the premier host of the " Morning Zoo", which he hosted from 1983 to 1985.
To commemorate Q-104"s 20th anniversary, the radio station dedicated a segment of the 2003 anniversary to the broadcaster. lieutenant featured memorable stories and milestones from Bro Jakes" early days at Q-104. Also, early recorded clips from regional Atlantic Canadian radio stations such as CKCW radio Department of Administration and Management 1220 Moncton, Bro Jake"s native city where he left his signature and accolades as an up-and-coming radio personality and entertainer from 1976 to 1979.
CJCB-Department of Administration and Management Sydney Nova Scotia 1970s
CKEC-Department of Administration and Management New Glasgow Nova Scotia 1970s
CKBC-Department of Administration and Management Bathurst New Brunswick 1970s
CKCW-Department of Administration and Management Moncton New Brunswick (1976-1979)
CITI-FM Winnipeg Bachelor of Medicine
CFRQ-FM Halifax Nova Scotia (1983-1985, station"s original line-up)
CILQ-FM Toronto Ontario (1985-1986)
CKIS-FM Winnipeg Bachelor of Medicine
CILQ-FM Toronto Ontario
CFMI-FM (Rock 101) Vancouver British Columbia (1996-2013) his last day being July 19, 2013.
CKST-Department of Administration and Management (TSN Radio 1040) Vancouver British Columbia
is a fictional comedy character (created by the famed comedy duo MacLean and MacLean and licensed to Edwards) who has a penchant for overreacting to events in his life. The basic premise of is that he was a boxer, and got into too many fights, and took a few-too-many blows to the head, and as such, he no longer has the normal patience of the average manitoba
Reverting to his old boxing ways, he overreacts and "loses it," unleashing a flurry of violence upon the unfortunate antagonist. Through his overreaction, remains the champ in his life.
Syndication
is syndicated on many stations, such as:
Q107 Toronto
Rock 101 Vancouver
Z99 Red Deer Alberta
CFNO Marathon, Ontario
CKIQ Iqaluit, Nunavut
CJSS Cornwall
has, in the past, also been featured on many other stations, including:
Rock 102 Saskatoon
CKNL Fort Street John
CHOM Montreal
CJNE Nipawin, Saskatchewan
CKCK Regina, Saskatchewan
CJSD Thunder Bay
Q92 Sudbury
Q104 Halifax
92 Citi FM Winnipeg
CJCB Sydney, Nova Scotia
CJMO (Rock 103) Moncton, New Brunswick (Syndicated in 1988-1989)
cifm 98.3 Kamloops best rock, kamloops bc canada
54 Rock - Ottawa Ontario.
