Guilt Trip: Vancouver author poses hard questions about post-pandemic air travel in new book John Ackermann sits down with Steve Burgess author of Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel

#OTD in 2024, I spoke with Steve Burgess, author of Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/04/20/c...

My one purchase for #RecordStoreDay2026, Nite Flights, the 1978 studio album by The Walker Brothers. David Bowie fans will be familiar with the title track, which he covered on Black Tie, White Noise years later. An interesting listen that is of its time in places while timeless in others. #vinyl

Record Store Day returns for a 19th year of celebrating independent music stores Saturday is Record Store Day, the 19th annual celebration of independent music retailers that began in 2007.

TODAY: #RecordStoreDay returns for a 19th year of celebrating independent music stores. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/17/v...

Saturday is #RecordStoreDay. I caught up with Ben Frith of Vancouver's Neptoon Records to talk about how #RSD has evolved since 2007 and how he keeps it fresh and interesting every year. @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social

Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival marks 50 years of community and social justice with a new book and exhibition Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival is marking a milestone anniversary this year. The annual celebration of the city’s historic Japanese Canadian community is turning 50 with a new retrospective exhibi...

#ICYMI: The Powell Street Festival is turning 50 with a new retrospective exhibition and a book, both called Return to Paueru Gai. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/11/v...

I love them

Spent the day hooking up and test driving my dad’s old stereo components. The Akai tape deck, the Sansui G-7500 receiver and SE-9 Compu-Equalizer are almost as old as I am. Soundtrack courtesy of The Cockroaches.

Whatever you may think of the result of the #Hungarian election, one takeaway is the peaceful transfer of power. In a country with fragile democratic traditions, it is reassuring to the see the loser of an election concede to the winner. Hungarians have bled and died for this.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S.

New: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result. apnews.com/article/hung...

Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival marks 50 years of community and social justice with a new book and exhibition Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival is marking a milestone anniversary this year. The annual celebration of the city’s historic Japanese Canadian community is turning 50 with a new retrospective exhibi...

Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival is turning 50 with a new retrospective exhibition and a companion book, both called Return to Paueru Gai. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/11/v...

No Stones today. Better luck next time. #TheCockroaches #vinyl

Thank you, @jackermann.bsky.social, for including "Play Ball!" And thanks for your passion for — and dedication to — local authors and their works.

Great books here by Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho, Tom Hawthorn, Eve Lazarus and others. And thanks for including Cheapskate in Lotusland!

Ten Vancouver reads from the NewsRadio Bookshelf for the city's 140th birthday In honour of Vancouver’s 140th birthday, here is a list of the 10 most recent Vancouver-themed books featured on the NewsRadio Bookshelf.

Nice to see "A Sign of the Times: The Best of the Penthouse Marquee" by Ben Jackson and Aaron Chapman on this list! vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/06/t...

Ten Vancouver reads from the NewsRadio Bookshelf for the city's 140th birthday In honour of Vancouver’s 140th birthday, here is a list of the 10 most recent Vancouver-themed books featured on the NewsRadio Bookshelf.

Ten Vancouver reads from the #NewsRadioBookshelf for the city’s 140th birthday. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/06/t...

Ten Vancouver reads from the NewsRadio Bookshelf April 6th was designated as Vancouver’s official birthday in 2019.

In honour of Vancouver’s 140th birthday, here is a list of the 10 most recent Vancouver-themed books featured on the #NewsRadioBookshelf. open.substack.com/pub/johnacke...

Ripple Rock Anniversary YouTube video by John Ackermann

#OTD in 1958, Ripple Rock in BC’s Seymour Narrows was “blown to smithereens.” Here is a story I filed for @cheknews.ca for the 50th anniversary. A hat tip as well to Skye Ryan who introduced the piece. youtu.be/RTTOUJMX-Og

i'm not really in radio right now (i miss it big-time), but man evolution at BCIT was some of the most fun i've had in school or work. i'm not who i am without it, and i hope that we can look back on stories like this and laugh about the peril that could've been.

Sadly too late for Camosun’s radio station where I learned which buttons to push and when.
Student-run stations are great places.

Don't touch that dial: Future of Canada's campus radio stations in doubt Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station — an experience that may soon become less common. After spending...

I got my start in campus radio — @cjsfradio.bsky.social at SFU — just having fun and spinning tunes. Places like that like CITR, CHLY, and CIVL — and Co-op Radio too — should be celebrated and supported. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/05/d...

CKWX marks 100 years of radio broadcasting in B.C. April 1 is a notable anniversary in local Vancouver broadcasting. Saturday marks 100 years since CKWX, CityNews 1130 first signed on.

#OTD in 1923, CFDC Nanaimo signs on to the airwaves for the first time. It would become CKWX Vancouver in 1927. @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/03/31/c...

Turbulent Times: Trudeau biographer weighs former prime minister's legacy John Ackermann speaks to Stephen Maher, author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau

#OTD in 2025, I spoke with Stephen Maher, author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/03/30/b...

From Jack White with love comes #67 in his Third Man Records Vault series, Jimi Hendrix Valley of Jams 1969-70. It’s an all instrumental collection of studio jams spread out over three pieces of coloured vinyl and a bonus 45. Fascinating peek-behind-the-curtain kind of stuff. #vinyl

A work in progress: new book explores Canada's working history up to COVID-19 This week on 1130 Bookshelf, NEWS 1130's John Ackermann speaks with historian Jason Russell, author of Canada: A Working History.

#OTD in 2021, I spoke with Jason Russell, author of Canada: A Working History. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/03/28/a...

BC author explores storytelling in new book - CityNews Vancouver B.C. author J. Edward Chamberlin's Story Lines isn't only about the power of stories, but what he feels he still needs to learn about them.

#OTD in 2023, I spoke with J. Edward Chamberlin, author of Story Lines: How Words Shape Our World. #NewsRadioBookshelf vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/03/26/b...

Shazamed!

Looked what decided to show up today: the four LP deluxe edition of Aerosmith’s self-titled debut album. Sounds incredible. I’m really enjoying it so far. Hope my neighbours are too! #vinyl

A long and mostly potholed path: a new book looks at Canada's road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup A long and mostly potholed path: a new book looks at Canada's road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup

We are just under three months away from the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Now, comes Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond by Murray Mollard — a book that is part chronicle, part call to action. #NewsRadioBookshelf vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/03/22/b...

Okay, Spring technically arrived on Friday. So Happy (Belated) First Day of Spring!

Metro Vancouver gas prices for Saturday March 22nd. $209.9 for a litre of regular at 1st and Nanaimo in East Van. #1130gastracker @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social