Kevin Getz
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Occupation | Writer and Animator |
| Organization | CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge) |
Kevin Getz is a Canadian radio personality, writer and animator. He is currently a host on CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge) in Toronto, Ontario[1]
Prior to joining 102.1 The Edge he worked at CFBT-FM (Virgin Radio) in Vancouver, BC, CKKS-FM (KISS) in Vancouver, BC and CHWK-FM (The Hawk) in Chilliwack, BC [2]. In 2015 while working at CFBT-FM he was voted the "Best Of Vancouver: Late Night Radio Host"[3]
He was responsible for creating and writing the Vancouver specific satire publication "The Vancouver Glass" from 2017-2019.[4]
Getz wrote and animated the short film "How The Grinch Stole Christmas From Vancouver". The project won a Canada's Short Film Festival Award of Distinction.[5]
Background
Raised in Pickering, Ontario he attented Dunbarton Highschool[6]. He graduated from the Humber College radio program in 2011 and was added to their Wall of Distinction[7]
The Vancouver Glass
In 2017 Getz launched the satire publication "The Vancouver Glass". Originally writing anonymously under the pen name "John Swift".[8]. In May 2017 the publication found it's greatest success with the article "Vancouver Parking Meters Now Accepting Tips"[9]
In October 2018 Getz abandoned the pen name and went public as the creator of the website.[10]
On April Fools Day 2019 he posted the final article[11]
Crayon Resume
After a period of unemployment, Getz made headlines with his unique crayon drawing resume[12].
He described it as
″a stick figure drawing using crayon of me hosting a show in The Edge studio and the boss giving me a thumbs-up, and there’s some listeners, just happy faces all around us″.[13]
He sent the image by mail and wrote the address on the envelope in crayon with his non-dominant left hand.
References
- ↑ "The Weekly Briefing". Broadcast Dialogue. Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Alphabetical Listings - G". Vancouver Broadcasters. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "The Georgia Straight - 20th Annual Best of Vancouver". Issuu. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Kronbauer, Bob. "Outing the formerly anonymous author of the satire website The Vancouver Glass". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Awards of Distinction". Canada Shorts. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Kevin Getz Comes Back". Pickering Snap'd. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Radio Humber's Wall of Distinction". Radio Humber Wall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Kurucz, John. "New satirical website pokes fun at all things Vancouver". The Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Kronbauer, Bob. "Your-latest-in-fake-news-parking-meter-tipping-option". The Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Kronbauer, Bob. "Outing the formerly anonymous author of the satire website The Vancouver Glass". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Steele, Lynda. "Not an April fools joke! The Vancouver Glass has published its last story". OMNY. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Sadhu, Lakshmi. "28-Year-Old Lands His Dream Job In Toronto Because Of This Crayon Resume". Narcity. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Delitala, Albert. "Crayon drawings included with resume help lead man to Toronto radio job". Global News. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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