Category Archives: Staff Blogs
Downtown Spark Welcomes William Prince As Headliner For Block Party
The Downtown Spark festival is under way and events take place all week long, but you'll want to make sure you're on Macdonald Drive for the Block Party on June 3rd when William Prince headlines a fre...
May 30, 2023
LIVE on location at 2023 Beaumont days Midway Fair
On May 26 89.3 the Raven was LIVE on location with Rellik, who broadcasted the afternoon Tribe Drive show from the midway to kick off Beaumont Days. The festival has been taking place in the City of B...
May 29, 2023 Host Rellik (right) with long time listener Wayne (left)
Graham Greene, Bret 'Hitman' Hart among 11 added to Canada's Walk of Fame
Legendary Canadian actor Graham Greene has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. After working several jobs, which included welding, carpentry and audio engineering, he took up actin...
May 28, 2023
Kyle McKearney Performs As Part Of Downtown Spark
Kyle McKearney is just one of many artists performing free concerts as a part of the Downtown Spark Festival, happening May 26 - June 4th. We talked with Kyle about how he found success and what influ...
May 26, 2023
Alberta Blue Cross brings back 'Built Together' grant for 10th straight year
Alberta Blue Cross is bringing their 'Built Together' grant back for a 10th straight year to help fund healthy living infrastructure projects around the province. The program opened on May 15 and will...
May 25, 2023 Prescott Learning Centre Playground grand opening in Spruce Grove. Photo submitted by Heather De Cleer.
Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock n Roll', has died
Tina Turner, one of rock's most famous voices who had hits including "Proud Mary" and "The Best" has died at the age of 83 after a long illness. Turner had suffered from health problems in rece...
May 24, 2023
Dr. Florence Glanfield Talks The Importance Of National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Dr. Florence Glanfield is currently Vice-Provost (Indigenous Programming and Research) and a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Secondary Education. She is a citizen of the Mtis N...
May 23, 2023
Special Guest Burton Cummings is coming to Edmonton
6 Juno Awards , Canadian songwriter hall of famer, Star on Canada's Walk Of Fame, Order of Canada recipient , one of the first Canadian artists to go platinum south of the border. He's Canadian rock r...
May 19, 2023
Trooper and Terri Clark among the names inducted into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Does being inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame have members of Trooper feeling nostalgic about their half-century in the trenches of Canadian rock 'n' roll? "I don't know if you want it all. It'...
May 19, 2023
Laurie Iverson and the North Country Fair
The 2023 North Country Fair is under 60 days way. NCF is one of the longest running music festivals in all of Alberta. its eclectic , family friendly and even has a kids stage . With a little bit of s...
May 18, 2023
