Brent Bambury
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'''Brent Bambury''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] radio and television personality, who has hosted a number of programs for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:host_brent.jpg|150px|right|thumb|]] -->
A [[New Brunswick]] native <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/ottawamatters/main/bio_bambury.html Ottawa Matters 2004<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, Bambury began his CBC career at stations in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[Halifax Urban Area|Halifax]] and [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]]. In 1984, he became a correspondent for [[CBC Radio Two|Radio Two]]'s ''[[Brave New Waves]]'', and became the show's permanent host in 1985. The show, which aired nightly at midnight, was one of Canada's leading outlets for [[alternative rock]] in the late 1980s; in the early 1990s, when alternative became the dominant commercial genre, the show retained its focus on [[indie rock|indie]] and underground culture instead of joining the mainstream.
In the early 1990s, Bambury was also an entertainment reporter for CBC television's ''[[Midday (TV series)|Midday]]''. In 1995, Bambury became the show's cohost, replacing [[Kevin Newman (Canadian journalist)|Kevin Newman]], and his hosting duties at ''Brave New Waves'' went to [[Patti Schmidt]].
In 2000, ''Midday'' ended its run, and Bambury hosted a successful short-run game show on [[CBC Radio One]], ''[[Off the Cuff]]''. In 2002, he moved to [[Ottawa]] to take over as host of that station's afternoon current affairs program, ''[[All in a Day (radio show)|All in a Day]]''. In 2003, he also became host of the national Saturday morning show ''[[Go (radio)|Go]]''.
In 2005, Bambury gave up hosting duties of ''All in a Day''. He was replaced, on an interim basis for one year, by Rob Clipperton, before being permanently succeeded by [[Adrian Harewood]]. Production of ''Go'' moved to Toronto, with Bambury, in 2005.
In 2007, Bambury guest hosted an episode of [[CBC Radio 3]]'s weekly chart show ''[[The R3-30]]''.<ref>[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2007/04/The-R3-30-Week-Ending-April-26-2007---Guest-Hosted-By-Brent-Bambury CBC Radio 3 - Blog - The R3-30: Week Ending April 26, 2007 - Guest Hosted By Brent Bambury<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Bambury cohosted three episodes of the Canadian version of ''[[Test the Nation]]'' along with [[Wendy Mesley]] on CBC Television.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/testthenation/episodes/iq/about/hosts.html CBC Television : Test the Nation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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