After 27 years with Corus Calgary. Rob Breakenridge was Fired!

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Rob Breakenridge,

Rob Breakenridge

who hosted the afternoon show for QR 770 AM, was let go following 27 years at Corus Entertainment

by Bill Kaufmann

Calgary Herald

November 20, 2024

The Corus Centre Building in Calgary. Jim Wells/Postmedia

A prominent Calgary radio talk-show host is among the victims of another round of layoffs in a Canadian broadcast industry plagued by downsizing and restructuring.

Rob Breakenridge, who hosted the afternoon show for QR 770 AM, was let go Wednesday following 27 years at Corus Entertainment. He’s spent the past eight years in the afternoon slot.
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“It’s been an amazing ride but after 27 years my time at Corus Radio comes to an end. I’m the latest, but sadly not the last, casualty of cuts/restructuring in the media industry,” Breakenridge said in a post on X on Wednesday.

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Circus one month, rogers next, yeah gotta wonder who’s next, NOT cbc though… Guess the ratings are reflective on the government controlling the airwaves…

  2. I miss Rob. Have been listening to his show for a while now. He was so fair and down to earth in his discussions. He covered the topics of the day well. Sad he is not there

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