Juno Awards

Today is Saturday November 23, 2024 in Canada. This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) David Spencer's Media Spin Canada provides information on: associations in media, a glossary, music, Media new media, photography, publishing, radio, television, video and Resources web resources. David M.R.D. Spencer's founding and work with ChristianMedia.ca between 1999 to 2008. Read the interview with David . To connect with Canadian Christians working and volunteering in arts, media and music, publishing and writing go here . < Home | Associations | Categories | Glossary | Media Workers | New | Popular | Search A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Juno Awards The Juno Awards: A Brief History The origins of the awards date back to 1970. In that year, Stan Klees and Walt Grealis, publishers of weekly trade publication RPM, organized the Gold Leaf Awards, held at the St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto. A year later, the name was changed to the Juno Awards in honour of Pierre Juneau, then head of the CRTC and responsible for the implementation of the Canadian Content Regulations in 1971. When it was discovered that Juno had been the chief Goddess of the Roman Pantheon, the spelling was changed and the awards permanently named. The Juno Awards operated as an exclusive industry event in those early years. In 1975, they assumed a much higher profile, being telecast nationally for the first time. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) was established that year to handle the event, working with all segments of the Canadian music industry. The show was based in Toronto from 1975 to 1994, with the exception of 1991, when it was hosted in Vancouver (it returned there in 1998). Hamilton?s Copps Coliseum was the Juno venue for 1995-97, 1999 and 2001, with Toronto again serving as the host city in 2000. Now the Juno Awards are traveling to different Canadian cities: St. John's, Ottawa, Gatineau, Edmonton and Winnipeg, thus establishing its claim as a fully coast-to-coast event. Source: http://www.junoawards.ca/ARC_about.php Past JUNO Award winners include a number of Canadian Christian artists in a variety of categories. Best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album since 2003 Artist: Toronto Mass Choir Title: Instrument of Praise Label: Micah/Fusion III Nomination Year: 2003 Artist: Jill Paquette Title: Jill Paquette Label: Reunion/CMC Nomination Year: 2004 Artist: Greg Sczebel Title: Here To Stay Label: CMC Nomination Year: 2005 Artist: Amanda Falk Title: Amanda Falk Label: Avante*CMC Nomination Year: 2006 Best Gospel Album from 1998 to 2002 Artist Steve Bell Title Romantics & Mystics Label PEG/KOCH Nomination Year 1998 Artist Sharon Riley & Faith Chorale Title Life Is Label EMI Gospel/CMC Nomination Year 1999 Artist Deborah Klassen Title Legacy Of Hope Label CMC Nomination Year 2000 Artist Steve Bell Title Simple Songs Label Signpost/CMC Nomination Year 2001 Artist Downhere Title Downhere Label Word Nomination Year 2002 Source:http://www.junoawards.ca/ARC_past.php