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The NewMusic

The NewMusic was a weekly music and culture television newsmagazine that aired on the Canadian television stations owned by CHUM Limited: MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, Citytv, A-Channel and CP24.

The NewMusic

1979 (1979) –
2008 (2008)

Created by John Martin, and intended to combine the spirit of magazines like Rolling Stone and New Musical Express with the format of a television newsmagazine, The NewMusic presented current popular music in a broad social, political and economic context. It won an Iris Award in 1984.


The series was cancelled in 2008 amid ownership changes.

(1979–1985)

Jeanne Beker

(1979–1985)

J. D. Roberts

(1985–1987)

Daniel Richler

(1985–1990)

Laurie Brown

(1986–1993)

Denise Donlon

(1990–1996)

Jana Lynne White

(1993–1996)

Kim Clarke Champniss

(1996–1998)

Avi Lewis

(1998–2000)

Byron Wong

(2000–2004)

George Stroumboulopoulos

(2004–2006)

Hannah Sung

(2006–2008)

Hannah Simone