Mrs Vicious had a passion for music at an early age, was a band and choir nerd, played in some bands you've never heard of, loved listening to CJTR, and vowed to one day host a show! A Hot Mess started in 2009 with the current host and her BFF, who has since left but makes quest appearances. The show is a great way to stay involved with music, friends, and the community despite being a busy adult with many important things to do!

Outside of hosting the Chinese Connection, Helen is a family physician, musician & Kung Fu teacher.

Kent Rocks grew up around small towns and farming communities in the '80s and '90s when country music was at a high. As a small boy, he was enamored by 70's country music be it watching his aunts and uncles play in bands, watching the Grand Ol' Opry with his grandmother and mother, or family road trips with the DIrt Band on repeat.  As he grew older he discovered rock'n'roll and singer-songwriter music, but country music was always deep in his roots. He has emceed for several acts and built many relationships over conversations about country music. The Road has been a passion and outlet for Kent for several years now. He looks forwards to bringing you a hand-selected mixtape each week. 

Derek Pho is a local, practicing visual artist and art educator who is self-educated when it comes to music history (and has no talent in creating music although people have told him he has a very loud voice). Rock Mollusk is a passion and labour of love meant for anyone who loves to listen to and learn about music.

April A. Jamora-Ymas Born and raised in Southern Leyte, Philippines, she immigrated to Canada last July 2015. She is a Pediatric Physiotherapist by profession and devoted most of her professional life in helping children with medical and developmental needs. She is currently a Physical Development Consultant of a medical daycare in the city. She is an active member of Regina Filipino Community and Lifegiver Church, Regina.
(also, an aspiring model, beauty queen and philanthropist)

DarBar is immersed in Canadian music. She contributes a weekly playlist to OurBasement.ca, a Canadian Indie Music Blog, and has been a Polaris Music Prize juror since 2017. DarBar is a big supporter of local and Canadian artists and enjoys helping other people discover them too.

Devin "Devo" Zerr is a Regina-based musician, CJTR board member and a skid who enjoys zesty language and community involvement. A veteran of the local music scene, Devo can often be found attending shows or performing in them around the Queen City; all the while forgetting to wear his earplugs. With the remaining years of hearing Devo has left, he hopes to spend them continuing to create music in Regina as well as producing engaging, listener-centric radio with his off-beat personal touch. Give @uglyagain and @thedefinitelays a follow to keep up with Devo's musical antics.

From an early age I had a penchant for curating music, so when the opportunity came about to host a radio show, it was a natural fit.

Afshin and I, Zara have been co-hosting proudly the program “Navaye Ashena” since March 2003, then Yegi and Zohra joined us in last 2-3 years and added beautifully more energy and values with their unique skill sets that added more diversity and viewpoints to our show.

I'm Zohra, one of the four hosts of Navaye Ashena, a Persian language radio show on 91.3 CJTR. I'm a poet and a nerd, so I try to keep my show balanced between the arts, the sciences, and current events. I play different genres of music - from jazz to rap, from instrumental to rock, from classic oldies to pop. What I choose depends on the theme of my show, which I choose beforehand. I play a variety of songs from Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, and in different languages, such as Persian, Pashto, Uzbek, Lori, Turkish, etc.

In March 2003, Zara and I started Navaye Ashena to give a voice to the Persian community in the Regina area. The radio show consists of music, current events, interviews, and poetry spoken in Farsi. Zara enjoys sharing poetry and social media information and I generally focus more on the music side since music in my passion. Every week I research the latest music trends so the show stays current, but we also play popular and traditional songs many people appreciate and request. Today our radio show has four hosts since we added Zohreh and Yeganeh to the team and with their hard work and unique skill sets we have added more diversity and viewpoints to our show. I am proud to co-host Navaye Ashena and see how it has evolved over the years keeping the Persian culture alive and flourishing with listeners locally and globally.

DJ Soda is the on-air alias of Dana Rempel, a local musician, sound technician, and arts administrator. Since completing his degree in music education at the University of Regina in 2015, Rempel has toured across Canada and internationally with artists such as Bears in Hazenmore, Megan Nash & the Best of Intentions, Wolf Willow, The Moon Runners, Poor Nameless Boy, Gunner & Smith, and more. Since 2018 he has worked as the Managing Director of Artesian Performing Arts, a charitable non-profit that operates the Artesian, a multi-use live event venue and community hub in Regina's Cathedral neighbourhood. Rempel has a passion for new, independent music and community engagement.

Ray writes and presents Scotland Calling and Mists of Thyme. His career began touring the British 'schools circuit' doing marionette plays. He performed everywhere from Heysham Head, Morecambe to the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. He did small parts on such tv series as The Avengers and Emergency Ward Ten. As light comedian, singer and feed, Ray got his 'end of the pier' start at the Priory Theatre, Whitley Bay. Although he moved to an admin. career in Regina. Ray keeps his hand in at such events as The Scottish Pavilion; The Highland Games; Saint Andrews Nights and Rabbie Burns suppers. He lectures on tik old Lyme radio and for decades, has contributed such newspaper columns as Lights-Cameras... Kilts for The Scottish Banner. He really enjoyed 'hamming it up' on Uncle Ray's Corner, part of CITR's popular Imagine This kids program.

Jo started Daebak a few years ago to simply share her love of Korean pop music with all the listeners of CJTR. Since then the show has blossomed into a wonderful community of like-minded people who just want to geek out with each other about their favourite K-pop group or song. Jo has a background education in audio editing and producing and currently works as the production manager of CJTR.

Erika is an artist, educator, and administrator. She loves making art, teaching the arts, and supporting the arts. She also loves Korean music and enjoys sharing her favourites songs each week. She hopes to build a community to connect K-pop fans looking for a space to geek out. Bias idol groups: SEVENTEEN, GOT7. Genres of interest: K-rnb, K-indie, K-ballad.

Ben grew up working and playing within the Regina music community and Regina Community Radio has shaped so much of his life and passion throughout the many years that he has been involved. Ben first got his start in community radio as producer and volunteer host at 91.3FM CJTR over fifteen years ago, and continues to host two radio shows today ('Wake & Break' & 'OffStream'). Ben will wrap up his time on the CJTR board this year after serving in a variety of board and committee positions over the fifteen years including President, Promotions Committee Chair, member-at-large, and even interim secretary. His commitment to music continued within the halls of the University of Regina where he enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Studies Masters Program with a focus on live performance. While attending the university, Ben was also Research Assistant at the Interactive Media & Performances Labs teaching workshops and hosting community hours for those who want to learn how to make electronic music, scratch records, or record. Currently Ben is in his third year working at SaskMusic which is the not-for-profit Music Industry Association of the province focused on promoting and supporting Saskatchewan artists within the province and beyond. Ben has been a turntablist for over ten years and hosts a monthly DJ night, some video game twitch streaming, an old skool Games Workshop fan, as well as DJing a number of events in and around Regina. Ben would not be the person he is today, or the strong member of the Regina community, without 91.3FM CJTR Regina Community Radio.

Outside of hosting Dodecahedron, Hayley can be found at a local pub having a beer or walking her dog, Bruce Springsteen.

Aidan Morgan does all kinda of things. He loves hats, cameras, books and community radio. He one day hopes to gain mutant powers and be known through the land as Artisanal Professor X.

My name is Caitlin, and I have a passion for finding stories that inspire me to be better, and heroes that women, children and pretty much anyone who is looking for an amazing role model can look up to. I am new to comics, but heroes have always been a major part of my life. My mom being my first hero that I always looked up to.

Dustin is the founding member of Just Drawn that Way. He came to Earth with an expired power ring, and a Flerken named Pixel. As there's slim to nil chance the mothership is ever going to bring him home, he's decided to use his powers to talk about art and comics. Alright, all strangeness aside. I have a history of writing and art, from tattoos to comic books, and the message you can pull from comic books. Be it believing in yourself, you are stronger than you think, or with great power comes great...something or other. Thanks for listening.

Ernie Dulanowsky enjoys any and all sounds, and the weirder they are, the better. In addition to hosting My Electric, Ernie also performs drone and ambient music as Pulsewidth and e.dulanowsky

Sean is an entertainer, writer and decorated actress admirer. He represents viewers with low taste levels and high enthusiasm. Current wig level is high.

Sonia is a student and writer who acts as the show’s lady host, human air horn, and gleeful intersectional feminist buzzkill. She has a lot of feelings, is passionate about representation and socially-conscious storytelling, and probably hasn't seen the movie.

Geremy is the resident film nerd, in charge of reminding is what was actually a practical effect, and why the original was better. When he isn't rocking the radio waves he makes stuff, does dad things, and generally procrastinates.

Cory is a local music enthusiast and purveyor of trivial knowledge. His experience in indie and underground rock and other styles is paramount to Operation Manatee.

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Chris is a local musician and probably more into anime than he lets on. His obsession for new, independent music keeps Operation Manatee crate-digging for those rare and future-popular gems.

Vincent Murphy began his radio career fresh out of high school and has continued his association with radio, television and print media. While others of his teen years were buying the latest Rock 'n Roll hits, Vincent was enjoying the early years music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong et al. He is currently active as a creative writer, playwright and professional story performer. Vincent has been a program host and activity volunteer at CJTR since 2005.
Quote: "It's great to get 'behind the mike' and make the magic of radio happen. What a fantastic asset CJTR is to our community!"

Dane Imrie is your friend for 2 hours a week. Dane is a comedian and failed businessman from Regina, Saskatchewan.

Host of WORLD OF BLUES Sunday afternoons at 1:00
Growing up in the '60s in a house that was full of music (my dad was the guitar player in a local band) and being lucky enough to have parents that took me to a lot of concerts as a child, I have always found music to be one of the defining factors in a person life. Becoming a teenager in the late '60s, radio was full of great musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Eric Clapton but it wasn't until later in life that I realized that these were "blues" musicians. Armed with that enlightenment, I started digging deeper and deeper into the many styles of blues until I became fully immersed in the sounds that originated in the American south and of course the electric blues coming out of Chicago. With a blues collection numbering in the thousands, I jumped at the chance to join the CJTR "on air" family where I could share my love of this unique form of north american music that has become known worldwide. I hope you join me every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 for 2 hours of blues from around the World Of Blues on 91.3 FM CJTR Regina Community Radio.

Brenda was inspired by her programmer son, Ben (Wake and Break) to host her own show in 2008. As an educator, art therapist, and artist her weekly playlist themes on Spirit Mix grew out of her passion for supporting others in their personal growth. She loved doing the show and enjoyed learning more about music and how it supports the spirit. With this desire to continue learning she recently retired the show to host a drive time show on Wednesday’s 4 - 6. The music she shares in this new time slot is focused on recharging, reflection, and renewal in the middle of the week. She enjoys all programming on 91.3 FM CJTR Regina Community Radio because of its diversity and its response to the community that connects us all in so many wonderful ways!