Weekend AM

Ellen Power, Archive Technician at The Rooms, shows us the notebook kept by Viola Bown, a teenager on Bell Island in the 1930s

We meet Sarojini Lang, the host of the long running program, Caribbean Connections, on campus and community radio station CHMR-FM.

Comedian Clifton Cremo tells us about the all-Indigenous Lateral Vibrations Comedy tour travelling across Newfoundland

Karla Courtney, the knitter, writer and sports fan with ties to N.L., tells us about her upcoming sports themed projects

Two Heated Rivalry fans, talk about their love of the show - and of hockey - with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin

Ethnomusicology graduate student Kate McCann tells us about her love of the sea shanty and her studies of music and the fishing industry.

Kerri Neil, owner of Downtown Comics in St. John's, tells us about the reaction to a donation from her shop.

Didan Ashanta Wedderburn talks about her new book Becoming the Resilient Foreigner: Embrace Change, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive Anywhere

Simon Rivard, the new music director of the NSO, talks about his vision for the musical ensemble

NL Sketch Fest is doing a one-night only show, Revue '25: Error 2025! that follows in the footsteps of Rising Tide Theatre's Revue productions

Gar Sexton of St. John's talks about his expanding career as an actor in the film Skeet and the CBS television drama Sheriff Country

Melissa talks with children at the Crossroads Family Resource Centre in Gander about their excitement for Christmas

Sherry House of NONIA, plus knitters Yvonne Sheppard and Sandra Hatcher talk about the business's eye catching new ad campaign

Stephen Nash says the Cape Shore is an underrated tourism destination, and he wants to draw visitors with a new glamping option: the Granda Rose Retreat.

Melissa Tremblett of Sheshatshiu has been honoured for her installations, sculpture, photography, doll-making and beading.

Jane Zelcer of Gander was among the singers in the choir for an Andrea Bocelli concert. She talks about the experience.

Sandy Morris explains how the Wonderful Grand Band became part of an exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History.

December can be a challenge for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. Fillatre's Funeral Homes wants to help them get through the holidays.

Alex Balkam says his time as artist-in-residence at Gros Morne National Park was a life-changing experience.

Three years since she escaped the war in Ukraine, Natalia Bortsova talks about leaving home to build a new life in Newfoundland.

St. Paul Intermediate in Gander invited kids to learn skills that don't use smartphones, tablets, or laptops.

The cards are designed by inmates at His Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's. Jan Buley helped make the project happen.

Wendy Short of Crazy Cat Lady Spa explains why cats need more attention than we, their humans, might think.

Heidi Dixon of First Light shows us around an exhibit of Indigenous artwork curated from First Light's facilities, on display at Eastern Edge Gallery

Leslie Martin, operations manager of Holy Heart Theatre, talks about the enduring popularity of the performing arts venue for everyone from school choirs to Leonard Cohen

Andrew Loman, chair of the E.J. Pratt Lecture Committee, tells us about a new anthology of selected Pratt Lectures, and Madeleine Thein, the 2025 Pratt Lecturer, tells us about her upcoming talk.

Two St. John's Eurovision superfans - Krista Vincent and Remzi Cej - discuss the potential for Canada - and Newfoundland and Labrador - getting involved in the famous song contest

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin checks out the province's newest microbrewery with Rebecca Lane, the communications and marketing manager for Salvaje Longhouse and Brewery

Akita Equipment co-owner Amy Howlett describes how the company moved a large sculpture by Jean-Claude Roy

Musician Carolina East tells us about her experience with a life threatening illness, and how that has changed the way she sees the world

Katie Crane, Folklore PhD candidate, tells us about the tradition of local spooky stories, and tells us a hair raising tale

John Northcott visits the Core Science Building at Memorial University to learn about the blue whale skeleton suspended in the building's atrium

John Northcott, CBC's World Report host and noted bow tie aficionado, goes to The Rooms to check out the bow tie worn by Newfoundland and Labrador's first premier, Joseph R. Smallwood

John Northcott of CBC's World Report stocks up on provisions at locally owned grocery store, Bidgoods.

Chris Hearn, Director of the Centre for Marine Simulation at Memorial University's Marine Institute, directs John Northcott of CBC's World Report on how to steer a ship out of St. John's Harbour.

Weekend AM's Madison Taylor talks to Corey Steinke aka Corey Clocksy about why in an increasingly digital age, vinyl still plays an important role in the nightlife of St. John's.

The Coast of Bays town was at risk of resettlement a few years back. Now residents are rallying around a new pickleball court built with community pride

Vickie Morgan, a self-publishing author, has experience to share with other aspiring self-publishing writers.

Indian-Canadian comedian Ashwyn Singh brings his Wrong Singh to Say tour to St. John's

Visual artist Jennifer Young captures the life of a remarkable woman in her latest exhibit, My Story - Mi'Kmaq Elder Mardina Joe.

Designer and model Shauna Griffiths, originally from Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay, is one of 16 designers taking part in this year's Cashmere Challenge

Actor and comedian Shaun Majumder tells us about his Cool Dad comedy tour across Newfoundland.