Category: People
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Burton Cummings at The “Rock”
Carole and I went to see Burton Cummings at the River Rock Show Theatre. I had the pleasure of introducing Burton from the stage. This Canadian icon will soon get a star on the Canada Walk of Fame in Toronto this year. Word leaked out as it has not been officially announced. Burton is in…
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Brian Croft Paints Vancouver’s Heritage
Brian Croft is an artist who loves Vancouver’s heritage The former RCAF, CP Air and Air Canada pilot has spent his time since retirement painting. This is Vancouver’s 125th anniversary as a city so it’s only fitting that we feature some of Brian’s amazing concepts of various parts of Vancouver over the decades. He is…
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The Jersey Boys
I had the pleasure of wearing a Vancouver Canucks jersey for my weekly Global TV appearance. We broadcast live from the Shaw Plaza in downtown Vancouver. My interview this past week was with the Temptations. As part of my presentation I showed three Kevin Statham photographs of stars wearing Canucks jerseys. Oh, our Jersey Boys…
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Michael Bublé Wedding Reception
Following a civil ceremony March 31 and a formal ceremony and reception on April 2 in Buenos Aires, Lewis and Amber Bublé threw a party in celebration of their son Michael‘s recent marriage to actress Luisana Lopilato. Here are some photos from the elegant reception held at Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel Friday May 20. As…
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Red And Fred, Together Again
That’s Carole peeking around the corner at the recent RPM (Radio Performers Membership) luncheon at the White Spot at Georgia and Cardero. I presented Fred Latremouille with a photo taken of the two of us when we co-hosted the national television series Let’s Go. As Fred is moving to Prince Edward Island I thought it…
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Beatles at Vancouver International Airport, 1964
These are interesting color photographs taken at Vancouver International Airport on August 22, 1964. You see the Beatles on the tarmac wearing sunglasses. Notice the cameras the boys have with them. I wonder where those photos are? This four prop Constellation airplane transported the Beatles around Canada and the U.S. The beautiful Jackie DeShannon, one…
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Lynne & Red At The Wall
This is Lynne McNamara in front of my face on the wall which extends down the entire length of Vancouver’s Beatty Street between Dunsmuir and Georgia. The wall features people who historically have been a part of Vancouver’s growth. Lynne sent me this with no comment but I want to thank her for sending me…
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Tourism Vancouver TV Ads
[jwplayer controlbar=”none” width = “600” height=”347″ file=”https://redrobinson.com/ads/TV_BC.mov” image=”https://redrobinson.com/images/TV_image.jpg”] I was thrilled to be asked to be the on-camera host for Tourism Vancouver in celebration of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary as a city. The promotional commercials are seen here in B.C. and in the province of Alberta. I am also hosting birthday vignettes on CKNW for the…
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Too Big To Talk?
Here is my crew for the weekly Red Robinson’s Reunion on Global Television. On the left in the photo is Corby Coffin, who produces the feature, in the middle is our professional shooter Sharron Bates and yours truly. Here is the situation. We had lined up an interview with a major recording artist. When we…
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Georgia Auditorium, circa 1959
Marina Argenti sent me this shot of the Georgia Auditorium. Notice the neon sign? Many did refer to it as the Denman Auditorium as it was located at Georgia and Denman streets. I hate to disagree with Marina, who claims the photo was taken in 1959, but I think this is a much earlier photo.…