The first teams at CFRG and CFNS were mostly made up of young people from the East. Fernand Ippersiel, the first program director, remembers how difficult it was to find people in Saskatchewan who had a level of French good enough for the microphone
audio). Still, employees from Saskatchewan are there from the beginning, whether behind the microphone or as technicians or in the record library, and their number steadily increases over the years. Excellent announcers come from the West.
Marie-Antoinette Papen remains the best known. Whether they're from the East or from the province, the employees have in common great enthusiasm for their work. There were never any more than 10 employees in a team, handling two or three jobs at the same time. In a report to the board of directors of Prairie-Radio-Nord, of which he is a member, Charles Papen emphasizes this commitment.
Report by Charles Papen.
ArchivesAlexandre Galouchko takes about the atmosphere in the CFRG company at its beginnings.
Michel Gariepy, one of the first announcers at CFRG, mentions the versatility of the employees.
He also notes that he was satisfied with the modest salary he was paid.
Raymond Marcotte, manager of CFNS and later of CFRG, pays tribute to Marie-Antoinette Papen.
Marcel Moor describes his work as radio news announcer at CFRG in the 1960s.
Interview with Guy Parize, former host at CFRG. He explains how they produced 15 hours of programming a day. He talks of the beginnings of his passion for radio.
Account by Jacques Landry, announcer at CFRG.
Pierre Jomphe, host at CFNS between 1965 and 1968, talks of his experience as a young announcer in Saskatoon's Francophone station.
Interview of Roger Lavallée with Marie-Anoinette Papen. Part 1
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 Charles Papen, manager of station CFNS |
 Photo of recording in the CFRG studios. |
Marie-Antoinette Papen remains the best known. Whether they're from the East or from the province, the employees have in common great enthusiasm for their work. There were never any more than 10 employees in a team, handling two or three jobs at the same time. In a report to the board of directors of Prairie-Radio-Nord, of which he is a member, Charles Papen emphasizes this commitment. Report by Charles Papen.