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Adventures in the Radio Trade

Now Available!

"Mahoney fondly recalls his career as a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio technician in this memoir... In dozens of amiable, frequently humorous vignettes...amusing and highly informative."

~ Kirkus Reviews

"What a wonderful book! If you love CBC Radio, you'll love Adventures in the Radio Trade. Joe Mahoney's honest, wise, and funny stories from his three decades in broadcasting make for absolutely delightful reading!

~ Robert J. Sawyer, author of The Oppenheimer Alternative''

"No other book makes me love the CBC more."

~ Gary Dunford, Page Six

“Finished your book! Really enjoyed reading what you had been doing for all those years! Great book. Easy read.”

~ Rosaleen Mahoney (that’s the author’s mom. Hey, we value her opinion! And you should too)

Adventures in the Radio Trade documents a life in radio, largely at Canada's public broadcaster. It's for people who love CBC Radio, those interested in the history of broadcasting, and for anyone who wants to know how to make radio.

Crafted with gentle humour and thoughtfulness, this is more than just a glimpse into the internal workings of CBC Radio. It's also a prose ode to the people and shows that make CBC Radio great.

Photos of two versions of Adventures in the Radio Trade: ebook and the front and back cover of the trade paperback edition.

Celebrating one year of literary shenanigans.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of those who purchase our books.