John Ackermann
@jackermann.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster — formerly 1130 NewsRadio - CityNews - CHEK News — seeking new opportunities
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The Bookshelf Podcast
Podcast · John Ackermann · The Bookshelf is a twice monthly podcast on Substack and YouTube hosted and produced by John Ackermann, featuring local, regional, and national non-fiction titles of interes...
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Is Ottawa really the town that fun forgot? Hardly, according to the author of a new book. This week on the #Bookshelf, Charlie Feldman talks about Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada’s Colourful Parliamentary Past. #canpoli open.substack.com/pub/johnacke...
Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada’s Colourful Parliamentary Past
Self-professed parliamentary nerd Charlie Feldman catalogues more than 150 years of House of Commons gaffes
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The day wasn’t over until you heard Lloyd Robertson sign off with “and that’s the kind of day it was on this [insert date here].” Good night. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92
Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.
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#OTD in 2024, I spoke with Daniel Marshall, author of Untold Tales of Old British Columbia. #Bookshelf johnackermann.substack.com/p/historian-...
Historian unlocks the ‘cabinet of curiosities’ that is pre-Confederation BC
Untold Tales of Old British Columbia is published by Ronsdale Press
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Looking for something to read this B.C. Day? Here are 10 more suggestions from the #Bookshelf archives to help you out. @readlocalbc.bsky.social johnackermann.substack.com/p/10-more-bc...
10 More B.C. Day reads from the Bookshelf
Looking for something to read this B.C. Day? Here are 10 more suggestions from the Bookshelf archives.
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#RIP, Scott Hylands, Vancouverite who co-starred in “Night Heat” from 1985 to 1989. brioux.tv/blog/2026/07...
Scott Hylands 1943 – 2026 – brioux.tv
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This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival, which honours and celebrates Japanese Canadian history, arts, and culture. Now, a new book, Return to Paueru Gai, chronicles that legacy and looks to the future as well. #Bookshelf open.substack.com/pub/johnacke...
Return to Paueru Gai: Fifty Years of Vancouver's Powell Street Festival
A new book tells the story of one of Canada’s longest running community arts festivals
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My last article as the labour reporter at @pressprogress.ca is about.... media layoffs! Earlier this month, Rogers closed six stations and laid off 230 radio workers across the country. In Vancouver, the layoffs hit a newsroom that had struggled for years to unionize.
PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 2w agoRogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says “Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.” pressprogress.ca/rogers-layof...
#OTD in 2022, I spoke to John Lawrence Reynolds, co-author of Something Within Me: A Personal and Political Memoir, the autobiography of former finance minister Michael Wilson. #Bookshelf #canpoli youtu.be/riL8tG0K214?...
CityNews Bookshelf: John Lawrence Reynolds (Something Within Me)
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#OTD in 2023, I spoke with Robin Ward, co-author of Exploring Vancouver: 10 Tours of the City and Its Buildings. #Bookshelf @harbourpublishing.bsky.social johnackermann.substack.com/p/who-built-...
Who built it, when, why, and what’s good about it?
‘Exploring Vancouver’ tells the story of a city through its architecture
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The Vancouver Safety Deposit Vaults Heist of 1977 was supposed to be the perfect crime. Author Don Levers looks at what went wrong in The (Almost) Perfect Heist: The Incredible Story of the Vancouver Safety Deposit Robbery. #bookshelf open.substack.com/pub/johnacke...
The (Almost) Perfect Heist: The Incredible Story of the Vancouver Safety Deposit Robbery
Former Vancouverite Don Levers sheds new light on a forgotten yet notorious caper
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Today marks the grand opening of the new and improved Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre in #NorthVancouver. I spoke to his sister and fellow Olympian Valerie Jerome about her memoir, Races, in 2023. #bookshelf johnackermann.substack.com/p/new-memoir...
New memoir reveals the private struggles of legendary Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome
Races: The Trials and Triumphs of Canada’s Fastest Family is published by Goose Lane Editions
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Remembering Amy Winehouse today on the 15th anniversary of her passing (July 23, 2011) album.ink/AWinehouseRIP
Today is #NewMusicFriday and new today are albums by Shania Twain and The Strokes as well as the 25th anniversary edition of “All Killer, No Filler” by Sum 41. www.pauseandplay.com/release-date...
On the CD Front – Pause & Play
Craving new music? We're your one-stop shop for upcoming albums, EPs, and limited editions - from chart-toppers and indie darlings. Pre-order your faves and stay ahead of the curve - this is your fix...
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#OTD in 2025, I spoke with @craigbaird.bsky.social — author of Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway. #Bookshelf johnackermann.substack.com/p/a-road-tri...
A road trip through history: a new book argues the Trans-Canada isn't just a highway but a lifeline
Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of The Trans Canada Highway is published by Sutherland House
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Was lucky to see @billybragg.bsky.social at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival tonight. He was in great voice with plenty to say between songs, from England’s third place victory at the World Cup to the Alberta referendum. A great night of music for sure!
#OTD in 2021, I spoke with Paul McKendrick, author of The Bushmen’s Lair: On The Trail of The Fugitive of The Shuswap. #bookshelf @harbourpublishing.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/07/18/b...
History on the run: new book tracks the trail of the elusive Bushman of the Shuswap
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – If you are of a certain age, you may well remember the tale of John Bjornstrom, aka the Bushman of the Shuswap, a fugitive from justice who made headlines in the early 2000s hi...
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Finally digging this, a week late. (Some life events got in the way.) There’s a lot to like here, even if it isn’t quite as good as Hackney Diamonds. Score another one for England’s Oldest Hitmakers! #vinyl
Happy 70th birthday to the great Bryan Trottier! I spoke to him in 2022 when he was just a wee lad of 66. #Bookshelf johnackermann.substack.com/p/nhl-legend...
NHL legend Bryan Trottier reflects on family and Indigenous roots in new memoir ‘All Roads Home’
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#OTD in 2023, I spoke with B.C.-based journalist, author, and academic Marc Edge about his book, The Postmedia Effect: How Vulture Capitalism Is Wrecking Our News. #Bookshelf open.substack.com/pub/johnacke...
Let them fail: author charts a new way forward for Canada’s newspaper sector in latest book
The Postmedia Effect: How Vulture Capitalism Is Wrecking Our News is published by New Star Books
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#OTD in 2024, I spoke with Howard White, author of The Sunshine Coast: From Gibsons to Powell River, Third Edition. #Bookshelf @harbourpublishing.bsky.social johnackermann.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
Not just another pretty face: a new book explores the hidden history of BC’s Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast: From Gibsons to Powell River, Third Edition is available from Harbour Publishing
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Freecouver: Lonely Planet contributor John Lee and Rebecca "Miss 604" Bollwitt join forces to create a handy guidebook for tourists and locals alike. #Bookshelf johnackermann.substack.com/p/freecouver...
Freecouver: 101 Free Things To Do In & Around Vancouver
Lonely Planet contributor John Lee and Rebecca "Miss 604" Bollwitt join forces to create a handy guidebook for tourists and locals alike
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Greg Girard is known for capturing under-the-radar urban life, neon-lit streets, and historically significant places. Now, 50 years of his photography is about to be showcased at North Vancouver’s @polygongallery.bsky.social johnackermann.substack.com/p/urban-jung...
Urban Jungle: North Vancouver’s Polygon Gallery to host career spanning exhibition of photographer Greg Girard
Greg Girard: Photographs 1972-2026 is on from July 10th to October 25th
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#OTD in 2022, I spoke with David Spaner, author of Solidarity: Canada’s Unknown Revolution of 1983. #bcpoli #Bookshelf vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/07/10/s...
Solidarity: A new book looks back at British Columbia’s near revolution four decades later
The year is 1983. US President Ronald Reagan is in the White House, Canada has a Prime Minister named Trudeau -- Pierre, not Justin -- and British Columbia is on the verge of a general strike.
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One of the losses coming from the shutting down of News 1130 is the showcase that @jackermann.bsky.social provided for authors. More than one author has told me a spot on his bookshelf segment, likely made their books bestsellers. He's also a keen reader, as you'll see from this interview I did:
Rogers Sports & Media shutting down news and sports radio stations in Vancouver: 1130 NewsRadio and Sportsnet 650. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/07/r...
Rogers Sports & Media shutting down news and sports radio stations in Vancouver: 1130 NewsRadio and Sportsnet 650
Rogers Sports & Media shut down its news radio stations in Calgary (660 NewsRadio Calgary), Halifax (95.7 News Radio Halifax), Kitchener (570 NewsRadio Kitchener) and Vancouver (1130 NewsRadio Vancouv...
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#OTD in 2020, I spoke with Nina Shoroplova, author of Legacy of Trees: Purposeful Wandering Through Vancouver’s Stanley Park. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2020/07/05/l...
Seeing the forest for the trees in Stanley Park with the help of a new book
This week on 1130 Bookshelf, John Ackermann speaks with author Nina Shoroplova, author of Legacy of Trees: Purposeful Wandering Through Vancouver's Stanley Park.
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