Spotlight: Edmonton Chapter Luncheon with Bob Layton

REIC Edmonton Chapter Luncheon with Bob Layton

By Yolanta Murphy, CPM® ARM®, REIC Edmonton Chapter President & IREM Chair

On September 28, 2017, the REIC Edmonton Chapter hosted a luncheon at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre featuring a special guest - Bob Layton.

Bob is a well-known voice on the Edmonton radio waves, and is in his 47th year of broadcasting. Currently, Bob is the News Manager of the Corus Edmonton group of radio stations including 630 CHED, iNews 880, Fresh Radio and CISN Country.

Our members and guests were entertained by a very interesting recount of Bob’s career journey. He has also co-chaired the project to purchase and equip the Edmonton Police helicopter! His latest endeavour, however, is raising money with 100% of the proceeds going to Santa’s Anonymous from the book he wrote titled “Welcome to Radio – My Life in Broadcasting So Far”.

We are very happy to share that we have tried something new for our members, exploring how we can expand access to our events via digital media. The keynote speaker presentation was streamed live to our Facebook page and the entire luncheon was recorded. We plan to have it available on our website for REIC members and guests to view on demand! •