Daybreak Alberta
with Russell Bowers

CBC Radio One: Weekends 6:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Wake up to the weekend with Daybreak Alberta and find out what Albertans are up to when they leave the workweek behind. Host Russell Bowers connects Albertans with one another through news, weather, music and stories from across the province.

Daybreak Again: June 15/16, 2013

Now you can hear the entire Daybreak show online. Enjoy!

This week on Daybreak, interviews with D.T. Baker from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and winners of the 2013 Alberta Playwrighting Competition.

Plus music from Corb Lund, Steely Dan, Carrie Day, Red Sovine, k.d. lang, Tom Petty and more.

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HOUR ONE, Daybreak June 15, 2013

Music from Paul McCartney, Marshall Lawrence, Berna Dean Holland, J.W. Jones, Red Sovine and Lynn Miles; plus the Saturday Papers, the Ad Guy and food columnist Khalil Aktar.

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HOUR TWO, Daybreak June 15, 2013

Music from Steely Dan, Tegan & Sara, Prairie Oyster, and Carrie Day; plus the Couch Potato Report, Think Golf, how the RCMP & Alberta Sherrifs are tackling speeding on Highway 63, and Matthew Schuman's recovery from being shot in 2012 during a robbery at the UofA's Hub Mall.

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HOUR THREE, Daybreak June 15, 2013

Music from Paul Brandt, Corb Lund and the Rustic Brothers; plus the ESO plays the Rite of Spring and revealing the 2013 winners of the annual Alberta Playwrighting Competition, Katherine Koller and Ryan Reese.

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HOUR ONE, Daybreak June 16, 2013

Music from k.d. lang, Rachelle Van Zantan, Barenaked Ladies, Gino Vanelli, Jim Cuddy, Ron Sexsmith with Elvis Costello and Ron Hynes; plus the Sunday Papers and the Sunday Funnies.

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HOUR TWO, Daybreak June 16, 2013

Music from Nuela Charles, Tom Petty, Jake Bugg, and Peggy Seeger; plus Jenny Howe's music pick, You Heard It Here First, and one Alberta woman's struggle to file a complaint of physical abuse on behalf of children at a private school in India.

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HOUR THREE, Daybreak June 16, 2013

Music from Ian Tyson, John Wort Hannam, Alan Doyle & Russell Crowe with Danielle Spencer, and Mae Anderson, and Peggy Seeger; plus Parkour appealing to female athletes, and Trepan Theatre presents The Anger in Ernest & Ernestine.

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Daybreak Again: June 8/9, 2013

Now you can hear the entire Daybreak show, not just the interview bits. Enjoy!

This week on Daybreak, interviews with actors Michelle Thrush and Cliff Cardinal about their shows at the Rubaboo Festival, Dr. Mike Evans has advice on coping with joint replacement surgery, film-maker Brandy Yanchyk discusses her documentary on oil patch workers, as well as a preview of The National at Spruce Meadows.

Plus music from Crosby Stills & Nash, Don Williams, Tegan & Sara, Van Morrison, Queen and more.

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HOUR ONE, Daybreak June 8, 2013

Music from CSN, Old Man Leudecke, Myrol, Don Williams and the Hidden Cameras; plus the Saturday Papers, the Ad Guy and a special soccer program for immigrant kids.

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HOUR TWO, Daybreak June 8, 2013

Music from Van Morrison, Gordon Lightfoot, Queen, and Blue Hawaii; plus the Couch Potato Report, Think Golf, and a preview of The National at Spruce Meadows.

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HOUR THREE, Daybreak June 8, 2013

Music from Squeeze, Gord Bamford, Buckman Coe and Joni Mitchell; plus Michelle Thrush and Cliff Cardinel at the Rubaboo Festival.

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HOUR ONE, Daybreak June 9, 2013

Music from Mae Anderson, Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk, Michael Bublé with Reese Witherspoon, Big Daddy, Elvis Presley, Rachelle VanZantan and Chloe Albert; plus the Sunday Papers and The Sunday Funnies.

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HOUR TWO, Daybreak June 9, 2013

Music from Tegan & Sara, Animotion, Ivan & Aloysia, Captain & Tenille and Roger Hodgson; plus Jenny Howe's music pick, the documentary Oil Calling, and music column You Heard It Here First.

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Stuart McLean 01.jpgHOUR THREE, Daybreak June 9, 2013

Music from Mumford & Sons, Long John Baldry, Mary Hopkin, Heather Bambrick and Billy Bragg; plus Daybreak House Dr, Mike Evans on joint replacement surgery and a tribute to Stuart McLean on getting an honorary degree from the University of Calgary.

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Daybreak Website Extra!

A new documentary, Oil Calling, has debuted on CBC's Documentary Channel and the film shows the challenges facing five new immigrants as go through a rigerous training program with Calgary Catholic Immigrant Services to work in Canada's oil and gas industry. Freelance journalist and filmmaker, Brandy Yanchyk, made the film and she joined Russell for a conversation about her work, the challenges of being a female film-maker, plus why she's working with the Truth and Reconcilation hearings in Red Deer.

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