1. On 17 September 2008, Donlon was named executive director of CBC Radio's English-language services.
12 Facts About Denise Donlon
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Denise Donlon left the CBC in August 2011 and was succeeded by her 2nd in command, Chris Boyce.
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From September 2013 to April 2014, Denise Donlon hosted the TV program TheZoomer which she co-hosted with Conrad Black.
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Denise Donlon is a member of the Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
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Denise Donlon was Canadian Music Week's Broadcast Executive of the Year three times from 1993 to 1995.
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Denise Donlon won the Peter Gzowski Literacy Award of Merit in 2001, a Woman of Vision Award, and Woman of the Year from Canadian Women in Communications.
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Denise Donlon holds two Gemini Awards - Special Event Coverage - Election Night 93 and in 1992, as Producer for The NewMusic.
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Denise Donlon won a Golden Sheaf Award from the Yorkton Film Festival for "In Your Face - Violence in Music" in 1993.
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Denise Donlon received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award at the 2018 Juno Awards for her contributions to the Canadian music industry.
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Denise Donlon is a board member of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation, a committee member of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, a trustee of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, and a committee member of MusiCounts.
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Denise Donlon holds two honorary doctorates from the University of Calgary and the University of Waterloo.
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Denise Donlon is married to Murray McLauchlan and they have a son.