A Blog!
Hi there!
If you are reading this, you have landed at my newly revamped website, Wigmoresworld.com
Take a look around, tell me what you think! The site features recent pictures, interviews, and examples of work from my career in the media.
Many of you know me as a radio host with stations like Jazz FM91, CBC Radio, 103.9 Proud FM & News Talk 1010 CFRB. My recent program, “Arts Toronto”, was on the air for the last 4 years. I welcomed a veritable who’s who from the world of arts and entertainment to the show, and am very proud of the 200 episodes that were produced. It was a privilege to speak with so many creative personalities.
Guests that joined me on air:
Ethan Hawke, Tony Bennett, Eugene Levy, Emma Donoghue, Trey Anthony, Colin Mochrie, Jeanne Beker, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Colm Feore, Jackie Richardson, Arthur Elgort, John Tory, George Stroumboulopoulos, Bela Fleck, Gregory Porter, Julie Delpy, Thomas King, Dave LeBlanc, Mark Little, Christian McBride, Christiane Kubrick, Jesse Wente, Catherine O’Hara, Ian Dejardin, The B-52s, Dave Bidini, Mervon Mehta, David Chariandy, Benny Green, McGee Maddox, Eddie George, David Mirvish, Josh Basseches, Anthony Sargent, Alana Bridgewater, Michael Kaeshammer, Molly Ringwald, Howard Shore, Sonny Rollins, Johannes Debus, Bill Frisell, Ori Dagan, Damien Chazelle, Adam Gopnik, Thompson Egbo Egbo, Kim Coates, Norm Wilner, Marc Saltzman, Phillip Akin, HendrixRoe, Robi Botos, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Graham Abbey, Noah Reid, Tom Wilson, Karen Gordon, David Yaffe, Nicholas Jennings, Clare McConnell, Dan Levy, Jerry Granelli, Donna Feore, Bill King, Randy Bachman, Jane Bunnett, Molly Johnson, Cast & Crew from Cirque Du Soleil, curators from The Art Gallery of Ontario, Sheila Jordan, Sarah Polley, Ben Kowalewicz, Chris Abraham, Thundercat, Linden MacIntyre, Matthew Jocelyn, Andy Kim, Kevin Drew, Alex Pangman, Kurt Elling, Julia Chan, John Donabie, Colin Quinn, Renee Bellefeuille, Guillermo Del Toro, Patty Farmer, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Britta Johnson, Mike Downes, Raymond Boisjoly, Richard Bona, Mark Kelso, Tony Levin, Mark Miller, Fred Penner, Kasper Collin, John Miller, Catherine Bainbridge, Robert Trujillo, Anahita Azrahimi, Dave Thomas, Chilina Kennedy, Alistair Newton, David Hein, Irene Carl Sankoff, Bruce McCulloch, Renee Rosnes, Rufus Wainwright, Josephine Ridge, Jörn Weisbrodt, Capathia Jenkins, Rebecca Northan, John Scheinfeld, Emily Bear, Larnell Lewis, Justin Kauflin, John Pizzarelli, Torquil Campbell, R.H. Thomson, Emilie Claire Barlow, Piers Handling, Annie Murphy, Anna Harwell Celenza, Patricia Kelly, David Braid, Carmen Ejogo, Lois & Bram, Hawksley Workman, Kevin Whalen, Raoul Bhaneja, Dee Snyder, Hussain Amarshi, Molly Parker, Carole Pope, Deepa Mehta, Natalie Merchant, the cast of Kim’s Convenience, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Emma Hunter, Christine Jensen, Matt Dusk, Leslie Hope, Measha Brueggergosman, Jonathan Goad, Fiona Reid, Brian Liss, Jan Kudelka, Justin Hurwitz, Darcy Oake, Jeff Coffin, Henry Kim, June Garber, Lynn Goldsmith, Iggy Pop, Katharine Lochnan, Gerry Dee, Roger Kellaway, Jim Jarmusch, Don Thompson, Sarah Stanners, Jeff Rustia, Carl Heinrich, Bill Charlap, Kelly Nestruck, Kiefer Sutherland, David Foster, Jacoba Knaapen, Carly Maga, Oliver Jones, Gary Taxali, Douglas Kirkland, Jesse Kumagai, Leah Crocetto, Alan Light, Jane Siberry, Scott Freiman, John Lunn, Brian Blade, Lesley Nicol, Owen Teale, Brian D. Johnson, Yann Martel, Cara Ricketts, Joshua Redman, Jesse Cook, Ian Brown, David Blayney Brown, Mike Ross, David Thomson, Robert Bateman, Lisa Dwan, Chris Hadfield, Brent Hawkes, Peter Oundjian, Mark Cullen, John Patitucci, Alki David, Maceo Parker, Meraj Dhir, Jenn Candy, Tim Jones, Jumaane Smith, Gertrude Kearns, Denny Tedesco, André Philibert, Liona Boyd, Elvis Stojko, Sturla Gunnarsson, Bob Gruen, Zoran Dobric, Michael Brook, Lawrence Hill, Billy Dee Williams, Tom McCamus, Taika Waititi, Rick Miller, Eric Peterson, Gaetane Verna, and Richard Rose.
So that’s a few of them.
You can listen to a variety of the interviews mentioned here by visiting the “Listen: Audio Gallery” section on this website.
I am excited to continue to speak with movers and shakers from the art world, and beyond. Be sure to check-in from time to time to listen to my latest conversations.
Thanks for the visit!
MW
7 COMMENTS
Awesome
Congrats Mark. Excited to be reconnecting with your work online.
Way to keep things rockin! Looking forward to more old timey blog posts.
Nicely done Mark! Can’t wait for your regular updates.
Blog on, brother!
Glad to see this, Wigdad. The world’s out there waiting for you.
This looks awesome. Great idea.