BC Lions Expand Weekly Program

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With the Kick-off Set for a home pre-season game the BC Lions officially announced that they are once again returning to 980 CKNW for games this season which marks their eighth consecutive season of exciting BC Lions Football.

Once again hosted by the incomparable Bob “The Moj” Marjanovich and Giulio Caravatta  who will let you know the “inside scoop” on the Lions for the upcoming season hitting the airwaves May 31 (Friday) as they host the Edmonton Elks in  pre-season action.

Sara Hyde, director, talk and talent at Corus Entertainment 980 CKNW mentioned “We are thrilled to have the BC Lions return to 980 CKNW with the BC Lions celebrating their 70^th season and 980 CKNW marking its 80^th anniversary this year especially when Vancouver hosts the 111^th Grey Cup.”

The station also serves as the new home of BC Lions On Tap Tuesday evening at an expanded time of 10:00-11:00 pm which is hosted by Marjanovich, Matt Baker and Nik Kowalski., 

The first six locations for BC Lions On Tap are as follows.

Tuesday, June 4: Boston Pizza Central City-10153 King George Blvd., Surrey

Tuesday, June 11: Hops Northwest Pub- 48 8^th Street, New Westminster

Tuesday, June 18: BC Kitchen at Parq Vancouver– 39 Smithe Street, Vancouver

Tuesday, June 25: Kennedys Pub– 11906 88^th Avenue, Delta

Tuesday, July 2: Lougheed Village Bar Grill– 9304 Salish Court, Burnaby

Tuesday, July 9: Boston Pizza Guildford-15125 100 Avenue, Surrey

• Moj and Giulio will host a one-hour pre and 30-minute post-game shows on every game day.
• Head coach Rick Campbell once again makes a weekly appearance on the Monday Morning Quarterback with Simi Sara on 980 CKNW.
• New for this season, there will be a dedicated game day segment on the Jas Johal Show on 980 CKNW.

• The Lions Audio Network serves Lions fans across British Columbia as we welcome back long-time affiliate stations including CFAX 1070 in Victoria, AM 1150 in Kelowna and Radio NL serving Kamloops, Ashcroft, Shuswap/Sorrento, Clearwater, Logan Lake, Blue River and Avola.
• Once again, the Lions’ partnership with CORUS Entertainment includes regular stories and interviews on Global BC and promotional content on FM radio affiliates CFOX and Rock 101.
• The Lions’ rich history with the radio station included airing games from 1988-2003.