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Hartley Miller

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Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 13 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and five grandchildren.

Teryn Midzain

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Teryn is a News Reporter based in Quesnel, B.C. He started his career in local journalism in Abbotsford, B.C, where he attended the University of the Fraser Valley studying English and Media Communications. He spent six months living in London, UK, studying journalism and working in the field before returning to focus on building a long-term career. A passionate sports enthusiast, he moonlights as an amateur race car driver and plays Dungeons & Dragons when he is not on the clock or out in nature.

Darin Bain

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Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

Zachary Barrowcliff

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Zachary is a news reporter for 94.3 the GOAT and Country 97fm in Prince George. His time as a news reporter began in Williams Lake, B.C., spending roughly two years with the Vista radio stations, then making the move up to PG in October, 2024.

Logan Flint

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Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

Brendan Pawliw

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Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

Emily Joveski

Provincial Reporter

Emily is the provincial news reporter for Vista Radio, based in Victoria, B.C. She has worked in radio for more than a decade, and was previously on the airwaves as a broadcaster for The Canadian Press in Toronto.

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The results are in from this year's Thanksgiving Food Drive in Quesnel.

“Mystery solved”: B.C. Hydro says it found the floating island that appeared, then vanished, on B.C. lake

B.C. Hydro has tracked down a massive floating island that mysteriously drifted across Williston Reservoir before seemingly disappearing.

Fort St. James adventure seeker swims the length of Stuart Lake

At 90 kilometres long, Stuart Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in British Columbia. Kristen Cooper swam it in nine days.

These were B.C.’s most popular baby names in 2025

Noah reclaimed the top spot as the most popular baby name in British Columbia this year. The post These were B.C.’s most popular baby names in 2025 appeared first on AM 1150.

Celebrating Cheesecake Today, and 49 Years on Friday as the Community’s Bakery

In celebration of National Cheesecake Day across Canada, the Quesnel Bakery has been selling, and selling out of, three signature types of the cool dessert. The celebrations at the Quesnel Bakery are just their first for the long weekend. On friday, the iconic bakery of the town celebrates its 49th anniversary. The same day one of the original owners celebrates his 82nd birthday.

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Quesnel RCMP cautions public on “taking law into own hands” following high speed accident involving a stolen vehicle

A high-speed pursuit involving a stolen truck and a member of the public in Quesnel ended in a serious accident, prompting police to caution the public in taking matters into their own hands.

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