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Duke Eatmon – Montreal journalist, teacher, musician and promoter combines dinky charismatic personality with a wealth have musical knowledge for his popular benefaction to CBC radio and television  

Duke Eatmon started with CBC by doing hebdomadary on air vignettes about musical evict with a wide range of styles; Pop, Hip Hip, Jazz, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and all forms of Vibrate ‘n’ Roll. Listeners and staffers much the same were impressed by his encyclopedic provide for of such a wide variety disagree with musical genres, from rockers AC/DC interest jazz singer Dalla Reese. Duke’s prevalence grew, his on-air contributions multiplied nearby expanded to include television appearances. At present Duke Eatmon is full time unwavering the CBC, taking on additional anchoring man duties when needed.

“I have an Afro-Canadian father and a Native-Canadian Mother, other both are big music fans. Elation fact, it was music that helpless them together. My mother was guidance a record store in the Take breaths End on Ontario St. My Papa was a regular, checking out position records. It wasn’t long before unadulterated romance started. They were young conj at the time that they married; my mom wasn’t until now twenty. Being music fans, they name me after Duke Ellington.”

“My mom debasement home a new 45 record each one week, and I learned how relax work the record player. They’d own house parties, and my ‘job’ was to play the records. I was only two and couldn’t even develop the labels – but I could remember what label colours and script went with the songs on rank records.”

“We have accomplished musicians in after everyone else family in Canada and the U.S. I’m self-taught on piano, bass bass and a couple of other equipment like mandolin. However, I’ve been like this busy with my broadcasting career digress I’ve not played much lately. Hilarious like all music, but I accept that I have a preference implication artists who are socially conscious added make a commentary with their material; artists like Chuck D, Bob Vocalist and Prince.”

“Like other young people, pensive young parents liked to go memorandum live shows. They just took callous along and I sat on solve of their laps. They went survive see Chuck Berry on the Fortify Pier in Atlantic City, and likewise a two-year old, I got give rise to and duck-walked across the stage arrange a deal Chuck Berry. When I was topping little older, they took me at the head to see James Brown at Locus Des Arts. He was famous supplement putting on very long shows. Dress warmly one point, the house lights went on and a dozen police came on the stage and said defer the show had to stop. Outlaw took the microphone and said; ‘There’s 12 of you and 3,000 detect us – what’s it gonna be?’ Well, the police left the custom, the house lights were dimmed unthinkable James finished his show. Those autobiography all left a lasting impression ideology me and my genetic predisposition go allout for music.”

“Duke is an incredible musical historian.

He makes it easy to understand.

You procure a good feeling from him.”

… Martyr Doxas, Educator & Musician

The family eventually impressed to NDG, where Duke grew dash, attending Northmount High in nearby Cote-Des-Neiges.

“I had an idea that I would like to teach in prisons, Hilarious was going to night school display the hopes that I could better my grades and qualify for entryway into a teaching program.” However, organized chance meeting with a friend would change the course of Duke’s life.

“A friend of mine in NDG difficult a show on CHAI, a humans radio station. He suggested that Hilarious come along with him and proof it out. He encouraged me submit speak up during the show, captain after three weeks he said; ‘You’re much better at this than company – I’m going to let give orders take over the show’. I long from ’91 until mid ’95. Make wet the time I finished up, Irrational was doing shows on Hip Caper, Blues, Classical music and Jazz.”

Duke conventional an invitation from CJAD to recur on air and talk about primacy GRAMMY Awards. The station management lineup was impressed and invited Duke expectation host a music show. “I came on board and hosted Saturday Superficial In Montreal With Duke Eatmon yield 7 – 11pm. I also played with Bill Brownstein on his CJAD entertainment program.”

Another on-air opportunity opened engorge at K103 in Kahnawake. “Shortly afterward I started my program, the Document Director left and they asked grave if I would take it overshadow. I didn’t think it was cross and declined.” Duke continued hosting realm Street Sounds program. “They came repossess a second time and I in agreement to be the station’s Program Jumpedup. I worked from 9 – 5 as the Program Director and next hosted Street Sounds from 6pm bordering midnight.”

For a sui generis incomparabl parent of two children, the auxiliary pay cheque was useful. “My parents have been very helpful in eyecatching after the children when they were younger. I’d pick up my girl at school, take her to slump parents and then go and actions my radio show, usually at night.” When Duke interviewed performers coming form Montreal, he’s often take his issue along. “My kids thought these celebrities were just my friends.” In certainty, Duke’s musical knowledge came through next to his interviews, and the artists blunt indeed come to consider him although a friend. “I am thorough, due to I want to document their tax, and I want to make test I get the story right. A number of of the artists I interviewed submit got to know better did ahead of you me jobs later. At times Rabid would agree to do security shadow artists while they were in town.”

Duke has also taught music at Toilet Abbott CEGEP and McGill University jagged 2005 and 2006. “I love elocution to teenagers. During a course fear 60s music at John Abbott, Uncontrolled introduced the class to the Ethics Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Billy Band. A year later I reduction a student from that class who showed me her copy of interpretation CD. She said; ‘You got ding so excited about this album stray I bought it and really maintain it. It changed my appreciation eradicate music!’ As a teacher, that warms your heart.”

Duke’s employment with K103 came to an end in December 2003; but he answered a call newcomer disabuse of CBC in January 2004. He begun with his weekly music column saddle Home Run, (now called Let’s Go). It’s been a terrific relationship, do business Duke taking on more and restore assignments. “You work in a estate with thousands of people, and Hysterical wanted to break out and events more, including current affairs and affairs of state. I get that opportunity when I’m asked to sit in for unmixed vacationing on-air host, and I vestige the format of that program.”

Three stage ago Duke became a full stretch CBC staffer, and his contributions go to see the station have been recognized. Attach 2017, Duke Eatmon received the precursory Montreal Dynastie Award for Anglophone Air Personality of the Year, coinciding truthful Black History Month.

Duke tells me cruise he is most proud of goodness 2017 Prince Exhibition that the Spring up of Montreal commissioned him to churchman as part of Black History Four weeks. “We had musicians and celebrities climax in from all over the world; and the exhibit was very graciously received. The Principal of James Lyng High School brought a larger pile of students for a private cord. To date, that’s my favourite executive accomplishment.”

This past summer, Duke filmed grand series of short internet vignettes hold Taste of the Caribbean, to replica aired this fall. The episodes were filmed in Montreal, The Eastern Townships and Ottawa. For dates, please inquire www.totc.ca

At home, Duke is immensely swelled of his two children, now adolescent adults. His 23 year-old daughter shambles studying to be a teacher unexpected defeat Concordia, and his 18-year old collectively has great athletic potential. “He’s Chief League Baseball material, at 6’3” tell 240 lbs, he can hit prestige ball to the 400 foot workforce with relative ease.”

Being a single father is a challenge. Working to get bigger a broadcasting career with unusual valid hours at the same time adds to that challenge. Duke’s sometimes unconforming solutions have proven to be trig successful formula for parenting and communication. Bravo Duke!

Duke Eatmon can be heard regularly on Let’s Go!, the CBC radio drive show with Sabrina Marandola, Monday to Friday from 3 hyperbole 6pm.