Producer/Host of NFRRH - the program that shines a light on Newfoundland & Labrador's pre-digital recording artists. Email: wayne@newfoundrecords.ca Mother station: CHMR 93.5 FM, St. John's NL For all stations & airtimes check out www.newfoundrecords.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mnmfxqjzjs2yToday (Jun 6) on NFRRH... We've got THE MORATORIUM BLUES on this week's episode. You'll hear several rather obscure ditties inspired by the closure of the commercial cod fishery in NL in the early 1990s. (Encore of Episode 865) Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 Fm in St. John's & www.chmr.ca worldwide.06 Jun 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmfxqjzjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mn2vh6kfxc2yToday (May 30) on NFRRH - "Disasters at Sea". You'll hear obscure accounts of the ordeals endured by The SS Montpelier, The Johnny & Sisters II, SS Langleecrag, and The Flare. Lots more great NL oldies too like EDDIE EASTMAN singing in French! Airs at Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM & www.chmr.ca online.30 May 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn2vh6kfxc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mmja2ouh7c2pToday (May 23) on NFRRH... You'll hear NL's first recording artist to win a Juno, DAVE NICOL. Also on the platter, funky DICK NOLAN, jazz by MARY BARRY and an instrumental by JOHN HUTTON & 12 GUAGE. Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's and online at www.chmr.ca @howrhearolls.bsky.social23 May 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmja2ouh7c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mlxoug3po227Today (May 16) on NewFoundRecords... A romp through the NFR pre-digital library with some of my favourite recordings by NL's pioneer artists! Airs at Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's and www.chmr.ca all over the place! You won't hear a curated mix of NL oldies like this anywhere else!16 May 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxoug3po227https://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mlxoj5tjd227Today (May 16) in #NLMusicHistory... In 1979, The Newfoundland Herald profiled artist/singer/guitarist SCOTT GOUDIE.16 May 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxoj5tjd227https://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mlimsmoooc2fNFR Ep. 878 "Bears, Goats, & Moose" is available ON DEMAND for the next month or so at www.newfoundrecords.ca. Need a good laugh? Check it out!10 May 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlimsmoooc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mlgaq65yzs23Today (May 9) on NFR... Forget your woes. Relax, and have a few chuckles. This episodes will leave you smiling as we spin "Bears, Goats, and Moose"! Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM St. John's & www.chmr.ca globally! @spencercrewe.bsky.social @geoffmeeker.bsky.social @howrhearolls.bsky.social09 May 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgaq65yzs23https://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mkcvlkxllc2sToday (Apr 25) on NewFoundRecords we feature music from the 1990s - songs that relate to the ban on commercial cod fishing which took effect in 1992. Other good stuff too! CHMR 93.5 FM at Noon NT is St. John's; www.newfoundrecords.ca globally. @seanwmurray.bsky.social @334578.bsky.social25 Apr 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcvlkxllc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mjre7hxhts2eToday (Apr 18) on NewFoundRecords... We roll back the clock 30 years & sample music NL artists released in 1996. Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's & www.chmr.ca globally @spencercrewe.bsky.social @seanwmurray.bsky.social @chmrfm.bsky.social @geoffmeeker.bsky.social @howrhearolls.bsky.social18 Apr 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjre7hxhts2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3migmvndod22dToday (Apr 1) in #NLMusicHistory... In 1977, St. John's radio station VOCM advertised in the Daily News that "VOCM has a Juno Award"! They received the award in 1973, and it was accepted by DJ Johnny Murphy! @vocmnews.bsky.social @markcritch.bsky.social01 Apr 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3migmvndod22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mhzxlcdvjk2qTomorrow (Mar 28) on NewFoundRecords... We roll back the clock 60 years to 1966 and go shopping for new NL records. We find five singles dedicated to NL's mammoth COME HOME YEAR celebrations, and a bunch of LPs filled with local folk songs - great souvenirs! Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM & www.chmr.ca!27 Mar 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzxlcdvjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mgwrltsq6224Tomorrow (Mar 14) on NFRRH... A great green brew of Irish oldies with an NL connection that you're unlikely to hear on mainstream radio or streaming platforms. Airs first at Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's and www.chmr.ca globally! @chmrfm.bsky.social @seanwmurray.bsky.social13 Mar 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwrltsq6224https://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mghz7tuez223Today (Mar 7) on NewFoundRecords Radio we look back at NL-related music that first hit the shops 70 years ago - 1956!!! Airs Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's NL, & www.chmr.ca world wide! For all stations & airtimes go to the Schedule Page at www.newfoundrecords.ca07 Mar 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghz7tuez223https://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mdsaprwx5s2iThis week NewFoundRecords has The Moratorium Blues. You'll hear music related to the collapse of NL's commercial cod fishery in 1992. Mostly, we feature obscure but interesting recordings that you're unlikely to hear on mainstream radio! Listen ON DEMAND at https://www.newfoundrecords.ca/NFR-Playlists.htm01 Feb 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsaprwx5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3md66g527nc24Today (Jan 24) on NewFoundRecords we're all about WINTER! You'll hear hate songs, a love song, polar bears, northern lights, and we'll even throw in some snowy country pain for good measure. Debuts on CHMR 93.5 FM & www.chmr.ca at Noon NT. Find all stations & air times at www.newfoundrecords.ca24 Jan 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3md66g527nc24https://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mck44ew3js2dTomorrow (Jan 17) on NFRRH we look back at NL pioneer recording artists who received awards from MusicNL in 2025. And we raise a glass as we celebrate #NationalBootleggingDay! Airs first on @chmrfm.bsky.social in St. John's & www.chmr.ca globally. #MusicNL @seanwmurray.bsky.social16 Jan 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mck44ew3js2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mc2zilnqpk2cToday (Jan 10), NewFoundRecords reflects on NL's pioneer recording artists who passed in 2025. We also remember JOAN MORRISSEY who died Jan 10, 1978. Airs first Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM St. John's, and www.chmr.ca everywhere. All stations & airtimes on Schedule Page at www.newfoundrecords.ca10 Jan 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc2zilnqpk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wjt-nfr.bsky.social/post/3mb7gevgdxc2aToday (Dec 30) in #NLMusicHistory... In 1972 RPM Weekly wrote that DICK NOLAN was starring at Toronto's country music mecca, The Horseshoe. He lead the house band there in the '60s, backing many superstars. But in 1972, DICK WAS THE SUPERSTAR! @davidmcphersonca.bsky.social @bernicecb.bsky.social30 Dec 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:opa4nvzu2of2qrajeymc53td/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7gevgdxc2a