John Beaudin is a true pioneer in Smooth Jazz. He has dedicated most of his broadcasting career to the genre. In the mid eighties when the Wave was launching in Los Angeles Beaudin started his own Canadian version of the then named NCA (New Adult Contemporary) format in Edmonton at CKXM-FM. It was 1986 and he was programming and hosting Night-Lite, 42 hours of Contemporary Jazz and New Age music per week. In the early nineties Beaudin moved his formula to CHUM's QM-FM in Vancouver. That version of Night-Lite lasted until 2001. That same year he embarked on his most ambitious project yet, the Smooth Jazz Canada website. He recently changed the name to Smooth Jazz Now.com. The site features interviews and music news on the top players in the game. He is currently the afternoon drive host at The Breeze, a Smooth Jazz station in Calgary and host of Lovesongs at QM-FM Vancouver. Beaudin is also co-creator and co-chair of the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. He is also a nominee for Broadcaster of the Year. Beaudin says, "I'm honored to be nominated among such talented people like Alexander Zonjic, Cameron Smith, Walle Larsson, and Vicki van Dyke. I feel like we are all building something here. We may all work for different people but our vision is very similar, we all love this music, we are all willing to go the extra mile to make this format work." Ross Porter of Jazz FM91 in Toronto says, "John Beaudin is the real deal. His commitment, insight and connection to Smooth Jazz music is unparalleled in broadcasting." More

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