Westwood punted; Waking Crew down to two

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WINNIPEG - Country station QX-104 has been forced to release ex-Winnipeg Blue Bomber Troy Westwood from its morning show, leaving DJs Caroline Hunter and Mike Alan as the QX Waking Crew.

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WINNIPEG – Country station QX-104 has been forced to release ex-Winnipeg Blue Bomber Troy Westwood from its morning show, leaving DJs Caroline Hunter and Mike Alan as the QX Waking Crew.

“We had to do some restructuring and as a result let Troy go. I wish everyone was as great as Troy was day in and day out. Not one bad thing ever happened between us and he is a consummate pro and a wonderful human,” said Astral Radio vice president/general manager Sharon Taylor.

Westwood joined the station in 2009 and finished on Monday. He holds a full-time job for a local social services agency specializing in family reunification and records music under his aboriginal name Little Hawk. His latest album, Vigilance, is nominated for a Juno Award in the aboriginal album of the year category.

Troy Westwood
Troy Westwood

And even if Westwood won’t be on the radio, he will soon be appearing on television on the forthcoming Canadian edition of Wipeout, which was filmed last year in Argentina.

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