Staff

Current staff at our nonprofit station.

• Jesse Woodward (Executive Director / Station Manager / Managing Editor)

• Arbie Fru (Program Coordinator / Health and Safety Representative)

• Lauryn Mackenzie (LJI Reporter - Nanaimo)

• Joe Pugh (Host-Producer / Editor)

• Luis Zablah (LJI Reporter - Nanaimo)

• Jeannie Lin (LJI Reporter - Comox Valley)

Key Volunteers

• Kam Abbott (Technical Director) — Kam Abbot handles internal and external tech at CHLY 101.7FM, and has been involved in the organization since its early days.

Past Staff

A non-exhaustive list of past staff at CHLY 101.7FM.

• Heather Watson—Comox Valley Area LJI Reporter (December 2024 to November 2025)

• Mick Sweetman—Nanaio Area LJI Reporter (July 2023 to March 2024)

• Will Hough—Junior Producer + Summer Camp Coordinator (Summers 2022 – 2025)

• Sebastian Soble—Junior Producer + Summer Camp Coordinator (Summer 2022 and 2023)

• Janel Jezierski—Junior Producer (Summer 2022)

• Joe Pugh—Junior Producer + Summer Camp Coordinator (2021)

• Elijah Robinson–Junior Reporter (2021)

• Lauryn Mackenzie—Junior Reporter (2020)

• Miranda Peterson—Junior Producer + Summer Camp Coordinator (2020)

• Kaylie Russell—Summer Station Assistant (2019)

• Adam Barron—Summer Station Assistant (2018)