Joe Pugh
Host & Producer (Nanaimo) / Editor — Since fall 2023, Joe Pugh has hosted and produced Midcoast Morning, our newsroom’s current affairs program. Since 2026, Pugh took on the additional role of editor in our newsroom. Pugh has also hosted and produced People First Radio, a program in partnership with the Vancouver Island Mental Health Society since 2022.
Joe attended the University of Guelph for a Bachelors in Arts and Science, and later Humber College for a graduate certificate in radio and media production. In the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Joe Pugh applied to volunteer at our station, and in 2021 joined the station as summer staff through Canada Summer Jobs.
Regular Office Hours:
None—email for meeting.
Contact:
joe.pugh@chly.ca
news@chly.ca
Recent Stories
A world of cinema is set to be a boat ride away next month. The Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off October first. The lineup was released last week and features 256 films from 76 countries, in 83 languages…
One of two candidates in the race to replace Elizabeth May as leader of the Green Party of Canada was in Nanaimo this past weekend to pitch their case to lead the federal party…
The Nanaimo Lions Club is getting ready to mark its 80th anniversary this Saturday in Maffeo Sutton Park…
Nanaimo City Council has endorsed the Nanaimo Accord, a document created by leaders of various local institutions that outlines shared priorities for the community’s future.
Plans for a development near a wetland ecosystem in the Rock City area have generated concern among local residents, and prompted multiple delegations before city council this month. To better understand what systems are in place to regulate development around wetlands, Midcoast Morning spoke with Russell Chiong, a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law.
Nanaimo is looking to get more active on bringing non market housing to the community. The City’s Governance and Priorities committee voted Monday in favour of recommending Nanaimo City Council send $75,000 to the Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation to facilitate a non-market housing delivery system pilot.
As Canada’s time hosting the FIFA world cup comes to a close, Nanaimo is hosting some of B.C.’s youth soccer talent.
Barry Lyseng says he’s been advocating for pedestrian improvements on Hammond Bay road for 27 years…