Episode 175 - Jackie Rae Greening

For the week of July 24th, 2024, Episode 17 of Season No. 7, presented by the CCMA's, the Canadian Country Music Awards September 14th in Edmonton's Roger's Place, Ted Stovin and Dustin Edwards chat with Jackie Rae Greening  a past Chair of the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and a member of the Board of Directors from 2004-2010, Greening has won four CCMA Awards and is also an Alberta Country Music Hall of Fame inductee. Greening is also a decorated Curler.  She has been a leader in her field and has played major roles and has volunteered in Provincial, National, and World Championships from the 2005 Time Hortons Brier, 2007 Ford Worlds Men’s Curling Championships, 2009 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings and the 2017 Alberta Provincial Ladies Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Locally in the Edmonton area, she has been the Chairperson for many events; Country Music Week, The Ford World Curling Championships, The Olympic Curling Trials and the Alberta Women’s Curling Championship.  She is also Past Chair of the CapitalCare Foundation and currently sits on the Board of the Hec Gervais Scholarship Foundation and The Steadward Centre 40th Anniversary Celebration. This exceptional level of community involvement earned her the 2007 Global Woman of Vision Award and she's also an inductee of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Past guest of the show Brett Kissel also used to live in her basement. We welcome Jackie Rae Greening to the show!

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