Alan Cross
Community Director @TechTO
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Community Director @TechTO
CA
About EntertainmentTO a division of TechTO.Our mission is to inspire and empower those interested in shaping the future of Entertainment, including music, video, sports, and gaming. EntertainmentTO is led by Alan Cross, best known nationally and internationally as host of the syndicated radio series The Ongoing History of New Music, The Edge, Q107, and more. Join us as we bridge the gap between technology, innovation, and entertainment.
EDUCATION
Stonewall Collegiate
High School Diploma
The University of Winnipeg
BA, Political Science and History
SKILLS
ABOUT ALAN CROSS
Alan Cross is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music. He’s also written four reference books on alt-rock, recorded four audiobooks (all top-sellers on iTunes), written liner notes for dozens of CDs and contributed to magazines and other publications in Canada and the US. He’s also a sought-after college and university lecturer, writes a weekly national music column for Metro and travels to music festivals all over the world.The Ongoing History of New Music is Alan\'s long-running (est. 1993) alt-rock documentary program. It\'s heard on stations across Canada. It\'s been running as a podcast since 2017 and has been downloaded almost 20 million times.Alan was also the Director of Content for a touring museum exhibit entitled The Science of Rock\'n\'Roll, which is on a perpetual worldwide tour. More information can be found at current projects-Radio consultant, Corus Entertainment-Documentary producer-Freelance writing/research projects-Voice work specialist (commercials, corporate narration, radio imaging, TV narration)-Corporate/event music curation (eg. 2015 Pan Am Games)-Public speakerSpecialties: Rock and alternative music, music history, contextualizing rock music for a mass audience, public speaking, radio, TV, writing, voicework, team management.
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