Tanner Havens – XS Mornings Host | Music & Program Director
Tanner was born and raised in Wallaceburg. His radio journey started at Fanshawe College in London Ontario where he served as Student Program Director in his final year. He graduated the Radio Broadcasting program at Fanshawe with the “Barry P. Sarazin Radio Broadcaster of the Year” Award.
After graduation, Tanner shipped off out west to start his radio career in the mountains of British Columbia. We were able to bring Tanner back to his hometown in the spring of 2019 and he couldn’t be more excited to be back home.
Tanner is a die-hard Detroit Red Wings fan (but don’t hold it against him), an avid Detroit Tigers fan and an all-around music lover through and through.
Robyn Brady – News Director | XS Mornings Co-Host
Robyn is a former big city girl, growing up in Scarborough (east end Toronto.) She earned a Bachelors degree in Dramatic Arts from the University of Windsor and a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College before launching her broadcasting career in Summerside, PEI in the summer of 2000.
She spent eight months at C102 before realizing snowbanks taller than her car simply wouldn’t do. Robyn moved back to Ontario in February, 2001 and has been happy to call Chatham-Kent home ever since.
She is an avid reader, animal lover, and theatre buff. She can often be found on stage performing with Theatre Kent and Studio Black Productions.
Balancing out the artsy side, Robyn is a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, and Argos, and has a soft spot for the Baltimore Ravens because who doesn’t love Edgar Allan Poe?
She is married to Mike and proud mum to Daniel and Molly.
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Jackie Wills – The Afternoon Drive Host
Kirk Dickinson – Journalist | Afternoon News Anchor
Kirk was born in Scarborough but grew up in Chatham after moving to the community at a young age. He earned an advanced diploma in the field of print and broadcast journalism from Hamilton’s Mohawk College in 2010, before starting his career in the newspaper industry at Windsor This Week, the Chatham Daily News and Chatham This Week.
In 2013, Kirk began a seven-year stint as the Digital Content Editor for BlackburnNews.com, bouncing from the company’s newsrooms in Windsor and London, before finally returning to his hometown once again to work in Chatham.
Kirk is married to his loving wife Andrea and is a proud daddy to his beautiful daughters Aria and Olivia.
Gemma Gascoyne – On Location Announcer | Marketing
Gemma grew up in the beautiful village of Sombra, home to the big “Peters” Family. She started her career in radio after graduating from Niagara College’s Broadcasting: Radio, Television and Film Advanced Diploma program with honours and the Ward Beckham System’s Technology Award in 2015. She worked at 99.1 FM on the morning show with Greg & Robyn and worked in sales and production for 2 years before taking a leap to work in national corporate radio. After a few years Gemma continued to miss her roots on small town radio and decided to move local to the sweetheart town of Tilbury where she got married and loved little town life all over again.
She is passionate about music, faith, family and connecting with the community with her spunk fun-loving personality. She can be found jamming out on her piano and sharing her silly life stories called, “Gem’s Dilemms”! She enjoys time with her husband Nick Gascoyne along with their two pets, “Penny the puppy” and baby Mags, the cutest and fluffiest bunny ever!
