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Grant lawrence biography
Grant Lawrence
Canadian musician and broadcaster
Grant Lawrence | |
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Lawrence at the 2007 NXNE festival | |
| Born | (1971-07-30) July 30, 1971 (age 53) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | media personality, musician, writer |
| Instrument | vocalist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Musical artist
Grant Lawrence (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian broadcaster, musician and bestselling author based in Vancouver, primarily associated with CBC Music and CBC Radio 3.
Lawrence was also the vocalist for the indie rock group The Smugglers.[1]
Work
In addition to his regular shifts on Radio 3 itself, Lawrence was the host of Radio 3's Saturday night program on the CBC Radio 2 network until March 17, 2007, when that program was discontinued, and was also regular host of the service's weekly podcast.
Spin magazine dubbed it the best podcast in Canada.[2] The podcast made history as the first original podcast to emerge from the CBC and co