Kim Hughes (radio)

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Kim Hughes is a Canadian radio personality and music journalist, who currently hosts programming on XM Satellite Radio's The Verge.

Hughes was previously associated with CFNY-FM in Toronto as host of the nightly live music magazine Live in Toronto from 1992 to 1999 and served as freelance music reviewer for CBC Newsworld's On the Arts, alongside novelist David Gilmour. Concurrently, Hughes was music editor at Toronto-based alternative news weekly NOW.

Her work has been widely published, appearing in the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Billboard, Salon, the National Post, Utne Reader and others. In 2001, Hughes was recruited by Seattle online merchant Amazon.com to oversee the launch of its Canadian arm, Amazon.ca. Hughes continues to write reviews of books and music for Amazon.com and Amazon.ca, as well as the Star, Report on Business Magazine and others. She joined The Verge in 2005. Additionally, Hughes also serves as editor-in-chief overseeing content for online dating giant Lavalife.com and their publication, LavalifeMagazine.com.