User:James Warner-Smith
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[edit] Brief Biography
James Warner-Smith is a Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada broadcaster and singer. Warner-Smith's career in radio began in 1977 and the photo to the right was taken during one of his first airshifts on CHAS-FM.
Warner-Smith was born and raised in the Sault and is the son of David Warner-Smith, who was a highly respected music educator in Sault Ste. Marie from 1946 to 1972.
James is married to Alison Jerrett of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and has four children.
[edit] Radio
He has worked on radio and television in Northeastern Ontario and Northern Michigan since 1977. Warner-Smith has worked for Gilder Broadcasting, Telemedia Communications, CBC Northern Ontario, Mid Canada Television, Marathon Media, Shaw TV, Northern Star Broadcasting and Rogers Broadcasting.
Warner-Smith is a voiceover announcer with Overnight Radio Productions and is heard on radio stations across Canada, the United States, in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cayman Islands.
[edit] Singing
Warner-Smith is also a classically trained tenor who performs with the Chamber Singers of Algoma and is featured regularly singing O Canada before Sault Greyhounds hockey games. He has performed with the Chamber Singers of Algoma, the Algoma Festival Choir, Musical Comedy Guild, Singers Unlimited, the Central United Church Choir, the choir of St. Luke's Cathedral and the Lake Superior State University Fine Arts Academy.
Among his most memorable experiences is touring England and Scotland as a teenager for 22 services and performances in 18 cities in 20 days, including Evensong over two days at St. Paul's Cathedral. As a member of the Chamber Singers of Algoma, highlights include performing at the Toronto International Choral Festival and joining the Elmer Iseler Singers in a performance at the Algoma Fall Festival.
