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About The Vinyl Professor

I am Peter Maurin – The Vinyl Professor – a nickname I picked up during my teaching days at Mohawk College in Hamilton.

Here’s a snapshot of my life:

Peter In Radio

  • Present: Host of Oldies Without Borders on the following Community Radio Stations:
  • 1985-1997: Swing Announcer and Host of the Saturday Morning Oldies Show at 610 CKTB, St. Catharines
  • 1984-1985: Afternoon Drive and Host of Inside Country at 630 CJET Country, Smiths Falls
  • 1981-1984: Weekend and Evening Announcer at 1470 CHOW, Welland

Peter in the Classroom

  • 1998-2023: FT Professor in the School of Creative Industries at Mohawk College
    • 2013 Winner Mohawk College President’s Award of Excellence
  • 1990-1998: PT Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences at Mohawk College
  • 1987-1998: Lecturer/Teaching Assistant at Brock University

Peter The Author

  • 1996-2012: The Media of Mass Communication, Six Canadian Editions, Pearson Education
  • 1997-2017: Keys to Success, Eight Canadian Editions, Pearson Education

Peter At School

  • 1989-1992: McMaster University (Masters, Sociology)
  • 1985-1989: Brock University (Honours BA, Sociology and Film)
  • 1980-1983: Niagara College (Radio, TV, Film)

Oldies Without Borders

It’s “Music History with a Twist.”

Oldies Without Borders is a weekly deep dive into pop music: the hits and forgotten 45’s that were released on vinyl from the early 1950’s to the 1980’s.

It’s been on the air since May 2002.

If it was released on vinyl, cassette, or 8-track, I play it.

I also chat with the people that made the music, with full interviews posted here at VinylProfessor.blog.

It currently airs on the following community radio stations in Ontario: INDI 101-5FM (Hamilton), Halton Hills Online Radio (Georgetown), and Sunview 102 (Goderich).

Click on LinkTree to listen live or to listen to past episodes on demand on Mixcloud

I also curate a Facebook group that remembers old Top 40 charts (CKOC, CHAM, and CHIQ) from Hamilton, Ontario. It’s called Steel City Top 40 Surveys – Check it out if you can!

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