Stuart Robert (Stu) Jeffries (born May 10, 1960)"Morning man: Day in the Life". ''

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'', June 25, 1989. is a

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radio and television broadcaster. Best known as the host of

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's ''

Good Rockin' Tonite : ''For the song, see Good Rocking Tonight''. ''Good Rockin' Tonite'' was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1983 to 1993."As Good Rockin' Tonite turns 10, CBC video show's host is on a roll". '' Montreal Gazette'', ...

'' from 1986 to 1993,"Good Rockin' Tonite host has best of both worlds". ''

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'', January 8, 1986. he is currently the morning host on

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(Boom 97.3) in

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, Ontario. Born in

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, and raised in

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, Manitoba,"Video show host keeps his day job". '' The Globe and Mail'', January 13, 1986. Jeffries worked in radio as program director and midday announcer at

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, when he was first hired as host of ''Good Rockin' Tonite''. Initially he kept both jobs, flying to Vancouver weekly to tape the television show, but later gave up the Regina position and moved to Vancouver. He also later became host of the CBC's teen series ''

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''. By 1989, he was also a radio host on Vancouver's CKXY concurrently with his CBC Television work, and later moved to CKLG. Following the cancellation of ''Good Rockin' Tonite'' in 1993, Jeffries hosted the Vancouver sports magazine series ''The Score'', the entertainment magazine ''Metro Café'' and the game show '' Love Handles'', and was a VJ for

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."Country comes to the city: 95.3 FM looks to market research and history in launch of new station". ''

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'', August 26, 2002. On radio, Stu got his start with Yorkton’s CJGX 940. He worked for

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in Vancouver"Wrestling with reality: Despite overtones, WWF ratings remain strong in Canada". ''

'', May 26, 2000. and

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, before joining Boom 97.3.

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