We have grown deep roots in the community and will continue to thrive as a voice for creativity and community as we amplify these values and voices on a larger stage.īe sure to visit the official CHUO website, CHUO.fm. This year, CHUO 89.1 FM is celebrating 30 years on the FM dial. I believe the time is now, to bring Ottawa to the world and the world to Ottawa.” This is an important step for the artists and creatives in the Ottawa region. Under my leadership CHUO will be a place where we can develop talent and launch careers. In addition connecting directly with the influencers in the city and generating active engagement between the station and our community. Before he performed PainKiller for the first time at the recent CRANIUM festival, we met with Fidelia at his downtown recording studio to talk about his take on the growth in Ottawa’s interest in hip hop. “My vision is to build amazing content and programming for our listeners. Luigi Fidelia, a 29-year-old Ottawa recording artist otherwise known as City Fidelia, released his debut album, PainKiller, in early October.
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CHUO is a platform that has chosen to represent and amplify the hip-hop and R&B genre, which is not often embraced and rarely celebrated in the nation’s capital.” says Luigi Fidelia. “It is with great honour that I take on the role as Program Director at CHUO 89.1 FM. Also noteworthy is our daily hip-hop drive time show, The Morning Shift. In recent years, we launched block programming during the week that airs more hip-hop, R&B, Funk, Soul and Jazz then any other station. We have some of the longest running Black led programming like our weekend line up that includes Ici L’Afrique, Afrika Revisited, Black on Black, Rockers, Caribbean Flavour, Fréquances Antillaise, Gospel Generation, Freestyle, The Somali Show, The Ethiopian Show, Men Kontré and Bouyon Racin. Some of them are essential for the operation of the site, while others help us to improve this site and the user experience (tracking cookies). He likens his vision to that of Toronto's Remix Project creating opportunities for up-and-coming artists to cultivate and monetize their skills. We are proud to be Ottawa-Gatineau’s only independent radio station focussed on the Black community. City Fidelia is taking a road less travelled. We remain committed to diversity but are shifting our lens to a specific and intentional focus.ĬHUO 89.1 FM will launch a new brand identity this year to complement our stellar programming. That is where Luigi Fidelia will set our vision into practice. The organizational transformation will see an expanded and renewed set of service offerings – from audio content creation to an independent media advertising agency to a streamlined FM sound featuring more hip hop and R&B.
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“CHUO 89.1 FM is in the final stages of an organizational transformation and with the powerhouse that is Luigi Fidelia I know that we are rapidly closing in on our goals.” The article quoted Julie Ruttinger, the great-great-granddaughter of Fidelia Ford, who baked the cake in 1878 when Rutherford B. He is driven, accomplished and has hit the ground running with a growth mindset,” says Station Manager and Change Lead Erin Flynn. Fidelia comes to us with extensive experience in audio production, community building, entrepreneurship, and global touring.