Murray Wood: Fall season is too brief to waste indoors
Today marks the first day of fall, as the equinox arrives. Murray Wood says that despite the fantastic temperatures we'v...
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS
8:30 – The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters are celebrating a century of basketball magic with their 100 Year Tour, stopping in Regina at the Brandt Centre on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Brent is joined by Cherelle “Torch” George and Rochell “Wham” Middleton, Harlem Globetrotters, to talk about the tour and Globetrotter history.
Listener Question: What show do you remember going to a child that made an impact on you?
8:45 – Brent Loucks speaks with Jamie Nye, co-host of The Green Zone on 980 CJME and 650 CKOM, about what we might be expecting from the upcoming CFL announcement later today.
9:00 – A new vaccine is coming for Saskatchewan’s tiniest patients. Starting Oct. 1, all newborns will be offered the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shot before leaving the hospital. To break down what this means for infants and families, Brent Loucks is joined by Dr. Shelley Ross, co-chair of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada’s Maternal RSV Task Force.
LQ: Illness is just one part of early parenthood — how do you survive those first few months? Any hacks or rituals that actually work?
9:30 – A new crime prevention initiative is underway in the Battlefords. Saskatchewan RCMP officers in that area are now running property crime prevention police night patrols, involving officers patrolling on foot and bicycles, in both police uniforms and civilian clothes patrolling Battleford and North Battleford to target and deter property crimes. Inspector Ryan How, detachment commander of Battlefords RCMP, joins Brent Loucks to discuss this new crime prevention strategy.
LQ: Do you think these property crime prevention police night patrols will work to cut down on property crimes in the Battlefords?
10:00 – An Edmonton-based production company is touring a select number of shows across the prairies with its performance of The Life and Times of Jim Croce. The show stops in Regina, Prince Albert and Lloydminster this week. Guest host Brent Loucks welcomes John Hewitt, Second Sunset band member, producer and agent, for the performance to chat about the show and its tour stopping in Saskatchewan.
LQ: Is live music worth the ticket cost to you these days when music is so accessible?
10:30 – Bats often get a bad rap—spooky, and sometimes disease carriers. But how worried should you really be if one bites you? Brent Loucks chats with Dr. Simon Kapaj, Saskatoon-based medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, about bat bites, other animal bites, and now, with kids back in school, what parents need to know about measles.
LQ: Have you ever been bitten by an animal, or had a close call, what’s your story?
11:00 – Jamie Nye, co-host of The Green Zone on 980 CJME and 650 CKOM, anchors Special Green Zone Coverage of a live CFL announcement.
LQ: If you could do a Shark Tank type pitch, what product or service would you pitch?
11:30 – Several new projects have been filming in Saskatchewan recently. With One Perfect Date having just wrapped and brought actor Madison Tevlin to Saskatchewan, and now Split Rock drawing some excitement, Brent Loucks chats with Erin Dean, CEO of Creative Saskatchewan, about the importance of these projects in the province and these latest films.
LQ: What famous actor would you love to see come to Saskatchewan to film a movie or show?
11:45 – ICED Rural is Canada’s only conference focused on rural innovation. This year, the spotlight is on two game-changers for rural communities—energy and education. It kicks off TOMORROW in Estevan, and Gordon More, Executive Director of Southeast Techhub Inc. (SETH), joins the show with guest host Brent Loucks to talk about the conference where the best minds in rural innovation come together.
LQ: If you could do a Shark Tank type pitch, what product or service would you pitch?
12:00 – Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectius Disease Organization (VIDO) is celebrating an important milestone. For the past 50 years, VIDO has worked towards scientific advancement here in the province. Brent Loucks welcomes VIDO director and CEO, Volker Gerdts, to speak more to the work VIDO is doing, the milestone of 50 years and becoming Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research.
