Programming

regular shows

Lisa Christiansen Lisa Christiansen
Monday - Friday 6 pm – 9 pm ET
A self-proclaimed expert in really loud music, useless celebrity trivia, and philosophy, Lisa Christiansen is your guide to the world of CBC Radio 3 during the day. Live guests are a regular part of Lisa’s show, Appetite For Distraction, as is the occasional burst of spontaneous head-banging.

Craig Norris Craig Harris
Monday - Thursday 6 am – 9 am ET
Craig Norris is the frontman of The Kramdens and former host of TalkTV’s, The Chatroom. He is very funny. Trust us. Listen and you will laugh. Craig’s hobbies include sculpting head cheese, Egyptian speed metal, and making dreamcatchers out of Popsicle sticks.

Craig also hosts the ever popular countdown show the R3-30.

Showtimes: Sundays 3 pm – Noon, Monday 6 pm – 9 pm, Friday Noon – 3 pm, Saturday 9 am - Noon, 9 pm – Midnight ET


Amanda Putz Amanda Putz
Sundays 6 pm – 9 pm, Fridays 6 am – 9 am, Saturdays Noon – 3 pm ET
You may know Amanda from the highly acclaimed CBC Radio 1 program called Fuse - take two artists and put them together in a CBC studio to collaborate and this is what you get; one-of-a-kind recordings from some of Canada’s top recording artists.

She is one busy lady and we are happy to have Amanda hosting for CBC Radio 3.


Lana Gay Lana Gay
Weekdays 9 am – Noon, Weeknights 9 pm – Midnight ET
Lana Gay is fixated on music, nachos and all things good. She won the "Most Likely to Save the World" award in high school, and knows the value of a cold beer, an old record and a sassy pair of boots. Once, she tried to chase a rainbow and ended up in Sandusky, Ohio.

Grant Lawrence Grant Lawrence
Weekdays 3 pm - 6 pm ET
Grant Lawrence takes you through your afternoon drive on weekdays with humour, celebrity guests, and listener requests. Don’t miss Grant’s signature features, the 90 Second Egg and So Sue Me! He is also the host of Canada’s #1 music podcast and the cross-Canada party known as Saturday nights on CBC Radio 3, as well as being the frontman of the Canadian punk band, The Smugglers.

Raji Sohal Raji Sohal
Sundays Noon – 3 pm, Fridays 6 pm - 9pm, Saturdays 3 pm – 6 pm ET
Raji Sohal is our newest host on CBC Radio 3!


CBC Radio 3 – dedicated to Canada’s burgeoning indie music and culture scene and the place to discover the best in new Canadian music first.


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