Email: [email protected]

Phone: 250-860-5050 ext: 103

Wayne is a 30 year veteran of nearly 35 years in the broadcasting industry in both radio and on-line.

He has spent the last 30 plus years in Kelowna and has called Castanet home since the fires of 2003.

With a background in both sports and news reporting, Wayne spends much of his time on the City Hall/political and sports beats at Castanet.

Wayne is married and has two grown sons of his own and a step-son.

YLW runway clear

Photo: Carmen Weld - Castanet UPDATE 12:35 P.M. The private Cessna Citation aircraft that was blocking the north end of the runway at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) has been removed. The runway was cleared of debris and after a follow-up

Yacht club readies sails

Photo: Trevor Rockliffe - Castanet The new Kelowna Yacht Club is about a month away from completion. The new Kelowna Yacht Club is nearing completion. Officials with the club expect the new 24,100 square foot, two storey building, to

Chiefs top mayors' salaries

The chiefs of three Okanagan Indian Bands pull in a larger yearly salary than mayors of municipalities in the same region. In at least one instance, the salary is larger than that of the provincial MLA serving the same area. Yearly remuneration

They're flares not wildfires

Photo: Google Maps Mission flats treatment plant Kamloops Fire Rescue has recently responded to multiple calls for 'grass fires' or 'trees on fire' in the Mission Flats area. The City of Kamloops would like to notify

Speeders take to new highway

Photo: Contributed - RCMP There's nothing better than a brand new stretch of pavement to bring out the speeders. That's exactly what the the RCMP are finding along the new stretch of Highway 97 through Lake Country. Police say

Fire lights up the sky

  Nearly 200 bales of hay and several vehicles went up in smoke in an early morning fire in Vernon on Thursday. The fire, near Pottery Road, was called in shortly before 5 a.m. A couple of cars, a motorcycle, some utility trailers

More than 5,000 behind in taxes

More than 5,000 Kelowna taxpayers missed the July deadline to satisfy their tax bill. Photo: Contributed - File Photo City Revenue Manager, Lynn Walter that's on par with previous years. She says about 95 per cent of taxpayers did

City, CUPE break off talks

Photo: Castanet Staff - File Photo Contract talks between the City of Kelowna and its unionized CUPE workers have broken off. A note posted on the union's website says talks broke off after five days of mediation, earlier this month,

Hot and dry raises fire rating

Photo: Wayne Moore - Castanet While the current fire rating in the Okanagan is moderate, it is expected to reach high to extreme in some areas by the long weekend. The fire danger rating within the Kamloops fire region continues to climb

Snowbirds ready for hot show

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds arrived in Kelowna Tuesday in preparation for today's (Wednesday) performance over the waters of Okanagan Lake. The show begins at 5 p.m. and runs about 35 minutes. The performance will be centered