Raina Douris

Raina Douris (born 1986) is a Canadian broadcaster, currently the host of CBC Music's Mornings and CBC Television's CBC Music Backstage Pass.^[1] She was previously associated with the Toronto commercial radio stations CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge) from 2009 to 2012 and CIND-FM (Indie 88) from 2013 to 2016,^[2] and with CBC Radio 3 from 2012 to 2013.^[3]

Originally from Stouffville, Ontario, Douris studied radio and television broadcasting at Ryerson University.^[3] As an intern with 102.1 The Edge, she launched the station's "Indie Online" feature, to provide exposure on the station's website to local indie rock bands who had not yet graduated to rotation in the station's regular playlist.^[3] Her promotion of this content eventually led to weekly appearances with both Bookie and Fearless Fred and that was noticed by the program director Ross Winters. Ross then offered Douris an oppritunity for the overnight program. In 2010 she was let go from Corus and went on a short bit of personal time off before joining CBC as the host of a CBC Radio3 program (online only). After joining Indie 88 in 2013, she was named Best Local Radio Personality in NOW's annual Best of Toronto reader poll two years in a row.^[4] Her current position as of fall 2016 is on the nationally broadcast CBC Radio2 morning show.

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