Winnipeg’s West End will be on the receiving end of a collaborative effort put on by Hot 103′s Ace Burpee and jewelry designer Hilary Druxman. The duo will be selling a limited edition “Wear the West End” necklace today for $36 at Hilary Druxman (258 McDermot Avenue) and at both Moksha Yoga locations (2 Donald [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein Hot 103 morning co-host Chrissy Troy is gracing the cover of locally produced SANDBOX magazine’s summer issue. Chrissy talks about beauty and body in the new issue, which hits stands on Friday. The mag also includes an intimate interview with Chrissy regarding body image, plastic surgery, her small town upbringing and [...]

Winnipeg radio station Hot 103 has signed Global TV weather specialist Craig Larkins to a multi-week contract. Financial details of the signing were not disclosed, although a news release from the station on Thursday said his salary has a ’2′ in it. Craig Larkins’ Weekend Weather All-Request Dance Party featuring LTI, Chrissy Troy and Ace [...]

Two Winnipeg radio stations will do their part in support of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba today. Hot 103′s Ace Burpee and Chrissy Troy, and QX 104′s Caroline Hunter and Mookie Wilson will broadcast live on location from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the Caring for Kids Radiothon. The radiothon at 840 Sherbrook [...]

As part of National High Five Day, the guys at Hot 103 broke two records relating to it, and ended up raising money for the MS Society of Canada at the same time. The longest high five record is held by Sam Stilson and Craig Morrison of Toronto, who ran 3.3 kilometres combined to meet [...]

Hot 103 thinks so. Listen: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] That is, of course, besides Jim Toth‘s hair … who somehow managed to created its own Twitter account.

Hot 103′s Ace Burpee has been on a mission the last few months to bring a popular item of his childhood back to Winnipeg. We’re talking about Beep! — the drink. And yes, there is an exclamation mark at the end. The fruity beverage from the 1980′s is only sold in Nova Scotia, but Ace [...]

MC Hammer lit up Blush Ultraclub on Friday night with a concert featuring his spectacular dancers from his popular A&E reality TV show. Before he hit the stage, Hammer took time to speak with Ace Burpee and Chrissy Troy from Hot 103. Among the topics they discussed… Twitter. Watch: The iconic rapper arrived in Winnipeg [...]

Canadian singer songwriter Sierra Noble stopped by the Hot 103 studio this morning to perform a duet of “Possibility” with Ace Burpee. Last Saturday, Noble opened for Paul McCartney in Halifax. Watch: View more videos on Ace Burpee’s blog at WinnipegFreePress.com/ace/

The latest radio ratings came out on Monday for July and August 2008 from BBM Canada. Among the top spots are CJOB, Power 97 and Hot 103. Sitting in dead last is Hank FM — in which even a ridiculous publicity stunt probably won’t help them gain listenership. Coming up one spot above Hank is [...]