On June 1, 2010, myself and Holly Poole launched our first weekly live radio show for one year, The Magic of You with Krista & Holly. All of our shows are available via our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/themagicofyou/.
Myself and George Jordan on the deck during the 4th Annual Friends of SeasideFM in May.
On May 8, 2010, I hosted the 2nd Annual Rock & Roll Dance at the WT&CC in support of OLAS and I am sharing a moment with organizer Judith Atherton.
I had fun acting as the MC and pronouncer for the Kidztalk first and second annual Chandler Dunnington Scholarship Program Spelling Bee. The goal of the program is to give grade six students an opportunity to come together with the focus on literacy, community involvement, education, healthy competition & teamwork.
NewsMakers
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Daily Business Buzz, April 14, 2010
[HALIFAX, NS] EDN reveals Entrepreneur of the Year Award nominees: The Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Network (EDN) has just announced the nominees for this year’s Entrepreneur of the Year award, which will be given out at an event at the Westin Nova Scotia Hotel, on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, beginning at 4:30 p.m. They include Krista Cook, professional audio- recording; Voice Waves Atlantic, HRM; Dan MacNeil, internet entrepreneur and mayor of the virtual town he founded, OurTownEarth.com, Sydney Mines; Anna Quon, writer and writing group/workshop facilitator, HRM; Susan Kilbride Roper, mental health strategists and co-owner of The Empowerment Connection, HRM; Nadine Wentzell, workshop facilitator, consultant and speaker, Nadine Wentzell Consulting, HRM. The annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes and celebrates entrepreneurs with disabilities who have demonstrated business growth, innovation, passion and persistence. Brian Aird, executive director of EDN, says “Our nominees this year are a mix of new and long-time members. Each of their businesses are built on a particular vision of how our communities can become stronger, safer, or more accessible.” — By The Daily Business Buzz, Transcontinental Media
In preparation for Wayne's kidney transplant in February, I presented Wayne with many gifts for his hospital stay and recovering. The favourite was a dog tag engraved "If lost, return to SeasideFM".
In December, Voice Waves Atlantic's new website was launched by Blue Cow Creative.
Krista Cook, on location with the East Side Carolers, at the Dartmouth Crossing while doing remotes for 105.9 SeasideFM.
I was thrilled to be hired for a Destination Halifax shoot and made the cover of their 2010 Meeting & Convention Planner 2010 and other marketing materials for its conventions marketing campaign.
On October 31, 2009, Krista had the pleasure of acting as MC for the Serving Seniors Social held at the Holiday Inn Harbourfront in Dartmouth.
At the end of the day, I was presented with a beautiful flower arrangements by SeasideFM.
In celebration of National Public Works Week, members of the media and senior HRM staff are invited to see if they have the Velvet Touch needed to smoothly operate a backhoe. The person who is best able to use a backhoe to manouevre water from one 45-gallon drum to another will be the recipient of the "Velvet Touch Award." and bragging rights for a year.
Here is Krista demonstrating her technique. This event takes place outside City Hall in Halifax.
It was a close battle but in the end, Krista and Deputy Mayor David Hendsbee were co-winners.
105.9 SeasideFM’s 3rd Annual Radiothon took place from March 27 – April 5, 2009. In order to fill a request for a pledge, Krista and Wayne had to sing Puff the Magic Dragon live, on-air. Thankfully East Coast singers Hal Bruce and Terry Kelly were on-hand to help out with the song.
As Fundraiser Coordinator for this year’s Radiothon, Krista reacts to hearing the final tally raised- $57,000.
On March 13, 2009, SeasideFM launched on their new spot on the dial – 105.9 FM. Krista and Wayne take a moment before the cake is cut - but Wayne still had to sneak a mouthful of icing.
In 2009 and 2010, Krista Cook emceed Rock & Roll Dances at the World Trade & Convention Centre with music provided by the Corvettes. Proceeds went to Our Lady of Schools.
Krista Cook featured in EDN's Winter Fall 2009 Newsletter.
Krista Cook believes in the Centre of Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED) and all they have to offer Entrepreneurs.
To read PDF version of the advertisement, please click here.
Krista Cook appeared in the January 22, 2009 edition of the NSB 09 Review & Forecast supplement to The Chronicle Herald.
To read PDF version of article, please click here.
Making the Web Accessible to All, an article written by Krista Cook, was published in the Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Edition of Progressive CHOICES Women in Business Magazine (available via www.progressivechoices.ca)www.progressivechoices.ca
Krista was featured in the Oct/Nov 08 Entrepreneur's Edge, Volume 2, Issue 4, published by the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED).
Krista, and the Von Trapp Children, during their visit to SeasideFM, on November 10, 2008. From left to right: Melanie, Sofia, Krista, Amanda and Justin. To hear their performance live on the Rolling Home Show with Wayne Harrett and Krista, please click here.
Krista, and Canadian actor Paul Gross, after their interview on October 6, 2008 regarding the movie Passchendaele, for SeasideFM.
Wayne Harrett and Krista visited the folks at New Leaf Enterprises in Halifax on August 28th. Here they are posing with the number one SEASIDE-FM listener, Lynette. She even worn her own SEASIDE-FM T-Shirt that she had done up!
Krista Cook sitting by a pile of boxes containing food after SeasideFM's Feed Nova Scotia Food Drive in August 2008.
Wayne and Krista sitting on the back of the Food Bank Truck, after all the goods were packed in! And yes, the sun is in Wayne's eyes
The SEASIDE-FM Carnival parade team! Krista Cook, daughter, Hannah, her friend Katie, SEASIDE-FM's Bruce Ward, Nick Yorkston and Wayne Harrett
Wayne and Krista getting ready to do a remote from the SeasideFM booth at this year's 50+ Expo
Walk a Block for Sight - Monday, October 29, 2007 VoicePrint and the Canadian Association of Optometrists promote October as Eye Health Month, a national public awareness campaign which highlights the importance of eye health and regular eye examinations. In partnership with the CNIB and the Canadian Council of the Blind, VoicePrint hosted Walk a Block for Sight where myself, and others, learned the proper use of a white cane. We then were blindfolded, and, with the help of a Sighted Guide, we navigated our way around the block. It took me one hour and 15 minutes to do so. It was an experience I will never forget. For a brief while, I had a touch of insight into how challenging life can be for those with vision problems.
HRM's Natal Day Parade - August 6, 2007
Krista and Clive Schaefer, a fellow VoicePrint volunteer and radio news legend in Halifax, after recording an episode of the Atlantic Regional Report (August 2007).
(Left to Right): Don Logan (Toronto Region), Gordon Hubley (Pacific Region), Ruth Bullivant (Mountain/Prairie Region), Krista Cook (Atlantic Region) and James Clarkson (Central Region). The national Volunteer-of-the-Year representative is James Clarkson of Ottawa. James is the most veteran volunteer and is host of Hot Off the Hill, a political show.
I am tickled to be receiving my Atlantic Region Volunteer-of-the-Year award from Frances Cowley, National Volunteer Coordinator, VoicePrint
Krista Cook, one of our Halifax volunteers who has been on board since the launch of our Halifax LBC, has been named the CTV Maritime Volunteer of the Week. Yeah for Krista!! The presentation was aired at 5:00 p.m. on July 14, 2006, on CTV Maritime. "You have a unique voice" is something Nova Scotia-native Krista Cook has heard for years. But it wasn't until about a year ago that the 40-something mother of two decided to try her hand at broadcasting. Fortunately for VoicePrint, she decided to become a volunteer reader. "I wanted to see if I had the voice people said I had and the ability to use it," she says of her decision to audition at the Halifax office. "VoicePrint is a great service and I liked the atmosphere the first time I walked through the door. It's a lot of fun." Since then, the busy mother and staffer at Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech has discovered that a growing number of others want to hire her voice. She has voiced radio commercials, television ads and appears each Monday afternoon on Seaside FM's "Rolling Home" show. Despite her daunting schedule, Krista still finds time to brighten Fridays with her drive and energy on VoicePrints's Atlantic Regional Report (12:30 p.m. Eastern Time). Krista, also a regular on VoicePrint's Halifax-produced specials, is active away from the microphone as well, lending her considerable organizational and PR skills to VoicePrint's outreach efforts. "I love the service and because I've been able to get out and meet people who listen to the Atlantic Regional Report. I've realized how diverse the audience is and just how many people listen. In fact, the first time someone recognized my voice from VoicePrint I was in a coffee shop and the lady behind the counter asked if I was Krista Cook. Turns out her father is loosing his sight, listens to VoicePrint all the time and he got her listening. It's amazing how we touch people's lives, and all it takes is a couple of hours of fun a week. It's great for my soul, too."
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