Live on location: Fourth annual Ottawa Pride special with Jason White and Sam Laprade

Jason White and Sam Laprade, hosts of the CityNews Ottawa 4th annual Pride show

By CityNews Ottawa Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2023 01:24:44 PM.

Last Updated Aug 28, 2023 10:02:31 AM.

Thousands lined Bank Street in downtown Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 26, to take in the Capital Pride festivities, and CityNews was live-on-location to bring you their 4th annual radio Pride special.

CityNews Ottawa afternoon news anchor Jason White and talk show host Sam Laprade were joined by eight fabulous guests who represent organizations in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, those in solidarity, or members of the community actively fight for equality.

The show was hosted from the corner of Bank and Gloucester Streets from noon until 2 p.m.

Honoured guests for the 2023 edition of the show included:

  • Fae Johnstone, Transgendered activist and executive director of Wisdom2Action
  • Cedric Achille, Member of the Ottawa Wolves rugby team
  • Toby Whitfield, Executive director of Capital Pride
  • George Hartsgrove, a member of the Ottawa Seniors Pride Network
  • and more…

 

Listen to the 2023 CityNews Ottawa Pride Show in four segments below.

 

 

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