David Marsden, architect of CFNY’s Spirit of Radio, dies at 85

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• CFNY was sold to Shaw Communications as part of the acquisition and eventually became 102.1 The Edge, as it exists today.

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Marsden returned to Toronto to launch Iceberg Media in 1999, Canada's first online radio hub, before hosting The Marsden Theatre at Oshawa's CKGE-FM for more than a decade in the 2000s. Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content He went on to create NYthespirit.com, continuing the free-form tradition that defined his career.

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• Marsden will be remembered as a kind, introspective and passionate leader whose commitment to new ideas and supporting new Canadian talent will be missed, his obituary said.
• Details regarding a public celebration of life will be announced in the coming months.
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