Friday Drive
Friday October 24th, 2025 with Trevor Walker
[FDFDF 1:3 Remote Broadcast @TheRecordCentre]

Happy Friday “Drivers” fam! Welcome to this week’s episode! CKCU is back at it with our 47th annual funding drive kicking things off with the first of three FDFDF (Friday Drive Funding Drive Freestyle) with a very special kick off live broadcast live from The Record Centre! This Friday’s show is the first of the three episodes dedicated to raising $5000 on behalf of “Friday Drive” to contribute to CKCU’s 46th annual Funding Drive and this year’s ultimate goal of $193,100. Friday Drive has been broadcasting since 2010 and was launched by Lance Baptiste and yours truly as a one hour time slot to showcase the global funky, groovy and jazzy side of music. Lance mostly held down the wheels for the first five years and I took over fully in 2015 after which, though I can’t remember the precise year, the show was extended to two hours. It’s been a true labor of love over the years, at times challenging to pull together a weekly two hour mixtape but I feel the Ottawa airwaves need and deserve shows like this and that are truly only available on a platform such as CKCU. It’s only once a year we ask our listeners for their very important contribution to help keep the station on the air for another year and this one is particularly special as it marks our 50th year of broadcasting. You can donate directly to your favourite show, hopefully, the Friday Drive Campaign by clicking the donate button on the CKCU website which takes you to the “Canada Helps” site or use the link in the “Friday Drive” interactive page which I’ve provided in the show description. (below) Link to donate directly to Friday Drive: https://www.canadahelps.org/me/6r2EGGc5 Happy listening, thank you all for taking the time and hope you enjoy this week’s offering and are able to show some love over the next couple of weeks.