ERIN DAVIS was the GTA's favourite morning host on CHFI since she joined the show in 1988. She left radio in December 2016, approximately 18 months after her only child, beloved 24-year-old daughter Lauren, died in her sleep of unknown causes in May 2015, one day after celebrating her first Mother’s Day.
Erin's memoir, Mourning Has Broken: Love, Loss & Reclaiming Joy, was released in February of 2019 to critical acclaim and became a bestseller, finishing the year in the Top 10 for non-fiction.
In 2020, Erin was named to the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame. She and Rob and their two Havanese, Dottie and Livi, live on Canada's beautiful west coast in Sidney-by-the-Sea. Erin also conceived, writes and hosts the popular sleep podcast, Drift with Erin Davis.
There's much more to Erin's story, including her weekly journal, at erindavis.com.
LISA BRANDT met Erin when she was hired as the morning newscaster on CHFI. She enjoyed a varied career in radio for 35+ years as a music host, talk show host, and coanchor of the 680 News morning show for many years. She has written a half-dozen books about topics as varied as the summer she worked at a nudist camp to what it's like to pursue a career in skilled trades.
Lisa freelances as a voice-over professional and writer. She writes a blog at voiceoflisabrandt.com.
She and her husband Derek live with their senior cat Cuddles in Port Stanley, Ontario, on the edge of Lake Erie.
Gracefully and Frankly was born out of the conversations and laughter Erin and Lisa shared during visits and vacations together. So often, they'd stop and ask, "I wonder if other people can relate to this?" Turns out, they do! There's no staff, no hired hands. It's two Queenagers doing everything themselves - from researching to editing to making coffee - and loving every minute of it!
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