Stu Jeffries

{{Short description|Canadian radio and television personality}}

Stuart Robert (Stu) Jeffries (born May 10, 1960)"Morning man: Day in the Life". The Province, June 25, 1989. is a Canadian radio and television broadcaster."Madonna scary: Jeffries says his hands were shaking". The Province, January 21, 1993. Best known as the host of CBC Television's Good Rockin' Tonite from 1986 to 1993,"Good Rockin' Tonite host has best of both worlds". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 1986. he is currently the morning host on CHBM-FM (Boom 97.3) in Toronto, Ontario.

Born in Richmond, British Columbia, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba,"Video show host keeps his day job". The Globe and Mail, January 13, 1986. Jeffries worked in radio as program director and midday announcer at CJME in Regina, Saskatchewan, when he was first hired as host of Good Rockin' Tonite. Initially he kept both jobs, flying to Vancouver weekly to tape the television show, but later gave up the Regina position and moved to Vancouver. He also later became host of the CBC's teen series Switchback. By 1989, he was also a radio host on Vancouver's CKXY concurrently with his CBC Television work, and later moved to CKLG."Volunteers to speak out about their activities". Vancouver Sun, March 17, 1994.

Following the cancellation of Good Rockin' Tonite in 1993, Jeffries hosted the Vancouver sports magazine series The Score,"Things get tense in broadcastland". The Province, October 6, 1995. the entertainment magazine Metro Café"People are talking about: Metro Cafe". The Province, April 1, 1997. and the game show Love Handles,"ITV braves calls to can show with gay couples". Edmonton Journal, February 28, 1996. and was a VJ for CMT Canada."Country comes to the city: 95.3 FM looks to market research and history in launch of new station". National Post, August 26, 2002.

On radio, Stu got his start with Yorkton’s CJGX 940. He worked for CKST in Vancouver"Wrestling with reality: Despite overtones, WWF ratings remain strong in Canada". The Province, May 26, 2000. and CING-FM in Hamilton, Ontario, before joining Boom 97.3.