? about origin of Juno awards. Help me.

[paddletothesea]

Ok you friends to the north.
WOndering what the origin of the name of the Juno awards comes from? NOT how the awards started but why Juno? And also is this the same "Juno" origin as the beach that the Canadians landed on during D-Day June 6 44? Juno Beach was where they made the assult on the Germans. Wondering if there was a connection Thanks, Just curious.
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[Jesse Joe]

Hey paddletothesea,

The name "Juno" has nothing to do with the beach, but everything to do with Pierre Juneau, read on !




The Juno Awards: A Brief History
The 2008 celebrations in Calgary, Alberta will mark the 37th anniversary of the Juno Awards and the 7th telecast with our broadcast partner CTV.
The origins of the awards date back to 1970. In that year, Stan Klees and Walt Grealis, publishers of weekly trade publication RPM, organized the Gold Leaf Awards, held at the St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto.

A year later, the name was changed to the Juno Awards in honour of Pierre Juneau, then head of the CRTC and responsible for the implementation of the Canadian Content Regulations in 1971. When it was discovered that Juno had been the chief Goddess of the Roman Pantheon, the spelling was changed and the awards permanently named. The Juno Awards operated as an exclusive industry event in those early years. In 1975, they assumed a much higher profile, being telecast nationally for the first time. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) was established that year to handle the event, working with all segments of the Canadian music industry.

Now the Juno Awards are traveling to different Canadian cities: St. John's, Ottawa - Gatineau, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, and Saskatoon, thus establishing its claim as a fully coast-to-coast event.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Award

http://www.junoawards.ca/archive_about.php

[charlene]

It has nothing to do with Juno Beach. Altho that would certainly be a more than worthy reason..

The awards began in 1970, when organizers Stan Klees and Walt Grealis, who published RPM, a weekly trade publication, held the Gold Leaf Awards in the St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto.

A year later, the event changed its name to the Juno Awards in honour of Pierre Juneau, the then head of the CRTC, which had implemented the Canadian Content Regulations in 1971. (CanCon)

The Junos remained exclusively an industry event for the next few years, but in 1975, they assumed a much higher profile when they were telecast for the first time and the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) was established to handle the event, working with all segments of the music industry in Canada.

Now the Juno Awards are traveling to different Canadian cities: St. John's, Ottawa - Gatineau, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, and Saskatoon, thus establishing its claim as a fully coast-to-coast event.


JUNO website: http://www.junoawards.ca/