Talk:Fred Patterson

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Edit request: appearance in CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (2026)

Latest comment: 6 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

I'm Matt Schichter, the director of the documentary CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, so I have a conflict of interest and am not editing this article directly. I'd like to suggest adding one sentence wherever editors think it fits best (for example a film/television or other work section):

Proposed text: In 2026, Patterson appeared as an interviewee in CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, a documentary about the Toronto alternative rock station CFNY-FM, where he worked, which premiered on TVO and was later broadcast on PBS.^[1]^[2]

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↑ "CFNY: The Spirit of Radio". PBS. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
↑ "PBS Dials Up Deal For Alternative Music Doc 'CFNY: The Spirit Of Radio'". Deadline Hollywood. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

Thanks for considering it. Mschichter (talk) 15:45, 5 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

See the discussion at Talk:Jim Kerr (permalink). I declined similar requests, but I'll leave this one open for other reviewers since Patterson worked at the station. Altamel (talk) 21:54, 8 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Response: 2026-11-09

Not done for now: Having flipped through this documentary, it doesn't seem like any particularly significant portion is dedicated to Patterson, so I don't think this really adds anything. Packrat3860 (talk) 02:36, 9 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] "CFNY: The Spirit of Radio". PBS. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

[2] "PBS Dials Up Deal For Alternative Music Doc 'CFNY: The Spirit Of Radio'". Deadline Hollywood. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

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