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Person
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LaPaix, Augusta, 1952-
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Description area
Dates of existence
1952-
History
Augusta LaPaix was born in 1952 or 1953. She is a former Canadian radio personality, best known as the original host and co-creator of the night show Brave New Waves. Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, she worked in Montreal as a freelance news reporter for CBC Radio and an occasional guest host of Morningside. She was given Brave New Waves in 1984 after submitting a demo tape for a show on avant-garde culture, featuring music by Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Klaus Nomi, and Nina Hagen. She left Brave New Waves in 1985 and moved on to other roles with the CBC, including stints as host of Cross Country Checkup, Two New Hours, Arts National and Home Run, the network's local afternoon program in Montreal. She also narrated several documentary films, e.g., “Latin America: The Thirsty Cities” (1993), “Just Before the Dawn” (1990), and “When the Day Comes” (1991).