The founder and editor-in-chief of Vancouver is Awesome Bob Kronbauer discusses the sale of the venerable website and his continuing role with it at Glacier Media, as well as his Leo Award nominated series for Telus Optik BC Was Awesome, with Joseph Planta.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, at TheCommentary.ca.

Bob Kronbauer joins me again. The founder and editor-in-chief of Vancouver is Awesome, is also the Leo Award nominated host of Telus Optik’s BC Was Awesome, which has just begun its second season. The series sees Bob traveling the province rediscovering our history through the larger than life characters and fascinating places that make British Columbia interesting and yes, remarkable. This past summer, Bob sold Vancouver is Awesome to Glacier Media. They own a lot of the weekly papers in the city like the Vancouver Courier, Westender, Business in Vancouver, and the North Shore News, among many other titles. We’ll discuss BC Was Awesome, Vancouver is Awesome, and more. @bobkronbauer is the Twitter handle, and www.VancouverisAwesome.com is the website for more. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Bob Kronbauer; Mr. Kronbauer, good morning.

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