Amanda Kingsland grew up in Ottawa & the Valley and has always been a passionate country music fan. After spending countless hours making mixtapes, reviewing albums and attending concerts, the 8 year old decided that working in the Canadian Country Music Industry was where she wanted to be. While in university studying audio engineering she was asked about interest in interning at CKBY, her favourite radio station. One her first day Amanda was introduced to Doug Anderson and learned about the roles of Music Directors and Program Directors and instantly she knew what she was made to do. After 15 years working with Rogers Radio in Ottawa, Amanda has worked almost every job in the station on her journey to become the Program Director of CKBY. Amanda lead the charge in making the Country brand the first Rogers Radio brand to use a national music network (that’s 8 stations across 3 time zones on 1 music network!) Amanda is a past member of the CMA Ontario’s Board of Directors and is a current member of the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) Board of Directors. Amanda is currently the National Music Director for the Rogers Country Brand while also the Regional Content Director of Country 101.1, Country 107.3 & Country 104.3)
Amanda has been the CCMA Music Director of the Year (Large Market) for the last 5 years and in 2019 also won CCMA Radio Station of the Year (Large Market) and Country Program or Special of the Year for her industry leading program, Girl Power Hour.