THE STRATFORD SLICE

Welcome to The Stratford Slice, a podcast that comes to you from beautiful Stratford Ontario, North America’s leading arts and culture hub.  

Even if you don’t live here or have never visited, this podcast offers a slice of life at the intersection of arts and culture and current affairs with enlightening personal stories from well-known personalities and from that outside of the spotlight who are still making a difference to the world around them.

Produced by Ballinran Entertainment and hosted by journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Craig Thompson, The Stratford Slice is a light-hearted but topical show featuring conversations that wouldn’t be out of place at your neighbourhood coffeehouse.

A slice of life in North America's small-town arts & culture hub.

Featured Episode -

Zac Gribble - Tourism’s Next Stage

As the traditional tourist season gets underway, Craig sits down with Zac Gribble, Executive Director of Destination Stratford to learn more about the trends reshaping the tourism economy.  Zac also shares his vision to develop a year-round multi-faceted visitor experience that encompasses arts, culture, culinary and sports.

 
 

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Meet the Host


CRAIG THOMPSON

Equally at home in front of the camera or behind a microphone, Craig Thompson is a skilled interviewer who launched his film and television production company, Ballinran Entertainment, in 1995 following more than a decade as a broadcast journalist and foreign correspondent. He has written, produced and directed dozens of documentaries that have been distributed in Canada and internationally.  The launch of The Stratford Slice represents a full circle for Thompson, who started his career in Stratford as an on-air host and newscaster for CJCS and as a reporter for the Stratford Beacon Herald. Through the Stratford Slice, his goal is to illuminate extraordinary stories, through conversations with a range of fascinating people who call Stratford home.

Contact us.

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