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LOCAL TV STATION

"TV is the devil."

1. Citytv

2. Global BC

3. CTV British Columbia

LOCAL TV REPORTER(S)

"Chopper Nine". Well, it does get a lot of airtime. Get it? Airtime?

1. Ian Hanomansing, CBC British Columbia (tie)

1. Simi Sara, Citytv (tie)

2. Tony Parsons, Global BC

3. Bill Good, CTV British Columbia

LOCAL TV SPORTSCASTER

"Don Taylor, excluding that horrible White Spot ad"; "Squire Barnes...Christ, that guy is a gong show;" and "Why do these people even have jobs?"

1. Squire Barnes, Global BC

2. Don Taylor, Sportsnet

3. Perry Solkowski, CTV British Columbia

LOCAL TV WEATHERPERSON

"My Mom"; "My window"; "My crazy uncle, drunk and bellowing to the heavens"; and seven votes for Norm Grohman, who hasn't been a weatherman for years. There are some stigmas that can never be shaken.

1. Tamara Taggart, CTV British Columbia

2. Wayne Cox, Global BC

3. Mark Madryga, Global BC

LOCAL TV PERSONALITY WITH THE MOST

"The most what? This is not a proper question." That's why some people filled it in for us. Local TV personality with the most: "Artificial sun--Wayne Cox"; "Bitterness--Squire Barnes"; "Credibility--Bill Good"; "Ugly shirts--Wayne Cox"; and "Teeth--Barry McDonald".

1. Tamara Taggart, CTV British Columbia

2. Karen Khunkhun, Citytv

3. Squire Barnes, Global BC

LOCAL TV PERSONALITY WITH THE LEAST

"The least what? Money?"; "Eyebrow hair--Darrin Maharaj (quit plucking so much)"; "Movement of lips--Tony Parsons"; and "Height--Squire Barnes". Plus, "Tamara Taggart: get thee to California already."

1. Tamara Taggart, CTV British Columbia

2. Squire Barnes, Global BC

3. Tony Parsons, Global BC

MOST UNDEREXPOSED TV PERSONALITY

"None--they're on TV, duh;" "Simi Sara...unleash those puppies!!!"; "Squire Barnes (to sunlight, anyway)"; plus this: "Dagmar Midcap, Tamara Taggart, Sophie Lui, Marisa Taylor, and Jill Krop...there's a pillow fight I'd pay to see..."

1. Karen Khunkhun, Citytv

2. Fiona Forbes, Shaw TV

3. Dagmar Midcap, Global BC

LOCAL RADIO STATION

1. 99.3 The Fox

2. Jack 96.9

3. Z95.3 (tie)

3. CiTR 101.9 (tie)

MORNING RADIO DJ(S)

"They all drive me crazy."

1. Larry and Willy, Jack 96.9

2. The Jeff O'Neil Show, 99.3 The Fox

3. Bro Jake Morning Show, Rock 101

AFTERNOON RADIO DJ(S)

1. Todd and Karen, 99.3 The Fox

2. Neil Morrison, 99.3 The Fox

3. Dean and Hatch, Rock 101

EVENING RADIO DJ(S)

"How much radio do you think I listen to?"

1. Danger, 99.3 The Fox

2. Jenna Chow, 99.3 the Fox

3. DJ Alibaba and Nira Arora, The Beat 95.5 (tie)

3. Kid Carson, Z95.3 (tie)

MOST ANNOYING RADIO DJ(S)

"That's like picking 'Most Dead Corpse'; " "Every town has some couple of idiots who think they are funny, and yet I am not on radio;" "Bro Jake--it's over, man. Let it go."

1. Brother Jake, Rock 101

2. Larry and Willy, Jack 96.9

3. All of them

LOCAL BAND (MAJOR LABEL)

1. Nickelback

2. Matthew Good Band

3. Swollen Members

LOCAL BAND (INDIE)

"Local band's undies? No thanks."

1. The Organ

2. State of Shock

3. Tim

MUSIC FESTIVAL

"Anything not funded by the government and not using hyped-up crap".

1. TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival

2. Vancouver Folk Music Festival

3. Vans Warped Tour

ARTS FESTIVAL

1. Vancouver Fringe Festival

2. Vancouver International Film Festival

3. Bard on the Beach

LOCAL THEATRE COMPANY

1. Arts Club Theatre Company

2. Bard on the Beach

3. Vancouver TheatreSports League

LOCAL DANCE COMPANY

"B.C. Lionettes" and "The boys at the Dufferin".

1. Ballet British Columbia

2. Kokoro Dance Theatre Society

3. Holy Body Tattoo

LOCAL ARTS STAGE (VENUE)

"Yuk Yuk's (seriously)".

1. Stanley Theatre

2750 Granville Street

2. Vancouver East Cultural Centre

1895 Venables Street

3. Bard on the Beach

Vanier Park

LOCAL STAGE PERFORMER

"The late great Ray Condo".

1. Nicola Cavendish

2. Danielle St. Pierre

3. David C. Jones

LOCAL AUTHOR

"I don't read. I know, it's sad."

1. Douglas Coupland

2. William Gibson

3. Timothy Taylor

MOVIE THEATRE FOR POPCORN

"Can't eat popcorn...it makes me gassy." Thanks for sharing that with us.

1. Ridge Theatre

3131 Arbutus Street

2. Cinemark Tinseltown

88 Pender Street

3. Hollywood Theatre

3123 West Broadway

MOST COMFORTABLE MOVIE THEATRE

"(Was) the Hillcrest Drive-In".

1. Cinemark Tinseltown

88 Pender Street

2. Fifth Avenue Cinemas

2110 Burrard Street

3. SilverCity Riverport Theatres

14211 Entertainment Boulevard, Richmond