Alden Edgar Diehl (June 10, 1931 – October 26, 2000) was a Canadian radio executive and comedian.[1] He was a shortlisted finalist for the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1979 for his comedy single "Fight On".[2]

Born in Cypress River, Manitoba,[3] he was the brother of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio actor and producer Fred Diehl. He began working in radio in 1951 with a job as assistant librarian at CJCA in Edmonton, Alberta.[1] He later worked in management roles for stations such as CKLW in Windsor, Ontario, CFRA in Ottawa, Ontario, CFOX-FM in Vancouver, British Columbia, and CITI-FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1]

"Fight On", an ode to Manitoba's struggles with extreme weather, was released as a single, with the better known winter version as its A-side and an alternate version about the province's summer weather on the B-side. In addition to "Fight On", Diehl also performed as a tenor soloist with church choirs, and in musical theatre roles.[1]

He retired from radio broadcasting in 1995,[1] and died in 2000 in Ladner, British Columbia.[3] He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alden Diehl (1931-2000)". Canadian Communications Foundation, October 2001.
  2. ↑ "Comedy Album of the Year: 1979". Juno Awards.
  3. 1 2 "ALDEN EDGAR DIEHL". Winnipeg Free Press, October 28, 2000.


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