Deb Steel
News Director·CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5)
Kawartha Lakes, Canada, North America
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Folk · Country · BluegrassRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Deb?
Deb Steel works as a news director at CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5) and is publicly associated with folk, country and bluegrass, working into Local. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Folk · Country · Bluegrass
Formats
Community/neighborhood News · News · National News
Market
Local · Canada
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Deb
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5).
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Deb Steel cover?
Genres
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
Coverage
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
- Kawartha Lakes
Market
- Kawartha Lakes
- Canada
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Deb Steel?
Deb Steel is a Kawartha Lakes-based news director associated with CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5). Their published work centres on Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Coverage runs through Community/neighborhood News and News. The audience sits primarily in Local and Canada. Genres in scope include Folk, Country and Bluegrass. News Director · CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5). Deb Steel works as a news director with CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5), based in Kawartha Lakes. Deb Steel is news director at CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5), based in Kawartha Lakes. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Kawartha Lakes and Social Issues, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Community/neighborhood News, News and National News, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Deb is publicly associated with Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Reach concentrates on Local, Canada and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: News Director. Works at: CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5). Based in: Kawartha Lakes, Canada, North America. Campaign types: Radio Submission. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Deb's community/neighborhood news coverage and the Local market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- News Director
- Works at
- CFWE-FM (Community Radio First Nations Edmonton 98.5)
- Based in
- Kawartha Lakes, Canada, North America
- Campaign types
- Radio Submission
- Territories
- Canada, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Deb Steel
Deb Steel works as news director and covers Folk, Country, Bluegrass and Kawartha Lakes. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Deb Steel is based in Kawartha Lakes, Canada, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Deb is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Deb's community/neighborhood news coverage and the Local market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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