Chris Palliser
As the aroma of freshly pressed coffee seeps from Vancouver Islanders travel mugs, a new voice is heard coming from the stereos of morning time commuters. It’s an early 5:30am start for Chris Palliser, Virgin Victoria’s new morning radio show co-host “Waking up at 4:00am sucks.” Says Palliser, “But just like anything new, you need to get used to it.” Though not a stranger to new environments, Palliser’s career in radio began after his graduation from the Radio and Television program at Camosun College. He was 21-years-old when he headed north to his first gig in Nanaimo. He worked as a street teamer for a local station known as The Wolf handing out stickers and tattoos for the summer. Palliser says, “It was a rough start … but just like anything, you have to start small and work your way up.” After the summer he landed a job at a small “ma and pa” station in Fort McMurray. He worked ther
