Who We Are
Creative Director: Larry MacInnis Executive Producer: Mike Occomore
More than 100 advertising and media pros providing free Public Service Announcements for worthwhile causes and charities.
Who We've Helped
Beginnings
Honorary Members
Honorary Members
The year was 1998. Amnesty International wanted to bring torture to the attention of the world.
In Canada longtime radio pals Mike Tennant, Mike Occomore, Larry MacInnis and Terry O'Reilly formed The Pro Bono Group and donated their services to help.
Since that first campaign 25 years ago, we have donated our writing, directing and produ
The year was 1998. Amnesty International wanted to bring torture to the attention of the world.
In Canada longtime radio pals Mike Tennant, Mike Occomore, Larry MacInnis and Terry O'Reilly formed The Pro Bono Group and donated their services to help.
Since that first campaign 25 years ago, we have donated our writing, directing and production skills — and called upon the generosity of our many contacts in Canada and abroad — to help those who need help the most.
The Pro Bono Group has radio PSAs airing for The Pro Radio Project, The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Feed Ontario, and hundreds of food banks across Canada.
WANTED Sound + Picture, Toronto is our pro bono production and creative partner.
Honorary Members
Honorary Members
Honorary Members
* WANTED! Sound + Picture
* The Coach House
* Alex Reinprecht
* Jeff Styga
* John deNottbeck
* Nicole Taylor
* Jeff Wright
* Augusta Brook
* Geddy Lee/Rush
* Donovan Bailey
* ACTRA
* BC Productions
* Rossi Ayres
* Ed Robertson/Barenaked Ladies
* Jason Marks Talent
* Jason Marks
* Maggie Cleary-Mattson
* Chase Madorsky
* Cassie Finley
* Tony Daniels
* Bernie
* WANTED! Sound + Picture
* The Coach House
* Alex Reinprecht
* Jeff Styga
* John deNottbeck
* Nicole Taylor
* Jeff Wright
* Augusta Brook
* Geddy Lee/Rush
* Donovan Bailey
* ACTRA
* BC Productions
* Rossi Ayres
* Ed Robertson/Barenaked Ladies
* Jason Marks Talent
* Jason Marks
* Maggie Cleary-Mattson
* Chase Madorsky
* Cassie Finley
* Tony Daniels
* Bernie Dobrucki
* Eduardo de Abreu/Creative Director, Legal Graffiti
* Doug Beaumont
* Shane MacInnis
* Braden Occomore
* Marc Jordan
* Molly Johnson
* Ron James
* Julie Khaner
* Kristina Nicoll
* Ruth Marshall
* Paul Bates
* Paul Smith - Edna Talent
* Donna Trimble - The Characters
* James Crammond - Noble Caplan Abrams Talent
* Noelle Jenkinson - AMI Artist Management
* Roberta Romano - Element Artist Management
* Emma Laird - Gary Goddard Agency
* Jeff Glockling - GGA
* Kat Carter
* Tom Goudie
* Corey Burton
* Henry Strozier
* Alexis Vigar
* Paul Miller
* Cameron Kennedy
* Stacey Depass
* Fred Napoli
* Helen King
* Rob Cowan
* Jessica Baker
* Matt Snell/Genesis Sound Inc
* Camilla Scott
* Pat Thornton
* Tracey Hoyt
* Chris Tait
* Bob Bainborough
* Megan Fahlenbock
* Toronto Fire Chief Bill Stewart
* Liz Ramos
* Rolando Giacoman
* Kathy Laskey
* Don Dickinson
* Richard Waugh
* Josh Peace
* David Bolt
* Pirate Radio & Television
* Toronto Police Chief William Blair
* Miranda Edwards
* Ann DeWig
* Linsey Alena
* Dominic Catrambone
* Bert Thomas Morris
* Elenna Stauffer
* Zac Fine
* Marie Westbrook
* Amara Balick-Karrer
* Nicole Balick-Karrer
* Carrie Olsen
* Sara Montgomery
* Beau Stephenson
* Alicia Katz
* Ben Turner Dixon
* Ted Evans
* Gord James
* Damon Papadopoulos
* Glenn Steinbaum
* Mara Junot
* Kiff VandenHeuvel
* Paul Boucher
* Frank Chen
* Jeff Kirkwood
* Adam Karch
* Bob Johnston
* James Dooley
* Ray Kahnert
* Matt Snell
* Craig Smeaton
* Warren Milando
* Ross Davies
* Linda Ballantyne
* Noel Johansen
* Matthew Edison
* Dave Charles
* Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks
* Ray Kahnert
* Doris Kahnert
* Michael Fullan
* Jack Willis
Honorary Members
Honorary Members
Honorary Members
* Radio Connects
Caroline Gianias
Lisa Dillon
* Broadcast Dialogue
Connie Thiessen
* Canadian Association of Broadcasters
* Ontario Association of Broadcasters
* Western Association of Broadcasters
* Target Broadcast Sales
* Canadian Broadcast Sales
* Acadia Broadcasting Corporation
Scott Pettigrew
* Vista Radio
Bryan Edwards
Joe Gabor
* My Broadcasting
* Radio Connects
Caroline Gianias
Lisa Dillon
* Broadcast Dialogue
Connie Thiessen
* Canadian Association of Broadcasters
* Ontario Association of Broadcasters
* Western Association of Broadcasters
* Target Broadcast Sales
* Canadian Broadcast Sales
* Acadia Broadcasting Corporation
Scott Pettigrew
* Vista Radio
Bryan Edwards
Joe Gabor
* My Broadcasting Corporation
Jon Pole
Gail Keyes
* Starboard Communications LTD
John Sherratt
Paul Ferguson
Sharon Fisher
* Rogers Communications
Chris Pottage
Tim Webb
* Stingray Radio
Steve Jones
Steve Parsons
Scott Johns
* Bell Media
Dave Daigle
Perry MacDonald
Dean Rutherford
Curtis Papetti
Cecilia Wong
Adriana J. Sestito
* Bell Média Montreal
Jean-Philippe Marcil
Patricia Demers
Louis-Simon Ferland
* Bayshore Broadcasting
* Ted Woloshyn Podcast
Ted Woloshyn
Paul Gatt
* Corus Entertainment
Jackie Moss
Kate Buccioni
Brad Phillips
* Durham Radio
Doug Kirk
Steve Macaulay
* MZ Media
Grace Howley
Paul Stringer
* Local Radio Lab
Joe Middleton
Joel Grossman
* Central Ontario Broadcasting
Mora Austin
* Apostrophe Podcast Company
Terry O'Reilly
* Harvard Radio
Gary Brasil
* Byrnes Communications
Chris Byrnes
* National Campus and Community Radio Association
Barry Rooke
Eloisa Veliz
Catherine Fisher
* SoundOff Media Company
Matt Cundill
* Toronto Mike'd
* At The Crossroads Blues Radio
The ATC Blues Network
Brant Zwicker
* JAZZFM91
Toronto, ON
Dana Wigle
Denise Lau
* CFRC
Kingston, ON
Jim Birtch
* ERIN RADIO 91.7 FM
Phil Taylor
* Retrohits.ca
Darren
* 100.1 MOOSE FM
Fort St. John, BC
Chris Walker
Bernard Conner-Suen
* kissthe6ix.com
Wayne Reid
* Algonquin College
Dan Mellon
CKDJ 107.9 FM
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Honorary Members
Honorary Members
Molly Johnson
Her work for The Pro Bono Group:
“Zoe” - Feed Ontario (2023)
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Recognized as one of Canada’s greatest voices, jazz vocalist Molly Johnson is a mother, singer-songwriter, artist, and philanthropist.
She started her career in the mid-1960s when, as a young grade schooler, she and her brother were tapped by Toronto producer Ed
Molly Johnson
Her work for The Pro Bono Group:
“Zoe” - Feed Ontario (2023)
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Recognized as one of Canada’s greatest voices, jazz vocalist Molly Johnson is a mother, singer-songwriter, artist, and philanthropist.
She started her career in the mid-1960s when, as a young grade schooler, she and her brother were tapped by Toronto producer Ed Mirvish to appear in Porgy and Bess at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. By age 17, Johnson was fronting a disco band named A Chocolate Affair. She became lead vocalist for two rock bands, Alta Moda in the 1980s and Infidels in the 1990s.
In 1993, Johnson established the Kumbaya Festival as a benefit for Canadian charities working around HIV and AIDS, contributing directly to the birth of Toronto’s Casey House. Kumbaya remains the largest music fundraiser in Canadian history.
As the founding artistic director of Toronto’s Kensington Market Jazz Festival, Molly has introduced hundreds of performers and, in her own words, built a “local jazz festival that reflects the cultural depth” of the immediate music community.
Johnson has two JUNO Awards, the Governor General’s Award, the Order of Canada - and has performed for Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela and Quincy Jones.
From 2008 to 2013 you may have heard Johnson on CBC Radio 2’s Radio 2 Morning as a host.
She is currently working on The Black History Project: Canada - an initiative she has started to update Canadian history to include its impact and involvement with regards to Black Canadian history and the Underground Railroad.