William Coates Borrett (April 24, 1894 – 1983)[1] was an author, radio broadcasting pioneer, and member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I.
[3] For more than 18 years his station aired a series called "Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock" which featured stories about Nova Scotia's history.
[5] In 1933 while Borrett was the managing director of CHNS-FM, a young Hank Snow sent a letter to the radio station seeking an audition.
Reluctant to accept this response, Snow gathered savings and traveled to Halifax, contacting the station while there.
He was given an appointment to meet Borrett, but was instead met by Cecil Landry, the station engineer and announcer for CHNS, who gave him an audition on the spot.