Bob Ellis Mersereau is a Canadian arts journalist.Duda, Christopher – "Bob Mersereau – The Top 100 Canadian Singles Interview" – SugarBuzz Magazine.Hurlbert, Wayne – "Bob Mersereau: The Top 100 Canadian Singles – Author interview" "Book lists top Canadian singles" CBC News"'American Woman' tops best Canadian songs list" CTV NewsRockingham, Graham – "Randy Bachman: lord of the song" The Spec
He is a music columnist and longtime arts reporter for CBC Television in New Brunswick."Bob Mersereau's list of top 100 Canadian songs will please some, infuriate others". The Georgia Straight, October 1, 2010. Since 1982, he has been a reporter on the East Coast music scene for CBC Radio, CBC Television, and the Telegraph-Journal. Nicknamed Rockin' Bob by Peter Gzowski, Mersereau was a frequent guest on CBC programs such as Morningside and Sounds Like Canada.
Mersereau is the author of the 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums, its 2010 follow-up The Top 100 Canadian Singles, the 2015 book The History of Canadian Rock 'n' Roll, and most recently The East Coast Book of Fame: Top 50. His daughter, Jamie Kitts, is also an author and a small-press editor.
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