Vickie has enjoyed a multitude of colourful and creative careers. With a BA in drama and a wealth of amateur and semi-professional stage experience under her belt, she landed her first paid gig in summer stock musical theatre before joining a touring pop group. Eventually she formed her own country rock band, writing and recording several original compositions. After a brief stint on the business side of music handling record promotions for an independent firm, she segued into country radio. Heard on 820 CHAM-Hamilton for ten years in the early morning and midday slots, she also pre-recorded a pop show for a sister station in London. She hosted her own television show (Showdown), wrote for television (The Canadian Country Music Awards on CTV), radio (numerous specials) and a bi-weekly newspaper column (Country Corner) for the Hamilton Spectator.
Vickie helmed the midday show at Canada's premier smooth jazz outlet, Wave 94.7FM from its launch in 2000 until 2011. She also penned the script for the annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards for all seven years and was named the first ever Canadian Smooth Jazz Broadcaster of the Year in 2007. After eleven years online as the morning host at www.wave.fm, she is now heard on Vancouver’s Coolest Vibe – WAVE 983.fm, doing the midday show. She still occasionally performs pop jazz and jazz standards. Other recent written works include a cabaret-style musical My Romance (workshop production available on YouTube) featuring the classics of Rodgers and Hart. Her blog can be found at WineSoakedRamblings.com (because the drunken pen writes the sober heart) and a new podcast (Screwing Around with Thomas And Vickie – where the ONLY topic is sex!) is in the pipeline.
Currently living on Lake Huron with Boo and Richard, Vickie continues to scribble, make music, support her son Sam Drysdale’s musical career whole-heartedly and cook for all her friends.
