Alexis Mazurin

Alexis Mazurin
Born	(1978-04-18)April 18, 1978 Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Died	October 20, 2005(2005-10-20) (aged 27) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)	Comedian, radio personality

Alexis Mazurin (April 18, 1978 – October 20, 2005) was a Canadian comedian and radio personality, best known as one of the original hosts of CBC Radio 3.[1]

Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Mazurin grew up in Penticton, and later studied journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.[1] He subsequently joined CBC Radio, hosting the series Pass the Mic and Out There before joining CBC Radio 3 in 2003. (At the time, CBC Radio 3 did not exist in its current form as a satellite radio network, but was a program on CBC Radio 2.)

While attending Burning Man in September 2005, Mazurin suffered a massive heart attack.[2] He was rushed to hospital in Reno, where he fell into a coma. He was transferred to Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital,[3] where he remained in the coma until his death a month later.[2]

Mazurin was also a writer and performer with the Vancouver comedy troupe the Hot Sauce Posse,[4] and was a practitioner of the martial art capoeira.[2]

With CBC Radio 3's launch on satellite radio in December 2005, the network's main studio in Vancouver was named the Alexis Mazurin Studio in his memory.

References

1. Dykk, Lloyd (October 22, 2005). "CBC Radio 3 loses rising star: Broadcaster, comic Alexis Mazurin dies at 27". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
2. "CBC Radio host Alexis Mazurin dies". CBC Arts. October 21, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
3. Luba, Frank (September 16, 2005). "Young radio host felled: Mazurin, 26, 'most fit'". The Province. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
4. Malcolm Parry, "Marco spins discs with best of them". Vancouver Sun, December 14, 2002.