History of Reggae in the Fields Reggae in the Fields started in the spring of 1977 when producer and host Junior Smith was a student at Carleton University having immigrated from Jamaica three years earlier. While aimed at a West Indian audience, Reggae in the Fields has a wide listener ship of all ages and backgrounds. More than 100 reggae performers have been interviewed for the show including Marley. The focus for many years was the music. Recently, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, P. J. Patterson, and the Jamaican High Commissioner to Canada were interviewed.
Different months have different themes.
Besides Black History Month in February, March is often given over to a series of shows on Rastafarianism, December for Christmas and seasonal programming. A series of programs done a few years ago on the education system gave West Indian parents information on how schools and school boards work in Ottawa. The Ottawa Citizen, May 1997. Capital City, February 1999. Am I quiz.