Cody Malbeuf of 99.3 Rewind Radio and Sylvia Masich of 101.3 The River will both be involved with the upcoming 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games.

By Tommy Osborne

Special Olympics

PG radio hosts excited to be involved with Special Olympics provincial games

Jun 12, 2025 | 5:05 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games is just one month away, and some of Prince George’s favourite radio hosts will be quite involved in the games! Cody Malbeuf and Sylvia Masich, morning show hosts for 99.3 Rewind Radio and 101.3 The River respectively, will have prominent roles within the game, as Malbeuf is PA announcing and Masich is a coach.

“I’m super excited to be a part of something that’s so huge and such an excellent chance for us to showcase the amazing volunteers in our community,” Malbeuf said.

“I took part in a relay at a speed skating competition back in 2016, and there was a Special Olympics component to it, and I absolutely loved taking part in that relay and helping those athletes feel included in the competition. I realized after that that I wanted to coach Special Olympics,” Masich said, explaining how she first got involved.

Malbeuf spent time as a Special Olympics coach in the past, and explained that a lot of his involvement with Special Olympics came when he was a personal aide for a man with cerebral palsy. Despite cerebral palsy not being an intellectual disability, Malbeuf said Special Olympics still allowed him to be a part of that community.

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“I would go five pin bowling with him every single Saturday morning for years and years, and it was amazing to see the athletes just welcoming him with open arms and really making him feel like a part of this community. It was such a special thing to be able to see, it was a really big part of my life and it was really special to be able to do that,” he said.

With that experience in mind, Malbeuf says he’s looking forward to PA announcing and playing a part in making the provincial games as positive an experience as possible.

“The impact that it has on the life of one of these athletes is absolutely huge, to give them that sense of competition and fostering that community that they can be a part of. It was really amazing to see the impact that it had on the life of somebody who otherwise wouldn’t have that resource. So it was a beautiful thing to see and to be a part of,” he said.

As for Masich, she is currently a track and field coach for Special Olympics and is hard at work with the athletes preparing for the provincial games. She says she really enjoys the entire experience of coaching and being a part of the community.

“You’re working with people who are always so happy and just happy to be here, they’re happy to see you, they’re happy to see you at your sport, they’re happy to see you out and about. They just make your day so much better, and I think that’s my favourite part, is how I feel for after working with these athletes. I feel so much better and they just know how to make my day,” she said.

As a longtime volunteer who has no plans on stopping, she encourages other people to join what she calls an incredibly rewarding experience.

“You make lifelong friends, you have lifelong impacts on the athletes that you work with, and it’s so rewarding and fulfilling knowing that you’re making an impact in so many people’s lives,” she said.

The games will go from July 10 to 12. If you would like to get involved and volunteer, you can learn more on Special Olympics BC’s website.

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