 Early on in his career he served as concertmaster or as a member of various orchestras associated with the CRBC and CBC in Vancouver.In 1941 Hyslop became music director for CBC Vancouver's "Harmony House", a program featuring the singers Pat Morgan and Suzanne and the pianist Bud Henderson.He continued in that position up through 1953, during which time he also worked as a conductor for CBC Radio on such variety shows as "Here's Juliette", "String Along", and "Scored by Hyslop" among others.