This comes to us from Allan. Enjoy. ~O With someone mentioning the word “overworked” and the CBC in the same sentence … The Air Farce used to do their radio show out of the tiny, and what is now the Danny Grossman Dance School, auditorium on Parliament Street here in Toronto. The Metro Morning show […]
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Lynne Russell Watch
March 9, 2008 – 7:26 am
She did her first fill-in Saturday at CFRB.Surely real estate pays better?
Interview: Sue Gardner stickhandles Wikimedia expense account imbroglio
March 8, 2008 – 5:20 pm
Former CBC.ca exec defends a high-flying employee. They let her have it in the comments.
Guest blogger: The Heartbreaking Loneliness of the End of Fiscal
March 7, 2008 – 6:30 am
Sent to me by Patrick March-Break.Enjoy.~O Overheard outside the blue elevators on the 4th floor.The news managers across the country are keeping their fingers crossed for the next few weeks, praying there isn’t a disaster, earthquake, tsunami, war or other major story.It looks like CBC newsrooms across the country, but especially in Ontario, are going […]
Globe: Peach Arch cancels bid for ContentFilms
March 7, 2008 – 5:50 am
“We’ve had some difficult times in the last few months and the company concluded it really wasn’t the right time to do this transaction.“
Interview: Stursberg explains CBC to knob
March 6, 2008 – 6:39 pm
When Richard comes face to face with the demo he craves and one possible future for Canadian journalism, the results are a weirdly obnoxious. But unfortunately, not entertaining.
Guest blogger: No smoking zone
March 5, 2008 – 7:16 pm
Sent to us by sadforcbc.Enjoy.~O Dear Hubert, The wondrous and magical journey begins! Congratulations to you and your partner on the birth of your daughter. As you pointed out in your latest note, your daughter’s arrival happily coincided with the emergence of something we haven’t had for a while. Hope. All of us who work […]
From the desk of Doug Grant
March 5, 2008 – 6:34 pm
Sent to me by Doug Grant in response toan earlier post about what happened to Doug Grant.Enjoy.~O Many thanks to the Tea Makers and their correspondents for acknowledging my recent brief tenure at the CBC. I particularly appreciate the kind words about Studio 2, which was a blend of all the CBC programs, on radio […]
Would-be “Toffifee Assassin” gets his job back
March 5, 2008 – 6:12 am
How hard is it to get fired from the CBC?Bob Keating tried to kill one of his listeners. He agreed that the CBC was justified in firing him.But he’s not only getting his job back, he’s getting 5 years of back pay, $100,000 of his legal costs, and the pleasure of watching the CBC get […]
CBC.ca implements commenting, recommendations
March 5, 2008 – 5:46 am
Check out this spirited conversation on the changes to Radio 2. I’m reminded of the words of the immortal John McQuaker, on the decision to shut down the original CBC.ca message boards: “The concept is wonderful, and the goal is terrific. But instead of having the Oxford Debating Society, we got a rowdy downtown pub […]
xtra: MVP’s puck sluts
March 4, 2008 – 5:30 am
“The thing about me,” says Kent Staines, writer and cocreator of CBC’s new series MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives, “is I know nothing about hockey. Nothing. Zero.” Thanks for the link, Joe.
BoingBoing: Public broadcaster + Bittorrent = massive public savings
March 3, 2008 – 7:42 pm
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation experiments with distribution via bittorrent. Thanks for the link, Hugh.
