Started 2009.03.25 11:45. (Printable version.) HUBERT LACROIX: Our financial troubles and possible consequences have been the cause of much speculation. As unfortunate as the situation has been, I truly appreciate how well you have been able to maintain your collective concentration on our programs and services. Our executive team and I have been working (on […]
Monthly Archives: March 2009
live Hubert
March 25, 2009 – 8:48 am
we may not have all the answerstoo big and too complex for one morningwe will work through this together – we need $171 million– (TWO VOICES TALKING!)… impossible to follow …– 800 positions over time– did he say no more French TV ???– sorry this is useless, will have to wait for better copy– friends.ca […]
Invitation to CBC/Radio-Canada’s financial update via closed-circuit
March 25, 2009 – 7:49 am
Join the Senior Executive Team and me on Wednesday, March 25 at 11:45 a.m. ET for an overview of our financial situation, strategy and the changes to come. This presentation will be high-level and strategic, rather than operational. You can expect your Vice-Presidents and their management teams to start rolling out specific operational announcements within […]
Mary Lou’s Best Budd
March 24, 2009 – 8:55 pm
Traveling north of downtown Toronto, up behind the Lawrence Plaza, you begin to see the signs of a unique community. Heading into the library to hear and see the famous Mary Lou Finlay reading from her book The As It Happens Files (Radio That May Contain Nuts), I’m greeted with a note on the door […]
The Classy Cellmate
March 24, 2009 – 8:10 pm
Sent a few words, and a link for Tea Makers, ten days ago.Just now got this reply:
Could Bangalore do better?
March 24, 2009 – 4:33 pm
The Toronto Sun has apparently outsourced its graphic production down the 401 to London. The result, the little paper that started beside a car wash on King Street now can’t find its way around Hog Town. From the Sun equivalent of Teamakers, the Sun Family blogThe Toronto Sun’s embarrassing front page “eats” street map packaged […]
Special appearance
March 24, 2009 – 10:55 am
Tonight only. Mary Lou Finlay speaks at the Barbara Frum Library Branch, 20 Covington Road, Toronto, 7 PM. Free!
All Quiet On A Street Called Front
March 24, 2009 – 10:13 am
Is it too far fetched to suggest that one can feel the mood at the TBC from across town? Across the country?A somber mood that reflects the concerns of every employee.What will Hubert announce tomorrow when he addresses the nation?Many speculate that it will be the closing of a few remote local stations.Even more choose […]
Still not funny
March 23, 2009 – 6:11 pm
Lucky for you and your friends, Greg, the only drones we have are the elected kind.UPDATE:In an e-mail to The Globe, Fox spokeswoman Loren Hynes said the comments were made by an imposter. “Gutfeld does not have a Twitter account. That’s inaccurate,” she said.http://twitter.com/GregGutfeldhas only 38 updates yet 1,239 followers Greg is not expected in […]
‘Conservatives are using a back door to advance an agenda that would be a non-starter in the minority Parliament’
March 23, 2009 – 10:38 am
Talking about the CBC only in English Canada is a great way to alienate Francophone Quebeckers, says Francophone Quebecker Chantal Hébert. And: “The assumption seems to be that, in the case of the CBC, its management should blame itself for not finding a magic formula to escape a global downturn.â€
New possible funding model
March 23, 2009 – 9:17 am
Pay $20 to listen to President Hubert talk about the Future of Public Broadcasting for an hour and a half. If you’re interested in this you might also want to buy my new book The Collected Works of Net Pub Eng, or come to a roundtable discussion where Ouimet, Fake Ouimet, and Allan consider the […]
Manly, yes, but
March 23, 2009 – 6:28 am
I’m going to float a theory here that only partly amounts to riding my own hobbyhorse. Start with this photo-op artifact (Mike Cassese, Reuters) from James Moore’s announcement of the new Canadian Media Fund… on the set of Flashpoint: Flashpoint is a big manly production about a big manly topic that people, even Toronto people, use […]
Audience engagement on CBC.ca circa 2004
March 23, 2009 – 5:44 am
Hey Gang, we’ve got a great discussion going on here. What will help even more is if we unearth some history. This document is from 2004. What have you guys got to share? CBC.ca Audience Input 2004 Publish at Scribd or explore others: Presentations & Slid CBC
NPR, CBC Radio, factual entertainment and the maggot
March 22, 2009 – 7:28 pm
2 chums have a civil exchange concerning the nature of public broadcasting.
