Monthly Archives: June 2009

‘Six-String Nation’

Jowi Taylor’s new book gets the full This Is Not a Reading Series treatment Tuesday, June 9.

Blind item

Which lover-of-life network executive poured her heart out at a recent awards banquet, offering assurances of CBC’s commitment to children’s broadcasting (“I watched Mr. Dressup!”) only to be greeted with hissing from the audience?

Tod Maffin takes down list of laid off CBCers

After plugging the list via his mostly-robotic AboutCBC twitter account with a plea to for it to be passed around, Tod quietly took it down.

‘jPod’ finally ends up where it always belonged

On a legitimate video-on-demand service. Problem? It’s in England.

Tories to reattempt oxymoronicization?

A privatized public broadcaster? It made as little sense before as it does now.

Dear frustrated CBC translator: we can hear everything you say

In adversity we shine

—————————–from: richard.stursberg@cbc.caMay 28, 2009 It is often the case that in adversity we shine. And over the past several days, this has been the case. This week, colleagues across the country have received the news that no one ever wants to hear–that their job will no longer be part of the organization. This is not […]