Monthly Archives: April 2009

Conservatives dismiss more than 100,000 mouse clicks

April 30, 2009 – 11:17 am

The Conservatives wrote off signatures in the “Save the CBC” petition as “corny” after they were presented in parliamentary committee hearings Miracle on 34th Street style.
No word on how the petition signers feel about this slight, as messages to mclovin69@yahoo.ca went unanswered as of press time.

By Anonymous | No comments at all

Ted Reynolds Was A Good Man

April 29, 2009 – 6:48 pm

“… the intangible quality of elegance”~ CBC Sports head Scott Moore

All of British Columbia loved Ted Reynolds.
“There are so many memories and so many friends and companions from all around the globe – all because I was part of the greatest era in TV broadcasting,”

By Allan | No comments at all

Location is everything

April 28, 2009 – 7:06 pm

Destined to become the greatest broadcast center in Canada.In that location, with that view, behind the stage at Dundas Square, it cannot but capture the mind and the eye, for all who need to feel anchored to their surroundings for even just a moment, see the weather downtown, join the summer festivities always at Yonge [...]

By Allan | 12 comments

BBCNews.com editor to head CBCNews.ca

April 28, 2009 – 12:26 pm

Rachel Nixon has been appointed director of digital media for CBC News.She’s a Webby winner!But appears to have exhausted all possibilities at NowPublic.Totally with it, there she is on Twitter.

By Allan | 11 comments

CBC still hiring

April 28, 2009 – 12:22 pm

Some jobs are too important to lose.

By Allan | One comment

Is The CBC Leftist?

April 28, 2009 – 5:53 am

Lynne Russell may well be the Emma Peel of integrity and discipline when it comes to electronic news gathering.But that doesn’t mean we will always agree with her.

The example Lynne gives here is not a clear indication that the CBC is “Leftist”.The decision that was made which she complains about, could easily be attributed to [...]

By Allan | Tagged | 6 comments

How PMSD Is Ruining the CBC

April 27, 2009 – 7:39 am

Program Management/Staff Development, PMSD. It’s an innocuous-sounding and much-despised program that is meant to align the efforts of employees with the goals of the CBC. Unfortunately, the goals the Senior Executive Team has set are entirely self-serving and not aimed at improving service to the public. Rather, the broad goals that start this top-to-bottom exercise [...]

By Swirling Loosenuts | 7 comments

A Separate Reality

April 27, 2009 – 4:01 am

After listening to Richard Stursberg, The Toronto Star agrees with Rick McGinniss – fresh thinking is needed.

By Allan | One comment

What The CBC Will Never Air

April 25, 2009 – 8:55 pm

The one sure thing you won’t see on the CBC:
an open discussion about the CBC

It’s so entertaining, and could have gone for hours.
But then, you don’t have to tell us!

By Allan | Tagged | 5 comments

GO? How’s about WOW!

April 25, 2009 – 6:28 pm

Slave To The Squarewave perform Sinners Of Saint Avenue Live on CBC Radio’s GO

By Allan | No comments at all

Ivan Fecan, let’s make a deal!

April 25, 2009 – 6:50 am

However, Fecan said CTV has offered to sell several of its money-losing stations for a nominal fee of $1. It’s had no takers.“That speaks volumes,” he said.
Dear Ivan Fecan
It has always been a dream of mine to be a broadcast mogul, and it seems I am finally in a position to realize that dream.
I recently [...]

By Allan | Tagged | 8 comments

Tweethole stimulus package

April 24, 2009 – 8:00 am

Welcome back, web 2.0 social media fans!
Unfortunately, there are no twitter blockings to report this week. But we roll in stealth mode these days, ie: not logged in, so we might’ve missed one. If you’re blocking us, or spot a prime tweethole in the wild, be sure to DM @teamakers so we can get it [...]

By The Tweet Makers | Tagged | One comment

Things to do (while you wait for CBC to lay you off)

April 24, 2009 – 7:58 am

stockpile pens and note pads
book all the massage therapy your benefits will cover
take your lunch hour
drink on your lunch hour
drag out story meetings with inane anecdotes about your kids and/or pets
have the office affair you thought shouldn’t (or wouldn’t)
have your best suit dry-cleaned

By Anonymous | 3 comments

More With Less

April 23, 2009 – 10:53 am

I still remember that visit by Harold Reddekopp in 1995. The real reason I remember the day so vividly is that I accidentally bit into some sort of fishy croissant sandwich that seemed tasty on the tray. Not wanting to seem uncouth in the presence of quasi-CBC-royalty I managed to swallow the foul-tasting [...]

By Anonymous | 6 comments

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