Monthly Archives: June 2010

Web Development Team Lead – TOR02507

An opportunity to showcase your technical talents on a diverse team of talented professionals. Take pride in what you do – and where you work. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions, with over 10,000 employees. CBC/Radio-Canada brings diverse regional and cultural perspectives into the […]

UI Developer (Contract ) – TOR02509

Take pride in what you do-and where you work. CBC/Radio Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. CBC/Radio-Canada brings diverse regional and cultural perspectives into the daily lives of Canadians in English, French and eight aboriginal languages. What’s the role: As a member of User Interface Developer team, you […]

Maintenance Developer (Contract) – TOR02505

An opportunity to showcase your technical talents on a diverse team of talented professionals. Take pride in what you do-and where you work. CBC/Radio Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. CBC/Radio-Canada brings diverse regional and cultural perspectives into the daily lives of Canadians in English, French and eight […]

During your interviews, George, do you ever get a Stromboner?

PoonGirl has it in her head to interview Stroumbo. I don’t know what she wants to ask him, but I’m sure the result would be interesting. I also don’t think it’s likely to happen. Although there are dozens of interviews with George strewn across YouTube, every one of them have something in common. George’s butt […]

GO! has finally GONE!

Finally, there is mercy and this “show” has wrapped. God bless Brent’s stamina.

Section 69 is the ultimate back-breaker.

Great post by David McKie on getting info out of the gov’t For those who don’t use access to information requests to try to extract records from federal government departments, agencies and crown corporations (like the CBC), “Section 69” is the ultimate back-breaker. It’s the number that means the record you demanded using the access […]

Boston Pizza comes to Mövenpick

Boston Pizza at the Broadcasting Centre June 2, 2010 Boston Pizza will open a restaurant in the Broadcasting Centre with a special connection to CBC/Radio-Canada programming, based on a leasing arrangement for unused space in the building. The new restaurant, to be located in the southwest corner on the ground floor, overlooking Front and John […]

The Greatest Show On Television Today

It is simply the best show on television today. No, not the Lang & O’Leary Exchange, that’s close. It’s the show on ITV that discovered the voices of Paul Potts and Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent. This clip shows the opening montage of a recent episode. To view it, experience it, is to see […]

West coast “journalism teacher” succumbs to Strombomania

From Susan Gittins’ Flickr stream.

John Doyle

Yet if a CBC program is being murdered in the ratings by a new U.S. hit, nobody wins. Not CBC. Not the writers, actors, directors and others involved. In fact, if CBC programs meant to appeal to the widest possible audience should fail, CBC is in an even more precarious position than it is now. […]

Ryerson Journalism Prof Easily Duped

Jian Ghomeshi sits smiling. He is being introduced to the audience in a large auditorium at Ryerson University. The speaker is Suanne Kelman, Associate Chair of the School of Journalism at Ryerson. Photo Credit: Britney Hope / Ryerson University “A lot of you know him as the host of CBC’s radio show “Q” and ….. […]