Posts by Tea Makers operative Anonymous

Jeffrey Dvorkin

March 11, 2010 – 2:07 pm

“I’ve tried. Really I have. But I can’t get into the non-classical music that is played on either channel of CBC Radio. Some of it is my age – I admit that. But as a longtime radio guy, I know what works, even if I may not like it personally. But the cultural rebuffs of [...]

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CBC News managers get new job descriptions

March 10, 2010 – 1:00 pm

As reported by (and to) CBC News:
CBC News says it has made organizational changes meant to improve operations as part of an ongoing news renewal process.
I mean really now, shouldn’t CBC News be reporting on something else besides this? Is the Canadian public dying to know that “Heaton Dyer, formerly senior director of strategy and [...]

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Keith Bilous

February 23, 2010 – 10:47 am

“Behind the anonymity of commenting, people hate others. It is disgusting.”
- Keith Bilous on moderating comments at CBC.ca
via Mondoville

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Marion Lewis

February 3, 2010 – 5:58 pm

“At the meeting we were served pizza and some wild actor guy in makeup came into the room wearing buckskin and fringe- it was not Moses Znaimer. Next we were shown photos of a boring CBC set and asked to comment on the costume and the set from the point of view of the ‘young [...]

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Matthew Hays

January 19, 2010 – 9:54 am

“Canada needs Conan O’Brien, and he needs a new late-night venue. This would be a marriage made in media heaven, a win-win scenario for a brilliant comedy trailblazer and a nation in dire need of a pop-culture shot in the arm.”
- Matthew Hays Memo to the CBC: Hire Conan

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James Wicks

January 14, 2010 – 10:52 am

I got a call from a local TV station in Miami offering me the job of primary anchor. I wasn’t sure about it. My heart was at CBC in so many ways. I turned to a close group of associates for advice and counsel. One of those that I asked was Peter Mansbridge. We met [...]

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Paul McGrath

January 13, 2010 – 1:25 pm

It makes me wonder why making changes to a broadcast schedule evokes such an overwhelming reaction. I don’t mean to dismiss it, I simply think it’s puzzling, I don’t get it. It seems so disporportionate to what’s happened. Maybe you have an explanation?
- Paul McGrath gives up on blogging altogether

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Matthew Ingram

January 11, 2010 – 11:35 am

“There are plenty of things I’m not going to miss about working at the Globe, particularly in its ancient Front Street headquarters — including the often underwhelming cafeteria, as well as the world’s slowest elevator, the moldy carpeting, a distinct lack of windows and a lighting system that wouldn’t look out of place in a [...]

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Fake Fake Meta Fake Meta Ouimet

January 8, 2010 – 11:06 am

“The best quality work from CBC comes from units where feedback from employees shapes the presentations – whether it’s a TV show, radio show, or a web feature.”
- Fake Fake Meta Fake Meta Ouimet in
2015 Strategy. More of the same?

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Kevin O’Leary

January 7, 2010 – 1:33 pm

“Wow how often do you get to close NASDAQ and be 80 feet tall in Times Square. It was a thrill of a lifetime!”
- Kevin O’Leary via Twitter

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Jesse Hirsh on Rick Mercer

January 5, 2010 – 1:04 pm

“Contrast this with our primary political satirist, Rick Mercer, and you can see why the Harper government is able to be as arrogant and aloof as it has. Rather than really go after the political establishment, Mercer seems more interested in kissing their ass.”
- comment by Jesse Hirsh in Canadian Democracy in Crisis: A Challenge for [...]

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mockorange

January 5, 2010 – 12:37 pm

“If I had a TV, I’d watch it.”
- comment from mockorange on Republic of Doyle

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Andrew Ryan

January 4, 2010 – 11:04 am

Does 18 to Life work as TV comedy? It’s not Modern Family, but it’s not bad, and it is Canadian, don’t forget.
- Andrew Ryan, Globe and Mail,
Love and marriage, and laughs

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Amanda Lang

December 23, 2009 – 8:45 pm

“Definition of a mixed blessing: a compliment from John Doyle.”
- Amanda Lang on Twitter

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