CBC Radio in Vancouver is on the hunt for a Host for its afternoon program, On The Coast. Guest hosts like CBC Television reporter Belle Puri and civic reporter Stephen Quinn have been filling the role until now. Priya Ramu, formerly a senior CBC Radio producer, has held the position after moving to Vancouver several years ago. She will stay with CBC as a local reporter in radio news.

This position hosts a daily current affairs program, including doing interviews, introducing segments, and shaping the program on air. The host is also responsible for writing scripts and continuity, booking interviews, selecting music and sound effects, and researching. This… wait for it… a contract position. (Does anyone actually get a full-time job at the CBC any more?)

Look for the position on the CBC’s job web site.

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	Email this	Posted at 4:33 pm (02 Jul 2008)

The CBC’s Peter Mansbridge will become an officer of the Order of Canada, according to a list of 75 appointees released yesterday by Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean.

Mansbridge, the chief correspondent of CBC News, anchors the flagship nightly news program The National and also hosts Newsworld’s Mansbridge One on One.

Born in London in 1948, the newsman — who turns 60 on Sunday — was educated in Ottawa and served in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1966 and 1967.

His career with the CBC began by chance when someone from the public broadcaster overheard him on the public address system at an airport in the town of Churchill, Man., where he was working for the airline Transair, and asked him to come work at the local radio station. He was 19.

More at cbcnews.ca

I wonder if Canada is recognizing journalists and story-tellers as becoming people who actively shape the nation, as opposed to “just” reporting on it? Should our role be simply to reflect the changing nation, or do we have some responsibility to participate in that reshaping? I mean, I’m totally happy for Peter and the CBC, but — and I can’t quite put my finger on why — but this one’s not quite as cut-and-dry for me.

What do you think?

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	Email this	Posted at 4:21 pm (02 Jul 2008)

Beginning in September, CBC Radio’s arts show Q will follow The Current, and air from 10 to 11:30 a.m.  with a two-hour expanded broadcast on Friday mornings. Q will continue to air at 10 p.m. (10:30 p.m. NT) each weeknight., and Jian Ghomeshi will continue to host.

Taking Q’s former mid-day time slot will be Aamer Haleem, who is new to the CBC and radio. Haleem is currently a VH1 personality and host of the show Bands Reunited. He was host of VH1’s Top Video Countdown, interviewing celebrities like Madonna. Haleem was born in London but raised in Canada, attending the University of Toronto and the the Humber College School of Journalism.

CBC Radio icon Shelagh Rogers will be back this fall with a new program exploring the best in Canadian literature. Rogers will speak with renowned writers and future literary stars, and examine the issues having an impact on books in Canada. It will air Saturdays at 3:00 p.m.

Both new shows will originate from Vancouver.

(Both times +30 min in NT)

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	Email this	Posted at 5:14 pm (25 Jun 2008)

This is what happens when you try to add George Stroumboulopoulos to your list of Facebook friends.

Wow. Way to rub it in.

In the world of Facebook, you’re only allowed to have 5,000 “friends.” People, like Strombo, who are are a public figure and have lots of Internet-connected fans usually accept every friend request as a means of promotion. (Actually, there are four “I’m the real Stombo” people on Facebook. It’s hard to tell who’s really behind them.)

Better to try fan pages instead.

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	Email this	Posted at 6:51 pm (17 Jun 2008)

Love him or hate him, you’ve got to admire Don Cherry’s fashion choices.

Now, even the Americans have taken note.

ESPN has a gallery peacocking — er, “showcasing” his colourful collaborations.

Hat-tip to MM.

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	Email this	Posted at 12:04 am (16 Jun 2008)

CBC Radio announced today the hosts for a number of programs slated to air this fall as part of the revitalized CBC Radio 2 schedule.

Tom Allen, Peter Togni and Jurgen Gothe will be returning to the network, to be joined by Julie Nesrallah, Molly Johnson and Rich Terfry.

• Monday to Friday from 6 to 10 a.m., Tom Allen will host CBC Radio 2’s new morning show, which will serve as the gateway to the new Radio 2 schedule and will feature a wide range of music.
• At 10 a.m., mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah will take the helm of the network’s new daytime classical show, airing until 3 p.m.
• Then at 3 p.m., Rich Terfry, better known as Buck 65, will host Radio 2’s new drive-time songwriter show until 6 p.m.
• On the weekends, Molly Johnson will host the new morning show airing Saturdays from 6 to 10 a.m. and Sundays from 6 to 8 a.m.
• Completing the weekend schedule, Peter Togni will be Choral Concert’s new host beginning in September, and Jurgen Gothe will host a new weekly show on Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m.

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	Email this	Posted at 3:58 pm (10 Jun 2008)

CBC Television’s Living Vancouver has lost its host.

Speculation in the local media is the move comes as a way to help her husband, hockey manager Brian Burke, take a job with the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Currently, both live in California; Jennifer commuted to Vancouver each week to do the hosting job.)

But hers isn’t the only job up for grabs. Most of the show’s production staff roles are currently available. Most likely because — even though the show has been successful for a couple of seasons now, the jobs below are not permanent CBC jobs; they’re contract-only.

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	Email this	Posted at 11:50 am (02 Jun 2008)

Rick Phillips, former host of Sound Advice on CBC Radio Two, has launched a podcast of classical music using the name: “Sound Advice.” So far, there are three episodes online.

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	Email this	Posted at 8:58 am (23 May 2008)

CBC reporter and videographer Steven D’Souza fondly remembers his old town, Richmond Hill, as a cosy place. His community website has published an account of D’Souza’s career.

After leaving Ryerson in 2000 and becoming a sports reporter, he realized that a life in sports meant no social life at all, since most events take place on evenings and weekends. After a short stint doing this at Canadian Press, he interviewed with both TSN and the CBC, and chose the CBC.

Starting off as a producer on CBC’s morning show, D’Souza got to sit in on interviews. He realized that to get in front of the camera, he would need to get out of the Ceeb’s head office in Toronto, so he traveled to Summerside, PEI, for his first reporting gig.

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	Email this	Posted at 12:01 pm (22 May 2008)

George Stroumboulopoulos interviewed CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge a little while ago and you’ll hear:

– How close he came to leaving Canada for a high-paying job for CBS

– How did the conversation with Knowlton Nash play out when Nash offered Mansbridge the anchor chair.

…and more.

Watch the video on The Hour’s recently redesigned web site.

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	Email this	Posted at 12:57 pm (16 May 2008)

Yes, the rumours are true. Ian Hanomansing is an android with super-human anti-aging properties. How else do you explain this clip of him anchoring the Sunday Report nearly 20 years ago, in which he looks and sound nearly identical to today?!

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	Email this	Posted at 11:52 am (15 May 2008)

CBC News Sunday co-host Evan Solomon has written a piece in the National Post about his favourite Toronto neighbourhood haunts.

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	Email this	Posted at 1:16 pm (14 May 2008)