Comments on: Evan Solomon to Host New Newsworld Show From Ottawa

By: Mansbridge one-on-one « ScottMcLean.ca

Mansbridge one-on-one « ScottMcLean.ca — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:14:08 +0000

[...] the CBC launch presentation, and was lucky enough to interview Harry Forestell, Nancy Wilson, Evan Solomon and CBC’s vice-president Richard Stursburg. I wish I had of had more time with each of them [...]

By: Gerald Victor

Gerald Victor — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:45:19 +0000

Evan will be great in the new job. Terry Melewski as Senior Ottawa correspondent should allow expansion of Ottawa coverage to two hours. . David Common to New York an interesting move for an excellent bilingual European corrrespondent. Should enhance US and United Nations reporting. Keith Boag to LA. Why not? As a regular “CBC-ite” I’m all for the changes, the provision of new challenges and opportunities for those promising young “comers.” Could use more of these changes and the reduced exposure or exiting to pasture of some of the “old guard.”

By: Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:50:52 +0000

Why try to overlap into the “local news” hour with this two-hour arrangement? The one-hour setup starting at 5 PM was perfect, allowing local viewers – at least in Ottawa-Gatineau – to jump to our local news coverage on our local station.

Or am I thinking too narrowly about other time zones here?

By: fogcutter

fogcutter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:20:57 +0000

“The moves are partly driven by the news renewal process…”

Always a better way to manufacture sausage, I guess.

By: currency

currency — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:06:28 +0000

I’m awake… barely…. gots lots to do today to get ready for Evan’s birthday party!