Don Genova bids goodbye to his CBC Radio food column
After ten years on CBC Radio, Don Genova’s popular Food For Thought column has left the airwaves.
“It’s one of those ‘CBC’ things,” Genova writes on his blog. “Lots of shows across the country have used the [column] over the past ten years, and enjoy using it, but the department that syndicates the column says they’re not really supposed to be funding me and it’s time for them to develop new columns so something had to go. That’s me.”
Genova encourages listeners to email the CBC’s radio syndication department if they “have something to say about the cancellation.”
He has prepared an audio retrospective of his column [MP3], and is now seeking sponsors for his podcast.
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What!? This doesn’t make any sense at all. If he’s not being funded properly find the right account code to fund it – there is a reason its been around 10 years and that reason is because its top quality and people like listening to it.
I’d be angry if someone said this needed to be canceled, but I’m just frustrated and sad to hear its some red tape bureaucracy dance that is being used to show it the door.
Don says," It’s one of those CBC things" and urges his listeners to speak up if they "have something to say about the cancellation." You know, if they have an incentive to be vocal…
Don Genova was on the Early Edition (Vancouver’s weekday AM show) for many years and I listened to him every week.
Neither Don or the host ever mentioned the "Food for Thought" show. They did frequently mention Don’s (old) website pacificpalate.com.
Why didn’t Don or Rick (the host) ever have "something to say about ‘Food for Though’?"
All those stoopid top-of-the-hour promos and the CBC braintrust couldn’t help us connect the dots?