On Friday, I told you about how CBC Radio’s Lorna Jackson would be retiring from the Corporation. Her last shift was this past weekend.

Lorna was kind enough to answer a few questions for the InsideCBC.com Exit Interview.

What single interview, piece, or show episode from your career are you most proud of and why?
I am inordinately proud of getting a cattle breeder to admit he dyed his champion steer black to increase his chances of winning . But after hearing a montage of some of the many programs I have had the privilege of working on to tweak my memory, I can’t say there was one interview that stood out. However, I am enormously proud of being able to work with the newsroom on live specials– of being able to grab some wire copy, run into the studio and talk to someone in the midst of a breaking story to make some sense of it. The newsroom calls this “rock and roll” and I love it. Or loved it…

And, in the last several years there has been so much mindless drivel on the air I loved the chance to talk to someone on the radio with real ideas and intelligence. This is what we can do in public broadcasting. This is our duty to do as public broadcasters.

What was the most embarrassing thing to happen to you while on air?
Once, during the weather forecast after an hourly newscast I gave the “HIV level” instead of the “UV level”. How dumb.

What do you plan to do in your retirement?
So, far — nothing. Except — we are moving into a brand new condo in the fall and I am looking forward to working with Johnson Chou on its design. I’m big on design.

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