While CBC Thunder Bay dries out, the folks at CBC Winnipeg are enjoying a rather warm spell — perhaps partially due to the heat they’re generating for their long-suffering CFL Bombers. “While our beloved Bombers got their clocks cleaned by Toronto (the shame! the horror!) our plant has gone Cup crazy,” Winnipeg staffer Louise Waldman writes.
     This morning, they launched a blitz of Cup-related programming, which you can read about “below the fold.”

Pictured: Donna Carreiro (Producer, ETV News) and Marcy Markusa (Roving Reporter, Information Radio). Middle row: Peter Li (Special Projects Engineer, ETV Sports from Toronto), Crystal Goomansingh (acting host, CBC News at Six), Ron Robinson (host, Weekend Morning Show) and Terry MacLeod (host, Information Radio). Back row: Mychaylo Prystupa (Reporter, ETV News), Sean Kavanagh (Reporter, English Radio) and Fern Cabral (Videotape Production Editor, TPC Post Production)

Grey Cup Week Days
Information Radio (5:30 am- 8:30 am) with Terry MacLeod and Marcy Markusa brings you Grey Cup 101, a week long look at everything Grey Cup. Need to know how to make the perfect pre-game munchies? Know what it takes to fire up your team from the stands, and learn how to block a 300-pound linebacker. Throughout the week, Information Radio is running a radio reality contest, the search for the ultimate fan. Tune in as contestants try to outdo each other in a series of competitions to win a pair of Bombers’ seasons tickets for the 2007-08 football season.

Later today
Get Up to Speed with Margaux Watt, live on CBC Radio One 990 from the Winnipeg Convention Centre, 3-6:00 p.m. as the party gets started. Margaux will bring listeners the wrap of her Grey Cup Trivia Contest, which pitted East Winnipeg against West Winnipeg.
     CBC News at Six with Crystal Goomansingh and Mike Beauregard heads out of the studio and into the community, also live from the Convention Centre for an hour-long special broadcast. Expect the unexpected as as reporter Lyndsey Duncombe gets into all the fan parties and we hit into the preparations for the Rogers’ CFL Player Awards. We’ll also be sending one last and very lucky winner to the Grey Cup with our “Last Chance” draw for a pair of tickets.

Friday, Nov. 17
Up to Speed with Margaux Watt on CBC Radio One 990 (3-6 pm) is once again live from the Convention Centre. Learn the secrets of the Grey Cup from “Grey Cup Ambassador”, Mario Vespa. As the caretaker of Lord Grey’s priceless trophy, he hasn’t missed a Grey Cup since the 80’s. Also, enjoy live music from Easily Amused, a visit from Tom Cochrane and regular live reports from the wildest fan events around town.
     CBC News at Six is also live on-location from 6-7 pm from the Convention Centre. Mike Beauregard and Derek Taylor link to all the city’s football festivities, while Barbara Brunzell takes viewers into all the big parties and to meet the stars.
     Then at 7:00 p.m., Go! with Brent Bambury is taping live from The Forks at the Atrium looking onto the skating rink. The taping features special guest John Samson from the Weakerthans and CBC Radio One 990’s very own Jaeny Baik as contest girl.

Saturday, Nov. 18
CBC Day in Manitoba. Kick things off with Ron Robinson and the Weekend Morning Show Pre-Game special from 6-9 a.m. on CBC Radio One 990. Ron teams up with Blue Bomber legend Kenny Ploen for an insider’s look at Sunday’s big game. One lucky Weekend Morning listener will win a pair of 2006 Grey Cup tickets. Listeners will also be treated to a live report from the top-secret locale of the soon-to-be celebrity-studded CBC float before its debut in Grey Cup Parade later in the day.
     Then it’s over to The Forks at 10 a.m. with a live taping of Definitely Not the Opera. Fans, coaches, players, comedians and musicals will all join the in the fun as Sook-Yin explores the culture of Canadian football. 2006 Canadian Idol Eva Avila, nine-time Grey Cup veteran Angelo Mosca and The Saskatchewan Roughriders Pep Band are among her special guests.
     At noon, Shaken Not Stirred with host Jaeny Baik will also be taping live from The Forks, with half-time contests and local bluegrass band the D-Rangers.
     At 2:00 p.m. it’s the CBC Pre-Parade Block Party at Portage and Young. The public can kick off the Manitoba Hydro Grey Cup Parade by joining CBC on-air personalities. Clifford the Big Red Dog and Lunar Jim will also be on hand to delight the kids, while the first 1,000 partygoers will receive a special gift from CBC Manitoba to help them stay warm, and a donut and hot beverage courtesy of Salisbury House.
     At 3:50 p.m.,it’s the Manitoba Hydro Grey Cup Parade, which will be televised nationally from 4-5 p.m. CST. The parade starts at Portage and Langside and will wind its way through downtown Winnipeg, ending at The Forks. The CBC Manitoba float will look like a giant football field, complete with bleachers, an end zone and flying footballs.

Sunday, Nov. 19
Game Day! Sunday, November 19 from 12:30-2:00 p.m., we’re broadcasting Grey Cup Countdown on CBC Television across Manitoba. Hosted live from The Forks by Crystal Goomansingh and Mike Beauregard, the special will include a rebroadcast of the Manitoba Hydro Grey Cup Parade, a roundup of Grey Cup activities in the city and much more. Come on down and watch the big game with your family and friends on the large screen televisions and join in the family fun all day long from 9 a.m. until the end of the post game show.

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