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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Less classical, more popular music expected in remake
Chris Cobb, Canwest News Service
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
OTTAWA - The CBC will announce a radical revamp of its Radio Two network today with the introduction of more popular and cross-cultural music and a de-emphasizing of classical content.
The Radio Two revamp, called “its most dramatic makeover ever” by CBC […]
35 links to CBC announcement
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Here is a google search result that will show you the kind of coverage this “New Radio 2″ announcement received.
CBC reviews their own party announcement with same soothing reassurances
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Canadian musical diversity the goal for Radio 2 fall relaunch
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 4:40 PM
By Jessica Wong CBC News
[photo: The Gryphon Trio, from left, Annalee Patipatanakoon, Jamie Parker and Roman Borys, performs at the CBC’s Toronto Broadcast Centre on Tuesday. (Jessica Wong/CBC).]
With a goal of highlighting the diversity […]
CBC Radio 2’s news - EyeWeekly
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008{Original is here.]
Protests to preserve classical music in drive-time dayparts on CBC Radio 2 were officially rendered unsuccessful today, with the announcement of the national network’s new lineup effective the 2nd of September. Stand On Guard For CBC got in their last digs before the formal launch, posting a hysterical letter from a woman who […]
Media gets taste of CBC 2’s new sound - Toronto Star
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008August 20, 2008
A reconstituted CBC Radio 2 got a head start on its scheduled Sept. 2 launch yesterday with a lavish media preview at CBC’s Toronto headquarters.
The new schedule, boasting 80 per cent Canadian music content, was formally unveiled by the network’s recently appointed key program hosts, Toronto jazz and blues singer Molly Johnson, Juno-winning […]
The All-New CBC Radio 2 Is For You - The Torontoist
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008[Original article here.]
August 20, 2008
Pretty much any press event where we get to pass through a giant synthetic rolling fog entryway into the guts of the CBC building is alright with us. But the mood at the “All-New 2″ formal launch party yesterday was kinda sorta awkwardly sombre, with lots of cross-armed silent protests (not […]
Chinese Canadians to have classical music taken away, again
Wednesday, August 20th, 20082008/04/24
A lot of our Chinese Canadians had western classical music taken from them once before in their lifetime. Their children were allowed to listen to the music forbidden during the Cultural Revolution not so long ago. Now, “only in Canada” the extermination of the CBC Radio Orchestra and the stripping of the CBC Radio Two […]
Globe Editorial says the Federal Government cuts are “censorship, plain and simple.”
Monday, August 18th, 2008[Original is here.]
From Monday’s Globe and Mail
August 18, 2008 at 8:17 AM EDT
Canada’s filmmakers, musicians, writers and visual artists have ample reason to be worried about their future. The Conservative government has launched what could be construed as an assault on their livelihoods, first attempting to deny tax credits to film productions deemed “contrary to […]
Ottawa to axe five more arts and culture programs - Globe
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Earlier this week, Liberal Heritage critic Denis Coderre reacted furiously to the PromArt and Trade Routes cuts, calling them “totally unacceptable” and “disgusting.” He also poked fun at the government’s timing of the announcement, sarcastically suggesting more cuts would appear because “we still have a lot of Fridays, and you’ve got to use that.”
US citizen moved to Canada because of CBC Radio, feels betrayed
Saturday, August 16th, 2008I’ll confess that the experience of listening to CBC Radio while driving across Canada a few times in the mid-90s inspired me to move to Canada and become a Canadian citizen. Back then, CBC Radio presented the cutting edge of a range of cultures including Inuit. I still find it difficult to […]
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