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Eric Ball: CBC management responds as if no protest exists

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

This fine letter to Susan Mitton, summarizes the undemocratic intransigence with which CBC listeners are faced and sums up where we are (not) with CBC management.
26 June 2008
Susan Mitton
Executive Director (Interim)
CBC Radio
P.O. Box 500, Station A
Toronto, ON
M5W 1E6
Dear Ms. Mitton:
Thank you for your letter of 18 June 2008, in reply to my letter to your […]

CBC : no conspiracy - The Leader Post, Regina

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

As a representative of CBC management, I’m delighted to respond to Helen McNab’s concerns that we have a secret plan to dismantle the country’s public broadcaster (”Conspiracy to silence CBC”, Leader-Post Letters, June 4).
I can state emphatically and conclusively that no such plan exists. Quite the contrary; both CBC television and CBC Radio are on […]

Article from CBC’s Chris Boyce - The Hill Times

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

We have read with interest recent columns and letters in The Hill Times about the programming changes coming to CBC Radio 2. Unfortunately, much of it is based
on inaccurate, misleading or incomplete information, including that which has circulated on various web and blog sites. There have also been unfortunate personal attacks (by some who have […]

Boyce claims CBC not abandoning classical music - Peace Arch News

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

By Alex Browne - Peace Arch News - May 20, 2008
CBC Radio director of programming Chris Boyce said he isn’t really surprised by the public backlash about the demise of the CBC Radio Orchestra and changes to the CBC Radio 2 schedule, due for a major revamp in the fall.
“We know we have a […]

Stursberg on the CBCRO

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

RICHARD STURSBERG STATEMENT
At Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage meeting May 1, 2008
“To Study Plans and Priorities of CBC/ Radio Canada”
In answer to a question from Bill Siksay, the NDP member of Parliament for Burnaby-Douglas (who did a brilliant job of pursuing the CBC’s president, Hubert Lacroix and Richard Stursberg, the executive vice-president who […]

email reply from Stursberg

Monday, April 28th, 2008

April 26th

Dear Mr. Stursberg and Ms. Mitton ( I believe Ms. McGuire has been replaced),
Thank you for your letter. I do not believe that the CBC does not have the meager resources required to maintain this orchestra. I have seen many, many full and half size ads in the Globe and Mail and […]

Stursberg responds to K. Woloshyn

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Dear Katya,
Thank you for your email. We apologize for the delay in responding to you. Over the past few weeks, we have received dozens of letters and emails regarding forthcoming changes to Radio 2. A few express dismay at the potential loss of their favourite programs. A very large number contain inaccurate information. […]