CBC lovers strike back: Merriam
Friday, December 10th, 2010By Jim Merriam My recent tirade against the CBC has left one of my cherished stereotypes shattered. No longer does the genteel listener tune into CBC radio while settled comfortably in a Queen Anne armchair, intelligence in the “on” position. A number of the dozens of readers who dropped me a line might still fit [...]
Dragon Done – Richard Stursberg’s controversial tenure at CBC
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010Excerpt from an article written by Trevor Cole for The Walrus: ‘Since the shift away from classical music, the audience for Radio 2 was down 20 percent. Robert Rabinovitch considers this one of the places Stursberg failed, calling Radio 2 “a disaster.” “Oh, we can talk about Radio 2,” Stursberg said, dismissing it. “Radio One’s [...]
Listeners share sense of betrayal
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 People of all ages wrote in. Many were young people protesting the
stereotype that CBC aficionados are a bunch of grey-haired retirees. They
considered Radio 2 part of their education. As one well-respected member of
Winnipeg’s musical community put it: “The CBC has set the standard over the
years for artistic excellence in classical music and can take much of the
credit for ‘building a fire in the bellies of gifted musicians’ to study and
practise hard … Someday, maybe they would perform on the CBC! …
Extraordinary work doesn’t just happen; a good musician needs something to
aspire to!”
Radio 2′s June 11 Programming Announcement means a loud OFF click in the fall
Monday, June 30th, 2008This is a copy of a letter sent to CBC Management for Radio 2 offering listener feedback to their announcement today regarding the changes to Radio 2′s programming for the fall. It seems that they are not listening to all the excellent protests to these changes that have been sent their way. 11 June 2008 [...]