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 [...]
Protect our national treasure
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009[Prime Minister Stephen Harper] also ignored a unanimous House of Commons committee recommendation that “in the interests of fuller accountability and arm’s length from government, nominations to the CBC board should be made by a number of sources, and the CBC president should be hired by and be responsible to the board (Lincoln Report page 567).”
Music preferences of BC transit users: prefer classical – all ages
Friday, January 16th, 2009In December 2008 NRG Research Group did a survey for TransLink Listens, a self-selected group of “advisors” to TransLink, the public transit umbrella for Metro Vancouver. Here’s an excerpt: “What type of music would you support being played inside SkyTrain stations on a trial basis? (Check one or more)” Out of 2843 SkyTrain riders who [...]
What makes classical Classical?
Sunday, September 21st, 2008The term “classical music” – once so clear in meaning – has become murky. On the one hand, it is invoked in a positive sense, to suggest “bestness”; on the other hand it has acquired (in some circles) negative connotations of stuffy over-formality and pretentiousness.
Today on CBC Radio 2 comments archive – Sept 2 to 7
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008The Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition provides copies of commentary that appeared on CBC.ca web site blogs during the first week of their New Radio 2 programming from September 2 – 7, 2008. Results: approximately 90% do not enjoy the new programming; approximately 10% are neutral or positive. You can find the index for the CBC Radio 2 [...]
Boyce claims CBC not abandoning classical music – Peace Arch News
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008By 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 [...]
Two new CBC shows to focus on classical music and roots/folk music – Inside the CBC.com
Friday, May 16th, 2008CBC Radio has announced two new music shows for CBC Radio Two. Debuting May 31, from 5 to 6 p.m., is a new show from Calgary called In Tune. Hosted by classically trained musician Katherine Duncan, the program will focus on trends in classical music. Currently, Duncan is the Calgary host of Canada Live, and [...]