It’s become a morning routine to have CBC Radio 2 on as I get ready for work. Because of this, we discovered something that Tom Power does every weekday morning around 8:20 ish. He calls it the great big sing-along. Basically, he picks a song that bunches of us know the words to, and says …
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How Not To Make A Terrible Radio Commercial
There are some really good, attention grabbing radio commercials floating around out there. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find them amongst all the boring, shitty ones. If you want to make radio ads but don’t want to be boring and shitty, watch these videos and don’t do any of the things shown within.
Happy Birthday, Time Signal
I didn’t know this, but today will mark 75 years of the National Research Council’s official time signal airing on CBC Radio. For the uninitiated, that would be the series of beeps you hear every day at 1 in the afternoon right before the news starts. CBC has published an article to celebrate it, and …
And Now, Our Long Distance Deadication
Thanks for the title idea, Carin. I wish I’d come up with it. I’m not going to get into all the family squabbles and elder abuse surrounding this. It’s all just shitty and sad, and Casey Kasem deserves better. I just want to say a quick goodbye to the guy I listened to on CKSL …
Casey Kasem Dedicates A Song To A Dead Dog…Almost
As often happens, I start out looking for one thing and end up somewhere entirely different. So just for fun, here’s Casey Kasem completely losing his mind over a long distance dedication. This never gets old.
Our House Is Haunted By A Vitamin Hating Ghost
I’m not one to believe in things like ghosts and spirits, but this is a little weird so what the hell, let’s write it down. Most nights we fall asleep listening to Those Old Radio Shows on CHML. On the weekends, that often means waking up to infomercials by Purity Products, who would like very …
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I’m Sorry. I Got That All Wrong
If anyone from the New York Yankees organization is reading this, next time you guys are looking for a play by play voice, keep me in mind. I’ve got a decent radio voice, I can think quickly, I’ve been told a time or 2 that I’m friendly and even engaging, and my ability to follow …
We’re Gonna Miss Ya, Monkey Squeeze
I just heard the news that 97.7 HTZ FM’s Iron Mike Bensson died of cancer this morning. He was 60, which I never would have guessed. I’m shocked. Not shocked that he had cancer, but shocked that it took him. Shocked and sad. He put up a hell of a fight against it, from the …
Focusing On The Music At The Expense Of The Listener. Welcome To Radio
I’ve known about 101.9 Dawg FM since it launched a few years ago, but for one reason or another I’d never tuned in to check it out until yesterday even though the idea of a full-time blues station sounded like one of the best things in the world to me. Suffice it to say, after …
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The CRTC Lets Bell Buy Astral, Sells Canadians Down The River Again
Update: I still don’t have a percentage of the Canadian radio market that even more monstrous Bell holds following the sale, but have a look at the list of stations they’re taking over. Remember, this is just new stuff they own now. It’s not a list of stations they already had. Competitive broadcasting system, my …
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