Gord’s Radio Gold
As I anticipate going back to work on Monday, Derek reminded me of a long-forgotten aspect of working at CKSL here in London in the mid-1980’s. …
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Working
Flapping at an Opportunity
Gilbert Gottfried’s loss could be my gain! …
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The Sound of Success
It’s a very rare radio client who can successfully voice his or her own ads. But that doesn’t stop them from doing it anyway. …
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I Am Not Spam
I’ve recently become a bulk e-mail sender. No, not a spammer. There is a difference. …
Another Year of “Tipping”
My pals at myaircheck.com are having a blast, working hard and growing their website. …
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The Reality of Voice Work
I hear it often. Lots of people want to get into voice-over work. Sure, it seems like a sweet and easy gig! And sometimes it is. Other times you’re stared down by a producer as he insists that you spit out 45 seconds worth of copy in 30, or pronounce several nearly impossible brand names in a row, fast! Even worse, you’re made to do the spot or the line dozens of times and then they go with the first take after all. It can make you feel like a puppet whose master thinks you’re an idiot even though they can’t seem to get across what it is that they want. …
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Oh Danny Girl
Longtime 680 News listeners will likely remember the name Daniela Bilotta. Daniela, Danny or Dan as she’s known off the air, still occasionally shows up on that radio station and hundreds of others in her role as anchor and reporter at ABC News Radio out of Manhattan. …
RIP Mark Dailey
By all accounts, Mark Dailey was a class act; a true pro who had a wicked sense of humour, a respectable work ethic and terrific instincts for news. The CITY-TV news anchor and voice lost his second battle with cancer yesterday at the age of 57. …
The Buxbaum Legacy
Back in 1984 when Komoka resident Hanna Buxbaum was dragged from her car on the 402 and shot to death, it horrified the entire region. I was working at London radio station CKSL at the time and can recall the shock and horror at such a terrible crime against one of the city’s pillar families. …
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Why Tim Hortons Accepting Debit is Real News
What is and isn’t news? This is the grey-coloured question that pecks at the journalism profession every day. …
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Hey Toronto – Cut It Out!
Toronto has this annoying habit of thinking it’s the centre of the universe, or at the very least, the only market that matters in Canada. …
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A Miner Complaint
“Good news judgment”.  It’s something intangible that anyone in the news game must have; the ability to judge how much weight to put on a story, its importance or lack thereof and the tone in which to deliver it.Â
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My Racing Experience
I don’t pretend for a minute to be an expert about car racing but in the year that I worked for Delaware Speedway, I learned a heck of a lot about it. …
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Media-minded Man
I’m not sure how he discovered it but Derek turned me on to Jerry Del Calliano and his newsletter and I’m finding his opinions fascinating, timely and thought-provoking. They’re for anyone in broadcasting or related media businesses. …
Ideas…Ideas….
Being a working writer, especially the writer of a newspaper column with a theme and a purpose, depends on more than just being able to write. …
Media and the Mixed-Up Message
Pat Burns is not dead. Neither are Gordon Lightfoot or Walter Gretzky. …
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Something for Newsies to Think About
In the news business we get very jaded. We get used to hearing about the awful things people do to each other, day after day, and we have even been known to make the occasional dark and twisted joke about some horrific situations as a coping mechanism. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. …
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