News Tip
If you’re working in broadcast news (or doing any kind of writing, really) and you don’t have or use a Thesaurus, please, get one. …
Working
Here In The Real World
Yesterday I described myself as a “writer” when I was asked by a stranger, ‘What do you do?” …
Kudos to Corus
The Corus Radio company has kicked off a chain-wide “shop local” campaign that encourages listeners to get out and buy locally. …
The Consulting Game
Launching a business isn’t for the faint of heart. I love the excitement of it but it’s also a stressful, unpredictable endeavour. Then again, that’s also part of what I love about it. …
Level the Playing Field
The Heritage Minister yesterday said he would consider allowing CBC radio to accept advertising if it wanted to boost its revenue stream. …
Reality Check
This afternoon I’m talking to first year students in the Broadcast Journalism course at Fanshawe College. It’s an unusual time in our industry and it will be fascinating for me to assess how much they’re plugged into what’s going on. …
Lucky Me
I dropped into 680 News yesterday, a planned brief visit, the first one since I left its employ two and a half months ago. …
No House Proud Today
It happens. It sucks, but it happens. …
New Logo
I’d like to draw your attention to the upper left portion of your screen! …
Realities of Radio
Part of the reason that I chose to pursue radio and television was stability. Hah! …
RIP Ted Rogers
Rogers CEO Ted died this morning at home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 75. He was also a visionary, a risk taker, a mogul, a workaholic, a family man, a decent guy and a billionaire. …
Props to my Peeps
Everybody who’s ever analyzed a BBM (Bureau of Broadcast Measurement) ratings release knows you can manipulate the numbers six ways to Sunday and make your station look like a leader in a category. …
The Day To Day
People ask me, they say, what do you do with your days now that you’re no longer on the radio? Let me tell you! They’re chock-a-block with this and that and the other! …
Thank You
It’s time I acknowledged the flood of emails I received after my last day on 680 News. …
How The Other Half Lives
Today the reporter becomes the reportee. …
Real Women Gathering
My affiliation with Real Women Magazine is something I’m very proud of. Real Women was started from scratch just a few years ago by Shelly Wilson, a brilliant, energetic pro with an entrepreneurial spirit. As the mag. has grown, it’s spread from London to KW and beyond and through subsciptions booked online, it’s now province wide. The website, www.realwomencanada.com, shows where it wants to go – nationwide. I’ve been the “She Said” in the “He Said She Said” advice column for many months now and I’m also contributing major feature articles to several ’09 issues. …
How Does It Feel?
Everyone wants to know how it feels to be free of the early morning shackles! I left 680 News only on Friday so this is just my first weekday without the brutal 3 am wakeup. So, would somebody please inform my body clock? …
Brilliant Quote
My boss, er, former boss, 680 News Director Scott Metcalfe, shared this at my going away fete on Friday. It was perfect. It comes from the writer known best as Dr. Seuss. …