So Long Old Friend!
CKNX-TV in Wingham has faded to black. There’s no buyer so it became a signal without a home after the big TV debacle of ’09.
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Critical Mass
The London Free Press printed a rather passionate letter to the editor this week that criticized my recent House Proud column as being “offensive” and other strongly worded language. The column concerned asking a man to help with the household chores and it was based on my experience at home, published with the express consent and laughter of Derek, the man in question! …
Lipstick On A Pig
At least one broadcasting news hub is sending out emails and tweets calling the firing of 12 staff from CFRB in Toronto, “layoffs”. The Toronto Star has also spun it that way. Don’t be fooled by this serious error. …
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Wardrobe Amnesia
Back when I was waking up at the crack of stupid I put this phenomenon down to a lack of sleep. But even though I’m getting better rest and living along with most of the rest of the world, I still have it: A difficult time remembering what I’ve recently worn! …
Something Completely Different
Today, for 3/5ths of my show, I’ll be broadcasting live from the John Labatt Centre during the London Knight’s last full practise before the Euro-Can Cup gets underway with game one tomorrow night. Some of these guys are current Knights. Some play in the NHL now and are coming back to support their old team. The European Teams are from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I’m not exactly renowned for my hockey insight but I’m a fan of GOOD hockey and that’s what I’ve seen in the OHL games I attended last season. This should be fun! I’m live 9-2 on 1039fm.ca. …
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Wordsmithing
On our way back from a little trip out of the city last night, we talked at some length about appropriate and inappropriate words to use on the air. …
CRAD – Chick Radio All Day!
Last week my radio station featured all chicks, all the time! Despite all of the gains women have made in the broadcasting biz, this is an exceedingly rare situation, except for the occasional stunt, which this was not. …
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Morning Has Broken
I’ve heard this before from other long-time morning show hosts – once you get away from it you wonder how in the heck you ever did it! …
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I uh Don’t uh Like It When uh…
I’m often asked about my pet peeves concerning radio broadcasting. And I have many! And I occasionally do one or two of them myself after which I promptly kick my own butt. But my absolute least favourite has to be the use of “uh” to buy time, fill space, or whatever. …
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Wasting Away
The Federal government killed a tree to send us a notice about the You Want Fries With That tax account this week. …
Rocking The Park
Rock The Park 6 is over. Every year, 1039 FM (previously known as The Hawk) presents some of the biggest acts in the classic rock-ish genre at Harris Park in London, in support of Bethany’s Hope Foundation. …
…Grant Me The Serenity…
When I started this job at 1039FM, as the “new kid” I knew I wouldn’t be eligible for any holiday time this summer. …
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Putting Words in my Mouth
You might hear my voice say this sentence on the radio but it’s not my fault!   A client made me do it. …
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Just Like The Old Days…
For nearly 10 years I woke up at 2:30 or 3 am for the CHFI/680 News morning shows. I had done morning shows before that but this was my longest consistent run of getting up “at the crack of stupid”. …
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