The Wedding of The Year!
The only daughter of our very dear friends got married on the weekend. This event has been long in the planning and heavy in anticipation. And it was a very special, wonderful day. Â Â …
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How We Get It Wrong
Nearly every news organization in North America, and likely several overseas, tweeted and emailed the news yesterday: A suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings. …
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My Pals at My Aircheck
It’s been several years now since I started writing a monthly column for Myaircheck.com. Â …
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How is This News?
One-time Toronto mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson has made some strong allegations against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. …
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An Open Letter to Fellow Broadcasters
Please, stop shortening methadone to “meth”.  Meth is crystal methamphetamine, a very potent, dangerous drug that has ruined countless lives. Methadone is a medicine that reduces the cravings for heroin. It is prescribed to people who are trying to kick hard drugs.  Not only do you sound like an idiot when you use “meth” the wrong way, you further confuse the issue for those who don’t yet know the difference. …
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Getting Ahead of the News
This happens far too often.  Journalists make assumptions and they ought not do it. …
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Do We or Don’t We?
Unlike most radio newscasters these days I work alone.  Sometimes I bounce an idea off the morning host but decisions are mostly mine to make, right or wrong, win or lose. …
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Bias Dismissed
This is a blog posting I published at www.blackburnnews.com and www.981freefm.ca this week under my banner of Morning News Anchor. Â It just offers a little peek into something that can go on behind the scenes. Â …
Horror
Friday was the kind of news day that separates the journalists from the alarmists. Â The horrific mass shooting near Denver yesterday morning broke shortly before I went on air with my first newscast. Â I love my work even if I sometimes loathe the tools (stories) I work with. Â …
New News Hub
Many weeks of intense effort have culminated in the launch of the new Blackburn News website. Â It’s a regional hub combining the news-gathering efforts of all of the radio stations in the Blackburn chain; London, Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, Leamington and Wingham. Â If you follow one of those stations’ news departments on Twitter you’ve noticed the logo and name have changed to Blackburn (market). Â …
Giving Motorcyclists a Bad Name
A colleague recently said to me, “Every biker that rides past me acts like an a**hole!” Â …
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Story of the Week
An occurrence in St. Thomas yesterday morning made my day as a newscaster. Â …
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