Late last year I ordered copies of the CBC Radio Style Guide and CBC Radio Skills books from CBCShop.ca. I finally got around to reading them over the holidays, and recommend them both.
Radio Skills goes through the process of getting a story to air, and covers interviewing, writing, vetting, and performance. The Radio Style Guide [...]
Or perhaps, equally appropriate, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.â€
That’s certainly the way it feels right now. Nearly six months in the making, my internship at CBC Radio has finally been approved. I received this in my inbox yesterday afternoon, the result of my incessant pestering of Joan Melanson:
I was in yesterday, and I [...]
I’ve recently been digging Technorati (Peter describes it as “Google for weblogs“). I’ve set up a watchlist for CBC Radio, so everytime somebody blogs about our national public broadcaster, it shows up in my Bloglines.
And tonight, I learned about Technorati tags, which allow bloggers to categorize their posts. Apparently you can search by tag, so [...]
Finally, after weeks of drafting, my application to become the This American Life intern for Summer 2005 has been sent. With my questionnaire complete, my references set up, and my resume polished, I walked to the post office today and XpressPosted it all to Chicago.
The whole thing amounted to nine pages. Here’s hoping they read [...]
I meant to link to this a while ago: earlier this month Peter Rukavina over at ruk.ca pointed out The Coolest CBC Resource You Don’t Know About — the Insite system.
Earlier this week, I received a mass email from Ian Morrison at the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. This is what he had to say:
FRIENDS has learned that the federal government is poised to announce a new round of budget cuts, despite its $9 billion surplus. CBC is a target, even though two House of [...]
It seems like most of my time these days is spent trying to make myself sound impressive and clever.
I’m working on a total of five pitches/applications, including my internship application for the summer 2005 term on This American Life (due February 1), a pitch for my senior practicum project (due this Friday), a simultaneous pitch [...]
After reading The Lowedown in this week’s Coast, I listened to the first two episodes of Doug Gordon’s New Audio Showroom. Particularly liked the “This Canadian Existence” show. You can listen to all three shows online in RealAudio.
And speaking of RealAudio, I’ve gotten rid of RealPlayer, and am now listening using Real Alternative.
Heard this today and thought it was funny. From NPR’s All Things Considered, Music Fan Pokes Fun at Nickelback Song Similarity.