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Find out why tea tastes different depending on where you live.

Posted on 15 December 2012 and filed under articles, CBC, misc

How to make people listen to a two-and-half hour show in 30 seconds.

Posted on 11 October 2012 and filed under articles, CBC, comments

image via artthreat.net Yesterday, the federal budget came down, and included was the announcement that the CBC would be getting a 10% cut. While there is obviously a serious side to this, members of Twitter took to the humorous side, reimagining what you might call popular CBC programs if they were pared down. Here are […]

Posted on 30 March 2012 and filed under CBC, comments, social media

CBC just launched a new music portal. If you’ve used CBC Radio 3, it’s like that, only bigger. If you haven’t used CBC Radio 3 before, it’s basically a whole bunch of streaming music stations of different genres, plus on-demand tracks by independent Canadian artists, alongside on-demand concerts and interviews from all over the musical […]

Posted on 13 February 2012 and filed under CBC, music

This one feels good. As I write this, the most prominent story on CBC’s B.C. website is about some Vancouver landlords who are being taken to court by the city for years of causing problems for their tenants and refusing to pay fines when ordered. A pretty big story from those Vancouver residents who’ve been […]

Posted on 15 December 2011 and filed under articles, Best Of, CBC, comments, Prince George

CBC has chosen its top B.C. news story: the Stanley Cup riots. On the surface, this seems like a pretty dismissable choice.  It’s Vancouver-centric. It’s flashy, rather than substantial. It’s just hockey. But think back to when those riots started. Think back to the moment that you realized that the core of B.C.’s biggest city, […]

Posted on 14 December 2011 and filed under British Columbia, CBC

Summary: Even though the province of B.C. has a branch that can order landlords to repair or upgrade their rental units, it’s up to municipalities to make sure the work gets done. And many cities, including Prince George, have no mechanism to do this. So what are renters supposed to do when they have a […]

Posted on 1 December 2011 and filed under articles, British Columbia, CBC, comments, Prince George

I’m producing Daybreak North today. That sounds bigger than it probably is, since I’m only holding things together for a day, as opposed to actually taking on the full-on management portions of the producer’s job. Still, I’m nervous. And excited. Two years ago, I didn’t know what I was going to be doing. I was […]

Posted on 29 July 2011 and filed under articles, CBC, comments, personal

When it comes to Canadian celebrities, you don’t get much bigger than Rick Mercer. I was actually surprised by this– I know he still has his show, but I though his fan base was mostly limited to people who remembered his 22 Minutes/Talking to Americans Day. Boy, was I wrong. He was in town after […]

Posted on 22 March 2011 and filed under CBC

Iceclimbing – Daybreak Edition “Please don’t mess this up.” That thought kept jumping into my head as I stood on the outskirts of the city, in a complete strangers’ front yard, against the backdrop of a completely frozen tree being used for iceclimbing. That’s right. Iceclimbing. On a tree. I first got wind of this […]

Posted on 24 February 2011 and filed under articles, CBC, journalism, personal, Prince George, radio

So, I’m now a researcher at CBC Radio. I’ve even taken some training. And as time goes on, I’m starting to feel more and more like I might actually know what I’m doing around there. But over the last couple of weeks, I’ve had to do something I wasn’t sure I was ready for: go […]

Posted on 15 January 2011 and filed under CBC, journalism, personal, radio

Left Prince George… Arrived in Vancouver (no rain yet)… Tried out the Millennium Line (it’s pretty great– in at 8, downtown by 9)… Found the CBC… Got a little meta with my t-shirt… Found the dungeon leading to our workspace (it’s actually a nice big studio, but the entrance is a bit ominous)… Had a ridiculous burger […]

Posted on 13 December 2010 and filed under CBC, comments, personal

My parents live near a champion arm wrestler. A few years ago,  I found out that he was training a guy I went to high school with in how to be a competitive arm wrestler. When I found out that he was headed to the world championships after a few successful national runs, I went to […]

Posted on 8 December 2010 and filed under CBC

Hey. In case you are one of the two or three people who read this blog and yet don’t know me, last week I successfully applied for the permanent researcher position at CBC. I’ve been doing that job since September in a contract role, and I’d been backfilling it on a pretty regular basis since […]

Posted on 24 November 2010 and filed under CBC, personal

Today is Remembrance Day. It’s sort of an awkward day, because it’s like a holiday, except solemn rather than celebratory. It’s weird to see stores open and people staying out late the night before and treating it like a weekend when it really is a day set aside to honour the dead and the battle-scarred. […]

Posted on 11 November 2010 and filed under articles, Canada, CBC