I’m on Fire For You
Thursday was one of the weirdest work days I’ve ever had, and that’s saying something! Â …
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Brandt’s Randt – No More Technology
I’ll surf the web on my smartphone, read a book on my Kobo, pay my bills on my desktop but there’s one technological advancement I won’t accept. I’m drawing the line! And so I randt. …
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Brandt’s Randt – It’s About Words
I’ve said it before. Language evolves. It usually evolves because mistakes get accepted.  But there are two standouts right now that really bug me. And so I randt! …
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Brandt’s Randt – Taking Threats Seriously
This is not to lay blame but as a call to action. To wake up. To be aware. To risk looking foolish in case it’s nothing. Because it might be something. …
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Less-Than-Friendly Competition
It’s possible that you’ve noticed a love/hate relationship between newspapers and radio stations. Â At the papers, many believe radio newscasters merely rip off their work and put it on air. (There is basis in fact for this, which I’ll get to later.) At radio stations, there’s a belief that papers will go out of their way to overlook the whole medium and not name a specific station if they can help it. Â This is also sometimes true. Â …
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The Perils of Social Media …And Life in General
A thoughtful journalist friend recently posted to Facebook a viral YouTube video of a teen playing her guitar and singing.  The girl is very attractive and the featured aspect of the video is her ample breasts that wiggle with every motion of her arm.  My friend’s question was, is it exploitation if you do it to yourself? …
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Brandt’s Randt – Just Stick to the Plan
It annoys me when famous people say they’re retiring only to make a comeback. Especially if they’re super wealthy. Just get a sailboat or take up painting or something! Â Therefore I randt.
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You’ve Always Got Time…
…for Tim Hortons. I don’t think that jingle has been in use for some time, but when it comes to helping children, maybe you’ll make a little time. Â Â …
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London’s (And Ontario’s?) First Surprise Flash-Mob Wedding
For us, it started when Chad, who used to manage Derek’s triplex, told us about an idea he and his best friend were cooking up. Â He wondered if Free-FM, and specifically Derek and I, would like to be a part of it. Â We got excited about it and it launched on Friday night. Â …
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Follow The Leader
Blackburn Radio is a medium-small company, as far as broadcasting outlets go.  We’re dwarfed by Corus, Rogers, Bell and some others but our owner has no desire to compete on that level.  Richard is happily running a regional broadcasting network but many of the people who work for him could compete in any arena. Case in point: our web and social media team and our brand new Blackburn Radio app. Get to know it because it’s going to be copied by everyone else in short order. …
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Brandt’s Randt – Wake Up and Smell the Election Campaign!
Honestly, I think it’s our duty in a democracy to give half a hoot about an election campaign. Or shut your pie hole! Â And I randt. Â …
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Brandt’s Randt – Buying Your Pretty Face
I’m not anti-plastic surgery. I’m not against anything that’s someone’s personal choice, that doesn’t hurt anyone else, really. But I think it’s time we stopped making a big hairy deal about how well someone is aging when they’re not aging naturally. And that’s this week’s randt. …
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Headline Hilarity
There’s a real art to writing headlines. I have to do it for Blackburnnews.com and to come up with something in four or five words is often a challenge. …
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If It Were Up to Me…
…a three-day weekend wouldn’t be called a long weekend. It would just be a weekend! It takes three days to recover from a demanding work-week. Imagine if that week was only four days long. But I digress…. …
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Brandt’s Randt – Government Sleight of Hand
I’m not a conspiracy theorist by nature. I believe terrorists who hijacked planes brought down the twin towers in Manhattan, for example. But I have developed a new theory that is the only possible explanation for why smart people are so distracted by stupid things. …
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Brandt’s Randt – Food Trucks Stalled
If there’s a low turnout at the October municipal election and this London city council gets back in, then Londoners deserve them. Â They get so little accomplished unless it’s about giving themselves a raise or a medal. Â …
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Political Games People Play
The political developments on Friday were not only fun to cover, but amusing to witness. Â You could tell the age of the person writing the stories by how much they knew about the political process. Â …
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Even the Score
It’s funny how things work out.  And whether a situation is positive or negative is all in the way you look at it. …