First, full disclosure – the writer, Dan, his lovely and talented wife Amanda and Derek and I are friends. He does say that in the piece but, it’s just so complimentary that I feel the need to say it again! I copied and pasted this from www.lfpress.com . …
London Free Press blog on Free-FM Read More »
By the time this blog goes online, Free-FM will be broadcasting with its full compliment of announcers and programming. …
A few weeks ago my former colleague at Corus Radio, Blair Henatyzen, moved to Bangalore, India. …
A Toronto Sun columnist made some comments on the weekend about the use of the word “exclusive” by media and the 24-hour-news channels’ purported penchant for claiming they’ve broken stories that were already cracked by someone else. …
Really Big Scoop…of Me. Read More »
I’m no genius. I’ve made mistakes and will likely make a few more. But there are a few fundamentals about the news business that too often get forgotten in this era of budget restraint and I find it deeply disappointing.   …
My friend Dan Brown at the London Free Press asked me if I’d like to write a guest post on his blog, about my role at Free-FM. …
Blogging on Another Blogger’s Blog Read More »
We have a launch date! Now we know when Free-FM will hit the air. …
The Week That Was, June 18 Read More »
98.1 Free-FM is in pre-launch ahead of our soft launch which will precede our actual launch! …
Sometimes AM980 airs programs created by London journalism students. I caught a couple of those shows a week or two ago. …
Journalism Defined Read More »
After two years with Corus Radio London’s 1039fm, I left the building for the last time yesterday. …
Mostly Sweet Move Read More »
It appears that my column House Proud might be on life support if not already actually deceased. …
House (Not) Proud Read More »
If it’s done well, commercial reading should sound easy. But there is much more to it than just reading , and learning to control and manipulate your voice takes experience. And sometimes you work with a producer who doesn’t know how to articulate what it is they expect from their talent and it takes you to the brink of your patience. …
Voicing Disapproval Read More »
A former colleague and his business partner have started a terrific website aimed at the broadcasting set. …
An Amber Alert was issued yesterday morning for a missing 3-year old girl from Sault Ste. Marie. Since then the child has been found, safe, with her Mom, who turned herself in to authorities. …
