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Rick Mercer always cracks me up.

The anonymous blogger behind “The Teamakers” has gone on hiatus after nearly three remarkable years writing about the world inside public broadcasting.
I started reading Teamakers during the 2005 lockout because 1) it was written by a CBC manager who was working inside while everyone else was out on the street, and 2) it was pretty [...]

Not intending to go all Canadian on you, but it’s worth noting that Shelagh Rogers is leaving CBC Radio One’s morning show “Sounds Like Canada.” She’ll leave in May, right around the time the entire network departs to cottage country. CBC.ca reports the decision was “mutual” and there’s a chance Shelagh will return to host [...]

There’s been some writing here in the US about CBC’s upcoming changes to Radio 2, but I want to attempt a more broad view of what’s happening.
Radio 2 is making another significant cutback in classical music. Even in the most recent phase of the redesign, morning drive is mainly classical, and afternoon’s venerable DiscDrive is…. [...]

Those of you familiar with the wit and wisdom of long-time Canadian broadcaster Rex Murphy - either from his regular segments on The National or his deft handling of guests, callers, and subjects of all kinds on Cross Country Checkup - might appreciate this not-too-recent photo of Rex that Tod Maffin dug up. Take a [...]

“Spark,” the CBC Radio One show that focuses on technology and trends, has the obligatory blog, but it now also has a wiki.
The Spark wiki is in the early stages, but host Nora Young tells the Globe and Mail she hopes listeners will use it
to offer thoughts about show topics, to contribute questions for guests [...]