http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl? http://www.eblah.com en http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368726149/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368726149/#num1 Election helps CBC's Stephen Quinn become top dog of afternoon radio
                
                          Stephen Quinn doesn't always look this serious

By Charlie Smith

      May 16, 2013

The provincial election campaign wasn't only good to the B.C. Liberals.

It probably also helped catapult CBC Radio One's On The Coast Show (88.1 FM, 690 AM) into the top-ranked spot in the April PPM ratings.

For the first time, the show hosted by the often-amusing Stephen Quinn attracted the largest Vancouver audience between 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., crushing CKNW Radio, News 1130, and QM FM.

CBC Radio One's afternoon-drive show was lagging in eighth place when Quinn, a former municipal-affairs reporter, was tagged to become the host five years ago.

Since then, he has tried to attract younger listeners with his music picks, some imaginative programming, and solid coverage of current issues.

Quinn's absurd traffic banter with Lisa Christiansen also helps.

CKNW Radio used to dominate this timeslot. But its loss of the Canucks broadcasting contract combined with an aging demographic has placed it farther back in the pack.

Meanwhile, CBC Radio One's Early Edition, which is hosted by Rick Cluff, continues to lead among morning radio broadcasters in this market.


http://www.straight.com/blogra.....-dog-afternoon-radio

.]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 10:42:29 Radioman http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368632386/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368632386/#num1 Hudson Mack to receive
RTDNA President's Award

courtesy Canada News Wire
May 15   11:17 am ET

              

TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - RTDNA Canada - The Association of Electronic Journalists - is pleased to announce that Hudson Mack, News Director / Senior News Anchor at CTV News Vancouver Island, is this year's recipient of the RTDNA President's Award. RTDNA's highest honour is presented annually to individuals or groups that have brought distinction to, or made major contributions to, electronic journalism.

"Hudson Mack has been part of the fabric of the community on Vancouver Island, and after close to 35 years on the air, is an enduring figure who has made a significant contribution to Canada's broadcasting industry," said RTDNA Canada President Ian Koenigsfest. "I remember vividly the warm welcome Hudson gave me when I joined this organization nearly 20 years ago and I've witnessed his ongoing passion and dedication to our craft and the RTDNA." Hudson has been covering news on Vancouver Island since coming to Victoria in 1985. He joined CTV News in 2004 as Senior Anchor and Director of News and Information Programming, after 19 years as Senior Anchor and Assistant News Director at CHEK TV.  In September 2012, he was also named News Director at CFAX 1070, 'Victoria's News Authority.' Hudson's career began in the BC interior in 1980 at CJFC TV and Radio in Kamloops. He also worked at CKPG TV and Radio in Prince George.

Since joining CTV News, Hudson has led the team to close to 50 industry awards. Among them, Best Newscast from RTDNA Canada, five years running, and more than two dozen international Edward R. Murrow Awards from RTDNA International, including Overall Excellence, Best Newscast, and Best Investigative Reporting six straight years.

Hudson has played a definitive role in RTDNA Canada serving nearly two decades, from 1990 until 2008, on the Board of Directors, including two terms as RTDNA Canada President, from 1995 through 1997.  He represented Canada on the Board of RTDNA International in Washington, DC, from 2002 until 2008 and has served since 1997 as BC Regional Vice-Chair of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council.

Broadcasting is in Hudson's DNA.  His father, Clarence Mack, posthumously inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, had the long-running Calgary morning radio show 'Toast and Marmalade' at CFAC radio, and his late brother Gary Mack (a.k.a. Byron MacGregor) pioneered '20/20 News' during his ground-breaking career in radio at CKLW 'The Big 8' in Windsor/Detroit.

Hudson's commitment to the community is reflected in his participation with numerous charities including Cops for Cancer.  He was a member of the 2009 Tour de Rock team and personally raised more than $146,000 for children's cancer programs and research.

The RTDNA President's Award will be presented to Hudson Mack at the President's Awards Gala Friday, June 14 during RTDNA Canada's National Conference at Toronto's Metropolitan Hotel, June 13-15, 2013.

RTDNA Canada is the voice of electronic journalists and news managers in Canada.  The members of RTDNA Canada recognize the responsibility of electronic journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report independently about matters of public interest and to present a wide range of expressions, opinions and ideas. The RTDNA Canada Code of Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in the profession.

SOURCE: RTDNA Canada
For further information:
contact RTDNA Canada:

Sherry Denesha
Operations Manager
(416) 756-2213
sherry@rtdnacanada.com

Ian Koenigsfest
President
president@rtdnacanada.com

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1166167/hudson-mack-to-receive-rtdna-president-s-award


]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 08:39:46 clockwatcher http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368630535/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368630535/#num1
I watched the CBC for most of the night because I couldn't stand Global reporter Steve Darling's insipid interviews from his post at NDP headquarters.  I did flip back to Global many times, because Sophie Lui, Vaughn Palmer, Dan Burritt and others are among my favorites.

CBC's Gloria Mackarenko was the most intelligent anchor, their reporters (many of whom have great faces for radio) had more than decent vocabularies, and I loved the way a harsh critic of Christy Clark and a CBC panelist, Martyn Brown, was quick to realize and applaud the miracle she had pulled off.

As a Vancouver Island resident, I would have preferred to watch CTV with their live cutins from Hudson Mack in Victoria, but I quickly gave up on their lightweight  Vancouver anchor team.

And I was delighted again this time to be able to have the Elections BC website data being frequently updated on my laptop, so I could holler back at the TV when I thought they were late or wrong. Yes, I was more interested in watching the Weaver win for the Greens in Oak Bay than I was in the nuances of results from Vancouver or Surrey .. because I don't live there.

So what did you like?  Or hate?]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 08:08:55 Downlode http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368599133/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1368599133/#num1

The left-coast media and the pollsters must be shattered!
The people of BC can rest for another four years.





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I realize it's a long shot ... am curious if anyone ever captured any snapshots of when LG building got leveled?]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 19:18:35 LITTLERIC