This weekend was a
mix of work and play. There’s no question that the highlight was attending the
CBC open house on Oct. 1.
I started the
morning off with breakfast at the new Stella’s Café downtown. It’s a beautiful
location and the food, as always, was delicious.
(I recommend the
Veggie Breakfast Sandwich: two fried eggs, sautéed spinach & mushrooms with
tomato, mayo & cheddar cheese on toasted rye. Is your mouth watering
yet?)
As nice as it was
to sit and enjoy breakfast, I was anxious to head back to the CBC building
(just up the street) because I had been warned that last year the lineup for
the open house was so long it wrapped around the side of the building.
So, I showed up early and was first in line, so excited that
standing in the cold wind didn’t faze me.
I should explain
that I’m an avid radio listener and felt like a kid at Disney World at the
prospect of getting to see the inner workings of a newsroom.
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During my
childhood, the radio was a staple in the kitchen. It was always on and always
tuned to CBC. This was partly because of the quality programming and partly
because my mom cannot stand radio ads.
(I should add that
now that I've had to write a few radio ads, I can say a lot goes into those
30-second spots...)
And so I grew up
listening to the voices of Peter Gzowski, Barabara Budd and Vicki Gabereau. To
this day my mom always has the kitchen radio on and set to CBC.
My dad, on the
other hand, is definitely more of a CJOB man but has to do his listening in the
truck or on his own radio somewhere else in the house (poor dad). I should
mention that I also really enjoy CJOB (I grew up also listening to and loving
Peter Warren).
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When I lived in
Iceland I always had the radio playing on my computer in the kitchen. Back in
2009 I even wrote one of my weekly Iceland Review Online articles about
it.
I've always been
interested in working in a newsroom. In journalism class we’ve talked
about the link between journalism and serving the public, as well as having the
work benefit citizens. Being a journalist is noble and important work, and I’m
realizing more and more that I want to be a part of that.
Am I a little
naive? Maybe. But that doesn’t change how I feel, at least not at the moment.
And based on the conversations I had with the people who work at CBC, I got the
impression that they are just as excited about what’s going on around them as I
am. Everyone was curious and energized about the thought of learning more. It
was easy to see they loved their jobs.
Needless to say,
the tour was great. I definitely got a lot more out of it because of what we’ve
covered in our radio, TV and journalism classes so far.
So, that was my
Saturday: devoted to the news. Interestingly enough, I ended up on it that day.
Check out http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/Manitoba/1304130959/ID=16338395
(around the 3:30 mark).
You look right at home in those pictures, Alana.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a blast! I went to the CTV open house a couple years ago, so I know what you mean when you say "Disney World". And I agree with Jackie, you do look right at home.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun day. Your smiling from ear to ear in every picture
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