Remembering John Ashbridge, 1946-2018
He was an accomplished and experienced radio newsman by age twenty-four, and taught me everything I needed to know about becoming a news announcer in Canada.
Read MoreA romance novelist who threw it all away: Winnifred Eaton Reeve
She was a Canadian-born novelist with no family connections to Japan who succeeded in convincing thousands of readers, and a few gullible newspaper writers, that she actually came from Japan. How did she get away with it?
Read MoreTalking to CBC Radio about Rogues and Rebels
Chris dela Torre, host of CBC Radio One’s Daybreak Alberta, gave me the opportunity this morning to tell listeners across the province about my new book, Rogues and Rebels: Unforgettable Characters from Canada’s West.
Read MoreRemembering popular broadcaster Norm Edwards
A Facebook posting about the long-settled “over versus under” debate on toilet paper hanging reminded me of a beloved Calgary dee-jay who once conducted a 12-listener poll on the topic.
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