As a freelance broadcaster there are a few things that lift my feet right off the ground into a sprightly little yahoo jump, one of those things is getting a piece on the radio.
Especially if it’s on one of my favourite shows.
Here’s a few clips of just that; these guys made the rest of the no’s throughout the year seem like maybe’s.
CBC Radio 3 scarf I received for telling a secret to Appetite for Distraction host Lisa Christiansen
Yes, the CBC Radio 3 scarf (and there’s a toque too!) are much, much better than fruitcake, even the kind with brandied nuts! But the real gift of xmas to me, was who I was with when I got this scarf: two friends that have seen me cry, laugh, panic and lose at any trivia board game I’ve played even with creative answers such as “the one who always wears pink and walks with a hop” or “the year Amelia Earhart started her period.” (c’mon that last one should have gotten a bonus point).
These friends are fellow radio graduates Kristina Mameli and Chris England. Two people I know will be rocking the mic at CBC sooner than you can down a jug of soy-nogg, (ok, a lot sooner than that!)
Our collective dream is to all meet up for slurpees. And in between that make great radio.
So in the spirit of friendship, I want to share some photos we took at the recent CBC Open House in Vancouver. Congratulations are in order as CBC employees, listeners and fans who raised $568,607 for the food bank which computes to over a million dollars worth of groceries. And to the thousands of fans who took a tour of the new building (Myself, Kristina and Chris among them). We are a testament that in CBC all of us Canadians can find a friend.
Freelance broadcaster and writer, Kristina Mameli and broadcaster Chris England having a little fun at CBC Radio 3.
Kristina and me with Scotty. We all stood in line behind him for the "guac and talk" segment on Lanarama's Foodie Friday. But Scotty was too good to follow so we got this picture instead.
Where art installations live forever: Chris and Kristina inside CBC Vancouver. I really hope this shot wins the ipod!
The archives on display were really cool. Here's a close up of a camera.
Kristina pointed out this mic right away. Reminds me of David Letterman's, you know you have a show when you have a mic like this on your desk.
Along with these items, a film was put together showcasing some older programming. We hummed along to the theme of the cooking show "Wok with Yan". I can see Chris with his own cooking show.
From CBC Spark Episode 98 [4:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download