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CBC's "As It Happens" = Terrible Program
It's almost as awful as that NPR atrocity called "Fresh Air" (mind you,
I said ALMOST...Fresh Air easily one of the worst things going on radio). Barbara Budd or Mary Lou Finlay, who host "As It Happens", should be shifted to janitorial duty at the CBC. Both have horrible, grating voices, with irritating personalities to match. The "humor" on the program is patently un-funny, and the lame human interest stories are an utter waste of time. CBC can do better than this. |
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Help I Can Not Breath - There Is So Much "Fresh Air" :o)
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First thing they could do is change the theme song -- ripping off Edwin
Starr's "25 Miles" for a theme doesn't do anything to make the show more listenable. No way. The theme has to stay after these many years. This has been the theme throughout the shows 30 or so years' history. I like the hosts, and their approach to interviews. Some of the stories are certainly fluffy, and some are very poignant. I like the program, and I like "Fresh Air" too. But there's something about that As It Happens theme that's just jarring -- Dah DAAAHHH, dut dut DAAAHHHHH, dut dut DUUHHHH! Always seems out of place, to my ears. |
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I listen to a fair amount of NPR/PRI programming (Morning Edition, All
Things Considered, Diane Rehm, To the Point, The World, etc.). Fresh Air, however, is one program that I can't quite tolerate (and that theme music on Fresh Air...geez!). Thankfully, the NPR affiliate I listen to has placed Fresh Air at the 3:00 AM time slot. As for "As It Happens", I guess it does have an NPR feel to it. I'd probably have to side with the earlier comment that "it has its moments", although the program is no favorite of mine. As far as the interviewer-interrupting-interviewee issue goes, I can think of no one worse than Charlie Rose on PBS. He's a real mediocrity. Not only does he interrupt the person he's interviewing, he actually tries to finish their sentences for them. How this guy got his own show...God only knows. But I suppose Charlie Rose is a bit off topic here. Well, maybe not -- NPR, PBS, As It Happens... in many ways of the same mould. |
jamulc wrote:
(snip) I can think of no one worse than Charlie Rose on PBS. He's a real mediocrity. Not only does he interrupt the person he's interviewing, he actually tries to finish their sentences for them. That sounds like Bryant Gumbel . . . Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
CBC has done better than this, As It Happens has been on the air for 20
some years, and I did prefer Alan Maitland and Michael Enright, but times change. Give them a chance for a few weeks, it's impossible for every item to entertain every listener, every night. Still love it, tho. Who I sorely miss are Peter Gzowski and Vicky Gabereaux, whose programs I based my day around for many happy years. |
They did change the theme song a few years ago. Popular outcry changed
it back to the version you now hear. |
RM MS wrote:
CBC has done better than this, As It Happens has been on the air for 20 some years, and I did prefer Alan Maitland and Michael Enright, but times change. Give them a chance for a few weeks, it's impossible for every item to entertain every listener, every night. Still love it, tho. Who I sorely miss are Peter Gzowski and Vicky Gabereaux, whose programs I based my day around for many happy years. I preferred Gabereaux on the radio. She's one smart cookie. Gzowski? He should be nominated for broadcast sainthood. Now, one of them is dead and the other's on TV. I wonder if they talk... mike |
I guess I'm one of those old geezers who hate change. I've always liked the
show, and the theme music. My only complaint is that CBC doesn't rebroadcast the show after midnight. I work the night shift, and would appreciate listening to As It Happens in the wee hours. Getting tired of Coast to Coast. wrote in message oups.com... It's almost as awful as that NPR atrocity called "Fresh Air" (mind you, I said ALMOST...Fresh Air easily one of the worst things going on radio). Barbara Budd or Mary Lou Finlay, who host "As It Happens", should be shifted to janitorial duty at the CBC. Both have horrible, grating voices, with irritating personalities to match. The "humor" on the program is patently un-funny, and the lame human interest stories are an utter waste of time. CBC can do better than this. |
m II wrote:
RM MS wrote: CBC has done better than this, As It Happens has been on the air for 20 some years, and I did prefer Alan Maitland and Michael Enright, but times change. Give them a chance for a few weeks, it's impossible for every item to entertain every listener, every night. Still love it, tho. Who I sorely miss are Peter Gzowski and Vicky Gabereaux, whose programs I based my day around for many happy years. I preferred Gabereaux on the radio. She's one smart cookie. Gzowski? He should be nominated for broadcast sainthood. Now, one of them is dead and the other's on TV. I wonder if they talk... The only one I've found close to Gzowski is Phillip Adams on LNL (late night live) on Radio Australia. You are right, he's a saint. Vicky was much better on radio than TV. |
On Fri, 06 May 2005 11:11:53 -0400, dxAce
wrote: uncle arnie wrote: wrote: It's almost as awful as that NPR atrocity called "Fresh Air" (mind you, I said ALMOST...Fresh Air easily one of the worst things going on radio). Barbara Budd or Mary Lou Finlay, who host "As It Happens", should be shifted to janitorial duty at the CBC. Both have horrible, grating voices, with irritating personalities to match. The "humor" on the program is patently un-funny, and the lame human interest stories are an utter waste of time. CBC can do better than this. The show has been on for probably 30 years and is among the most popular CBC productions. Well, it is CanaDuh after all. dxAce Michigan USA Standard signal-less reply. The moving mouth mouths off, then moves on. |
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