So that’s what they think of us

 Posted by on 31 January 2010  Modern Life
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I stumbled across a radio station in Chicago the other day that is looking at adding a homegrown Canadian CBC show to their mix. They experimented with the new show for a week, and asked their listeners to respond on their blog.

The show is Q, which I listen to semi-regularly, and which I thoroughly enjoy (warts and all) and which enjoyed 15 minutes last year when they had an interview kerfuffle with Billy Bob Thornton:

The radio station experimenting with Q is WBEZ.

On their blog, they’ve attracted about 200 comments so far on the trial. Some are in favour, others are not. Many of the commenters seem to be fairly familiar with other CBC Radio shows, like Definitely Not The Opera and The Vinyl Cafe, too.

Grant Hamilton

  • Colin

    As much of a wheedling wanker as Jian sometimes is (usually when gushing over some flavour-of-the-week pop band), you can’t deny he has a good thing going with that show. Definitely an A-list of guests and interesting interviews.

    I tune out when he starts blathering about pop music, but Q is a good choice for this idea. “Spark” is also quality stuff…at least once an episode I get inspired by their ideas.

  • thebanana

    Some of his interviews are exceptional…depends on who’s writing the question, i guess.

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