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[felis_ultharus]

For the first time, one of my letters was read on CBC. Nothing major -- just about three sentences (about Tom Lukiwski's homophobia) on the political program, The House.

(For anyone actually interested, the podcast is here. I'm somewhere between 40 min and 50 min in.)

Since I wrote that letter, I discovered another homophobic vote by Lukiwski just two years ago. I should also have mentioned that it was an "unwhipped" vote -- Lukiwski had the right to vote however he felt both times, without it affecting his career.

Comments

[em-fish.livejournal.com]

I heard it - you were brill! You should keep writing in and contributing.

Since I was 15, I have been on a call-in show, won a contest, had two letters read on-air and they played a message I left on their voicemail. You would think they'd keep a list of nutters, and cut you off after a while, but apparently not!

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

That's good. 'Cause I was wondering if they'd disqualify me about my last letter.

[metawidget]

I heard it too, I just heard your first name and was wondering how many lefty politically engaged people might share it. Congrats!

[metawidget]

By the way, I think I know why you always wind up listening to Go — it's good ol' radio inertia. If only we could have a rebroadcast of The Debaters on Saturday morning instead, and maybe one of those topical half-hour series like Working or White Coat/Black Art. CBC Radio is really good at treating its listeners like smart people when it tries.

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

True enough.

I have two theories about Bambury:

• he's sleeping with the president of CBC; or
  
• he's been planted there by anti-CBC people to discredit the network.

I mean -- they got rid of "And Sometimes Y," but his show gets to keep 1.5 hours. What gives?

[em-fish.livejournal.com]

It isn't all bad - today they wrote jingles about Peggy!

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Good jingles or atrocious ones...?