Programs/Content
Powering up ‘q’: Down-to-earth approach guides show’s revamp
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The CBC show hopes to get its groove back with new host Tom Power and a snappier format starting Oct. 24.
Quick Takes
CBC replaces ‘q’ host
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Shad, who took over as host last year, will stay on with the CBC.
Programs/Content
CBC, PRI hope to leave past behind as Shad settles into host chair at ‘q’
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With a new voice and lower-case title, the Canadian network is updating its most popular export to the U.S.
Programs/Content
Show goes on for Q as allegations against Ghomeshi mount
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U.S. stations are holding onto the program while the CBC searches for a permanent replacement for the fired host.
System/Policy
Deep cuts at CBC spare shows airing on U.S. public radio
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Canada’s public broadcasting network is eliminating 657 jobs after suffering cuts in federal funding and the loss of a broadcast license for National Hockey League games.
Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Pat Harrison dishes; ACL opens Hall of Fame
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• CPB CEO Pat Harrison sat down with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Monday for an interview about her background in advance of a visit to WQED for the station’s 60th anniversary. Harrison chatted about her beginnings as a freelance writer and as the founder of the National Women’s Economic Alliance and about how her Brooklyn upbringing influenced her leadership abilities. “You would go from one block to the other at that time, and you were in a different country,” she said. “You didn’t want to be fighting on the playground all the time, so you had to find a way to connect with some sort of common denominator, or you wouldn’t survive third grade.” • Writers for Canada.com and The Atlantic have criticized a discussion of the concept of “rape culture” that aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.