Comments on: Tom says: “It didn’t work then and it won’t work now.” http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/tomyoung/2007/10/09/tom-says-it-didnt-work-then-and-it-wont-work-now/ Just another Rogers Radio Blog weblog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:49:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: James McQueen http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/tomyoung/2007/10/09/tom-says-it-didnt-work-then-and-it-wont-work-now/#comment-39 James McQueen Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:06:57 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/tomyoung/2007/10/09/tom-says-it-didnt-work-then-and-it-wont-work-now/#comment-39 I remember a time when there was actually people working in the radio stations 24/7, but now in Saint John we have a situation that in a crisis could become a catastrophe. I speak of the fact that not one radio station in this city has anyone working the microphone past the supper hour. I remember not all that long ago where the drinking water safety was comprommised due to an equipment failure, and there would have been no way for the public to be notified that they should be drinking their tap water. I appreciate the fact that you are talking about the fact that producing news for the local market is best done in that market, but again the local media is also not serving the public very well either. It should be a condition of having a broadcasting license that the station be staffed 24/7, and broadcasting live. I remember a time when there was actually people working in the radio stations 24/7, but now in Saint John we have a situation that in a crisis could become a catastrophe. I speak of the fact that not one radio station in this city has anyone working the microphone past the supper hour. I remember not all that long ago where the drinking water safety was comprommised due to an equipment failure, and there would have been no way for the public to be notified that they should be drinking their tap water.

I appreciate the fact that you are talking about the fact that producing news for the local market is best done in that market, but again the local media is also not serving the public very well either. It should be a condition of having a broadcasting license that the station be staffed 24/7, and broadcasting live.

]]> By: Mike Hunter http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/tomyoung/2007/10/09/tom-says-it-didnt-work-then-and-it-wont-work-now/#comment-28 Mike Hunter Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:22:02 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/tomyoung/2007/10/09/tom-says-it-didnt-work-then-and-it-wont-work-now/#comment-28 Tom, This is very scary because I'm starting to think like you. I thought of the same thing when Global made the announcement that their news would be anchored from "Lotus Land". I believe that was Robert Rabinovitches "Brain Fart" ideas. Just like you mentioned in you blog, it didn't work for the CBC, and it isn't going to work for Global. You only have to look at the full circle made by the CBC. They have changed their format again in Nova Scotia to a totally local format, and I believe they have done the same in New Brunswick. The weather we now watch on CBC is mainly for Nova Scotia. Same with the news. It's Nova Scotia first, then regional, national & world reports. (I believe it's the same in New Brunswick.) Nothing personal, but I would much sooner hear news from Yarmouth or Canso as opposed to a human interest story from Campbellton or Bathurst. I think most people in New Brunswick feel the same way. They would much sooner hear human interest stories from Campbellton or Bathurst as opposed to Shelburne or Sherbrooke, NS. I guess Global will have to learn the hard way, as did CBC before them. Now, if we could get CTV to provide local news at 6:00, we be that much further ahead again. Why is it that CTV can give other locations across Canada their own local evening news, yet in the Maritimes, we've got to have a regional format? Why? Newfoundland has it's own CTV affiate with news for Newfoundland, all across the west, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, lloydminister, Thunder Bay, just to name a few. But, in the Maritimes, we have to settle for a regional CTV feed. Since CBC changed that is the news I watch. You receive more local and more human interest stories from your own province. CTV should do the same. Tom,

This is very scary because I’m starting to think like you. I thought of the same thing when Global made the announcement that their news would be anchored from “Lotus Land”. I believe that was Robert Rabinovitches “Brain Fart” ideas. Just like you mentioned in you blog, it didn’t work for the CBC, and it isn’t going to work for Global. You only have to look at the full circle made by the CBC. They have changed their format again in Nova Scotia to a totally local format, and I believe they have done the same in New Brunswick. The weather we now watch on CBC is mainly for Nova Scotia. Same with the news. It’s Nova Scotia first, then regional, national & world reports. (I believe it’s the same in New Brunswick.) Nothing personal, but I would much sooner hear news from Yarmouth or Canso as opposed to a human interest story from Campbellton or Bathurst. I think most people in New Brunswick feel the same way. They would much sooner hear human interest stories from Campbellton or Bathurst as opposed to Shelburne or Sherbrooke, NS. I guess Global will have to learn the hard way, as did CBC before them. Now, if we could get CTV to provide local news at 6:00, we be that much further ahead again. Why is it that CTV can give other locations across Canada their own local evening news, yet in the Maritimes, we’ve got to have a regional format? Why? Newfoundland has it’s own CTV affiate with news for Newfoundland, all across the west, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, lloydminister, Thunder Bay, just to name a few. But, in the Maritimes, we have to settle for a regional CTV feed. Since CBC changed that is the news I watch. You receive more local and more human interest stories from your own province. CTV should do the same.

]]> By: dennis lil book http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/tomyoung/2007/10/09/tom-says-it-didnt-work-then-and-it-wont-work-now/#comment-27 dennis lil book Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:27:54 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/tomyoung/2007/10/09/tom-says-it-didnt-work-then-and-it-wont-work-now/#comment-27 tom i agree that globals decision to move is a great loss , as i was a fan. now i will however be tunning them out . having said that , tom i see a phenoix rising out of the ashes, the time couldn't be better for eastlink cable to get in on the act. there is an abandoned local audience out there, there are some unemployed reporters ,with exp. , out there. also i'm sure ex advertisers.. could oportunity knock any louder for eastlink. hello eastlink, are you listening!!!! tom i agree that globals decision to move is a great loss , as i was a fan.
now i will however be tunning them out .
having said that , tom i see a phenoix rising out of the ashes, the time couldn’t be better for eastlink cable to get in on the act. there is an abandoned local audience out there, there are some unemployed reporters ,with exp. , out there. also i’m sure ex advertisers.. could oportunity knock any louder for eastlink.
hello eastlink, are you listening!!!!

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