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[VicHockeyFan]

I just wish C-FAX would let go of a couple of hours of its boring, safe late night syndicated dreck and replace it with some wacky local content: a variety show with music, call-ins, like a podcast aka Lisa, Gene & Eric show. Why not, they have nothing to lose at midnight ratings-wise.

 

I'd got for this.  A midnight call-in show might be fun.

 

Too bad CFAX never does open-line anymore, call in on any topic.  The way they do it now, you just have the same 6 people calling in all the time.

[HB]

Their open phones used to be great but CFAX now needs complete  control over its content When one cals into comment on a subject you get grilled now about what you want to talk about.

I always just say I want to comment about the subject they are talking about that way I dont get censored by the gate keeper

[Holden West]

^Producers like to know what the caller's views are so they attempt to have a good cross-section of opinions. You want to have at least one contrary opinion to make good radio.

 

Pre-screening also gets rid of the clueless, the ramblers, the off-topic hijackers and other deadwood.

Edited by Holden West, 17 September 2014 - 09:00 AM.

[VicHockeyFan]

So today I heard:

 

A Shaw Boxing Week sales, prices good Dec. 26-31.

An ad for tonight's home-opener for the Royals (which is actually next Friday)

 

Someone should maybe listen to the ad before they program it.

[VicHockeyFan]

More ads built into newscasts yesterday.  The Royals Monday Madness ticket deal was in every sports report.  And the Royals don't play until Friday but every sportscast mentions it.

[VicHockeyFan]

I notice now that Rick's Picks TV and movie news only talks about CTV television programs now.

[Mr_E_Squirrel]

Ian Jessops program went on about vaccines causing autism apparently

 

http://www.reddit.co..._causes_autism/

[Mr Cook Street]

Ian Jessops program went on about vaccines causing autism apparently

 

http://www.reddit.co..._causes_autism/

Yikes, reddit is not happy with Ian Jessops. Nothing quite like putting children at risk by promoting anti-vaccine pseudo-science. Will have to listen to this and see how bad this was.

[VicHockeyFan]

Yikes, reddit is not happy with Ian Jessops. Nothing quite like putting children at risk by promoting anti-vaccine pseudo-science. Will have to listen to this and see how bad this was.

 

It's not the first time he's been on about it.

[Mike K.]

Clearly something is up. Why shouldn't he explore the issue?

I'm ok with parents having all the information available to them to make a conscious choice about what their kids receive. And if there is something to this vaccine stuff then I see a natural or alternative vaccine market popping up that doesn't push a whole slew of chemicals and compounds together with the active agent or whatever its called.

[Mr Cook Street]

Clearly something is up. Why shouldn't he explore the issue?

I'm ok with parents having all the information available to them to make a conscious choice about what their kids receive. And if there is something to this vaccine stuff then I see a natural or alternative vaccine market popping up that doesn't push a whole slew of chemicals and compounds together with the active agent or whatever its called.

 

In my opinion, thats not how he put forward the discussion. The host and guest shut down the caller who pointed out that anti-vaccine fear mongering has been discredited time and time again.

[Mike K.]

OK, so he was controlling the debate? Ian Jessop tends to do that for sure. I was a guest on one of his shows and found myself walking right into a trap and about to say something I didn't intend to say. Media loves a little bit of sensation, and they know just how to get their intended point of view to come across regardless of what their interviewee or source truly intends to get across.

[spanky123]

If you want controversy then get someone to debate adding Rob Ford's name as Mayor of Victoria or get Tim Ball to tell us how global warming is made up. Don't use junk science and thoroughly discredited research to muck with someone's health and then cut off anyone who tells to provide an informed opinion.

 

Joe Easingwood and Terry Spence has many flaws but at least they had some degree of self respect and integrity. Neither one would ever allow themselves to be associated with con artists, discredited nutritional supplements, or scientific hocus pocus. It seems nowadays that as long as the standard "buyer beware" announcements precedes the shows then anything goes.

[sebberry]

Hey, I like Tim Ball!

[VicHockeyFan]

Joe Easingwood and Terry Spence has many flaws but at least they had some degree of self respect and integrity. Neither one would ever allow themselves to be associated with con artists, discredited nutritional supplements, or scientific hocus pocus. It seems nowadays that as long as the standard "buyer beware" announcements precedes the shows then anything goes.

 

Terry Spence was associated with Al Budai.

 

Jessop admitted today that he and the station had received much e-mails, but he defended the studies he cited today.

[G-Man]

Clearly and significantly debunked by science. It is dangerous to have media speaking about things they know nothing about. If it was for argument sure but it isn't.

[spanky123]

Terry Spence was associated with Al Budai.

 

Jessop admitted today that he and the station had received much e-mails, but he defended the studies he cited today.

 

Ok then Joe Easingwood had integrity!

[Hotel Mike]

Hey Spanky. I hate to bust your bubble, but I remember way back in 1984 or so, Easingwood ran for the Socreds in Victoria. He used his own talk show to make the announcement. That did not show integrity, and I thought it was pretty oily. He lost and went back to his radio talk career.

[VicHockeyFan]

Hey Spanky. I hate to bust your bubble, but I remember way back in 1984 or so, Easingwood ran for the Socreds in Victoria. He used his own talk show to make the announcement. That did not show integrity, and I thought it was pretty oily. He lost and went back to his radio talk career.

 

Not so fast.  As soon as he announced, he promptly left the air, as per the rules.

[Mr_E_Squirrel]

I remember the snowstorm of 1996 and the great coverage and help to the public the announcers made . I don't know if it could be pulled off today by CFAX and I guess technology has changed as it would be one of the last places I refer to now.