Interview: Mike McCardell, On the Line with Joseph Planta (thecommentary.ca)

Mike McCardell

Monday, 19 November 2007

Global BC's Mike McCardell talked to Joseph Planta about his latest collection of television pieces, The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm, as well as his work as seen near the end of the highly rated News Hour broadcast, and how he comes up with his remarkable pieces.

The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm by Mike McCardell. (Harbour Publishing, 2007)

Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm

You will need the Real Player to listen to the interviews. If you don't have it, you can download it at http://www.real.com.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line. This is THECOMMENTARY.CA.

Mike McCardell joins me now. The Global BC reporter has been providing viewers with those heart warming, thoughtful and often remarkable pieces that end the highly rated six o'clock News Hour broadcast for nearly three decades. Thanks to his perceptive eye for the human condition and considerate sense of humour, we have a third collection of wonderfully crafted stories bound in The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm. A delightful follow up to the bestselling Chasing the Story God and Back Alley Reporter, McCardell doesn't fail to warm our hearts and lift our spirits. From Harbour Publishing, The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm retails for $32.95. Partial proceeds will be donated to Variety-The Children's Charity. The previous two books raised over $25,000 for Variety in 2001 and 2002. I am very pleased to welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Mike McCardell. Good morning, Mr. McCardell.

Weblinks:

Mike McCardell on Global BC: http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/video/index.html