Articles tagged with: history
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The legendary reporter George Garrett, retired from CKNW since 1999, discusses his illustrious career in journalism, Alzheimer’s Disease advocacy, the state of the media today, and many of the memorable people that he’s called colleagues over the years, with Joseph Planta.
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The journalist and critic Jeet Heer discusses his new collection, Sweet Lechery: Reviews, Essay and Profiles (The Porcupine’s Quill, 2014), his writing and process, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The broadcaster Joe Leary reflects on his career in the media in Vancouver and elsewhere, as well as the media scene today, with Joseph Planta.
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A recent book The West Coast Modern House (Figure 1, 2014) that looks at the residential architecture of the post-war era in and around Vancouver, is discussed by its editor Greg Bellerby, and Joseph Planta.
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The author Alix Hawley is the New Face of Fiction with her new book All True Not a Lie in It (Knopf, 2015); she discusses it, writing and more, with Joseph Planta.
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Maple Leaf flag, the author and editor Rick Archbold discusses his biography, A Flag for Canada (Stanton Atkins & Dosil, 2008), as well as his editing of notable Canadian political books, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The National Post’s Tristin Hopper discusses working for the national newspaper, satire, history, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The award-winning actor and satirist Harry Shearer of The Simpsons and This is Spinal Tap fame, discusses Richard Nixon, and playing the former president in a new series, Nixon’s the One, based on Nixon’s White House tapes, with Joseph Planta.
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The journalist, author and professor of journalism, Marc Edge discusses his new book, Greatly Exaggerated: The Myth of the Death of Newspapers (New Star Books, 2014), with Joseph Planta.
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The journalist Diane Dakers discusses her new book, CHEK Republic: A Revolution in Local Television (Heritage House, 2014), the Victoria television station CHEK, its past and its future, with Joseph Planta.
