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Update: Mr. Holman, himself, explains all....In the comments
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Sean Holman just signed off on his last radio show.
Apparently, he is going East young(ish) man!
And we will miss him.
But here's the real question....
Will we have file an FOI request to find out just what, precisely, he is going to be doing in Alberta?
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And I could have typed 'exactly', above....But I banged out 'precisely', on purpose....OK?
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6 comments:
Ah, you must have missed the editorial where all was explained. I'm joining Mount Royal University as an assistant professor journalism.
Excellent!
Sorry - slept in.
Congratulations.
(and if it is/was a July 1st appointment, stop messing around at places like this because...the tenure clock is now ticking!)
For your information and interest, here's what you missed :)
FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, I’VE HAD PLEASURE OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING ON PROVINCIAL POLITICS IN THIS PROVINCE
AND, FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, I’VE ALSO BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR HOSTING THIS SHOW
I SAY RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT JOURNALISM IS
A RESPONSIBILITY
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD INSTITUTIONS AND OFFICIALS TO ACCOUNT
ON BEHALF OF YOU – THE PUBLIC
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD A MIRROR UP TO THE PUBLIC
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE
EVERYTHING ELSE IS SUPERFLUOUS
THIS IS WHAT I TELL MY JOURNALISM STUDENTS
AND I HOPE I PRACTICE WHAT I TEACH
ALL THIS IS PRELUDE TO ADVISE YOU THIS IS MY FINAL SHOW ON CFAX
THIS MONTH, I’LL BE LEAVING BRITISH COLUMBIA TO JOIN MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY IN CALGARY AS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM
FROM THERE, I’LL CONTINUE HOLDING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND OFFICIALS TO ACCOUNT
FROM THERE, I’LL CONTINUE HOLDING A MIRROR UP TO THE PUBLIC
BY HELPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY
BUT BEFORE I SIGN OFF, I’D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS SHOW POSSIBLE
FIRST, MY PAST AND PRESENT PANNELISTS – DON ANDERSON, DAVID CUBBERLEY, ELEANOR GREGORY, JOHN HEANEY, ANDREW MACLEOD, DAVE OBEE, TREVOR ORAM, SHEILA ORR, BOB RUSSELL, BERNARD VON SCHULMANN, ROB SHAW, TROY SEBASTIAN, CHARLIE SMITH, ALEX TSAKUMIS, ALLAN WARNKE AND BRAD ZUBYK
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVALUABLE INSIGHT AND GIVING UP COUNTLESS SUNDAY MORNINGS TO PROVIDE IT
SECOND, I’D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE AT CFAX
ESPECIALLY MY TECHNICAL PRODUCERS
AS WELL AS TERRY SPENCE, WHO GAVE ME THIS TIME SLOT
AND NEWS DIRECTOR MURRAY LANGDON, WHO HAS BEEN AN UNFAILING FAN AND SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC EYE RADIO
THIRD, I’D LIKE TO THANK MY BIGGEST FANS – MY WIFE AND MY PARENTS – FOR THEIR EQUALLY UNFAILING SUPPORT
AND FINALLY YOU, MY LISTENERS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS SHOW
AND THE STATE OF PROVINCIAL POLITICS
BECAUSE IF YOU WEREN’T LISTENING – AND WILLING TO BE PART OF BRITISH COLUMBIA’S CIVIL SOCIETY
NONE OF THIS WOULD MATTER
Thanks Sean.
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Sean has cut and pasted and sent you his opening editorial from his "sked" as he calls it, typed as is his want in his characteristic all caps. Before every Sunday show Sean would circulate the portion of his sked with the topics for discussion to his rabble rousers. On the Saturday night before each Sunday when I did the show, I would do Sean's homework assignment while listening to Randy's Vinyl Tap on CBC.
And now that is a memory.
All done in two hours Eleanor?
Wow.
Impressive.
Thanks for the little peek into the method.
I wondered if you all knew what was coming, no more so than this morning when you pointed us towards some very important, on target, pieces.
Now....
Issue 1 for Sean's new crop of students...
Just what are the implications, for society at large, of this 'Branded Journalism' that Ira Basen was going on about in this weekend's Globe?
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