Listeners Share Sense of Betrayal
Summary
One Winnipegger wrote, "It doesn't 'take' me anywhere but actually 'shoves' me to another station."
People of all ages wrote in. Many were young people protesting the stereotype that CBC aficionados are a bunch of grey-haired retirees. They considered Radio 2 part of their education. As one well-respected member of Winnipeg's musical community put it: "The CBC has set the standard over the years for artistic excellence in classical music and can take much of the credit for 'building a fire in the bellies of gifted musicians' to study and practise hard ... Someday, maybe they would perform on the CBC! ... Extraordinary work doesn't just happen; a good musician needs something to aspire to!"I'm giving the last word to another reader: "I don't think this experiment is working and the CBC should go back to the stuff they know. They don't know anything about what they are doing now. Quite frankly, I am embarrassed for them."See the full content of this document
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Listeners Share Sense of Betrayal
Classical music fans switch off CBC Radio 2
It looks like radios are starting to gather dust as people switch off CBC from coast to coast, many vowing never to return.In last week's Music Matters, I wrote about how the recent changes to CBC Radio 2 have negatively af...See the full content of this document
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