Tim Peel was cashiered since his candor got in the way of the NHL's aim to be a betting sport. Speaking of ethics, a failed journalist wants to talk about the ethics of covering mental illness.
As someone who grew up in Ottawa when the CJOH News announcers were all local celebrities, I also remember the whispers and leering chuckles about Max Keeping's sexuality and the ugly stories, almost certainly all fabricated, that would circulate. To his credit, he never took the bait and continued to be a presence at almost every charity event that existed at the time. The man deserves to have more of his legacy preserved.
Speaking of local media, your writing about CJOH brought me back to my childhood of listening to CFRA every morning because I loved Ken "The General" Grant and Ernie Calcutt, who was also the radio voice of my beloved Rough Riders. I remember my Dad waking me up one winter morning in grade 8 to tell me that Ernie had died the day before. The rest of the morning show staff were grief stricken and yet still went on the air to share that grief. I think it was the first time in my young life I understood the potential power of sharing your grief instead of keeping it private.
Thankfully. both of them have been well honoured around the city with various parks, institutions, wings and press facilities named after them.
As someone who grew up in Ottawa when the CJOH News announcers were all local celebrities, I also remember the whispers and leering chuckles about Max Keeping's sexuality and the ugly stories, almost certainly all fabricated, that would circulate. To his credit, he never took the bait and continued to be a presence at almost every charity event that existed at the time. The man deserves to have more of his legacy preserved.
Speaking of local media, your writing about CJOH brought me back to my childhood of listening to CFRA every morning because I loved Ken "The General" Grant and Ernie Calcutt, who was also the radio voice of my beloved Rough Riders. I remember my Dad waking me up one winter morning in grade 8 to tell me that Ernie had died the day before. The rest of the morning show staff were grief stricken and yet still went on the air to share that grief. I think it was the first time in my young life I understood the potential power of sharing your grief instead of keeping it private.
Thankfully. both of them have been well honoured around the city with various parks, institutions, wings and press facilities named after them.
Gold, nate, absolute gold !!!