Q (radio show)
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Q is a Canadian
radio show, which airs on CBC Radio One
. Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi
, the program is a national arts magazine show. The program is also now syndicated to public radio stations in the United States
through Public Radio International
.
The content features interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures. However, the show's subjects and interviewees also deal with broader cultural topics with their political and business aspects. For instance, the show has weekly panels on sports and media
issues on Mondays and Fridays respectively. On Fridays, the show includes a theme called "Friday Live" where featured musicians are invited for an interview primarily as the opening segment with live performances throughout the program. As is the norm on the CBC, there is a certain preference for discussing Canadian events and interviewing Canadians, although there are plenty of non-Canadians interviewed on the show as well.
The program airs live Monday to Friday at 10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT), and an abbreviated edition of the morning show is then repeated at 10:00 p.m. (10:30 NT). The program runs for 90 minutes, except for Fridays which runs for two hours which includes the above "Friday Live" segment. It is broadcast mostly from CBC's Toronto studios, although the show will frequently spend several days in another city in connection with a major cultural event at which a large number of potential interview subjects will be concentrated.
Q first aired on April 16, 2007, replacing Freestyle
in the network's afternoon programming block. It moved to its current time slot, replacing Sounds Like Canada
, in fall 2008.
Weekly contributors include Elvira Kurt
each Friday with her "Cultural Hall of Shame" segment, and Mio Adilman each Wednesday with the "Download Down-low" segment.
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio show, which airs on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
. Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician and producer of Iranian descent who was raised in Thornhill, Ontario. Now based in Toronto, he is the host of the national daily cultural affairs talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and Bold TV...
, the program is a national arts magazine show. The program is also now syndicated to public radio stations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
through Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
.
The content features interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures. However, the show's subjects and interviewees also deal with broader cultural topics with their political and business aspects. For instance, the show has weekly panels on sports and media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
issues on Mondays and Fridays respectively. On Fridays, the show includes a theme called "Friday Live" where featured musicians are invited for an interview primarily as the opening segment with live performances throughout the program. As is the norm on the CBC, there is a certain preference for discussing Canadian events and interviewing Canadians, although there are plenty of non-Canadians interviewed on the show as well.
The program airs live Monday to Friday at 10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT), and an abbreviated edition of the morning show is then repeated at 10:00 p.m. (10:30 NT). The program runs for 90 minutes, except for Fridays which runs for two hours which includes the above "Friday Live" segment. It is broadcast mostly from CBC's Toronto studios, although the show will frequently spend several days in another city in connection with a major cultural event at which a large number of potential interview subjects will be concentrated.
Q first aired on April 16, 2007, replacing Freestyle
Freestyle (radio program)
Freestyle was a radio program on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio One network, which aired from 2005 to 2007. For the first year, the program's hosts were Cameron Phillips and Kelly Ryan; in December 2006, Ryan left the program and was replaced by Marsha Lederman.Freestyle combined...
in the network's afternoon programming block. It moved to its current time slot, replacing Sounds Like Canada
Sounds Like Canada
Sounds Like Canada was a Canadian radio program, which aired weekday mornings on CBC Radio One from 2002 to 2008. Until the end of May 2008, the program was hosted by the award-winning broadcaster Shelagh Rogers, and in the summers by a rotating series of guest hosts...
, in fall 2008.
Weekly contributors include Elvira Kurt
Elvira Kurt
Elvira Kurt is a Canadian comedian and was the host of the entertainment satire/talk show PopCultured with Elvira Kurt on The Comedy Network in Canada. The show's style was similar to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and began in 2005, and was canceled due to poor ratings in early 2006...
each Friday with her "Cultural Hall of Shame" segment, and Mio Adilman each Wednesday with the "Download Down-low" segment.
Television Series
A television series called Q TV, consisting of filmed footage of interviews and live musical performances from the radio program, airs on the CBC-owned digital channel bold and on YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
External links
- Q
- Q audio podcast
RSS - Q video podcast RSS
- Q TV at YouTube