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The CBC’s Future Is Entertainment—Not News

The CBC’s Future Is Entertainment—Not News
Steve Smith of the TV comedy “The Red Green Show” poses for a photograph while promoting his new book in Toronto on Oct. 25, 2017. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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I remember in the 1980s on Sunday mornings I used to bolt out of bed, race to the television, and tune in at 9 a.m. to watch the Halifax edition of CBC’s “Switchback,” featuring host Stan “The Man” Johnson.
Dave Gordon
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Dave Gordon is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in more than a hundred publications around the world, including BBC, National Post, Globe and Mail, and Washington Times. He was born in Montreal, bred in Toronto, and buttered in Brooklyn.