by the-real-deal » Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:46 pm
Good Lord. Someone has a foul mouth, do they not !
I think that fowl language is part of the overall decline at CKNW and also, the decline of morality and manners, in general.
But, I doubt though CKNW will fold over this. It still make lots of money, make no mistake.
The lack of respect for the listener, as no one corrected the fowl language, is not cool. But agreed, the better talk show hosts talk people out of things, they don't hang up or swear at them.
Some on-air talent get complete carte blanche to do whatever they want, including swearing and yelling ! Jian Ghmeshi once had that status at the CBC and look what happened to him. He became famous. (notorious) LOL
On the Lowell Green open line show in Ottawa, listeners have been yelled at, sworn at, hung up on, etc. by a fat, little man, for over 40 years, now.
But, they keep listening to the fool.
I once saw Lowell Green at an autograph signing session at a bookstore in Ottawa, as a teenager. I almost puked ! Amazingly, he continues to abuse a second generation of victims at his Ottawa studio, every day.
Why would I want an autograph from a right winged loser like him !
Unfortunately, CRFA, like CKNW, has been stripped to the bone of its news department and its former glory, by the television business. That trend started with Bell and CFRA and has since been emulated by Shaw and other outlets.
TRD