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Women in Radio in Canada - 7 of 7 speakers
Uploaded: 20 Jun, 2008
Recording Date: 5 May, 2008
Recording Location: Thompson House, McGill University, Montreal
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: Timeless
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Program Title: Women in Radio in Canada - 7 of 7 speakers
Description: Seven women share stories and thoughts on women in radio broadcasting in Canada, from the perspectives of researchers and historians, and as workers in the private, public or campus/community sector.
These speakers were featured at an afternoon conference called Women in Radio in Canada which was held May 5, 2008 and hosted by the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Media at McGill. The conference was organized by PhD candidate Geneviève A. Bonin.
There are six seperate audio files in this series, which vary in length from 9m48s to 23m28s.
Most of the presentations are in English. Annie Lessard and Lise Millette presented primarily in French.
For more information on the conference, visit:
http://www.mcgill.ca/misc/events/radio/
Host(s): 6 different speakers, no host
Featured Speakers/Guests: Andra McCartney, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University -
McCartney discusses campus and community radio as a positive site for women to gain skills and to participate in collaborative and creative radio-making.
Christine Maki - Masters Student, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University -
Maki shares her research on portrayal and involvement of women in top 40 radio.
Gertrude Robinson - Professor Emeritus, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University -
Robinson takes a broad historical look at women in radio, sharing some of the research published in her book "Gender, Journalism and Equity."
Kristiana Clemens - Music Coordinator, CKUT 90.3 FM, with past involvement in various c/c radio stations in Canada -
Clemens shares a personal account of her work in c/c radio, the nature of the work, and descibes her mentors in the sector.
Annie Lessard - Host, Annie le soir, RockDétente, 107.3 FM -
Lessard discusses her experiences as a popular radio host in the "big, ugly, private" radio [Primarily French].
Lise Millette - Reporter, Directrice, 103.3 FM -
Millette speaks of her experiences and challenges working in radio, as a news reporter, show producer, and a mother-of-three [Primarily French].
Patti Schmidt - Host, Canada Live and Inside The Music, CBC Radio 2, 93.5 FM -
Schmidt talks about her early expereinces with radio, the creativity and autonomy she enjoyed as producer and host of CBC's Brave New Waves, and changes in the broadcasting sector that are changing the way she approaches work.
Credits: Organizers:
Geneviève A. Bonin, PhD student, McGill
with
The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
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Media @ McGill
Speakers:
Christine Maki, Master’s Student, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University
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Andra McCartney, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University
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Gertrude Robinson, Retired Professor, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University
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Kristiana Clemens, Music Coordinator, CKUT 90.3 FM
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Annie Lessard Host, Annie le soir, RockDétente, 107.3 FM
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Lise Millette, Reporter, 103.3 FM
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Patti Schmidt, Host, Canada Live and Inside The Music, CBC Radio 2
Comments: Annie Lessard and Lise Millette spoke primarily in French
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Topic:
Arts and Culture > Radio Arts
Type:
Speech/Presentation
Politics > Feminism Regional > Canada Society and Culture > Women Regional > Canada > Quebec |
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| Listen (h:mm:ss) 0:14:29 | Andra McCartney | Download (8) |
| Andra_McCartney-_Asso_Prof_CMN_Concordia-_CC_radio_for_women_to_gain_skills-_learn_in_egaltarian_creative_environment.mp3 | 13,911k 0kbps Mono |
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| Comments: Andra McCartney, Concordia Communication Studies Professor, presenting her paper called "Radio formations" about campus and community radio as a site for women's skills development.
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| Listen (h:mm:ss) 0:16:40 | Annie Lessard | Download (8) |
| Annie_Lessard-_Host,_business_coach-_program_Annie_le_soir,_RockDétente,_107-3_FM-_bilingual_presentation.mp3 | 16,009k 0kbps Mono |
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| Comments: Annie Lessard is a host on her popular commercial prgramme "Annie le soir," on RockDétente, 107.3 FM in Montreal.
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| Listen (h:mm:ss) 0:16:40 | Christine Maki | Download (9) |
| Christine_Maki-_Masters_Dept_Art_History_CMN_McGill-_employee_at_CBC-_top_40_radio_and_women-_mix_96.mp3 | 16,438k 0kbps Stereo |
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| Comments: Christine Maki is a masters student at McGill who has been researching trends of women and women's representation in Top 40 radio. She also works at CBC Radio in Quebec City.
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| Listen (h:mm:ss) 0:23:28 | Gertrude Robinson | Download (6) |
| Gertrude_Robinson,_Prof_Emeritus,_fouder_grad_program_Dept_Art_History_CMN_McGill-_author_gender_journalism_and_equity-_historical.mp3 | 22,543k 0kbps Mono |
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| Comments: Gertrude Robinson is Professor Emeritus and a founder of the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University. She's the author of several books on journalism, including the 2005 publication: Gender, Journalism, and Equity - Canadian, U.S., and European Perspectives.
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| Listen (h:mm:ss) 0:16:01 | Kristiana Clemens | Download (7) |
| Kristiana_Clemens-_music_dept_CKUT_-_women_in_cc_radio.mp3 | 15,388k 0kbps Mono |
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| Comments: Kristiana Clemens is the Music Coordiantor at CKUT in Montreal and has a history working and volunteering in c/c radio stations in different Canadian cities.
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| Listen (h:mm:ss) 0:09:48 | Lise Millette | Download (6) |
| Lise_Millette-_reporter_-directrice-_has_small_business_show-_103-3_FM-_bilingual_presentation.mp3 | 9,409k 0kbps Mono |
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| Comments: Lise Millette is a reporter and show producer in the commercial radio sector, at 103.3 FM in Montreal, and writes as a freelancer for www.lesaffaires.com
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| Listen (h:mm:ss) 0:16:23 | Patti Schmidt | Download (10) |
| Patti_Schmidt-_started_in_cc_radio-_Host_Canada_Live,_Inside_The_Music-_previously_brave_new_waves-_CBC_Radio2.mp3 | 15,731k 0kbps Mono |
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| Comments: CBC Radio Two host and producer Patti Schmidt. She now works on Canada Live and Inside the Music, but is better known as the host of Brave New Waves, a long-standing and legendary, but now cancelled, late-night undergound music program on CBC.
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