Commentary I used to be a fan of CBC radio. I remember fondly the dulcet tones of Peter Gzowski and “This Country in The Morning,” a program originally hosted by the equally congenial Don Harron and his alter ego, the irascible Canadian everyman Charlie Farquharson. The show was accurately touted as “Canada’s living room.” My wife and I would often fall asleep to Allan McFee’s Eclectic Circus, amused by his tales of jellied gin, chickens running amok in his studio, and his irreverent anecdotes about the “Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission.” On Sunday afternoon, there was Gilmour’s Albums. Its host, Clyde Gilmour, was a seasoned journalist, war correspondent, and music lover. He had broad-ranging musical tastes and his commentary was always intelligent and instructive. I was an avid listener to the CBC radio news, particularly “The World at Six.” Its nightly news roundup may have tilted to the left, but it …
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