Posted by ughman
on September 22, 2009, 1:04 pm, in reply to "Say goodbye to CFRB as you know it ..."
38.99.160.130 | Message modified by user Ughman September 22, 2009, 1:06 pm
It's a shame. I am not a fan of Moore - He is really quite good on television with the benefit of scripts and editing but I don't enjoy him on radio. I can't quite put my finger on any one thing, so I have to chalk it up to personality conflict I suppose. I know he is really popular, but I don't get his humour, he distracts me during interviews and I am drained by his constant self-referencing (it's the same thing that turned me off of Dini Petty - but that's an apples-and-oranges comparison!) I'm also put off by Moore's constant mention and descriptions of the elements of rhetorical argument. We all get it. You've had exposure to some form of structured debate in school. Most of the callers probably haven't, so to rail on them for a poorly constructed argument is fundamentally unfair. Why not disagree and move on? For that matter, why not offer a refutation that is on par with the caller's opinion? Call-in talk shows invite comment from common citizens. If Moore has such high expectations of his callers, the call screeners should administer some form of educational and intellectual means test.
Perhaps Moore will be better in the morning than the afternoons with less interaction with random callers. The morning show is faster paced and there are many other personalities involved with the new morning show format, so it's more of an MC position than a one-man-show. It might not seem so tedious. I purposely avoided John Moore when he filled in for Carroll. I should listen at least some of the time in order to develop an informed opinion, but I see a great deal more of John Oakley in my immediate future.
As for that new format, I have read some complaints on this board. Anybody who longs for the days of Woloshyn or Crouter might be better served digging up airchecks for their morning listen. The Breakfast-Televisionisation of all media continues apace. I thought Bill did a good job conducting that little circus and it helped to balance some of his curmudgeonliness (as blunted as some of that has become with his new role as family man). Bill softens as Doyle drifts right? Maybe they will merge to become one single, much larger entity? Hmmm… I am drafting the script for an animated series now… "Oh no! Giant hippies are destroying the city! We must form Mecca-Billyan Carroyle!" O.K. It's rough, but it's a work in progress.
Oh, and I like John Tory - he's a nice enough guy, but will those same nice-guy qualities that may have lost him a couple of elections make him an unlikely candidate for a daily show? On the other hand, it is the afternoon drive slot, so who wants a confrontational host? Do others think Tory is a good pick for that job?
So now it's Oakley in the mornings, but I'll switch over to CFRB for the rest of the day I suppose. I don't know if Moore cares about anybody else's opinion, but I do know he had some rather dismissive things to say about the people who post on a certain yellow board so he must read at least some of it.
I am sad, however, that I won't be getting any more email chastisement from Kowch when I badmouth CFRB.
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