Source : CBC/Radio-Canada

I am very pleased to let you know about a number of program announcements in support of CBC Radios Arts and Culture Strategy and the re-development of CBC Radio Two.

This is a process that began almost three years ago, with the launch of the research study into arts and cultural programming on CBC. As a result of that work, and the work of our talented programmers here at CBC Radio, we will be broadening Radio Two into a Canadian music service, for adults, that captures more of the musical diversity of our country. We will accomplish this while maintaining a strong commitment to classical music.

CBC RADIO TWO

Our first wave of programming targets the evening schedule. It is our plan to implement these changes March 19.

JAZZ: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
The anchor for evenings on Radio Two will be jazz, seven nights a week, from 6 to 8 p.m. Katie Malloch, who is currently the much-loved host of Jazz Beat, will host the weekday jazz program from Montreal. Tim Tamashiro, a jazz musician and broadcaster from Alberta, will host a weekend jazz program from Calgary.

LIVE PERFORMANCE: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Every evening, CBC Radio Two listeners will be transported to the concert halls, music clubs and festival stages of Canada. This program will bring the best of Canadas regional music scenes to a national stage. It will be produced through CBC stations across the country, with the weekday edition hosted nationally by Matt Galloway, one of our most popular afternoon show hosts.

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
We will expand our commitment to Canadian composers, while at the same time broadening the range of contemporary music played on CBC Radio Two. Two very talented and respected voices in the contemporary music scene will host the two programs. Broadcaster Laurie Brown returns to CBC as host, Monday through Thursday. Pat Carrabré, composer in residence with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, will host the Friday through Sunday program.

OVERNIGHTS: 1 a.m. - 6 a.m.
Overnights, hosted by Danielle Charbonneau, will feature a disc program that mirrors the broad range of music heard on Radio Two.

PLATFORMS
We will launch a comprehensive online service that supports and enhances the Radio Two program changes and positions the service for multi-platform use.

NEWS
As other public broadcasters have done, we will create a news-run specifically designed for a music service. Radio Two will feature three-minute national newscasts in the mornings (6, 7 and 8 a.m.) and during the afternoon drive (4, 5 and 6 p.m.), seven days a week. These newscasts will be tailored to reflect the regions as the newscast cycles across the country. Arts coverage will be part of the news package.

CBC RADIO ONE

CBC Radio One will enhance its reputation as Canadas premier destination for entertaining and enlightening programming with the creation of a new, daily arts magazine program hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. This program will feature news and information about the arts, culture, music and entertainment from across Canada and around the world. It replaces Freestyle in the afternoons and The Arts Tonight at 10 p.m.

Drama will migrate from its current schedule location into mornings. 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon will be a destination for comedy/drama and other new programming initiatives.

There are other changes. We will create a one-hour version of Dispatches, which will evolve to incorporate some of the values of Global Village. It will air Monday and Sunday evenings. Fuse will move to Saturday afternoons on Radio One and Sunday afternoons on Radio Two. And there will be new opportunities for listeners to discover some of our most popular programs, such as Vinyl Café, Writers and Company and Quirks and Quarks.

I have included the schedule grids at the end of this note. In order to meet our goal of migrating new shows to air in March, all the initiatives announced today will proceed into full-scale development immediately.

Id like to express my gratitude and respect to the programmers here at CBC Radio. Todays announcement represents an enormous amount of work and commitment to change. I cant thank you enough for everything youve done. We should all be very proud of what weve accomplished so far. A very exciting chapter in our history awaits.

Jennifer McGuire
Executive Director of Programming
CBC Radio

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