Does she know where our children are...'cause I don't

Old Codger wrote:

Does she know where our children are...'cause I don't

Given that the station's been dead last by a huge margin for eons, perhaps they should change that to: "It's 11 o'clock. Do you know where our viewers are?"

ig wrote:

I'm all for the 'big fish in a small pond' scenario.  A lot of exceptional talent I've tried to hire over the years, from markets smaller than Toronto and Vancouver, turned me down flat, saying they had it great where they were, cost of living was sane, and many hadn't paid for a meal in decades.

It's funny you would say that, because I thought about that, too. Toronto is the #1 market in Canada and unless she was on Bell's not-so-short-list to be axed, you've got to wonder why you'd go to a city that ranks 52nd in the U.S.

My guess is it's those last three words - "in the U.S."  - that explains it. You gotta start somewhere and being in the American market will get you noticed a lot faster down south than staying on Canadian TV.  She may have aspirations to bigger DMAs than Toronto will provide. Plus, I can only assume an anchor will get paid a lot more - in Yankee dollars - than a reporter would make here.  Scripps is putting a lot of money into the place as its new owner. And finally, you no longer have to work for Bell, which can only be a bonus.

As for small fish/big pond, I've long heard a story about ex-City TV sports anchor Kathryn Humphreys (now a full time mom) once getting a huge offer from ESPN. She reportedly turned them down, not wanting to leave City, where she worked a 4-day week, got well paid, got to take it fairly easy, and basically could do any story she wanted. She would have made big bucks in Bristol, but she would never have had that freedom. Plus her family was here.

Don't know if that tale is apochryphal or not, but I've heard it from several sources over the years.   

Last edited by RadioActive (January 4, 2016 11:09 pm)

She'll need to rehearse saying "daller" ... er dollar. 

I went through a lot of "crap" about my Toronto accent working at CKLW AM & FM in Windsor, Ontario.
It never came from Americans (Who loved the way I spoke...)
Canadian though were the most self-conscious, thin skinned somehow seeing themselves inferior to the "Mighty Detroit Radio Gods!" 


Details to come here on SOWNY, Your voice of the Toronto media since _____________!

Hey Dale Patterson, you have been heard accused of bringing the "Big Yellow Board" to the internet.
When did this occur?
 

Mark.  I remember been told by listeners that I sounded too American. It was all over one word.  Route.  Canadians pronounce it "root."  I pronounced it "Rowt."

Fun with words.  There is actually a site on how to pronounce this word.  I'm speaking of the word Foyer.  Now I am assuming this is a French word; which Canadians pronounce as Foy-yay. 

Then I started watching HGTV a few years back and they (Americans) pronounce it Foy-er.  Rrrrrrr. I don't get it.  I've heard a few Americans pronounce it Foy-yay. 

Then there's Kil-om-i-ter or kil-o-meter.  I believe the latter is the American way; but I might have got them reversed.  I've used them both; but you can still irritate a listener if you don't say it the way they do.

Last edited by Bearsville (January 5, 2016 5:22 pm)