The Spies Who Decked Me

The man I’m writing about lived in my neighbourhood, in the West end of Edmonton, Alberta.  Geographically speaking, we were Continue reading →

A Tale of Two Reporters …

I recently spent some time with two veteran broadcasters, both radio reporters. One was a friend; the other, a foe. Continue reading →

Back to the Future – Aussie Style

It was the ultimate impulse buy. One minute, an email from Air Canada touches down in my computer with a Continue reading →

Whitewash??

In 2006, a jury in Edmonton, Alberta found a heavy-duty mechanic guilty of killing his pregnant wife. North Americans were Continue reading →

Small Town Radio in the Crazy ’60s

You can never go back, they say, and that’s probably true. But — just for the heck of it — Continue reading →

Censored!

Award-winning broadcaster Dave Rutherford was fired from his job as mid-morning talk show host on 770 CHQR Radio [Calgary] and Continue reading →

Broadcaster Ed Mason’s Heart Attack

One of North America’s premier police reporters dodged a bullet on Saturday night, 29 September 2012. Ed Mason of 630-CHED Continue reading →