>From the RCI website: As we mark the 60th anniversary of Radio Canada International, I'd like to congratulate and thank all RCI staff-from the service's early pioneers to its present-day contributors-for their work, vision and passion. I'd also like to thank Internet users from all over the world who visit our website each day to listen to our programs, read our reports and consult our global databank, a formidable research tool containing over 20,000 links to nearly 200 countries.
I invite you to visit our special 60th anniversary section which was produced by the CBC Archives Website team in collaboration with RCI staff. It contains a wealth of radio and TV clips-with different selections in English and French-that look back at the landmark events of the past 60 years on RCI. Journalists like René Lévesque and Peter Gzowski as well as personalities Andy Warhol and Wayne Gretzky are just a few of the stars of yesteryear you'll be able to see and hear again. Be sure not to miss this fascinating walk down memory lane! Jean Larin Executive Director Radio Canada International At http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-1598/life_society/rci/ there are various archive news features. In February 1945, the "Voice of Canada" spoke to the world for the first time. The CBC International Service was founded to broadcast to Armed Forces overseas in the Second World War. At war's end the radio service focused on telling the world about Canada in over a dozen languages. Despite budget cuts and critics who accused it of employing communists or operating as a government mouthpiece, the service now called Radio Canada International has persevered. CBC Archives looks back on RCI's 60 years on shortwave. 1.Broadcasting to the world - The International Service of the CBC launches with an address from Prime Minister Mackenzie King. (Radio; runs 10:57) 2. A signal from home - The shortwave service brings news to Canadians overseas after the Second World War. (Radio; runs 5:16) 3. René Lévesque reports from Korea - An International Service correspondent entices the Korean Army to sing for him. (Radio; runs 1:55) 4. Broadcasting behind the Iron Curtain - The shortwave service goes to great lengths to reach listeners in communist countries. (TV; runs 12:10) 5. Rawhide salutes the shortwave service - Max Ferguson takes a comical look at the "voice of Canada" on its 15th anniversary. (Radio; runs 19:48) 6. Internal scrutiny and External Affairs - Have there ever been communists at the International Service? (Radio; runs 9:01) 7. Warhol paints Gretzky - Sports fans and art collectors unite! RCI reports on a gallery opening featuring Andy Warhol's portraits of the Great One. (Radio; runs 3:12) 8. RCI responds to China in crisis - Chinese broadcasts are rushed to air after the massacre in Tiananmen Square. (TV; runs 2:09) 9. On the chopping block - Staff and listeners defend the shortwave service as extinction seems certain after a cut in funding. (TV; runs 5:57) 10. Last-minute reprieve - A new funding formula gives RCI another year on the air, but there are no promises beyond that. (Radio; runs 5:43) http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-1598/life_society/rci/ ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059367/hardcoredxcom/ ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
