1. Riffing off a twitter essay by @heywriterboy (go on his tl & read), I want to say a few words about Ghomeshi's staff on Q.
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2. I was interviewed by Ghomeshi twice on Q. On both occasions I had an extensive pre-interview his his staff.
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3. The staffers thoroughly grilled me on topic, asking pertinent, piercing questions that cut to the heart of the subjects.
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4. When Ghomeshi interviewed me on air, 80% of his questions were echoes of stuff I had been asked by staffers in pre-interview.
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5. Is Ghomeshi a very talented interviewer? Yes, but he never did it alone. He had a terrific, talented staff.
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6. Ghomeshi's terrific staff worked very hard to make him look good. And he abused them. That part of the story too.
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7. Should add all CBC shows work this way. There is always a pre-interview. But Q's staff was extra-conscientious, extra-smart.
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8. We should pushback against idea "it's sad guy who created great show is now disgraced." He didn't create it by himself.
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@hockeyesque can i add that this was NOT always the case. when i hosted brave new waves in late 80s i wrote all my own q's and intros3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
10. RT @lisstless Jeet, they were “echoes” because those questions were all scripted by the producers who pre-interviewed you
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11. If CBC wants to make amends, they can do a Q show about the staff. The behind the scenes people who make the show
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