4. @simonhoupt,tells the story of how Shad was selected with characteristic dept & intelligence here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/and-then-there-was-shad-inside-the-search-for-the-new-host-of-q/article23447219/ …
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5. As it happens, I can augment the story
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6. As listener to show I knew after Ghomeshi fired they were trying out new hosts.
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7. In January I was contacted by head hunting firm used by CBC asking if I wanted to be considered by the host's job.
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8. I had conversation with head-hunter. "Was I interested?" Sure, it's a fantastic job, it would be foolish not to at least try out for it.
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9. "Any concerns about the job?" Well, I'm a writer, not a broadcaster. I've done TV & radio but that's not my metier.
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10. Perhaps foolishly, I brought up a few other concerns. Q was built around Ghomeshi, so it has a particular focus.
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11. The strength of Q, I noted, was interviews musicians & other artists. Ghomeshi, to give him his due was as emphatic interviewer
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12. So I suggested, if goal is to have Q do similar things, best to have someone with a background in music.
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13. Another option (which I had raised on this twitter feed) was not to re-think show. Not have one host but have rotating hosts.
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14. After interview I was (perhaps completely coincidentally, actually) flown to Toronto to do segments on National and Q.
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15. And then got note saying CBC decided they didn't want to pursue me further as candidate for Q gig.
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16. The upshot of this is, perhaps surprisingly, I think CBC made the right decision in hiring Shad and in not hiring me.
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