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. Shad's great strengths are his music background and the already formidable skills as an interviewer he displayed in his try-out week.
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18. The hole experience was interesting. It was gratifying to both to be considered & to realize CBC had same analysis of show I have
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19. I should add another lesson here is if you are being considered for a job, don't explain at length why you aren't a good candidate.
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