for those saying who cares, or that it doesn't affect them, well the reason is either:
1)you're NOT from Toronto
2)didn't grow up here
3)didn't grow up watching tv.
CityTv was a staple in Toronto, and defined Toronto. Despite their ty broadcasting and sometimes 'unprofessional' style, they were something completely unique to the city and it was noticed by all in the industry. I don't know the personalities personally, and NO it doesn't affect me directly, and I don't watch that news anymore anyways, but anyone who remembers when and how they started with the Rocky theme song as their intro, and Michael Williams + will surely be nostalgic and feel sad at the way things ended for many there.
FunkyCrew
it's kind of sad that some TV personalities are "staple of Toronto" and "define Toronto"
what exactly did they do for the city, hm? it should be the people of the city defining it, prominent artists, musicians, sportsmen etc etc
not some idiots from the telly
guys common!
Endlesswave
quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
it's kind of sad that some TV personalities are "staple of Toronto" and "define Toronto"
what exactly did they do for the city, hm? it should be the people of the city defining it, prominent artists, musicians, sportsmen etc etc
not some idiots from the telly
guys common!
Those people can and were the people that defined the city. By being in the position they were in as entertainers, musicians, reporters (shaping the area they reported in no?)
Abercrombie
Stilez is right.
Even though I didn't grow up in Toronto, I envied Toronto from Montreal for have such awesome TV. CityTV was unlike any other TV station in Canada. Moses Znaimer was a genius getting it started. It put news TV to the street, let people speak about their city, and view the city from a relaxed human perspective, not just serious news like the other TV stations which reported with pickles up their asses. CityTV's success breeded copy-cat station formats from other stations around the world due to its success in it's open collar delivery. When I first saw CityTV when I left for to OttawaU, I was blown away on how great Toronto looked, and years later glad I made it my home.
FunkyCrew
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Originally posted by Endlesswave
Those people can and were the people that defined the city. By being in the position they were in as entertainers, musicians, reporters (shaping the area they reported in no?)
see my previous reply
you just reworded Robbie's reply
Endlesswave
quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
see my previous reply
you just reworded Robbie's reply
The one I didn't quote? Where you never watched the news etc ?
If so it's cool, it's just your reason for why it doesn't matter to you, which is understandable. For a lot of us that grew up in TO (and Aj it seems) think the opposite b/c it affected us. :)
FunkyCrew
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Originally posted by Endlesswave
The one I didn't quote? Where you never watched the news etc ?
If so it's cool, it's just your reason for why it doesn't matter to you, which is understandable. For a lot of us that grew up in TO (and Aj it seems) think the opposite b/c it affected us. :)
no the one you quoted
to each their own I guess..
Swamper
What a sad state of affairs. However, I can't say any local news has been interesting to watch in the last few years but City was great back in the day.
I always loved their news question and you could call in to win prizes.. I won some crap as a kid. Dailey also came to my high school to talk about broadcasting as a career back in the early 90s. Anne works out at my gym sometimes... she still looks good but you could easily walk right by her and not notice who it is.
I'm a big Moses fan. When I took some of my Media courses in university I wrote up a bunch of crap with McLuhan and the current state of local TV media. There are also some writeups around about how City was back in the early days under Moses' reign. A few years ago I came across a funny interview (pre-City) by Moses (when he worked for the CBC site in the 60s) with Gloria Steinem.
Broadcast Date: Nov. 24, 1968
"Someone's described you as, you know, a chick with a good sense of the vibrations," says the CBC's Moses Znaimer in this 1968 TV clip. He's interviewing the up-and-coming American feminist writer Gloria Steinem. They're discussing "the new journalism," which Steinem calls "a journalism that's more personal." Throughout the interview, the two move from room to room in her New York apartment. Znaimer even chats with Steinem while she irons a shirt, prompting him to ask, "How many ladies' things do you like doing?" :haha:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
it's kind of sad that some TV personalities are "staple of Toronto" and "define Toronto"
what exactly did they do for the city, hm? it should be the people of the city defining it, prominent artists, musicians, sportsmen etc etc
not some idiots from the telly
guys common!
endlesswave was, i think, pointing out that the reporters are technically artists within their own field and just as credible as a faintly talented hippy with an acoustic guitar playing to 12 people at el mocambo. regardless, i think the initial point is redundant and that everyone defines the city together as a collective, i don't think being a creative type makes you any more culturally significant to the city's identity than a blue or white collar who pays to go see them. they sustain each other and allow the city to develop; certainly creativity would fail to thrive without industry, though this news story shows how it can equally be its opposition.
Spin Laden
she still doing BT? As long as she's there, the palm's still happy :p
dEsidEL
quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
What a sad state of affairs. However, I can't say any local news has been interesting to watch in the last few years but City was great back in the day.
I always loved their news question and you could call in to win prizes.. I won some crap as a kid. Dailey also came to my high school to talk about broadcasting as a career back in the early 90s. Anne works out at my gym sometimes... she still looks good but you could easily walk right by her and not notice who it is.
I'm a big Moses fan. When I took some of my Media courses in university I wrote up a bunch of crap with McLuhan and the current state of local TV media. There are also some writeups around about how City was back in the early days under Moses' reign. A few years ago I came across a funny interview (pre-City) by Moses (when he worked for the CBC site in the 60s) with Gloria Steinem.
Broadcast Date: Nov. 24, 1968
"Someone's described you as, you know, a chick with a good sense of the vibrations," says the CBC's Moses Znaimer in this 1968 TV clip. He's interviewing the up-and-coming American feminist writer Gloria Steinem. They're discussing "the new journalism," which Steinem calls "a journalism that's more personal." Throughout the interview, the two move from room to room in her New York apartment. Znaimer even chats with Steinem while she irons a shirt, prompting him to ask, "How many ladies' things do you like doing?" :haha:
Znaimer was definitely a visionary in his own right and helped pushed the boundaries of personal journalism. I think what helped to define CityTV the most was that it tried to make a personal connection with the viewer. They encouraged the viewer to interact and give their feedback, something not too common in its heyday. It was like news by the people and for the people. A prelude to the many blogs and social networking that we have today.
It definitely is a shame to see how things turned out in the end. Especially for something that was so widely known as a true institution of this city. But I guess times change. It's just too bad that Rogers didn't allow the creative talent that Moses Znaimer founded to further evolve.
