The report that serfs in Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs have been instructed to provide Minister Rob Nicholson with three items per week on terrorism reminded us of a time when CKLG issued a similar order.
LG, then the banana republic of Vancouver radio stations, called for "Special Events" to be logged every twenty minutes. The unfortunate directed to produce these "special events" was Ron Morrier. Frequently he was reduced to reading road reports and announcements of community muffin sales.
It was in this period that the "society dance band" music of Lester Lanin and others had a brief flurry of popularity. John Hunt, then station manager (second of five to hold the job over three or four years) told music librarian Terry Clarke to program nothing but society dance band music over six midday hours.
"But John," Terry protested, "do you think the listeners want six hours of society dance band music?"
"To hell with the listeners," said Hunt. "What I want are ratings."
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