Lise's Ramblings

I chose today’s topic when I found out our neighbours in the U.S. will celebrate National Radio Day tomorrow. My fondest public radio moments always happen right before Christmas, when the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) plays an on-air reading of Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince. Through national radio, a reading like that can reach remote communities and be heard in cars even when all other stations turn to static noise. Unlike commercial radio stations full of ads, banter and tiny news snippets, national radio programming is as varied as its audiences. National radio listeners explore comedy, science, news, books, culture, politics, all genres of music, sports, controversy and much more as the writers and radio personalities take the time to delve into deep discussions, interviews, phone-ins and exceptional, well-researched programming. Who among us hasn’t: learned something about natural or physical sciences from Bob MacDonald, Jay Ingr...