Sounds Like Canada was a
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio program, which aired weekday mornings on
CBC Radio OneCBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
from 2002 to 2008. Until the end of May 2008, the program was hosted by the award-winning broadcaster
Shelagh RogersShelagh Rogers is a Canadian radio broadcaster. She is currently the host of CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter.Rogers grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. She was the "Head Girl" at her high school, Lisgar Collegiate Institute. She played in the Ottawa Youth Orchestra and was a spare on the Reach for the...
, and in the summers by a rotating series of guest hosts. The program was broadcast from Vancouver, and aired programming which covered cultural and human interest stories relevant to Canadians.
Jian GhomeshiJian Ghomeshi is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, musician and producer who was born in London, England and is based in Toronto. He is currently the host and co-creator of the national daily talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and Bold TV...
,
Jim BrownJim Brown has been the host of the Calgary Eyeopener on CBR since 2003. Before moving to Calgary, he hosted The Morning Show at CBN in St. John's, Newfoundland, for eight seasons. His voice has also been heard across Canada as Friday host of The Current and guest host of Sounds Like Canada, As It...
, Rick Cluff,
Kevin SylvesterKevin Sylvester is a writer, cartoonist and news broadcaster.Based in Toronto, Ontario, his first children’s book Sports Hall of Weird was named a Silver Birch Honour Book in 2006 and a Rocky Mountain Honour Book in 2007. His second book, Gold Medal for Weird was released in 2007 and was named a...
, Kathryn Gretsinger and
Bill RichardsonBill Richardson is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author.Richardson received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg in 1976...
acted as guest hosts.
The show first aired in 2002, when Radio One management split its former morning program,
This MorningThis Morning was a Canadian radio program which aired from 1997 to 2002 on CBC Radio One. It was not always successful with CBC audiences, and underwent several format and hosting changes during its lifetime....
, into two new programs:
The CurrentThe Current is a current affairs radio program hosted by investigative reporter Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC Radio One. It airs weekdays starting at 8:37 a.m. local time....
took over the news portion of
This Morning's programming, and
Sounds Like Canada looked at the impact of the news on people.
Content on the program included conversations with people from all walks of life, people with and without titles.
Sounds Like Canada was a
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio program, which aired weekday mornings on
CBC Radio OneCBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
from 2002 to 2008. Until the end of May 2008, the program was hosted by the award-winning broadcaster
Shelagh RogersShelagh Rogers is a Canadian radio broadcaster. She is currently the host of CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter.Rogers grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. She was the "Head Girl" at her high school, Lisgar Collegiate Institute. She played in the Ottawa Youth Orchestra and was a spare on the Reach for the...
, and in the summers by a rotating series of guest hosts. The program was broadcast from Vancouver, and aired programming which covered cultural and human interest stories relevant to Canadians.
Jian GhomeshiJian Ghomeshi is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, musician and producer who was born in London, England and is based in Toronto. He is currently the host and co-creator of the national daily talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and Bold TV...
,
Jim BrownJim Brown has been the host of the Calgary Eyeopener on CBR since 2003. Before moving to Calgary, he hosted The Morning Show at CBN in St. John's, Newfoundland, for eight seasons. His voice has also been heard across Canada as Friday host of The Current and guest host of Sounds Like Canada, As It...
, Rick Cluff,
Kevin SylvesterKevin Sylvester is a writer, cartoonist and news broadcaster.Based in Toronto, Ontario, his first children’s book Sports Hall of Weird was named a Silver Birch Honour Book in 2006 and a Rocky Mountain Honour Book in 2007. His second book, Gold Medal for Weird was released in 2007 and was named a...
, Kathryn Gretsinger and
Bill RichardsonBill Richardson is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author.Richardson received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg in 1976...
acted as guest hosts.
The show first aired in 2002, when Radio One management split its former morning program,
This MorningThis Morning was a Canadian radio program which aired from 1997 to 2002 on CBC Radio One. It was not always successful with CBC audiences, and underwent several format and hosting changes during its lifetime....
, into two new programs:
The CurrentThe Current is a current affairs radio program hosted by investigative reporter Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC Radio One. It airs weekdays starting at 8:37 a.m. local time....
took over the news portion of
This Morning's programming, and
Sounds Like Canada looked at the impact of the news on people.
Content on the program included conversations with people from all walks of life, people with and without titles. There were interviews with great thinkers such as Malcolm Gladwell and Thomas Homer Dixon, artists, musicians and writers. There were also penetrating series such as "Our Home and Native Land" which examined issues in Aboriginal communities and "A Cruel Confusion" which
took mental illness out of the shadows. It won the 2008 Media Award from the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Sounds Like Canada aired from 10:00 to 11:30 weekday mornings, and was followed by a half-hour information or
radio dramaRadio Drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the story....
series.
On all weekdays except Mondays, one feature from
Sounds Like Canada was repeated in the evenings on
Nighttime Review. During the summer, the program broadcast with guest hosts as
Sounds Like Canada in the Summer, and featured a mix of new and repeated features.
Following Rogers' announcement in the spring of 2008 that she would be leaving the program, the show ended its six-year run in September 2008.
Jian GhomeshiJian Ghomeshi is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, musician and producer who was born in London, England and is based in Toronto. He is currently the host and co-creator of the national daily talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and Bold TV...
's
QQ is a Canadian radio show, which airs on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, the program is a national arts magazine show.The content features interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures. However, the show's subjects and interviewees also deal with broader cultural topics...
moved from its former afternoon slot to replace
Sounds Like Canada.
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