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As It Happens

Genre Newsmaker interviews
Running time 90 min. weekdays, 6:30-8:00 P. M.
Country Canada
Home station CBC Radio One
Hosts Carol Off
Barbara Budd
Air dates 1968 to present
Website
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As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Carol Off is a Canadian television and radio journalist associated with CBC Television and CBC Radio. Barbara Budd is a Canadian actress narrator and radio announcer Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is hosted by Barbara Budd and Carol Off and has been one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC Radio; it is also distributed in the United States by American Public Media. Barbara Budd is a Canadian actress narrator and radio announcer Carol Off is a Canadian television and radio journalist associated with CBC Television and CBC Radio. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs after National Public Radio.

The show, originally titled "What's New in Saskatoon?", was introduced in 1968 as a reverse call-in show—rather than having the public call in, the reporters at As It Happens called newsmakers and pundits for their opinions. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In its history, the show has had many notable interviews, including:

The show has also interviewed a wide array of presidents, prime ministers, terrorists, inventors, and authors.

Despite the gravity of many of its stories, As It Happens is also known for being lighthearted and carrying news of the obscure and bizarre. For instance, during the early 1990s there were updates for several years on the battle over a large fibreglass fish that annoyed a neighbour in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The show is also well known for noting how far each city in the UK is from Reading. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Former host Barbara Frum also once interviewed Cookie Monster from Sesame Street. Barbara Frum, OC, BA, LLD ( September 8, 1937 &ndash March 26, 1992) was a Journalist, acclaimed Cookie Monster is a fictional Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining

Another well known and amusing interview was with a hard-of-hearing British farmer. It is frequently played on the programme as an amusing interlude.

The show is broadcast each day from 6:30 to 8:00 p. m. (half an hour later in Newfoundland) throughout Canada, though sometimes the show ends at 7:30. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation It used to be widely accessible to much of the northern United States, but as the CBC switched from powerful AM signals in urban centres to FM stations, it became harder to receive CBC content further away from the border. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As It Happens can be heard on satellite radio provider Sirius, on Radio Canada International and on the Internet via streaming audio at the CBC's website. Radio Canada International ( RCI) is the International broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Streaming multimedia is Multimedia that is constantly received by and normally presented to an end-user while it is being delivered by a streaming provider (the Older broadcasts are available as a stream from the CBC's website, but without the music.

American stations that carry As It Happens do not air the final half hour (7:30 to 8:00 p. m. ) of the program. Currently, the CBC also ends the program at 7:30 on Mondays, followed by the documentary series Dispatches. Dispatches is a Canadian radio program which airs Monday evenings at 730 p

The opening and closing themes theme songs—Curried Soul and Koff Drops, respectively—are played by Moe Koffman. Moe Koffman ( December 28 1928 - March 28 2001) was a Canadian Jazz musician and composer Moe Koffman ( December 28 1928 - March 28 2001) was a Canadian Jazz musician and composer

During the 1970s, the program produced 54-minute long segments called "As It Happened, (insert year)", covering the major events of years past, particularly the 1930s and 1940s. During the CBC technicians strike in 1981, after a few weeks of music, the As It Happened segments were played each weeknight in chronological order as repeat filler material until the strike was resolved.

Hosts

The late Alan Maitland lives on somewhat under the guise of Fireside Al, his story-reading alter ego, repeats of which are still played on the show, particularly his Christmas readings of Frederick Forsyth's The Shepherd and O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi". Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Andrew Brown ( 12 January 1930, St John's Newfoundland and Labrador - 30 March 2002, also St William Ronald, RCA ( 1926 - 1998) (born Willam Ronald Smith, was an Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Cyril "Cy" Strange (1915-1987 was a Canadian radio broadcaster who was born in Maguire Ontario. Barbara Frum, OC, BA, LLD ( September 8, 1937 &ndash March 26, 1992) was a Journalist, acclaimed Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Alan Maitland (1921-February 11 1999 was a Canadian radio broadcaster and author Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth Gray is a Canadian Radio broadcaster, who has been a host and Documentary producer for CBC Radio. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Dennis Trudeau is a journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Michael Enright (born 1943 is a Canadian radio broadcaster He is the current host of CBC Radio One 's Sunday Edition and the archive show Rewind Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Barbara Budd is a Canadian actress narrator and radio announcer Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Lou Finlay (born 1947 is a Canadian Journalist who hosted the CBC Radio One news program As It Happens from September Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Off is a Canadian television and radio journalist associated with CBC Television and CBC Radio. Frederick Forsyth, CBE (born August 25, 1938) is an English author and occasional political commentator The Shepherd is a 1976 novel by Frederick Forsyth, but is actually a well-known Royal Air Force story from considerably earlier O Henry is the Pen name of American Writer William Sydney Porter ( September 11, 1862 – June 5 " The Gift of the Magi " is a Short story written by O

In 2005, the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada honoured Barbara Frum's As It Happens. The Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada (or the AV Trust was a charitable Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada ’s

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