Yesterday's News #263 - August 1st, 2015

Show #263 - August 1st, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 26 - August 1

- Two Quebec men killed in New Zealand avalanche
- Man struck by lightning in Montreal
- UPAC visits Gerald Tremblay’s home
- Richard Henry Bain's trial delayed again
- Man shot in Rosemont-La Petite Patrie
- Two youths stabbed in Montreal North
- Man stabbed downtown
- Woman struck by car in Dollard-des-Ormeaux
- Cote St-Luc fire leads to discovery of marijuana grow-op
- Airplane lands in Montreal because of bomb threat
- Trudeau Airport taxi drivers to have dress code
- Jacques Cartier Bridge to be light up for city’s 375th


Part 2:

- Some baseball-themed old-time radio

Yesterday's News #262 - July 25th, 2015

Show #262 - July 25th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 19 - 25

- UPAC conducts more raids over cancelled water meter contract
- Man stabbed in Montreal North
- Man stabbed downtown
- Two police officers found guilty of abuse of authority by police ethics board
- Mayor Coderre announces Phillipe Pichet as his choice for new police chief
- Boucherville Rona employees split $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
- Lablaws to close 52 stores
- J. Michel Doyon named Quebec’s new Lieutenant-Governor

Part 2:

- Some of the week’s tech news

Yesterday's News #261 - July 18th, 2015

Show #261 - July 18th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 12 - 18

- SQ arrest 22-year-old fiancé of murdered Lasalle woman
- 72-year-old man stabbed inside Jean Talon metro station
- Pair who allegedly planned to leave Canada to join terror group to remain in jail
- Montreal has best spring tourist season in 20 years
- Construction holiday begins
- Mayor Coderre calls for report on state of Caleche horses
- City to change plans for revamped Viger Square

Part 2:

- A few words about LinkedIn
- New poll shows Montrealers want MLB back
- New poll shows Canada the most admired and best reputed country in the world

Yesterday's News #260 - July 11th, 2015

Show #260 - July 11th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 5 - 11

- Body of Lasalle woman found near U.S. border
- Taxi driver killed when car collides with his vehicle
- Man stabbed in St. Michel
- Man shot in Lasalle
- Three women stabbed downtown
- Man stabbed in Rivere-des-Prairies
- Montreal counts number of its homeless
- St. Lambert loses injunction bid to lower volume from Parc Jean drapeau
- STM unveils new gadget to recharge OPUS cards at home
- Montreal Olympic House opens

Part 2:

- Two years since Lac Megantic
- Some tech news
- Broadway star fed up with cell phones

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Yesterday's News #259 - July 4th, 2015

Show #259 - July 4th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
June 28 - July 4

- Arthur Porter dies in Panama
- Quebec Finance Minister says no question of recession
- Couillard government to invest in maritime infrastructure
- STM names new CEO
- SPCA blames no pet clauses for animal abandonment

Part 2:

- The quest to develop a driverless car
- Canada Day facts and figures

Yesterday's News #241 - February 21st, 2015

Show #241 - February 21st, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
February 15 - 21

- Luka Magnotta decides not to appeal murder conviction
- Arrest made after man murdered in Verdun
- Several injured in downtown fire
- Pedestrian struck by pickup truck
- Quebec to force seniors residences to install sprinkler systems
- Montreal taxi drivers protest Uber
- Strike at CP ends quickly
- More water main breaks cause problems
- Mayor Coderre unhappy with plans to install community mailboxes


Part 2:

- Some classic radio from 1943

Yesterday's News - Over 4 years later...

I’ve now done well over 200 Yesterday’s News programs. The show’s first edition aired on June 19th, 2010. I was debating about whether to make a big deal about the number 200 back in June. After all, there are people on Radio Centre-Ville’s English team who have far longer streaks going than I do. Still, I’m not one who enjoys talking too much about myself, but I would like to write a little bit about the program I started in 2010.



They say you have to make the most of your opportunities, and one was presented to me in June of 2010 to create my own program. I came up with the idea of a historical news review because I always believed that present-day news is rarely presented in its historical context. It sounded like an easy premise, but researching history is a very time-consuming affair. After a couple of years, I decided that although it would remain an important part of the show, it was time to also present something different. Over the past year and a half, the program has focused primarily on current events with some of my opinions about them thrown in for good measure. It's become my weekly soapbox and the main reason I have been writing much too infrequently here, on what began as a blog.

I think it’s important to hear some centrist voices on community radio, and I know that I am one of the few out there. I believe that above all else, truth and historical truth should always be presented, even if we don’t like it. I find that many times, truth takes a back seat to ideology, not only in the mainstream media, but also in alternative media. Now I have no idea how many of you are listening, but I thank you for tuning in and I sincerely hope you enjoy most of what you hear.

I thought I knew pretty much all I needed to know about radio when I first walked into the Radio Centre-Ville studios in 2009. I had just completed a 6 month course at a now defunct local radio school, but soon found out that simulation is no substitute for the real thing. I expected to stay only a few months, but here I am over 5 1/5 years later.

And that is the great thing about Radio Centre-Ville: if you are really dedicated, you can join our team and learn and progress as a broadcaster. I’ve seen many people come through our doors over the years, but few of them have joined our team with the drive and attitude needed to succeed, and that is too bad. I believe there are still people out there who are passionate about radio and who understand that it involves a lot of work, not only in terms of preparation, but also when it comes to learning and improving your own skills.

Having said that, if you truly do love radio and understand that broadcasting on community radio requires dedication and commitment on a weekly basis, then get in touch with us. The English team is always looking for new recruits. You can find us on Facebook - Look for Radio Centre-Ville English Team programs .