Today is the CBC's 75th birthday. Each time I live as an expat I feel even more appreciative of it - great quality [radio] programming (with a few exceptions, and I'm not including TV here either) that ties our country together and helps tell our unique cultural story. For $35/year/Canadian, I think it's totally worth it (that's including the TV, which I would happily sacrifice to save our radio if need be)!
Now that I live in the States, I listen to NPR almost as much as I listen to CBC, and although there are a few programs I love, the pledge drives and lack of cohesion between stations are things that make me long for the good old CBC.
Jian Ghomeshi had a nice essay on his show Q that pretty much summed it up for me.
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