Good news. Terry O’Reilly is back on the public airwaves with his excellent radio program Age of Persuasion. This is the third season for A of P which airs on CBC Radio 1 Saturdays 11:30-noon.

A of P explores the power and techniques of media, public relations and advertising in culture and politics. The shows are cleverly produced, fun and very informative.

Interestingly, A of P is not a CBC production, but an indie production by Pirate Radio for CBC. This indie feel is evident in the sound and style which is decidedly not CBC-house style.

This indie model is used by BBC radio for much of it’s radio documentary, drama and humour programming. These programs are second to none.

The indie-production model was a major battle ground during the last CBC strike with CBC staff protecting in-house production and CBC management promoting the use of more independent productions.

If O’Reilly’s Age of Persuasion is an example of how this model can work, then bring on more indie production for public radio, I say. It’s good use of tax dollars and it treats the CBC listener to excellent content on their public airwaves.

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