Archive for 'Interview Preparation'
Billy Bob Thornton shuts down on CBC Radio
As I started to watch yesterday’s much talked about interview with Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters on CBC Radio out of Toronto, I thought we were in for another Sigur Ros or Joaquin Phoenix stunt, when the interviewee simply clams up. Then, as host Jian Ghomeshi asked about Billy Bob’s musical influences growing up, [...]
Posted: April 9th, 2009 under Bad Live Interviews, Entertainment Beat, Interview Preparation, Musician Tips, Prohibited Questions, Radio Interview Case Studies, Setting up Interviews, Televised Audio Interviews.
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Saving ABC News’s reputation
In the rush to fill a 24 hour cable news channel, ABC News demonstrates the dangers of throwing interviewers still in their first month of broadcasting school straight onto the air… Ok, the “first month of broadcasting school” may be a bit unfair to Merry Miller of ABC News Now, but I can certainly say [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2007 under Entertainment Beat, Interview Preparation, Interviews Gone Bad, Satellite Interviews, TV Interview Case Studies.
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