THIS george.
he came to the university last night to give a talk... basically be all inspiring to us communication kids. and, judging from the audience's reaction, he is. there was talk about all kinds of various political issues - the guy is really serious about the problems in africa - and also about his career, how he started in radio, then muchmusic, interviewing, what it's like, etc. when he was asked who was the most disappointing person he had interviewed, he responded ".... ooh. it was a previous prime minister. that's all i'll say." i was lucky enough to ask mister stroumboulopoulos a question.
"would you ever start a blog?"
he said he was too lazy, and by too lazy he meant too... busy. which i can totally see; he spends all his time with his new show, the hour, plus all the other cool shit that he does. really, i had asked him the question in hopes that he would lead into a tangent about blogging in general, since he's such a media-savvy guy. but he didn't do that, instead he talked funny about how busy he is, and i didn't get to ask him a followup. so, blah. BUT, it was still interesting to hear george talk for two hours. i really respect this guy. he's just so.. honest, straightforward, he's always questioning shit that needs to be questioned. he works hard and it fuckin shows. it's exactly what i like to see in media people. so miss kiddo here totally ate it up.
at one point he asked if everyone had seen jon stewart on crossfire (i was surprised at how many hands were in the air), and he said that he wanted the hour to be like what jon stewart had described - the savvy cool show that addresses real issues, where people can get into civilized conversations - not screaming matches where the hosts are merely puppets. george also mentioned that he didn't think the hour was at the level he wants it to be. i can see that, it IS a little underdeveloped, but at the same time, it's only been on the air for what? three weeks now? you got plenty of time, george.
conclusion? watch his show, man. cbc newsworld. mon-thurs at eight post meridiem eastern, repeat at eleven.
