'PURE PWNAGE: teh TV show' on Showcase

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Posted March 9, 2010 by Mondoville

W Movies replacing SexTV March 1

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Posted February 4, 2010 by Mondoville

'Hockey Night in Canada' tribute to Paul Quarrington

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Posted January 24, 2010 by Mondoville

Citytv, overlooking prorogue protest Saturday — but TV newscasts now off weekends via @AllanSorensen

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Posted January 23, 2010 by Mondoville

Classic Gord Martineau Outtake [+ 2004 background story]

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'Crazy' Gord Martineau insults people everywhere

Glen McGregor
CanWest News Service

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

In outtakes now circulating on the Internet, Citytv anchor Gord Martineau calls a Canadian singer a "homo," mocks a walkathon for cancer-stricken children and says his penis has more news value than a pancreas transplant.

With co-anchor Anne Mroczkowski at his side in the Citytv studio, Mr. Martineau made the offbeat remarks during an undated taping of promotional items for the CityPulse at Six newscast.

In one clip, Mr. Martineau, lisping heavily and swinging his arms from side to side, warms up by referring to a prominent Canadian singer as a "homo."The anchors then refer to a news items about a memorial service for a slain Toronto-area high school student and a walkathon for children with cancer.

"Boy, we're sensitive, eh? Aren't we?" Mr. Martineau says sarcastically. "... I'll go to confession tomorrow."

In another segment, he ridicules a news story about Ontario's first pancreas transplant recipient. "Jesus Christ, what is that? Is this like National Lampoon? Who wrote this?.... Oh boy, Ontario's first pancreas transplant recipient."

When Ms. Mroczkowski defends the item as an interesting medical story, Mr. Martineau points toward his groin and says: "This is interesting. That is not."

Taping of another promo is interrupted by a technician concerned about a graphic, referred to as a key. Mr. Martineau leans back, holds a rolled-up piece of paper in front of his groin and says: "Right here is your key. See this key? Right here."

Mr. Martineau did not return a call requesting comment.

Stephen Hurlbut, Citytv vice-president, yesterday apologized for what he assessed as a lapse into a "bad sense of humour" such as is apt to occur in newsrooms.

No disciplinary action is required, he said. "That would be absurd."

Mr. Martineau was embarrassed about "something that may speak to a stellar career in broadcasting that might get a bit of smirch on it because he got crazy one day," Mr. Hurlbut said. He said the clips are taken out of context and would give viewers an unfair measure of Mr. Martineau's character.

"It's absolutely wrong. This is not who we are."

Mr. Hurlbut said he did not think the comments would offend gay employees who might have heard them in the newsroom.

"I think any employee, whether they be gay or not, is absolutely comfortable with Gord and the value structure within which we operate."

He pointed to the station's history of championing human rights.

"Our news channel, CP24, is the first station in Canada to have an openly gay show."

Mr. Hurlbut said he did not know how the outtakes ended up on the Internet.

Mr. Martineau is one of Citytv's most recognizable faces. He has been reading the news for the station since 1977 and is active with many Toronto charities.

"Off camera, Gord keeps us laughing with his wicked sense of humour and keeps me on my toes," entertainment reporter Liz West said on Citytv's Web site tribute to Mr. Martineau, who celebrated 25 years with the station in 2002.

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Posted January 21, 2010 by Mondoville

Anne Mroczkowski gets disappeared from CityNews.ca website — part of Citytv restructuring [+ strange story on changes published on CityNews.ca, then removed]

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Layoffs, Cancelled Shows At Citytv

2010/01/19 | CityNews.ca Staff

It’s a tough time to be in the news business and Citytv is not immune.

On Tuesday, the company announced it would be restructuring its television operations, leading to lay-offs and cancelled shows.

Citytv will continue to produce Breakfast Television and CityLine for all markets, as well as CityNews at Six and CityNews Tonight in Toronto.

However, there will no longer by a CityNews at Noon, CityNews at Five, or CityNews International.

Stations in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver will no longer produce a six o’clock newscast.

"Today's changes, although difficult, are necessary to align our operations with the economic and regulatory realities of our industry," Leslie Sole, CEO, Rogers Media Television, acknowledged in a press release.

"We are improving our core business by tightening our operations and concentrating on the strengths of our top performing local programs."

Long-time CityNews at Six anchor Anne Mroczkowski was laid off on Monday evening. Other affected employees found out about the lay-offs on Tuesday morning. Many were crying.

A full list of the remaining on-air employees can be found here.

Aisling Slattery, who anchored Breakfast Television and News@ Noon in Calgary, was one of the first on-air personalities to speak publicly about the changes.

“Today was my last day @ #citytv - it has been an absolute honour anchoring the news in #yyc - i will miss you all very much,” she wrote on Twitter.

Rogers Media acquired five Citytv stations – Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver – in 2007. It was part of the sale of CHUM to CTVglobemedia. The CRTC ordered the network sold over concerns about media concentration.

Citytv began with a single UHF outlet in Toronto back in September 1972.

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Posted January 19, 2010 by Marc Weisblott