History Information Morning
the halifax cbc radio building, home information morning 1970 2014
information morning first first broadcast on june 1, 1970. original format of morning current affairs show fast-paced, tightly made omnibus of news, weather, commentary, reviews , interviews, rumble of distant teletype in background. dartmouth free press s stefan haley called well-done, intense , hell on hangover. part of radio revolution @ cbc radio started in late 1960s cbc sought more ambitious, live coverage of news , current affairs including listeners experts, on shows such as happens. change embraced cbc regional morning shows developed 3 hours of live radio combining survival information , news, weather , traffic, interviews , documentaries local , national issues. information morning second regional cbc show in canada launch new morning format, after cbc winnipeg. show tripled cbc radio s morning audience in halifax in 1 year going 7 per cent 20 per cent , attracted coverage in time magazine. first information morning host bob oxley; news frank cameron , brian bullock; sports george young; , weather reid dexter. in 1971, don trigger tremaine became host gerry fogarty sportscaster. in 1976 don connolly joined don tremaine co-host, establishing popular era of serious interviews balanced kitchen table banter known 2 dons . don tremaine retired in 1987 , replaced joan melanson. elizabeth logan served co-host 1991 2010. show broadcast historic art deco halifax cbc radio building until 2014 when building sold developer demolition , show moved new cbc nova scotia studios on chebucto road.
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