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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT OFF-AIR

1988-0127

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1988-10-17

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

producer, Jonathan Craven; executive producer, Sheila Petzold; research, Suzanne King; host, Cory O'Kelly; Becky Rynor

This is the first program in a weekly series about Ottawa people and lifestyles. It begins with a feature on how Ottawa has changed over the past several decades. It includes film of the Ottawa rock group of the 1960s, the Esquires, an interview of Mick Jagger during a visit to Ottawa, the Capitol Theatre, the demolition of the old post office and other buildings, a view of what Rideau Street looked like before the Rideau Street bus mall was built, and the Sparks Street mall at the time of its opening in 1960. Co-host Cory O'Kelly spends a day as parking control officer, commonly known as a green hornet. An Aylmer man who imitates Elvis Presley is profiled. There is a visit to the store Mags and Fags, which stocks newspapers from all over the world. The program closes with an interview of a woman who dresses all in yellow, drives a yellow car and lives in a yellow house, and a comedy skit by O'Kelly impersonating a Finnish lumberjack running for mayor.

English

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GAD 0FD547

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with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of CBC local stations