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Dick Batey interview
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1982-01-21 [date recorded] (Creation)
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Interviews recorded under contract to PABC as research for "Imagine Please", no. 38 in the Sound Heritage Series.
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CALL NUMBER: T3938:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CFCT/CJVI, Victoria, in the 1940s and 1950s PERIOD COVERED: 1939-1967 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-01-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Dick Batey discusses: George Deaville and CFCT; various locations of CFCT studios; state of CFCT operations in 1939 when Batey was hired as announcer; services exchanged for advertising; "haywire" state of equipment and facilities; news read from newspaper; change of name (to CJVI) and ownership, 1941; Joe Sommers, CJVI engineer; changes made by new owners; types of live programming; sports; story of rugby broadcast; other live broadcasting and pressures involved; attraction of radio work. TRACK 2: Discussion of: "Broadcast English" in the '40s and today; pressures of live programming; ability to ad-lib important; live radio drama at CJVI; discriminating audience in Victoria; story of quiz program "6-4-1"; shortage of experienced announcers during WW II; wartime programming; changes in radio broadcasting since advent of television; decline of radio programming; music programming then and now. CALL NUMBER: T3938:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CFCT/CJVI, Victoria, in the 1940s and 1950s PERIOD COVERED: 1940-1960 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-01-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Story of ship launched at Yarrows by Princess Julianna during WW II; "The Big Red Barn", a popular children's radio program created by Batey in the early 1950s; comments on editorial, news and open-line programs, and the decline of live broadcasting. [end of interview; TRACK 2 blank]
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Dennis J. Duffy, 1981-11 to 1982-03 ; 1982-12
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- Unedited partial transcript of T3938:0002 on file.
- Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-255.
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- Use Restriction: Credit Dennis J. Duffy.
- Copyright Status: Copyright assigned to B.C. Archives.
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Accession number(s): T3938
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speaker: Richard T. Batey, interviewer: Dennis John Duffy
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- CJVI (Radio station : Victoria, B.C.) (Subject)