CALL NUMBER: T4257:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): CJOR Radio (part 1) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986-07-30 SUMMARY: Mr. Erdman's education and training in electronics. Becomes radio ham. Home recording equipment and practice. Bing Crosby collection. CJOR programming in 1956. Earlier CJOR programming; use of local talent. CJOR management changes, 1964-65: Art Chandler, Pat Burns, Peter Kosich, John Donaldson. Benefits to CJOR of the CBC's Dominion network. Profits re-invested in "muzak" station and first cable television operation in 1951.

CALL NUMBER: T4257:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): CJOR Radio (part 2) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986-07-30 SUMMARY: Description of cable television operation. Disc recording at CJOR. Discussion on the use of recordings in broadcasting. Quantity of recording. Survival of discs. Source of discs. Cutting techniques. Durability of discs.

CALL NUMBER: T4257:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): CJOR Radio (part 3) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986-07-30 SUMMARY: Editing problems with discs. Playback durability. Use of tape recordings in broadcasting. Advantages and disadvantages of discs over tapes. Cartridges. Shortage of discs during World War II. Loss of signal when dubbing from disc to disc. (End of interview)

CALL NUMBER: T4150:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early broadcast recordings RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-06-21 SUMMARY: Description of early recording equipment of CKWX, 1936 and 1940. 33 1/3 rpm for professional work, 78 rpm for complimentary copies. Disc labels used. Description of counsel board. Purpose of outside lines. Attraction of dance broadcasts. Rule against broadcast of recordings 7:30 pm to 10 pm due to pressure from record companies. Explanation why many surviving discs have blank side. Reasons for recording 1) commercials to be distributed and samples for customers. Few commercials survive as only short runs (e.g.. one-week promotion). CALL NUMBER: T4150:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early broadcast recordings RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-06-21 SUMMARY: 1) (cont'd) Types of commercials. 2) Political ads. 3) Celebrities. 4) Important events. 5) Musical performances for auditions and to improve performance (e.g.. Mart Kenny). 6) Dramatic presentations very few except Union Oil wanted to hear one before sponsoring. Also Fletcher Markle. Drama not recorded because actors and broadcasters were trained in live performance, and there was no market for recorded versions. Reasons why some recordings survived. Operators used blank side of out dated ads ("scraps") for favourite records from station library. Sometimes due to pride of announcer for program he did, would save. CALL NUMBER: T4150:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early broadcast recordings RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-06-21 SUMMARY: Commercial ads lifeblood of radio. Evolution of private radio after WW II. Instead of diverse programming, became known for one type such as playing "westerns". CKNW develops mass appeal. CBC "aloof" with no financial worries and best equipment. CBC provided what private radio could not: "high brow" stuff. Disc replaced by tapes, ca. 1960, but an overlap period until tapes became reliable.

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-10-30 SUMMARY: Broadcaster Jack Cullen discusses his early experiences in Vancouver radio. Beginnings of interest in radio as an amateur, ca. 1938. CKMO set-up in Bekins Building, ca. 1945. "Pacific Patrol" program. Billy Blinkhorn. Details of early broadcasting career. The start of Cullen's popular radio program "Owl Prowl". Competition among radio programs. Kay Willis, manager of CKMO, ca. 1947. Sprott-Shaw School and CKMO history. Shared frequency with CKCD. Apocryphal story of famous "blooper". Discussion of beginning date of CKMO's predecessor, [CJCE]. Equipment in the 1940s: microphones, etc. Disc-playing equipment. Various disc formats. Discussion of popular music in the big band era and in more recent times. (End of interview.)

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986-07-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Brief account of grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Allen), living in Kootenays and Prince Rupert. Very brief account of Lorraine's father, J.A. Edwards. CKMO staff and programs, ca. 1943. Jack Carbutt, CKMO announcer. Making of private recordings for Lorraine's wedding. CFJC Kamloops, 1944. Beginnings of CKPG Prince George with Cecil Elphicke, 1945-46; staff and their duties; improvised quarters. TRACK 2: Difficulty finding accommodations in Prince George. Selling advertising for CKPG. Support from listeners. Value of public service announcements to outlying areas. News announcer Keith DeWitt. Shift work. Anecdotes about announcing. Discussion of programming (local editorials, commentaries, music) and program schedule. As a CBC affiliate, station went full time. Descriptions of local programs. Jack Carbutt and another staffer purchased a disc recording machine; charged CKPG for broadcast recordings; also made private recordings for customers. Making home recordings to send to family. CKPG's contribution to the Prince George area. [End of interview.]

The series consists of miscellaneous audio recordings by Imbert Orchard, including interviews, actualities (i.e., live location sounds), production elements or sections of CBC documentaries and BC Archives sound programs, and a number of unidentified recordings.

SUMMARY: In this introduction to the third series, Imbert Orchard explains how the "People In Landscape" series came about, discusses some of the interviews, and (with technician Ian Stephen) recalls some experiences while gathering material for the series.