How to get syndicated on CBC radio
I’m making my CBC Radio debut in Nova Scotia! And BC! And Yukon! And Saskatchewan! And…
How is this possible, you ask?
Through the magic of CBC Radio Syndication. I didn’t know this existed, but when I reached out to Sandy of Ontario Morning to talk about The Emergency Doctor’s Guide to a Pain-Free Back, he suggested syndication.
Through syndication, you’re assigned a producer who submits an open call to CBC Radio shows across the country. The shows bid on you during the day, and then by 3 or 4 p.m., you get a schedule of which shows you’ll speak to from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the next day.
“But…what if nobody wants to talk to me?” I said.
My producer, Vanessa, laughed. “I’ve never seen that happen.”
Still, I was concerned, until I got my Thursday schedule.
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10:00 |
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Gander – Central Morning Leigh Anne Power – Host Twitter: @centralmorning |
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10:15 |
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Ottawa – Ottawa Morning Robyn Bresnahan – Host Twitter (show): @OttawaMorning |
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10:30 |
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Kitchener-Waterloo Host: Craig Norris Twitter: @cbckw891 |
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10:40 |
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Ontario AM Wei Chen – Host Twitter: @CBCOntMorning |
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10:50 |
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Cape Breton (Sydney) – Information Morning Steve Sutherland – Host Twitter: @InfoMorningCB |
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11:15 |
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Sudbury – Morning North Markus Schwabe – Host Twitter (show): @MorningNorth Twitter (host): @cbcmarkus |
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11:45 |
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Kelowna – Daybreak South Chris Walker – Host Twitter: @cbckelowna |
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12:00 |
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Prince George / Prince Rupert – Daybreak North Hosts: Russell Bowers (PG) Carolina DeRyk (PR) Twitter handle (show): @daybreaknorth Prince George hosts: Carolina: @rupertsmaven |
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12:15 |
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Vancouver –The Early Edition Rick Cluff – Host Twitter (show): @cbcearlyedition |
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12:30 |
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Whitehorse – A New Day Sandi Coleman – Host Twitter (show): @cbcanewday |
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12:45 |
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Regina – The Morning Edition Host: Sheila Cole, Twitter handle: @sheilacolescbc |
My son Max said, “So, you’re going to be flying for ten days?”
“No, that’s the power of radio. I’m driving to Ottawa, and then I’m going to talk to people from coast to coast about back pain.”
My husband laughed at me. “Miss ‘What if nobody wants to talk to me.'”
Honestly, I didn’t know this was possible. Amazing. I love, love, love the CBC. And then tonight, I’ll be making my debut at Chapters Rideau with Stockholm Syndrome before coming back for more syndication interviews on Friday.
On the weekend, I’ll storm the Cornwall and Area Pop Event.
Then I get a day off before I’m the hospitalist at the Glengarry for the week.
WOOT.
I asked my host, Alexandre, to take a picture of me in the lobby, using my laptop. He obliged. Ottawa Morning’s Robyn Bresnahan admired my boots! She looked fabulous, even though she only had three hours of sleep. It’s a gift, I tell you.
If you want a chance to win a signed copy, drop me a line in the contact form with CBC as the subject and a message with your address and why you want to win.
Yay! You can buy it on Kobo.
Yay! You can buy it on Amazon.ca Also available through your local booksellers and other e-tailers.
P.S. I’m writing this on Parliament Hill. A security guy asked me what I was doing. I was standing at wall, typing on my laptop, instead of sitting like your average person. Because I’ve got this book on back pain. And, like I told Markus Schwabe of Morning North, “Sometimes, you have to decide if you’ll do the healthy thing, even if you look weird. I’ve always chosen looking weird, myself.”