The Globe and Mail:
" . . there were long-standing tensions between Stursberg’s aggressive focus on ratings and (Hubert) Lacroix’s emphasis on consensus building and his statements on the CBC as a public service, insiders said.
"Stursberg’s departure is widely believed to have been acrimonious. The announcement noted that it was effective immediately, and the CBC’s Toronto Broadcast Centre was abuzz with rumours among staff that Stursberg had been escorted from the building.
"A senior executive who worked closely with both men described the relationship between Stursberg and Lacroix as being, at best, “like a marriage, they tried and it didn’t work.”
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“Why now?” wondered Lise Lareau, president of the Canadian Media Guild, which represents about 4,500 CBC employees. “Was there one big fight at the end of the day? There’s been no big commotion lately.”
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Ian Morrison of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting:
“He has been very much disliked, loathed, even, by many thousands of CBC employees,” says Morrison. “Under him, CBC has lost the Olympic Games, the Grey Cup, curling and its audience share in television has dwindled.”
" . . there were long-standing tensions between Stursberg’s aggressive focus on ratings and (Hubert) Lacroix’s emphasis on consensus building and his statements on the CBC as a public service, insiders said.
"Stursberg’s departure is widely believed to have been acrimonious. The announcement noted that it was effective immediately, and the CBC’s Toronto Broadcast Centre was abuzz with rumours among staff that Stursberg had been escorted from the building.
"A senior executive who worked closely with both men described the relationship between Stursberg and Lacroix as being, at best, “like a marriage, they tried and it didn’t work.”
* * *
“Why now?” wondered Lise Lareau, president of the Canadian Media Guild, which represents about 4,500 CBC employees. “Was there one big fight at the end of the day? There’s been no big commotion lately.”
" " "
Ian Morrison of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting:
“He has been very much disliked, loathed, even, by many thousands of CBC employees,” says Morrison. “Under him, CBC has lost the Olympic Games, the Grey Cup, curling and its audience share in television has dwindled.”
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