Calendar Girl Blog: Final Round
I did a taping of the CKCO TV classic, Final Round yesterday. Sorry, but I'm not sure when the show is scheduled to run. I'm Miss No Television 2002 - eternity, so it doesn't really matter to me when it airs. Besides one of my television owning friends will see it and tell me that:
Here's how it goes. The show host, the ever witty Brent Hanson, myself and three other worthy contestants are placed in a boxing ring and offered current event topics to publicly debate.
Yesterday's topics included rapper Fifty Cents next controversial visit to Canada and our pre-national election liberal governments spending spree. Our provincial governments offer of tax rebates on gym memberships got an airing. Of course we booted around the Christmas craze in November issue. And finally, the local shoe store guy who got house arrest for getting his 14 year old employee drunk before sexually assaulting her.
You'll notice that there is nothing about breasts being discussed and might wonder why I would bother to appear.
First off, Calendar Girl is more than a one trick pony. Plus it's a lateral move on my part.
CKCO has a audience of 550,000 people. The Final Round is 30 minutes long and I get involved so enjoy my share of air time. Hopefully, I come across as someone with brains, friendly, maybe even interesting. And they let me hold up the calendar and give out my website address at the end.
My appearance costs me nothing but time and a bit of gas. And my media training, for the big break that may be in my future, continues with direct hands on experience.
Calendar Girl finds the show charmingly quirky and the inevitable feedback worthwhile. She likes the host. And she learned long ago to never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Calendar Girl
- I looked good.
- I sounded smart.
- I looked tired.
- I sounded nervous.
Here's how it goes. The show host, the ever witty Brent Hanson, myself and three other worthy contestants are placed in a boxing ring and offered current event topics to publicly debate.
Yesterday's topics included rapper Fifty Cents next controversial visit to Canada and our pre-national election liberal governments spending spree. Our provincial governments offer of tax rebates on gym memberships got an airing. Of course we booted around the Christmas craze in November issue. And finally, the local shoe store guy who got house arrest for getting his 14 year old employee drunk before sexually assaulting her.
You'll notice that there is nothing about breasts being discussed and might wonder why I would bother to appear.
First off, Calendar Girl is more than a one trick pony. Plus it's a lateral move on my part.
CKCO has a audience of 550,000 people. The Final Round is 30 minutes long and I get involved so enjoy my share of air time. Hopefully, I come across as someone with brains, friendly, maybe even interesting. And they let me hold up the calendar and give out my website address at the end.
My appearance costs me nothing but time and a bit of gas. And my media training, for the big break that may be in my future, continues with direct hands on experience.
Calendar Girl finds the show charmingly quirky and the inevitable feedback worthwhile. She likes the host. And she learned long ago to never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Calendar Girl
posted by Sue Richards at 3:30 PM
4 Comments:
Pity it doesn't get aired in Oz. I would love to see it.
Chris
Such an awesome blog! It's great that you are raising awareness (and money) for breast-related issues! And I love the name.
Oooh, DO let us know when you get an airdate. CKCO is waaaay better than the A Channel garbage we have here just down the road (I'm in London).
Your perspective on being asked to participate is right on. It's a blessing to get media exposure of this kind. I'm always asked if I get paid to be interviewed - when I stop laughing, I explain to my non-media-savvy friends that it just doesn't work that way.
Nice to cross electrons with someone in the same headspace. Can't wait to read more.
Carmi,
According to the email this morning that said " IYou looked good", I guess we aired. Apparently the show gets multiple late night time slots too.
Maybe a quick flip through the channels will bag you a re-run.
Paid to be interviewed....good one.
Calendar Girl
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