Shad is the perfect anti-Jian Ghomeshi. But is that a good thing for Q?
He’s a likeable, functional, multicultural star, but CBC’s choice of Shad as the new host of Q suggests the network hasn’t learned much from its mistakes
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Why Shad is an ideal choice for CBC’s Q
Newsmaker, March 11: The award-winning rapper is a great choice to host the marquee culture show. Will a great idea in theory work in execution?
Jian Ghomeshi’s advice for students
I was jack-of-all-trades and master of none. But it worked.
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Book by Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi, host laureate of Oscar punditry
You gotta love a morning radio man who’s typing after midnight, and rhyming "pristine" with "Joaquin"