Series contains audio reels from the CKDU radio 88.1 two-part program Rocky Jones on Racism. It features Burnley (Rocky) Jones, a Halifax lawyer, human rights activist, and prisoners rights advocate who fought for the defeat of racism. Jones earned his law degree from Dalhousie University in the 1990s.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of From these Roots, a CKDU radio program. This episode is an interview with Rocky Jones, a political activist born in Truro, Nova Scotia. He received his law degree from Dalhousie University in 1992. This episode aired March 17, 1991 and was rebroadcast March 20, 1991; April 17, 1991; July 31, 1991; May 23, 1995 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's public affairs program; and November 28, 1996 on The Evening Affair.
File includes program notes for all episodes, including thumbnail descriptions, background information on themes and participants, and pertinent online links.
Fonds contains records relating to the production and contributing artists of CKDU radio's program Rock Meets Bone. Items include episode scripts and notes, correspondence, administrative documents, cassette tapes with raw episode interviews, and a USB drive containing both raw source interviews and finished episodes.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Robin Metcalfe at the first Atlantic Regional Conference for gays and lesbians in ten years, presenting a history of the local gay and lesbian movement. The episode was recorded on September 14, 1993, and was broadcasted in the same month.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Atlantic correspondent Robin Metcalfe on Crescent Street in Montreal, as well as a rebroadcast of Elaine Jacobsen of the Children's Aid Society. The episode was recorded on July 29, 1989, and was broadcasted on August 1, 1989.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Title Waves. This episode, hosted by Mary Jo Anderson, features an interview with Robin Metcalfe on censorship. It was recorded October 16, 1985 and aired October 17, 1985.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 8 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on May 29, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on June 5, 1986 at 4:00PM, and September 18, 1986 at 4:00PM.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 7 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on May 28, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on June 4, 1986 at 4:00PM, and September 17, 1986.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 6 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on June 2, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on June 3, 1986 at 4:00PM, and September 16, 1986.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 5 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on May 27, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on June 2, 1986 at 4:00PM, and September 15, 1986 at 4:00PM.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 4 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on May 26, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on May 29, 1986 at 4:00PM, and July 16, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 3 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on May 28, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on the same day at 4:00PM, and July 15, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 2 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on May 20, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on May 27, 1986 at 4:00PM, and July 14, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Backtrax, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 1 of 8 on Robert Wyatt, an English musician, founding member of Soft Machine, and solo artist. The episode aired on May 20, 1986, and was rebroadcasted on May 26, 1986 at 4:00PM, January 2, 1987, and July 13, 1987 at 4:00PM.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Title Waves. This episode features Robert Stamp, a Calgary-based author. The episode was recorded November 1, 1988 and aired November 4, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Title Waves. This episode features Robert Shipley on his book To Mark Our Place: History of War Memorials (1987). Hosted by Donna Mayer, the episode was recorded November 10, 1987 and aired November 11, 1987. It was rebroadcast June 23, 1988 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features American writer Robert Nathan, including two book reviews, as well as a Mr. Tim calendar. The episode was recorded on March 19, 1987, and was broadcasted on March 30, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Title Waves. This episode features author Robert Kroll on his fictionalized Nova Scotian history, Intimate Fragments: An Irrelevant Chronicle of Early Halifax (1985). The episode was hosted by Lyn Schellenberg and was recorded January 29, 1986. It aired January 30, 1986 and was rebroadcast June 19, 1986 and April 21, 1988.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Independently Speaking, a CKDU radio program. This episode features an interview with Robert Ganong from the Atlantic division of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Halifax. The episode aired March 30, 1990 and was rebroadcast April 5, 1990.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Voices, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Robert E. Kroll reading from his book "Intimate fragments: An irreverent chronicle of early Halifax". The episode was recorded on May 31, 1989, and was broadcasted on June 5, 1989, June 26, 1989, and July 24, 1989.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Robert Allen, the new administrative coordinator for the People With AIDS coalition, as well as a comedy skit titled "The Wedding". The episode was recorded on August 7, 1989, and was broadcasted on August 8, 1989.
File contains one digital recording of the raw source audio used to create the Rock Meets Bone episode titled "Tighten the Traces, Haul in the Reins" with Robbie O'Neill (with music by Nathan Curry), which aired on October 13, 1989.
File contains documents regarding the creation of the Rock Meets Bone episode titled "Tighten the Traces, Haul in the Reins" with Robbie O'Neill (with music by Nathan Curry), which aired on October 13, 1989. The episode follows Robbie acting as Leo Kennedy of Canso, a peddler with cerebral palsy who died in 1982. Materials include an introduction to the episode, handwritten production notes, and documents from the Mulgrave Road Co-op Theatre documenting the play version of the episode.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Artscape, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 97.5. This episode includes an interview with Micmac poet, Rita Joe (from Cape Breton), and writer, Maxine Tynes (from Dartmouth), author of Borrowed Beauty and Woman Talking Woman.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Title Waves. This episode features Canadian author Rita Donovan. The episode was recorded November 12, 1990 and aired November 15, 1990.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Idle Reels, a CKDU radio program. This episode aired September 10, 1987 and was rebroadcast September 20, 1987; July 8, 1990; March 3, 1991; and June 20, 1993.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Strong Current, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features an original low speed recording of Rick Hamilton with Bill June. The episode was recorded on June 28, 1986.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features an interview with Richard Fung, a professor at The Ontario College of Art and Design University and advocate for gay Asians (among other things) by CKDU's Brenda Barnes. There are two parts: part 1 is 7 min. 15 sec., and part 2 is 9 min. 50 sec. The episode was recorded on April 18, 1993, and was broadcasted on May 8, 1993, and on May 5, 1994.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Idle Reels, a CKDU radio program. This episode aired July 29, 1992 and was rebroadcast August 2, 1992.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Artscape, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 97.5. This episode contains part 2 of an interview with R.H. Thompson.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Women's Time. This episode features a review of the 1983 film, "Born in Flames." The episode aired October 24, 1985 and was rebroadcast October 31, 1985.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Radio Free World. This episode, hosted by Mike Hymers, is the second part of a two-part review of 1986. It features news stories on Eugene Hasenfus, Corazon Aquino, South Africa court decision, and South African media. It was recorded December 29, 1986 and aired January 2, 1987.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Radio Free World. This episode, hosted by Mike Hymers, is the first part of a two-part review of 1986. It features news stories on the conflict between the United States and Libya; Chernobyl; Australia, New Zealand, United States (ANZUS) problems; and military aid to Contras. It was recorded December 24, 1986 and aired December 26, 1986.
File is an audio reel containing a review by CKDU's Samantha Brennan of the book "Caught Looking." The review aired August 17, 1987 and was rebroadcast August 26, 1987 and September 2, 1987 on Title Waves.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Reverend Bob Petit, an AIDS vigil, and news. The episode was recorded on May 22, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 23, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Living After Diagnosis, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a discussion of HIV/AIDS as a retrovirus (a virus that copies itself as a part of a cell's DNA), and dormancy. The episode aired on March 26, 1992 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Idle Reels, a CKDU radio program. This episode aired June 15, 1985 and was rebroadcast June 18, 1985; January 11, 1987; and January 22, 1989.
File is an audio reel containing reports on various subjects, including the Nova Scotia People With AIDS Coalition opening, and a women's night at Rumors bar in Halifax. The episode was recorded on April 24, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing a variety of health related topics. This first is a feature on the Nova Scotia Women and AIDS project launched the same week, reported on by CKDU's Liz van Berkel, which runs 16 min. 17 sec. The second is a feature on Janet and Randy, who contracted HIV through a blood product - Randy is also a hemophiliac now living with AIDS. It runs 18 min. 6 sec. The episode was recorded on December 2, 1992, and was broadcast on December 4, 1992 on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing a report by CKDU's Bill Curry on seven Vietnamese taxi drivers in Halifax who use Citizens Band (CB) radio to negotiate language barriers. The report aired March 8, 1988 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program, and was rebroadcast March 12, 1988 and April 27, 1988 on Title Waves.
File is an audio reel containing a report on the rebirth of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women by CKDU community reporter Donna Mayer. The report aired October 12, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing a report on the rally against the fixed link from Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. The rally, organized by the "Friends of the Island," protested the government's dismissal of the report by the Environmental Assessment Review Panel on the fixed link project (which would become the Confederation Bridge). The rally included members of the society, local fishers and ferry workers, and delegates of the Canadian Environmental Network national conference. JoAnn Citrigno from CKDU was present at the rally in Borden, Prince Edward Island. The report aired October 2, 1993 and was rebroadcast October 5, 1993 on The Evening Affair and October 6, 1993 at 10:24 am.
File is an audio reel containing a report on the proposed road through Seaview Park and the old site of Africville. The report was produced by Deborah Odhiambo, a producer of From These Roots, CKDU's radio program on African-Canadian history and issues. The report was recorded April 25, 1991 and aired April 26, 1991 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program. It was rebroadcast April 24, 1991 [sic] at 12:15 pm and June 6, 1995 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program.
File is an audio reel containing a report on the Pandora Hearing by Sara Shields of CKDU. The hearing was a Nova Scotia Human Rights Inquiry into the charges of sex discrimination against the women's magazine, Pandora. The report was recorded January 16, 1992 and aired January 17, 1992 on Title Waves.
File is an audio reel containing a report on a new palliative care unit at the Halifax Infirmary with Julie Chen. The episode was recorded on April 27, 1989, and was broadcast on May 5, 1989 on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing a report on the International Youth for Peace and Justice Tour, by CKDU's Donna Mayer. The report aired November 12, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing a report on the Hiroshima shadow painters by CKDU's Stephan Gervais. The shadow painters, organized by the Hiroshima Action Committee, a coalition of peace workers in Halifax, paint sidewalks with white silhouettes to represent people vaporized by a nuclear blast. The report aired live August 6, 1988 and was rebroadcast August 8, 1988 on Title Waves.
File is an audio reel containing a segment on world politics. This segment is a report on the Hiroshima Commemoration at the Halifax Grand Parade. The episode aired August 7, 1986.