evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) (10/25/88)
Gail Smith tonight announced her resignation from CFTO News. There's a rumour going around CTV that Channel 9 is going to replace her with a newscaster. The report said she's looking for 'new challenges'. That's good, because it means she won't likely be appearing on another Toronto news programme. If she's looking for acting work, I hear there are openings for a few celebrity corpses on Night Heat. -- Evan Leibovitch, SA of System Telly If Jesus was a Jew Located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario, Canada how come he had evan@telly.on.ca -or- uunet!attcan!telly!evan a Mexican name?
hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) (10/25/88)
>Gail Smith tonight announced her resignation from CFTO News. There's a rumour >going around CTV that Channel 9 is going to replace her with a newscaster. > >The report said she's looking for 'new challenges'. That's good, because >it means she won't likely be appearing on another Toronto news programme. > Today's Toronto Star suggests she is negotiating with another Toronto station. And I had hoped that Toronto had seen the last of her... According to the same item, Sandy Rinaldo is a leading candidate to replace her. Ack, I'm going get diabetes...
dan@maccs.McMaster.CA (Dan Trottier) (10/26/88)
In article <394@telly.UUCP> evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) writes: >Gail Smith tonight announced her resignation from CFTO News. There's a rumour >going around CTV that Channel 9 is going to replace her with a newscaster. :-] :-] :-} (I still laughing at this one) -- Dan Trottier dan@maccs.McMaster.CA Dept of Computer Science ...!uunet!utai!utgpu!maccs!dan McMaster University (416) 525-9140 x3444
heath@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Todd Heatherton) (10/26/88)
In article <394@telly.UUCP> evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) writes: >Gail Smith tonight announced her resignation from CFTO News. There's a rumour >going around CTV that Channel 9 is going to replace her with a newscaster. > >The report said she's looking for 'new challenges'. That's good, because >it means she won't likely be appearing on another Toronto news programme. > >If she's looking for acting work, I hear there are openings for a few >celebrity corpses on Night Heat. >-- >Evan Leibovitch, SA of System Telly If Jesus was a Jew >Located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario, Canada how come he had >evan@telly.on.ca -or- uunet!attcan!telly!evan a Mexican name? Runour has it that Sandi Renaldo (Sunday nights on CTV) will replace Gail Smith....praise allah, god or whomever
nick@aimed.UUCP (Nick Pemberton) (10/26/88)
In article <1537@maccs.McMaster.CA>, dan@maccs.UUCP writes: > In article <394@telly.UUCP> evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) writes: > >Gail Smith tonight announced her resignation from CFTO News. There's a rumour > >going around CTV that Channel 9 is going to replace her with a newscaster. > > :-] :-] :-} (I still laughing at this one) Yeah, I can't say I'll miss gail... Did anyone else see that great add in Now magazine that was for some nightclub - it was a half page add, all blacked out, with the name of the club at the bottom, and in big print in white on the black background it said: "Does Gail Smith really mean to do that" Nick
soley@ontenv.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) (10/26/88)
In article <394@telly.UUCP>, evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) writes: > Gail Smith tonight announced her resignation from CFTO News. There's a rumour > going around CTV that Channel 9 is going to replace her with a newscaster. > > The report said she's looking for 'new challenges'. That's good, because > it means she won't likely be appearing on another Toronto news programme. > > If she's looking for acting work, I hear there are openings for a few > celebrity corpses on Night Heat. Gail "the hammer" would probably do great in politics, did you ever notice that she never shows any emotion? -- Norman Soley - Data Communications Analyst - Ontario Ministry of the Environment UUCP: uunet!attcan!lsuc!ncrcan!ontenv!soley VOICE: +1 416 323 2623 OR: soley@ontenv.UUCP
bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker) (10/26/88)
In article <394@telly.UUCP> evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) writes: >Gail Smith tonight announced her resignation from CFTO News. There's a rumour >going around CTV that Channel 9 is going to replace her with a newscaster. Evan, your insecurities are showing again... Cheers, Bruce Becker Toronto, Ont. Internet: bdb@becker.UUCP, bruce@utgpu.toronto.edu, becker@ziebmef.UUCP BitNet: BECKER@HUMBER.BITNET "Which UseNet channel do I get the election debates on?" - Bozo the clone
paul@geac.UUCP (Paul Gooderham) (10/28/88)
In article <901@ontenv.UUCP> soley@ontenv.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) writes: >In article <394@telly.UUCP>, evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) writes: >> Gail Smith... >> ...celebrity corpses on Night Heat. >Gail "the hammer"... What is everyone's fascination with Gail Smith? Why is her move such big news? I think she is a fine news caster and a fine human being :-). Maybe she reminds a lot of people of their own mothers and so all those fears/anxieties/joys come out (well, not so many joys, see above). Does anyone care to explain *why* they hold these opinions? Enquiring minds want to know (as the saying goes). Disclaimer: I have no connection to Gail "t.h." Smith (she's not *my* mother or anything) except being a satisfied viewer. -- Paul J. Gooderham, Geac Computer Corporation, Markham, Ontario paul@geac OR {uunet!mnetor,utgpu,yunexus}!geac!paul
hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) (10/28/88)
>What is everyone's fascination with Gail Smith? Why is her move >such big news? I think she is a fine news caster and a fine >human being :-). Maybe she reminds a lot of people of their own >mothers and so all those fears/anxieties/joys come out (well, not >so many joys, see above). Does anyone care to explain *why* they >hold these opinions? Enquiring minds want to know (as the saying goes). > Fine newscaster?!? Her voice and delivery set my teeth on edge. You could say she comes from the John Turner school of elocution (at least before his recent improvement). In addition she is a prime example of the trend to Ken and Barbie newsanchors. It's not surprising she boosted CFTO's ratings and that they regret losing her. Anyway CFTO found themselves another cupie-doll recently in Jennifer what's her name. I'm not against women newscasters, I just want intelligent, capable journalists like Barbara Frum(p) or Hilary Brown, not cue-card readers.