Local television - getting personal

When did CJOH change to CTV Ottawa? I missed that specific transition.

I started to watch their noon newscast during the big ice storm.

I liked to watch the local evening news on CJOH. Carol Anne and Max have been through a lot together. Carol Anne has two children. Max is very much involved in community outreach. He has struggled through a difficult time with cancer. He is going to retire in 6 weeks time.

Now a fire has destroyed the news studio. As Max said the physical memories - tapes, etc. - have been lost but the memories have not been.

As I watched the newscast at 6 p.m. on Monday the personal touches were very evident. These are two professionals during their job. They looked at each other at the start as if to say - we have been hurt but we are still here.

Pictures at the station on Merivale Road showed lots of hugging going on between the staff members. People who worked there were needing support and comfort from each other. They are getting it from the community as well who value what they do as professionals.

During the evening news it was evident or said - please send the personal information - for the happiness file (birthdays or wedding anniversaries of a special number); wake up weather pictures by elementary school kids; requests for personal appearances at local events - these were all gone.