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Topic spans: 1999 - 2000
The Eve of the Millennium
The CBC rang in the new millennium across all six Canadian time zones with star-studded performances, fantastic fireworks and multiple renditions of Auld Lang Syne. CBC Television's marathon 26-hour New Year's worldwide special, 2000 Today, was the most ambitious live project in the corporation's history. CBC Radio ushered in the 21st century with its 20-hour live broadcast, "Champagne, Moose and Maple Syrup."
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Gearing up for the party
Broadcast Date: Dec. 31, 1999
While revellers at The Duke of Duckworth in St. John's get ready for Y2K with rounds of "dark and dirty" — double rum and coke — hundreds of folks, including pub owner Colin Dalton, will be working overtime to ensure everything runs smoothly. Dalton talks to CBC's Shelagh Rogers and Bernie McNamee about preparing for a shift that'll end around 6 a.m. local time — in the next millennium.Despite feeling tense about the possibility of the Y2K computer meltdown, Dalton is in good spirits as he looks forward to this once-in-lifetime New Year's bash.
Gearing up for the party
• In this radio clip, Colin Dalton told CBC's Shelagh Rogers that he was wearing blue...as in blue underwear. It was a reference to a New Year's Eve tradition in Spanish-speaking countries of wearing various colours of underwear for good luck. Red is for love, yellow for work, green for money and white is for health.• CBC Radio hosts Shelagh Rogers and Bernie McNamee kicked off the special 20-hour live broadcast, Champagne, Moose and Maple Syrup, starting at 6:30 a.m. PST. Avril Benoit and Bernard St. Laurent took over hosting duties from 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. PST. Dick Gordon hosted the New Year's Day program starting at 6.a.m. PST with Rex Murphy hosting a special New Year's Day four-hour edition of Cross Country Checkup.
Gearing up for the party
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC Radio Special
Broadcast Date: Dec. 31, 1999
Guest(s): Colin Dalton
Host: Bernie McNamee, Shelagh Rogers
Duration: 3:01
Photo: Scott Sandars/Flickr Creative Commons
Last updated:
Aug. 19, 2009
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