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RVF 2016-2017 - Week 53 - September 3-9th - CJRU Ryerson Toronto #2

Name of project/grant: French Canada's Weird Little Comics Universe

Name of producing station: CJRU 1280 AM

Name of producer: Jacob Dubé

Contact information of producer or station coordinator: elissa@cjru.ca

Short bio of producer (1 paragraph, 250 max words):
Jacob Dubé has been programming at CJRU since the spring of 2015 and co-hosts a weekly program Radio Free Krypton. He is a current news editor at The Eyeopener, writer at Motherboard and was the editor-in-chief of the Canadian online arts magazine CanCulture. He’s a Franco-Ontarian and fluent Francophone with a great interest in French issues within the province, especially related to culture and education.

1-2 Sentence description of the show:
A look into the French Canadian comic scene: how it stands out against the English and European markets and why creators are sticking with it.

Longer description of show/content:

The English market is dominating the comics industry, and Europe has a strong hold on the French side. Where does that leave Canada? Do we try and mimic the bigger industries or just do our own thing? We spoke to store owners and comic creators in Toronto and Montreal to find out the weird, unique state of French Canadian comics.

Songs played (If any):
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CRTC Cat
Artist Composer(s) Song Name CanCon (Y/ N)
Length of Song Time of Song
41 Ryan Little Ryan Little Bless You N 0:35 0:47
41 Ryan Little Ryan Little Bless You N 0:14 3:15
41 Ryan Little Ryan Little Bless You N 0:13 12:17
41 Ryan Little Ryan Little Bless You N 0:30 26:48

Are the songs above "Copyright Free", i.e. in the public domain?: YES

Length of audio: 27:30

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