tower sins secrets successes inside canadian non fiction book written book memoir detailing experience vice president charge english services october august recruited president understood supported intention focus producing popular content success failure defined number people watch awards critical praise book covers range topics relating including acquiring popular shows like prairie news coverage adjustments losing broadcasting rights competitors tell memoir called entertaining met generally mixed reviews valued insider account known institution author book aggressively defend views relating opposing views elaborate views deficiencies background tower released april little half years author left august recruited president vice president charge english services previously worked media business recently director entered october replace retiring idea changing network direction away focus high arts popular content supported understood difficult transition face resistance criticism vision supported successor eventually replaced year old left august october publisher acquired world rights memoir parent company filed bankruptcy october owing synopsis book divided subject related chapters chapter provides introduction entered scene viewed role replacing retiring executive vice president charge english services previews challenges encounter second chapter covers experience entering senior management amid contract negotiations union resulting lock summer relations labeled gang senior management union representatives chapter entertainment explains plan television entertainment use audience numbers gauge success cancelled critically acclaimed shows city hall wonderland opening night low ratings ordered expected audience friendly shows beginning summer new strategy received low ratings quickly cancelled autumn schedule successful introducing prairie nest year schedule introduced successful border unsuccessful mvp marketplace friday nights resulted higher ratings plan national denied board directors fourth chapter french details relationship french counterpart style differences english french television shows funding given french services lack members understand french means trying bridge cultures ordered english versions popular quebec shows rumours received low ratings english canada fifth chapter recounts experience losing sports licenses superior market placement respect geographic coverage experience amateur sports lost olympics joint rogers million bid moved broadcasting rights citing commissioner displeasure poor coverage games lock lost broadcasting rights tournament hearts negotiated canada rights managed extend contract significantly higher price sixth chapter deals explains scheduled local eliminated instead initiated style content reforms taking effect october including creation internal provide stories suitable radio web services commissioned independent study analyze perceived anti conservative bias news coverage study found coverage conservative friendly global coverage chapter radio noted dominance canadian radio market low ratings advocated local radio coverage especially hamilton area facilitated programming change musical variety specializing canadian music chapter money describes internal debate cover million loss advertising revenue recession government unwilling cover deficit allow debt ultimately decided cutting jobs reducing number episodes ordered selling excess real estate chapter plan addresses adaption new technology consolidation canadian telecommunications industry details struggles new president endorse strategy providing popular content initiated new strategic planning process final chapter notes changes occurred departure demise loses rights genre style tower memoir focuses saw operations reveals details relationships presidents fellow executives written year left uses themes illustrating corporation deficiencies motif superior describe attitude superiority despite low ratings providers popular content defending work aggressive defense critics compared similar tactic found memoir matter principle released months addition called tell memoir book described chronicle defence parting shot like diary battlefield general title biblical reference tower reviewer believed hint view place business common sense forgot reviewer thought reflect languages spoken author detractors publication reception book published vancouver based publisher published hardcover versions april promoted reading book signing events canada including calgary vancouver excerpts published regina leader post book called entertaining tough memoir reviewer called documented complained use quotations described book certain strongest adherents deserve attention leading account tumultuous time institution history written partial victor elements help restore public broadcaster health particular analysis intimidating international media landscape merits attention arts culture editor found written attempts humour tower fall flat confusing inducing writer concluded rage dominates autobiography grief lost network promise columnist toronto star advised don expect balanced account troubles strictly gospel according richard entertaining self serving appetite compromise consensus chance shock people angry create dramatic book chance attack stood way found best parts passages goes perceived enemies newman found volume devastating profile president critic wrote seen lot self serving book shows dark intelligence comical correct genuinely hand goes journalist reported president challenged interpretation ratings failing account new method calculating ratings numbers appear higher countered rating numbers came research department
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