AS IT HAPPENS — CBC RADIO ONE
January 19, 1999 · Toronto
On Tuesday, January 19, 1999, CBC Radio One's national current-affairs program As It Happens (Westaway & Budd) took talkback on the world's most important issue: tomatoes. A caller who hates tomatoes — and had created a website dedicated to that hatred — sparked a wave of listener reaction.
ANTITOMATO RADIO
the sound service, and the night the tomato reached national current-affairs radio. the tape is below. for the picture service see antitomato tv.
TALKBACK — TOMATOES / RECIPE SCRIPT (duration 00:04:07)
“Last night we spoke with G----- F------, who hates tomatoes, and has created a website dedicated to that hatred. Here's your thoughts.”
the audio
the original CBC interview, with the name bleeped out — it is said six times in the broadcast. the unbroadcastable original is kept on disk; this is the copy that plays.
also available: Tomatoguy.wav (1.7 MB) · tomatoguy.ram (RealAudio)