Monday 13 April 2020

The ABC is a jewel

When there is a crisis the ABC rises to the occasion. It leaves any commercial radio or TV station in its wake.
We saw this during the bushfires. It was superbly covered by the ABC.

Now again with the coronavirus we see it again.

four corners did a wonderful episode on the topic. Q&A has approached the subject from various directions and they have all worked.

however undoubtedly the main star has been Norman Swan. He has become a superstar.
He was a medical practitioner  but then gave it all away after joining the ABC.

His scottish accent gives him a wonderful voice for both radio and TV.

Because of his background he knows what he is talking about or when he is interviewing.

Not surprisingly he was in the epistemology corner of going hard go early which has been proved correct.  He is almost an academic. He has the time to read up on any topic with regrad to health and then gets to interview the experts.
He is thus essential hearing or viewing these days. I admit to hearing the medical report he does on Radio National on Mondays every so often and was always impressed.
He is always impressive these days.

2 comments:

  1. I have been a Swan fan for years and I am from Canada. ABC really does some excellent progromming

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  2. good to know. Swan as I said has a marvelous voice and is very easy to listen to.

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