The Huron Expositor, 1979-01-11, Page 8rw.
THE 'if IURON EXPOSITOR, JANUARY 11
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S.rendpi.ty
by Alice Gibb;
One of the !rewards ot; being a .reporter IS that We catch
glimpsesof our fellow humans at some of .their worst and
their best times.
The worst times, are easiest to define -when someone
has just lost a relative in *tragedy or when someone has
had to stand by while their'home or li�•elihood goes :Op in.
smoke. No reporter enjoys intruding on. someone's private
sorrow, but. Ws one of the hazards of the profession, pr as a'
salesman might say, "%t goes with: the territory."
The reporter, much as he personally sympathizes with: '
the iaadivtdual s loss,still has to deal in facts._facts,
recorded with as much accuracy as possible. All reporters
have learned that gleaning facts in a tragedy, when
individuals are upset; or grief-stricken, is One of the most,
precarious. jobs they're likely to, face.
But reporting certainly isn't all the "worst" times,
We're also v ery fortunate to, catch glimpses of people at
some of their very best moments -when they win awards,
when, they're talking about the good times in their own.
live or even, in the case of slightly younger peole. when.
they've just learned they've won a Christmas colouring;
contest-or'OP School's public speaking competition,
CELEBRITIES
When 'I was living in London and working at that city's
weekly newspaper, l had the chance to meet and chat; with
some celebrites like writer, Arthur Hailey :and Theatre
London's former artistic director, Helnar Pillar; to cover
the speeches of nien like Ralph Nader, Stephen Lewis and,
all the assorted candidates running for the leadership of
-the federal Conservative party and to interview municipal
politicians from the them Mayor Jane Bigelow to the
present . mayor; then .alderman, Al Gleeson.
As exciting as it was for a kid from a small town to meet
,these real, live'celebrities, few of theseP people •,proved as
interestingto t lit to as the `.ou meet on a daily
people y X
basis, Cele es and politicians have been interviewed so
'often the �retempted.say exactly the same things eah'.
time, wit out offering any fresh insights into their lives or'
careers. ithout some special. insights, the reporter is 1'eft '
with a v ery unappealing article,' •
But or inary people, le,.. like you and 1', can be fascinating! .
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When I was toiling away .at journalism school, 1 was
assigned to interview, the coordinator of a goy ernmen't
make=workproject. After we had finished. with the ,dry
< bones of the interview, the girl told me some of her ,
adventures, in,hitchikin back and forth across Canada. in ,.
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the wors
her younger days, and described some of the crazy A„tgv
:the truck drivers were talking on their radies.'Since this
WO , a year before the CB craze, when everybody ,learned:
about "Bears" and "good buddies", l found the girl's
story a fascinating glimpse into life on the road,
FIRST MYSTERY -
Another :interview which stands opt front my London
years, is talking to Ingrid Betz, a soft spoken Londoner
who had published her first mystery novel, set in a+ smolt
rural community outside the city. •
After we'd talked about the novel itself, Mrs. Betz told
about growing up in
the Wa entian. Mountains or Quebec, where her father'.
struggled: for years to support his family on the then scanty
earnings of aotter. The family. who had immigrated from
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. Europe, were the only non -French speaking family inthe
community. The isolation which Ingrid :Betz experienced:
as a child! proved:'valuable in later life when her creative'
writing required an extraordinary self-discipline and long,.
lonely hours spent with pen or typewriter."
When a reporter does meet someone they ran develop a
rapport with, it's almost a magic moment..
A good interview hopefully, produces a good.3'tory,
while a stiff, formai interview produces a much duller
story.
In. Seaforth. I've had lots of specials moments when
visiting, with people;
• SPECIAL MOMENTS
There was. a man who. told me about his teaching
experience with Indian students in northern Alberta..
There Were the jokes .of a ",young" 'husband who
happened te, be celebrating his 50th year of married life
and had the sense of humor'of'a 16. -year old, Also, every
now and then you, c atch a glimpse of the ,determination
with which some people follow a course in life -whether the
determination keeps them trying to better themselves in•
athletics of keeps them pursuing a career where the odds
are against, them,
For every disappointing interview, where you.. don't
quite "click"with the person you're talking to, ther&s-an
interview thatleavesyou so excited it's hard to sit down at`.
the typewriter afterwards. •
Television interviewerscan sometimes catch this special
rapport on camera, and then we, in the audience, can all
share it. But the enthusiasm of 'someone like Theatre
Passe :Murallle's. founder Paul Thompson; or the
excitement of a boy who's just discovered that his dog took
first prize in a pet show, is a little harder to capture in a
newspaper story.
Whenever reporters get together, they complain about
the long hours they work, the sameness of the meetings.
they attend, and- Of ` course, the- problems of writing
everything for a deadline.
But the thing that keepsthem in; the game is always the
same -the people they meet whoipake the; job sometimes.
seem almost like sheer fun,
WILLING TO SRAM.
,One thing which constantly amazes me about
,s. . meeting, reporting
orting
is how many details about themselves individuls are
willing to share someone they maybe for the
first time ,and someone they .might never see again.
Although reporters are often criticized for seekingout
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only the sensational and .ltw, .xaggeranng tnat, crt,y.
reporter has been told things he'd blusli to repeat to
best friend, jet ..alone publish.
Again, back in my student days, our journalism
professors swamped us with 'a string of well-known ,
Toronto media people who came to talk to us about their
own careers. .
Our professors hoped the traits that took these reporters
and editors:to the top of the heap! would rub off on us, by
osmosis I guess..-
One such visitor was the. Tbronto reporter -broadcaster
June Callwood, the woman who now hots a program.
called In` Touch.'
One student asked 'MS, Callwood to tell us about her
recent interview with .the then Mrs. Pierre Elliot Trudeau,
which had- ,just, appeared in one of Canada's national
magazines.
I remember June Callwond, a veteran of the
interviewinggame,telling us that Margaret Trudeau had
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confided things to her that thewriter found embarassing,
because they were such' private confidences and betrayed
"how vulnerable the prime minister's wife was at that stage
of her life, The comments would.'. have made it:good
story -they might even have forewarned the public about
the couple's eventual separation - . but Ms. 'Caliwood.
respected the intimacy of the interview and didn't sacrifice
her own integrity for the sake of•an even better story.
Stratford GaII»ery gets new
The Gallery/ Stratford has
t' announced '
n the. opening :of,
two exhibitions. Hagan; The
Mind and, the Hand,and
Brian' Porter, Recent
Paintings. -
NaganThe Mind and the
Hand has been organized by
the Grimsby. Public Library
•
and Art Gallery. Fred Hagan
has been a professional 'artist
and. teacher all of his- adult
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life. This retrospective col-
lection of paintings,.,
drawings and. prints spans a
period ` from 1938 to ;1976.
The earliest works are street
scenes when Hagan found:
that painting was \a re-
velation. he went to drawing
classes in the evenings and:.
on Sundaysspent, his time on
street studies' The work
expanded as he moved, to the
country and visited:
Algonquin Park._Mihtary
scenes from the Second
World War form an
important segment.. `' More
and more'_ interest in the
figure ` .is . evinced, print -
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an.
making becomes "a, major
preoccupation with ;• an . ex;
ploration.of the potential of
gP). re
litho rah • Fd Ha an has
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influenced, generations of
young artists in Ontario
through his many years of
teaching at the .Ontario Col-
lege of A rt. This represent
'ative exhibition -fs an over-
view of the development and
changes in ; an important:
artist 's career in "the Pro-
vince of Ontario.'Fred Hagan'
is. agenial, gruff individual,
there is apt winkle. in his eye.,
one sees;'. his. • love. .of
humanity, his interest in the
everyday and commonplace
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J.C. Spurr, a graduate' student at Laval University,`
Quebec City, visited his sister, Mrs. A.X. McLean ,and
Christmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs.'L1oyd"Rowat were
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Rowat II. Jason of Charlottelow n
PTE:;1. Mr. James Rowat of Port Hope, Dr, June McMaster
of Toronto, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rowat and family of
Mississauaga and Mrs. Carl Horthy of Toronto.
At the Eastern Star Decembermeeting, the winnersof'.
the turkey draws were Mrs. Janet Baker, Market Street,'
and ,Gordon. McKenzie, Goderich Street West,Seafort1.
Mr and Mrs. Ken Thompson and family from Hudson;. '.
Quebec •visited over the holidays with his father Hugh
,Thompson,
Miss Margaret g et Harris of Toronto, was 'a -guest of Mr,
,&MrsJ. F. Scott, Ann Street.
The graduates of Mrs. Gordon Muegge's recent quilting
course offered at Seaforth District High School included',
Katherine Hak. Margaret Ungarian, Debbie Doig, Barbara.
Doig, Dyliis and Jeanette Finnegan, 'Ruth Smith, Mrs:
Elson Smith. Jeanne Dorssers and Wanda Dietz.
ian shows
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throw h the work in this
The second exhibition,
Brian Porter, Recent
Paintings, hasbeen prepared
by the Art Gallery of Nova.
Scotia?. The exhibition in
eludes works completed over
the past two years while the
artist: • lived in.. Yarmouth,'
Nova Scotia. Brian's images
originate frons his dreams
which, are "then . recorded
permanently in paint. They
are meticulously : executed
with care and skill. These
works are produced by a man
who feels very detached and,
who has a love for his work.
"it doesn't matter where you
live," he says; "life consists
of two activities: painting'.
and waiting to ' paint
pictures". Brian says very
little about his work; and
concludesthat paintings.
speak for themselves. In
comparison with the Hagan
shb'w the strange imagery,'
-the• juxtaposition: of. human
-and animal forms, `the, un-
usual viewpoint• alk•ivill make
an interesting comparison;
between one art'ist's outer
look on . life .andanother
artist's record of his dreams.
Hagan, the Mind and the
Hand. will :`continue .until'
February 4, 1979.
Brian Porter, Recent
paintings will continue until '
February, 11, 1979.-
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Richard did two two of the portraits from a photo, onthe cover of the group's
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