The 28th annual CBC British Columbia Open House and Food Bank Day is on Friday Dec. 5, 2014! CBC Radio One will air broadcasts throughout the day across B.C. and everyone is invited to come on down or listen from home. Doors and phone lines will be open from 5:30am to 6pm to encourage you to donate to the food bank of your choice in British Columbia.
Tours
Tours of CBC’s Vancouver newsroom will run 8 am to 6pm and there are incentive prizes for donors on the programs throughout the day. You can make a donation to the food bank of your choice in British Columbia at our secure online donation site.
Live Broadcasts
In Vancouver, everyone is invited to come down to the CBC studios at 700 Hamilton St. to watch live broadcasts starting with Rick Cluff and The Early Edition team on the air from 5:10am to 8:30am. Rick will be joined by Cecilia Walters, Amy Bell, Margaret Gallagher and musical guests the magnificent Chor Leoni and Company B. Guests include man-about-town Fred Lee, Mayor Gregor Robertson, Police Chief Jim Chu and Chef Vikram Vij from the Dragon’s Den.
At noon, B.C. Almanac host Mark Forsythe will be joined by North by Northwest host Sheryl MacKay for a three-hour edition of B.C. Almanac. You’ll hear guests Brian Minter, car-guy Brad Tremblay, Olympic triathlete Simon Whitfield, Olympic cyclist Curt Harnett and Paralympian Elisabeth Walker-Young. Musical guests include the Silver Belles, Van Django and Tonye Aganaba. Then, On the Coast host Stephen Quinn will be joined by Lisa Christiansen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Live Music
Studio 700 will be hopping with awesome live music from the Rich Hope Band with guests Miss Quincy, Hilary Grist, Shaun Verrault, and Colleen Rennison. Other guests include beer columnist Rebecca Wyman, wine expert Barb Phillips and the cast from Avenue Q.