News On Demand, But Only To A Point

When I’m out and about, just living my life, it’s very gratifying to talk to 680News listeners and find out why you listen to us and what you’d like more of, less of and none of. Responses and reactions vary widely.

Early this morning as I waited for my team coffee order at a Tim Hortons drive-through, the server at the window suddenly became chatty. She wanted to know why I was coming through every morning at such a ridiculous hour. I told her where I worked and her eyes lit up.

“Oh, I love Celine Dion, can you please play any one of her songs for me?”

“Sorry,” I replied. “We don’t play music. But our sister station CHFI does. I could mention it to them!”

“No,” she said, explaining that she listens to another music station.

“I can’t help then, sorry,” I said.

“You read the news?,” the coffee maven asked.

“Yes, that’s what I do,” I said, kind of hoping she’d hand me my coffee tray and change soon.

“OK, next week, I’ll give you a news story and you’ll read it, okay?”

I was stunned and amused! I’ve never had anyone try to get me to “play” their news story before. She had the tray of coffees in her hands, outstretched toward me and I knew it was the moment of truth – or untruth.

“OKAY!” I replied, with absolutely no intention of reading anything this very nice woman writes for me. I just hope this means I don’t have to look for another 24-hour drive through!