Tuesday November 25th, 2014 – 10am
Posted Nov 25, 2014 02:48:31 PM.
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10:00 – Mike Farwell, co-host of the morning show on Country 106.7
The Bill Cosby performance, scheduled for January at Centre in the Square is still going on as planned.
While the Centre is not commenting, a blog post on their website reads:
“This is an honest response to a complicated situation. Commercial rental shows at The Centre are crucial for the venue to earn sufficient funds to operate. This show was contracted over a year ago with tickets on sale for a number of months. While we may personally share concerns raised by the community, if The Centre forces a cancellation of this rental show it isn’t simply a situation of giving back the rent.
As a result of breaking our contract for this show, The Centre would need to pay any guarantee fee contracted to Mr. Cosby and compensate the promoter for any losses from box office and show expenses. The Centre would also need to refund patrons as the promoter would not be responsible for bearing these costs in this scenario.
For these reasons we will continue to discuss options with the promoter, sharing the community concerns with them.”
Mike Farwell has spearheaded a fundraiser that will be held on the night of the concert in support of assault victims.
10:30 – Joe Pavia, 570 News Director & Craig Parry, Criminal lawyer, Kitchener
The police chief in St. Louis County, Missouri says he needs another 10-thousand officers to deal with the violent protests there. The protests follow word last night that a white police officer (Darren Wilson) would not be indicted in the shooting death of a black teen (Michael Brown) — and the chief says these protests are “much worse” than those right after the August shooting. At least a dozen businesses in Ferguson were looted and set on fire and protesters smashed windows out of police cars and buildings. The sound of dozens of gunshots temporarily prevented fire crews from fighting the flames. Police made at least 29 arrests.
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