2005: CKUT Host Will Nicholls Reflects on the 1990 Oka Crisis

In this clip, we hear audio recording from a service in remembrance of the 1990 Oka Crisis. Will Nicholls, CKUT host of the former show Indian Times, spoke during the service. He recounts his experience as host and the dark humour he used in order to survive the repercussion of the Oka Crisis. He explains the reasons for the end of the show as due to the unexpected response by some CKUT listeners along with the harsh realities of racism he experienced personally and as a reporter.

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