Alan Neal

CBC Radio Host

Alan Neal is the host of CBC Radio's All In A Day.

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Buffy Sainte-Marie donates artwork to Wabano Centre

Buffy Sainte-Marie once made a film with Pierce Brosnan that was "not very good." Now, a painting inspired by that experience is going to live on in Ottawa.

Gates McFadden on being a female cast member on Star Trek: The Next Generation

Gates McFadden opens up about the challenges she faced while playing the role of Dr. Beverly Crusher on the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
CONTEST

Draw Lisa Loeb's jammoclobbophone

On her latest kids' album, Lisa Loeb sings about a fictional instrument called the jammaclobbophone. We want you to illustrate one for a chance to win tickets to one of her shows this Saturday at Centrepointe.

Purple food challenge on D is for Dinner

For our D is for Dinner challenge, we were inspired by those "What's Hot and What's Not" lists for 2017. This year, many food writers are banking on purple. Purple foods such as purple cauliflower, purple asparagus, and elderberries. Marysol Foucault of Chez Edgar and Rahim Moloo of MLTDWN go head-to-head.

Canadian comics legend Darwyn Cooke mourned at Ottawa Comiccon

Canadian comics legend Darwyn Cooke was remembered as "one of the kings" at the Ottawa Comiccon artist alley this weekend.
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Canada Reads: Stories of starting over shared in Ottawa

Saleema Nawaz and her Canada Reads defender, Farah Mohamed, talked about the challenges of characters starting over in her novel Bone And Bread. The audience shared their experiences, too.

Alan Neal solves mystery of unknown song stuck in his head

You know what it's like when you've got a tune in your head and can't figure out where the song came from? That was the exact melodic problem plaguing All In A Day host Alan Neal.

Ottawa composer scores Marvel superhero extravaganza

Ottawa-raised Michael Picton is the composer behind all the fight scenes in Marvel Universe LIVE! this weekend at the Canadian Tire Centre.