How Under the Influence host Terry O'Reilly became Canada's king of advertising
Under the Influence is back for O'Reilly's 20th year on CBC. The show host and creator sits down with Q's Tom Power for a career chat about his early days as an ad man.
Under the Influence is back for O'Reilly's 20th year on CBC
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The CBC radio show and podcast Under the Influence just launched its 20th season. Show host and creator Terry O'Reilly joins Tom Power for a career chat about his early days as an ad man, his experience working with some of the biggest brands and celebrities of our time, and how he pitched a show about advertising to a network with no advertising.
The full interview with Terry O'Reilly is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Terry O'Reilly produced by Glory Omotayo.