Q (radio Show)

Q (radio Show)

Q is a Canadian radio show, which airs on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, the program is a national arts magazine show. The program is also now syndicated to public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio International.

The content features interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures. However, the show's subjects and interviewees also deal with broader cultural topics with their political and business aspects. For instance, the show has weekly panels on sports and media issues on Mondays and Fridays respectively. On Fridays, the show includes a theme called "Friday Live" where featured musicians are invited for an interview primarily as the opening segment with live performances throughout the program.

The program airs live Monday to Friday at 10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT), and an abbreviated edition of the morning show is then repeated at 10:00 p.m. (10:30 NT). The program runs for 90 minutes, except for Fridays which runs for two hours which includes the above "Friday Live" segment; the evening repeat runs for one hour, although due to lesser time restraints (such as less time lost to news breaks) it is able on most days to air all of the feature content from the 90 minute daytime edition with only minor editing.

It is broadcast mostly from CBC's Toronto studios, although the show will frequently spend several days in another city in connection with a major cultural event at which a large number of potential interview subjects will be concentrated, such as the 2010 Winter Olympics or the Sundance Film Festival.

Q first aired on April 16, 2007, replacing Freestyle in the network's afternoon programming block. It moved to its current time slot, replacing Sounds Like Canada, in fall 2008.

Weekly contributors include Elvira Kurt each Friday with her "Cultural Hall of Shame" segment, Mio Adilman each Wednesday with the "Download Down-low" segment, and Torquil Campbell with his "Rant or Rave" segment.