The Current
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- The Current is also the name of a radio station owned and operated by Minnesota Public Radio, the student newspaper of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, and a song by the Blue Man Group.
The Current is a current affairs radio show hosted by investigative reporter Anna Maria Tremonti on the CBC. It airs weekdays starting at 8:37 a.m. local time on CBC Radio One.
Although primarily a serious news program, The Current has traditionally begun each show with a brief satirical comment by a character credited only as The Voice. Long thought to be played by a CBC producer, it has recently been revealed that The Voice is in fact played by Canadian actor Stevan Hart[1].
The Voice has also announced fictional advertisements for the "Ambiguous Party", a fictional political party. A few campaign ads were created and aired for morning show listeners' amusement in which The Voice tried to persuade listeners to vote for the Ambiguous Party. Comparisons are made between the Ambiguous Party (complete and utter fence-sitters on all issues) and the current parties of the day.
On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, one segment from The Current is repeated in the evening on Nighttime Review.
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