PAULITORIAL - 4

PAUL:	As the great bard once said, "O! that a man might know The end 
	of this day's business, ere it come; But it sufficeth that the day will 
	end, And then the end is known."
	
	That day is here, and so is the end.  And I know it.  Friends, it is 
	with mixed emotions that I announce the end of my five-year re-
	association with the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, 
	and with its flagship, The Great Eastern, that grand old vessel of 
	culture.
	
	It's with a heavy heart I wave goodbye from dockside as she sails 
	on.  But she has known many captains, and she'll know many 
	more.  I, just another in the proud line.
	
	I am leaving The Great Eastern for a career in television.
	
	I remain forever thankful to the BCN.  It gave me the opportunity 
	to right my life after my ... expulsion ... from the United States.  A 
	year on the Funk Islands at the BCN Repeater Station presented 
	the cleansing time I needed.  Kind of a mental sorbet, heh-heh-
	heh.

	And then the big move to the big city.  I'll miss the Pepsi machine 
	in my office, everybody would come by, the whole station would 
	be in at least once a day; the leak over my desk; the rattling water 	
	pipes in studio N.  After all, I'm a radio kind of guy.

	But when opportunity knocks -- with a fistful of Yankee dollars -- 
	well, I'd be a darn fool not to lay out the welcome mat and put on 
	the kettle.

	Aaron Zagner has made me an offer I cannot refuse.  It is with 
	gratitude and excitement that I accept.   The world of television 
	awaits ... the glimmer of the box in the corner beckons.  Modesty 
	... and BCN protocol ... don't allow me to advertise my affiliation 
	with Townie TV.  But local audiences will be familiar with the 
	channel number, and they'll soon become familiar with a new late-
	night talk show, "Mostly Moth."  Not my idea for a name, but there 
	you go.

	So, goodbye, everybody.  Goodbye to our listeners in Canada on 
	the CBC, those of you who tune in Radio Iceland, and, with the 
	most regret, to the loyal Paul Moth fans in Nfld.

	I leave you all in the capable hands of Weather Watchdog, Erling 
	Biggs, who will be the interim host of The Great Eastern until a 
	replacement is found.
	
	Oh, engineer Hollis Duffett has just crept in through the door ... 
	with a gift, it looks like ... for me ?  There's a card ... We'll miss 
	you, it says, and ... just about everybody here at BCN has signed 
	it, ...

SFX:	RIPPING TISSUE PAPER

	It's a ... it's a BCN pocket protector ... how delightful, I've always 
	wanted one of these.  I'll never forget you folks.  Goodbye, 
	everybody, adieu, au revoir, a la prochaine, adios muchachos, 
	see you all on the televisual box.
	
SFX:	OUT THEME

	This'll be the last time I say this, so it better be good.  The 
	Broadcasting Corporation of Nfld. proudly distributes the signal of 
	The Great Eastern live from its studios on Duckworth St. in St. 
	John's, Nfld., directly to you, wherever that may be.  And they 
	love hearing from you.
	
	Their mailing address is The Great Eastern, care of the 
	Broadcasting Corporation of Nfld, 342 Duckworth St., St. John's 
	Nfld, A1C 1H5.  Or, you can leave a message on the answering 
	machine, at area code 709-576-5389.  If you're phoning from 
	outside the St. John's calling area, the BCN does not accept 
	collect calls.  You can also contact them through the CBC.  There 
	is an e-mail address, good for this summer. It is 
	greateastern@stjohns.cbc.ca.  Great Eastern is all one word.  So 
	is St. John's, and with no punctuation, please.  There's even a 
	FAX machine you can drive batty, its number is 709 - 576 - 5524. 
	That's an awful lot of ways for you to let the BCN know what you 
	think ... so there's absolutely no excuse.
	
	Our engineer is Hollis Duffett, ably assisted this week by Tommy 
	Codner.  Director of Radio at the BCN is Ish Lundrigan.  My name 
	is Paul Moth.  Don't forget to come back next week for The Great 
	Eastern, Nfld's Cultural Magazine.  Be seeing you.