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radio program, which aired from 1988 to 2018."Quebec songwriter Jim Corcoran leaves CBC Radio's À Propos"
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'', August 7, 2018. Airing Sunday afternoons on

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, and repeated Saturday nights on CBC Radio One, the program presented songs and other music performed in

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and international origins for

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audiences."Jim Corcoran bridges French-English divide on CBC Radio show"
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'', May 10, 2013. To aid in listener comprehension of the music, Corcoran would often recite an English translation of a song's lyrics. Hosted by

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, a fluently bilingual

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musician, this show first aired on November 5, 1988. Its first episode focused on the music of Québécois rock icon Robert Charlebois."A Propos celebrates the beginning of its 25th season"

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, October 31, 2012. The idea to present translations of lyrics into English was suggested to Corcoran by the show's long time producer and recording engineer Frank Opolko. Opolko also encouraged including interviews with musicians; interviews over the years have included Charlebois,

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, Daniel Lavoie, Caracol,

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, Matthieu Chedid and

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. Corcoran announced his retirement from the program in August 2018. It was replaced on the CBC Radio schedule by '' C'est formidable!'', a similar show hosted by musician Florence K.

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