My go-to radio station throughout the 1990s was CFNY 102.1. They played the music I wanted to hear, in in a pre-streaming era, that meant listening to a lot of radio. Sure, I had a large CD collection, and would make mix tapes for my Sony Walkman, but more often than not I'd just tune in 102.1 to hear Nirvana, Offspring, Pearl Jam, Green Day, The Tragically Hip or whatever.
I rarely listen now, but I am still naturally interested in what's going on over there. Today I read an Instagram post by Casey-Jo Loos, who was on the air at CFNY until she was fired this week.
Here's what she wrote:
holieshiet can’t believe i just got irving b’d and also put on makeup to get fired!
so long edge listeners, thx 4 tha mammories
you’ve been great [mostly] and the listeners across the country who’ve continuously supported and showered kindness, gifts, presence
lots of love
i take not a moment behind board or mic for granted at the connections made
these last 21 months haven’t been what i was promised
but i promised myself i would give my all and i did
i’ll always go down swinging
and you know what?
my parents may never say this but i’m so proud of myself
and i’ll never ever ever ever fucking doubt my intuition
ever ever ever again
so if you listened tuesday and we had a laugh
i’m glad - it was a consistently 7/10 “final” show
full of not my fault dead air, dairyoke, shroomelier, sarcasm, and you, the listener
consider this my “goodnight” on air break i’ll never get
consider this my “thank you casey-jo” video i’ll never get
RIP to mediocre radio me [again]
i’m worried that being an impactful radio host isn’t valued or sustainable and never has been
it pains me on a level most might not understand to commit your life and livelihood to something everyone says you’re so good at but years upon years later still ask in a lowered voice, “so why did you *really* get fired?”
please refrain from platitudes and “you’ll bounce back” as i’ve bathed in an uncertain echo chamber of this for years
watching some people get promotions who then turn around and say “it’s the industry *shrug*” and others say “oh but you’re amazing at what you do”
being “amazing” means nothing LOLZ copyright trademark me
here’s the truth: i got cancer while working part time and instead of offering me medical benefits or support i hurried back to fill in for others with stable health, lives, and jobs
when offered a full time job across the country, i moved
and yesterday i got fired
over teams
before taking my dog into the vet for an emergency procedure
if i was looking for “an industry” built upon real integrity, connection, community, empathy, compassion, appreciation, respect, and basic care
i sure wasn’t in it
so i suppose - a reframe -
i haven’t been fired i’ve been FREED.
casey-jo loos is a mindfulness coach, writer, & radio host on Instagram: “holieshiet can’t believe i just got irving b’d and also put on makeup to get fired!
so long edge listeners, thx 4 tha mammories you’ve been great [mostly] and the listeners across the country who’ve continuously supported and showered kindness, gifts, presence lots of love i take not a moment behind board or mic for granted at the connections made these last 21 months haven’t been what i was promised but i promised myself i would give my all and i did i’ll always go down swinging and you know what?
my parents may never say this but i’m so proud of myself and i’ll never ever ever ever fucking doubt my intuition ever ever ever again so if you listened tuesday and we had a laugh i’m glad - it was a consistently 7/10 “final” show full of not my fault dead air, dairyoke, shroomelier, sarcasm, and you, the listener consider this my “goodnight” on air break i’ll never get consider this my “thank you casey-jo” video i’ll never get RIP to mediocre radio me [again]
i’m worried that being an impactful radio host isn’t valued or sustainable and never has been it pains me on a level most might not understand to commit your life and livelihood to something everyone says you’re so good at but years upon years later still ask in a lowered voice, “so why did you *really* get fired?”
please refrain from platitudes and “you’ll bounce back” as i’ve bathed in an uncertain echo chamber of this for years watching some people get promotions who then turn around and say “it’s the industry *shrug*” and others say “oh but you’re amazing at what you do”
being “amazing” means nothing LOLZ copyright trademark me here’s the truth: i got cancer while working part time and instead of offering me medical benefits or support i hurried back to fill in for others with stable health, lives, and jobs when offered a full time job across the country, i moved
and yesterday i got fired
over teams
before taking my dog into the vet for an emergency procedure if i was looking for “an industry” built upon real integrity, connection, community, empathy, compassion, appreciation, respect, and basic care i sure wasn’t in it
so i suppose - a reframe -
i haven’t been fired i’ve been FREED.”
336 likes, 115 comments - caseyjoloos on February 13, 2025: “holieshiet can’t believe i just got irving b’d and also put on makeup to get fired!
so long edge listeners, thx 4 tha mammories you’ve been great [mostly] and the listeners across the country who’ve continuously supported and showered kin…
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There's an awful lot of #realtalk jammed into that blob of text. Casey-Jo is precisely the kind of person I'm interested in chatting with on Toronto Mike'd. So Casey-Jo, if you're reading this, I'm sorry about what Corus did to you and I'd love to have you over for a chat.
