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Kelly Hrudey's contract for the upcoming NHL was not picked up by Rogers Sportsnet, so for the first time since Rogers secured Canadian rights to NHL games, Kelly Hrudey won't be a part of it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @kelly_hrudey Kelly Hrudey played in
Rob Faulds is calling matches at the National Bank Open in Montreal, and when that tournament concludes on August 14, he'll be calling it a career after 51 years in broadcasting. About six years ago, Rob Faulds visited me for a lengthy chat about his career, which includes doing play-by-play
Mike Bendixen, the program director at AM640, has resigned. His last day on the job will be Friday. Mike Bendixen was formerly the program director at Newstalk 1010 for over a decade before being let go in November 2021. He joined Corus Entertainment as "Director of Talk and Talent" at
Many of you are sending me Instagram reels regarding Patricia Jaggernauth, but I'm unable to verify those claims and therefore won't amplify that news here. I'd rather take a moment to talk about the Emmy award Patricia Jaggernauth claims she won. It's literally in the first line of Patricia Jaggernauth's
This morning it was announced that Rogers was shutting down six AM radio stations across the country, letting 230 people go in the process. Rogers is returning those six AM radio licenses to the CRTC. The AM radio stations shuttered by Rogers are: Sportsnet 960 in Calgary660 NewsRadio in Calgary1130
I suppose this was inevitable. CBC will no longer air Hockey Night in Canada. Rogers has controlled the content and sold the ads for Hockey Night in Canada for the past 12 years, but CBC still aired this content. But that deal has expired. I'm honestly not the least bit
The Indie88 morning show was Carlin Burton, Brent Albrecht and Jackie Pirico but Local Radio Lab Inc. has made a significant change, firing Brent Albrecht. The Indie88 morning show is now just Carlin Burton and Jackie Pirico. Since assuming ownership of Indie88, Local Radio Lab has broadened the station's playlist,
FLOW launched on 93.5 back in 2001. 21 years later, 93.5 flipped formats and became TODAY Radio (TODAY didn't last very long) but station owners, The Stingray Group, gave the FLOW branding to G98.7, owned by the CINA Radio Group. Here's what I wrote about all of
As previously discussed, Marilyn Denis is retiring from 104.5 CHUM after 40 years co-hosting the morning show. I speculated that Bell Media would slide the afternoon drive show featuring Josie Dye and Jamar McNeil into the morning slot, and it seems I was only half correct. Josie Dye will
David Common left Metro Morning in January to take over for Heather Hiscox on CBC News Network as host of CBC Morning Live. David Common has been my guest on Toronto Mike'd and I encourage you to listen below. Heather has been invited but has declined "for now". Chris Glover
I'm a CBC fan, and a documentary fan, but I'm not sure I knew about CBC's Documentary Channel. It launched on September 7, 2001, primarily owned by Corus Entertainment, until Corus sold its shares to CBC in 2006. That gave CBC 82% ownership, with The National Film Board of Canada
Sad news from CPAC this week. PrimeTime Politics host Michael Serapio and 11 other CPAC employees have been fired as the not-for-profit parliamentary affairs channel cancels its two flagship programs, PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel. The CBC has more: It cited "accelerating revenue decline," an uncertain broadcasting landscape and delays in
Yahoo Finance launched on January 19, 1997. That's over 29 years ago, and early days for the World Wide Web. Eventually, Yahoo expanded to Canada. An August 18, 2025 article in the Toronto Star reports this nugget about Yahoo Finance in Canada. Yahoo Finance alone boasts 12 million unique monthly
There's more here from POLICORNER, but the gist is that Tina Yazdani has been fired by Rogers and "at least two of Yazdani’s stories about the Ford government have quietly vanished from CityNews’ website without explanation". At least two of Yazdani’s stories about the Ford government have quietly
Scott Oake joined Hockey Night in Canada in 1989 and has announced his final broadcast will be April 11, 2026. I always admired Scott's work covering hockey, but his greater legacy might be founding the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre in Winnipeg following his son’s overdose death in 2011. Five
Make the final... Vic Rauter, Canada's Voice of Curling, will retire following the World Men’s Curling Championship in Ogden, Utah. Vic Rauter was a very early hire by TSN in 1985, but as you'll hear in episode 168 of Toronto Mike'd, he was approached by TSN’s vice president
If you're my age or older, you were inundated with marketing for Roger, Rick and Marilyn on CHUM-FM. That was the brand, and even if you didn't listen, you knew the names and what they looked like. In the 80s, it wasn't often you could visualize local radio hosts. That
102.1 The Edge on-air personality MK Bowyer is reporting that she's been fired. She had been on the air at CFNY for almost 4 years, coming from CFOX in Vancouver, another Corus-owned radio station. According to MK's LinkedIn page, she wasn't just the midday host, but she was also
Devo Brown, who got his start in radio at Kiss 92.5, is leaving Breakfast Television after 15 years with the Rogers-owned Citytv morning show. He says it's his decision to leave and his last day on BT will be March 27, 2026. Here are a couple of excerpts from
Breaking news from Sportsnet... Buck Martinez has decided to retire as colour commentator for Blue Jays games. Martinez, the 77-year-old from Redding, Calif., first joined the Blue Jays organization in a trade during the 1981 season. He spent six seasons with the club as a catcher before retiring in 1986
In late November, Toronto radio veteran John Oakley signed off for good. He didn't die, he just broadcast his final show on AM640. That meant a lineup shuffle was in order, and program director Mike Bendixen has made the announcement. The morning show will continue to be FOTM Greg Brady.
Melanie Ng first joined CityNews in 2010 and was best known as a host of Breakfast Television until 2022. She's recently been on the air at CityNews 24/7, but she's not only leaving CityNews, but she's leaving Toronto for a new home in Calgary. View this post on Instagram
The final broadcast of The John Oakley Show is airing this Friday, November 28, 2025 on 640 Toronto. That closes the book on a 46-year career on the air. John Oakley left 1010 for 640 to take over for Humble and Fred who left Mojo Radio for Mix 99.9.
FOTM David Common is leaving CBC Radio One here in Toronto as the host of Metro Morning to take over for future FOTM Heather Hiscox on CBC News Network where David will host CBC Morning Live. Heather Hiscox has announced her retirement and will be hosting her final show for
When Gil Deacon stepped down as host of Here and Now, Ramraajh Sharvendiran took over. I thought Ramraajh was the new permanent host of Toronto's CBC afternoon drive radio show, but apparently it was only on an interim basis. Farrah Merali has just been named the permanent host and will
