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About five years ago, Bob McKenzie semi-retired from TSN. We talked about what that meant in episode 750 of Toronto Mike'd. But the big Bob McKenzie A-Z #deepdive on Toronto Mike'd was episode 227 and if you haven't heard it yet, I suggest you rectify that immediately. Here's Bob's farewell
Yesterday Don Cherry said goodbye to his faithful listeners and signed off of his podcast for the last time. Here's how it sounded. Don Cherry is a complicated figure. His Coach's Corner during the first intermission of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC was appointment viewing for me. I found
Brad Barker has been at JAZZ.FM91 since 2001 when he joined the station as a weekend host. As the station evolved, so did his impact. From his roles as Operations Manager and Music Director to his beloved presence on programs like Jazzology, Dinner Jazz, and of course, Afternoon Drive,
Holy Mackinaw! Joe Bowen has announced he's retiring after the 2025-2026 NHL season. Joe's been calling Leafs games for over four decades. On the app formerly known as Twitter, Joe wrote: After 44 years of being the voice of your Toronto Maple Leafs, I have decided the 2025-26 season will
Kella was a familiar voice to Q107 listeners. She was on weekends from 6am-12pm and weekdays from 7pm-11pm. Her Q107.com bio page read: Kella has been in radio for over 20 years, and her career has even taken her to Taiwan! She enjoys hiking, yoga, hanging out in the
Last summer, I wrote about Corus axing all Kingston radio personnel. That's everyone at 96.3 BIG FM (CFMK-FM) and Fresh 104.3 (CKWS-FM). It seems Corus is pulling that same cost-cutting stunt in the nation's capital. The majority of on-air staff at JUMP! 106.9 (CKQB-FM) and boom 99.
Frank Ferragine, better known to Breakfast Television viewers as Frankie Flowers, has announced he's leaving the show. This is his final month on the morning show. Frankie started at Breakfast Television in 2005. Twenty years is a heckuva run. FrankieFlowers.com give you a nice FF bio. Born with a
Steve Paikin has hosted The Agenda on TVO since 2006, and in a blog post today, he's announced The Agenda is coming to an end. The final show will air on June 27, 2025. Nearly three years ago when I signed my current contract, John Ferri (TVO’s vice-president overseeing
There's trouble at 105.9 The Region. Things are so bad, the entire on-air staff was sent home a month ago. Right now the station is primarily playing music and commercials 24/7. The following on-air staff members have been sent home: Jim LangShaliza BacchusRob PagettoSuneel JoshiGlynn PerkinsBailey HigginsAnn RohmerI
FOTM Greg Brady, who has appeared on Toronto Mike'd several times, has been the AM640 morning show host since 2021, following the firing of FOTM Mike Stafford. This morning he announced he's leaving the show to seek the candidacy for the Conservatives to run in Ajax. Here is my announcement
In case you missed it, Breakfast Television have announced their new hosts and... it's Dina Pugliese returning and Tim Bolen joining her. Tim Bolen is a new name for me, but I'm told he was on the CHCH morning show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dina
Arash Madani is no longer with Sportsnet. "After 16 incredible years, my time at Sportsnet has come to an end.", Madani posted on X, "And honestly, what a thrilling ride." Arash is just the latest in a lengthy list of talented broadcasters who have been fired by Sportsnet. Heck, earlier
Way back in November 2021, Rogers announced that Pooja Handa and Gurdeep Ahluwalia were the new morning show on CHFI 98.1. It was a poorly kept secret as Pooja Handa left her role on Bell Mediea-owned CP24's Breakfast on August 12, 2021, and was soon followed out the door
Do you remember when Rogers-owned Citytv cancelled CityLine after 40 years and said they were going to add a fifth live hour to Breakfast Television and that this hour would feature CityLine host Tracy Moore? Long-time Entertainment Tonight Canada host Cheryl Hickey was even going to join her. Well, this
I'm hearing about significant changes at Corus-owned 640 Toronto. Here's what I've learned. Kelly Cutrara is gone. This is particularly sad news for me becuase I consider Kelly a friend. I got to know Kelly when she was a part of Humble and Fred's podcast about a decade ago, long
FOTM Gill Deacon just announced on Here and Now that she's leaving her role as host of the popular Toronto afternoon drive show on CBC Radio One. Gill has been public about her recent battle with Long Covid following battles with cancer. I hosted Here and Now for just over
In February 2022, FLOW 93.5 was replaced with 93.5 TODAY Radio. This was pretty significant, as FLOW launched 21 years prior with a promise to play "Roots, Rock and Reggae" before eventually morphing into a rhythmic top 40 station. TODAY was a format that worked out west and
I'm not going to pretend I knew a thing about 900 CHML in Hamilton until minutes ago, but I do think it's pretty shitty a 96-year-old radio station is no more because Corus has decided to shut it down. To be honest, the only Hamilton media I was ever aware
Sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. FOTM Jeff Marek was in Vegas for the NHL Draft and as part of the Rogers Sportsnet broadcast crew, was privy to who teams were drafting a couple of minutes before the official announcement. As revealed in The Athletic, Jeff was
Earlier this week, Corus Entertainment Inc. announced they'd be firing 300 full-time employees before the end of August. Yes, things are that bad. Some big names were recently tapped on the shoulder. Nobody at Corus is safe. If you listen to Toronto Mike'd, particularly our wicked fun monthly Toast episodes,
A few dozen Global News employees lost their job this week when Corus layoffs hit Global News. It's been a terrible month for Corus, whose stock currently sits at 20 cents. Last week, Warner Bros. Discovery signed a deal with Rogers to air their programming, choosing not to renew with
FOTM Jamar McNeil is leaving the CHUM morning show to join FOTM Josie Dye in the afternoon. Jamar made the announcement this morning on 104.5. When Jamar arrived in Toronto back in 2018, he dropped by to tell us a little more about himself. He returned to Toronto Mike'd
CityLine debuted on CityTV way back in 1984. The talkshow and lifestyle program was hosted by Dini Petty, and I spoke to Dini about it in great detail during her Toronto Mike'd debut. Toronto Mike’d Podcast Episode 662: Dini PettyIn this 662nd episode, Mike chats with Dini Petty about
Yesterday I wrote about the massive cuts BCE made, affecting 4800 employees across the country. Many of these people work for the 45 radio stations Bell sold, but there are also many behind-the-scenes and on-air people from television and radio stations Bell has not yet sold. Two people you'd hear
There was a time 97-7 HTZ FM out of St. Catharines was one of my stations. On the FM band, I'd toggle between five stations. If memory serves me correctly, and we're going back a ways here, it was 102.1, 107.1, 97.7, 94.9 and 107.9.
