Canadian Media
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I often get emails or Twitter DMs asking me about personnel moves in radio. The question I've received more than any other the past six months is "what happened to Scott MacArthur on Newstalk 1010's The Rush?" My answer has always been a variation of the following: "I don't know
Marilyn Denis was the second host of CityLine, following in the footsteps of FOTM Dini Petty. If you're looking for a deep dive into the career of Dini Petty, including plenty of CityLine stories, look no further than episode 662 of Toronto Mike'd. Marilyn hosted CityLine on Citytv from 1989
In January 2021, Sid Seixeiro announced he was leaving the Tim & Sid show that aired on Sportsnet for a new opportunity on Breakfast Television. Tim & Sid continued with Tim Micallef and friends, a show they naturally named Tim & Friends. Now, Tim Micallef has announced that Tim &
Dina Pugliese, host of Breakfast Television since taking over for Liza Fromer in 2006, has announced she is leaving the show. Her last appearance will be February 24, 2023. I have decided it is my time to step down and leave the show. I’ll tell you this didn’t
Last week, Thursday to be exact, I wrote about two Toronto Corus radio stations getting new morning shows. I was first to report that Tucker and Maura were moving from Hamilton's Energy 95.3 to 102.1 the Edge and that John Garbutt and Ryan Parker were being reinstated as
In April and May 2022, several women who worked closely with John Derringer on Q107 made serious allegations against him. It began with Jacqui Delaney on Toronto Mike'd and accelerated when Jennifer Valentyne posted on Facebook. It’s never the wrong time to do the right thing https://t.co/
There's a new morning show at 102.1 the Edge, but the names are familiar to fans of Toronto radio. Tucker and Maura are making the move from Energy 95.3 in Hamilton, a station in the Corus radio family. FOTMs Shawna Whalen and Chris Z took over mornings at
Stephanie Smyth, a news veteran in this market with stints at 680 and 640, has parted way with Bell Media and CP24. She's been at CP24 since 2008 and most recently anchored the Live at 5 and 5:30pm shows. If you're curious about Stephanie Smyth's career, I had her
I'll probably remember George Lagogianes best for his years co-hosting Electric Circus with Monika Deol. He's spent the past 15 years at CP24, having co-hosted CP24 Breakfast for the past eight. CP24 Breakfast debuted in 2009 debuted with Ann Rohmer as news anchor, Melissa Grelo and Matte Babel as co-hosts,
When I was a young baseball fan, Pat Tabler was the guy who came through when the bases were loaded. That was his claim to fame. He'd finish his career with a .490 average with the bases loaded. After retiring from the game, Tabler joined TSN as a studio analyst
Melanie Ng has been at CityNews since 2010, and on this iteration of Breakfast Television since 2015. Today, she announced she's leaving the show to spend time with her 6-year-old son. As she explains in this video, her husband's job requires more travel and Melanie made the difficult decision to
Patricia Jaggernauth had been at CP24 since 2011, but she quit earlier this week. Here's her bio from CP24's website, preserved for posterity before it's scrubbed. Patricia Jaggernauth is a Weather Specialist and Remote Reporter for Toronto’s Breaking News, CP24. Since joining the CP24 team in June 2011, the
Suhana Meharchand has announced her retirement from CBC News. She was the host of CBC News Now on CBC News Network. Suhana's been at CBC since '87.
This past week, The Fan in Toronto turned 30. I had Scott Metcalfe over to dive into the history of CJCL as an all-sports station, and a Mikeumentary on the subject is in the works. As recently as this morning on Hebsy on Sports, I called out Stephen Brunt as
Lisa LaFlamme is now the former Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor for CTV National News. She'd held that position since 2011 when she replaced Lloyd Robertson, but was informed on June 29th that Bell Media made a "business decision" to end her contact with CTV News. I have some
It was always Jay Brody's dream to work mornings at CFNY 102.1 the Edge, and a few weeks before everything shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he achieved that goal. The Morning Grind on Y108 became The B Team on 102.1 the Edge. Last summer, while Jay
The Rush launched as the NEWSTALK 1010 afternoon drive show with Jay "Maddog" Michaels and Ryan Doyle at the helm. Then, Ryan was suddenly gone and Jay took a gig in Montreal. That left Jim Richards. Jim is likely going back to overnights because there's a new duo co-hosting The
99.9% of Toronto Mike'd episodes drop shortly after the recording ends. It's not uncommon for me to tell my guest as we take a photo by the tree that the episode will be in the feed in 10-15 minutes. That's how I roll! But for episode 1021, I recorded
When Flow 93.5 launched in 2001, it was all about Roots, Rock and Reggae. In fact, "Roots, Rock, Reggae" was the first jam played on the station back on February 9, 2001. Note that date... it was 21 years ago today. They never played that song again. Channel drift
Ryan Doyle was removed from NEWSTALK 1010's afternoon drive show The Rush in the fall of 2021, and now Jay Michaels has announced he's also leaving the show. In fact, this is Jay's final week. Jay Michaels, who I still call Maddog, has visited me three times for three great
By all accounts, Newstalk 1010 fans enjoyed The Rush with Ryan Doyle and Jay Michaels. That was the name of the afternoon drive show on CFRB. Shortly after the show launched, both Ryan Doyle and Jay "Maddog" Michaels visited my home studio for a lengthy discussion about the show. I'm
Following an excellent 50 year career, Brian Williams is retiring from broadcasting. Brian has worked in radio at CHUM and CFRB and then on television with CBC and most recently CTV / TSN. I'll never forget the 90 minutes I spent chatting with Brian in my basement studio. I believe Dave
Pooja Handa left her role on CP24's Breakfast way back on August 12, and was soon followed out the door by her co-host Gurdeep Ahluwalia. It was clear they would resurface soon on a competitor station. When Maureen Holloway was let go from CHFI, it became clear that's where Pooja
I was chatting with Jeff Hutcheson when I learned Rod Black was no longer with Bell Media. Jeff Hutcheson worked with Rod Black on Canada AM, and we discussed Rod's announcement in episode 931 of Toronto Mike'd. 🥲♥️🎙Sad to say goodbye today to my friends at CTV and TSN but
Maureen Holloway announced this morning that today was her last day hosting 98.1 CHFI's morning show. She took over when Erin Davis retired five years ago. Previously, Maureen hosted the afternoon drive show on Q107. Today was Mo’s last show on CHFI. Mo will always be part of
