CFNY Documentary
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If you heard my chat with CFNY documentary director Matt Schichter, you heard us wondering what changes would be made to the version airing on TVO. Matt delivered a final edit of CFNY: The Spirit of Radio to the producer in February 2025, and I watched this version multiple times
Every quarter, we record FOTMCast, which is a very meta inside analysis of what transpired in the TMU (Toronto Mike Universe) the previous quarter. These episodes are very long, very dense, and as Lorne Honickman warns you at the onset, for realheads only. On Friday, Cam Gordon and Tyler Campbell
In 1987, David Marsden left CFNY. As he left the Brampton studio for the last time, he left this note on the kitchen table. FOTM Leslie Kross kept that note, and today I share it with you.
On January 6, 2026, Canadians will be able to consume the CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary on TVO. A 90 minute version of this documentary was completed by the director Matt Schichter in early 2024 in the hopes it would premiere at TIFF that year. When TIFF said no,
Nearly one year ago, I reported on this blog that the CFNY documentary was "on hold". Multiple sources in the know told me that the documentary, in its state at that time, wasn't ready for prime time. As you heard in episode 1021 of Toronto Mike'd, the Spirit of Radio
If you listen to Toronto Mike'd, or read Alan Cross's blog, you've been hearing about a CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary that's been in production for some time now. It's directed by Matt Schicter and amongst the executive producers are FOTMs Alan Cross and Ivar Hamilton. I'm told this
I'm not a documentary filmmaker, but sometimes when alone with my thoughts on a bike ride, I fantasize that I am one. I love the way someone like FOTM Alan Zweig can bring a story to the screen. There are so many great stories to share, and perhaps that's why
In this 1021st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike dives deep into the ongoing history of 102.1 CFNY with David Marsden, Ivar Hamilton, Liz Janik, Scot Turner, Maie Pauts, Fred Patterson, Leslie Kross, Alan Cross, Captain Phil Evans, Dani Elwell, Humble Howard Glassman, Rob Johnston, Bob Willette and Jay Brody.
