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I recently shared my favourite episodes of Toronto Mike'd in 2016, but here are the episodes I deem to be the most revealing. There were stories shared in these four episodes that were completely unknown to me, and often unexpected. Anne MroczkowskiAnne decided she was tired of the smoke and
In this 207th episode, Mike chats with legendary baseball writer Bob Elliott about his years covering the Expos and Blue Jays, why he was banned from Bob McCown's Prime Time Sports, and the future of baseball in Canada. This episode is exactly 2:03:56. You can listen to this
I haven't recorded a new episode of Toronto Mike'd in two weeks and I miss it. I'll make up for that brief pause with at least five new episodes before the end of the year, including visits by Bob Elliott, Denise Donlon, James Mirtle and Sean Fitz-Gerald. This break has
In this 206th episode, Mike chats with CP24 news anchor Stephanie Smyth about her years at 680, 640 and CP24. This episode is exactly 1:07:57. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly
On Thursday, I asked podcast listeners for feedback. I built a brief survey in Google Forms and hoped for twenty or so responses. As of this moment, 176 people have shared their thoughts. I've read every word. Of particular interest to me was the "Advice for the host" section. Because
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In this 205th episode, Mike chats with sports media critic Chris Zelkovich about his years at The Toronto Star and Yahoo! and the current state of Toronto sports media. This episode is exactly 1:14:31. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen
In this 204th episode, Mike chats with CBC news anchor Dwight Drummond about his years at City TV and the CBC, being racially profiled by police in 1993 and his cameo in Maestro Fresh-Wes's Let Your Backbone Slide video. This episode is exactly 1:14:04. You can listen to
In this 203rd episode, Mike chats with Sportsnet host Sophia Jurksztowicz about her career in sports media, the attractiveness double standard, her various excuses for postponing her visit and much, much more. This episode is exactly 1:47:35. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways:
In this 202nd episode, Mike chats with former MuchMusic Veejay Christopher Ward about his years on City Limits and MuchMusic, co-writing Black Velvet for Alannah Myles and his recent dive into the Much archives for Is This Live?. This episode is exactly 1:14:04. You can listen to this
In this 201st episode, Mike chats with TSN's Gino Reda about his years on Sportsline, TSN and where I can get a Gino Reda mug. This episode is exactly 1:28:03. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen
In this 200th episode, Mike chats with broadcasters Humble Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson about their podcast, the state of radio today and how long they'll run. This episode is exactly 1:50:37. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google
In this 199th episode, Mike chats with chats with broadcasters Christine Bentley and Kate Wheeler about their years in television news and their new show What She Said. When you listen, I might say it's episode 198, but it's really 199. This episode is exactly 1:32:15. You can
In this 198th episode, Mike chats with Q107 deejay Joanne Wilder about her years at Q, her appearance in Playboy and how it feels getting to play Duran Duran. This episode is exactly 1:07:57. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen
Five years ago today, I was in the room while Humble and Fred recorded their first podcast. Well, it wasn't really their first podcast, simply their first with an actual commitment to record daily. They're moving their studio to The Queensway, just east of Islington. I biked over today to
In this 197th episode, Mike chats with Tim Thompson about his innate ability to marry music and sports, his time producing montages for Hockey Night in Canada, his abrupt end at Rogers Hockey, his work with Ron Hawkins from Lowest of the Low and Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip,
In this 196th episode, Mike chats with Marc Weisblott from 12:36 about the beer can tosser and what's happening in Toronto radio, television, print and Twitter. This episode is exactly 1:56:34. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google
In this 195th episode, Mike chats with Patty Sullivan about her years hosting TVOKids and Kids' CBC and what's next for her following CBC's complete rebranding of their pre-school morning show. This episode is exactly 1:00:42. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe
In this 194th episode, Mike chats with the Godfather of Canadian hip hop, Maestro Fresh-Wes, about his career in music from Let Your Backbone Slide to I Know Your Mom. This episode is exactly 58:47. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen
In this 193rd episode, Mike chats with CityNews Meteorologist Adam Stiles about why he came to Canada from America, Toronto's craft beer scene and the art and science of reporting weather. This episode is exactly 1:25:21. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe
In this 192nd episode, Mike chats with Anne Mroczkowski about her decades at CityTV, her relationship with Gord Martineau, her time at Global and how she spends her days now. This episode is exactly 1:43:57. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in
I grew up listening to CFNY. That's 102.1 on the FM dial if you don't recognize the call letters. Today, the station is best known as 102.1 the Edge. Since I'm interested in the station, past and present, I've invited a number of personalities from the station to
In this 191st episode, Mike chats with TSN's Dave Hodge about his years at Hockey Night in Canada, the pen flip, his work on TSN's The Reporters and his hope he'll never be labelled a homer. This episode is exactly 1:34:28. You can listen to this episode in
In this 190th episode, Mike chats with Maple Leafs YouTuber, blogger and podcaster Steve Dangle about how he turned his passion into a MSM career. This episode is exactly 1:32:24. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen
In this 189th episode, Mike chats with Liza Fromer about her years on Breakfast Television, Global's The Morning Show and so much more. This episode is exactly 1:32:06. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow
