Alan Cross was fired by Corus back in July. Now, he's been hired by Astral's Orbyt Media division. He'll host a show called The Secret History of Rock with Alan Cross, which will sound an awful lot like his Ongoing History of New Music show we all know and love.
Has Bob McDonald ever produced a bad episode of Quirks & Quarks? If you're unfamiliar with Quirks & Quarks, you're missing out. Quirks & Quarks is a weekly science news program heard on CBC Radio One. The original host was David Suzuki, who started with the program in 1975. Then,
May I have your attention please.... This entry is for you if you're a fan of: Humble and FredRadioEntertaining audio contentIf you went 0-3, you can stop reading now. If any of the above apply to you, you may continue... Humble and Fred Radio is coming soon. In fact, there's
Bob Laine was 72. He was a radio broadcasting legend at CHUM known as "The Voice" whose signature opening was "Good morning world, this is Bob-O. Good morning Bob-O, this is world."
It's no secret I'm a big fan of just about anything Retrontario uploads to YouTube. He just uploaded an ad for CKEY Radio 590. It's from 1980, years before CJCL / FAN 590 took the spot on your dial. Today, that ad would be seen as promoting 590 as LGBT-friendly. Something
On Saturday morning, I was listening to Edge 102 in the car. Despite what you may think having read the odd rant about 102.1 in this space, it's still my favourite music station. There's really no alternative in the GTA for a guy who wants to hear the latest
If you've been here before, you might know I'm personal friends with both Humble Howard and Fred Patterson of the old Humble and Fred radio program. Before I ever met the guys, however, I was a fan of their morning show on CFNY / Edge 102. They made me laugh throughout
I read on TSM that the Bill Watters show on AM640 has been shelved and Arlene Bynon will now host the 4pm drive home slot. I've listened to Arlene Bynon a few times, but never again. She's boring. AM640 has missed an opportunity here to right a wrong by returning
Speaking of Toronto morning radio hosts getting fired from Astral-owned stations, my buddy Marc tells me Billie from Mad Dog and Billie has been fired from Virgin Radio. According to a source, Billie - whose real name is Amanda Dunn - was canned from the station today after five years.
This one comes as no surprise. Alan Cross is no longer employed by Corus Radio. Alan Cross is best known for his long-running weekly rock documentary series The Ongoing History of New Music on 102.1 The Edge. Alan Cross was there a very long time, starting at CFNY in
The very fine Toronto Sports Media is reporting that Andrew Krystal has been fired from Sportsnet’s the Fan 590. The Andrew Krystal experiment at Sportsnet’s the Fan 590 has ended less than a year after it started. “Andrew is moving on to pursue other opportunities within Rogers and
My friend Freddie P wants me to pass on some information regarding Peter Griffin who passed away last month. Everyone is welcome to gather at the Charlotte Room on Thursday night to celebrate his extraordinary life. Even if you just knew the man through his work on Toronto radio, you're
We recently discussed 1050 TSN Radio as a potential threat to The FAN 590. The PPM ratings recently came out, and it's safe to say TSN 1050 has their work cut out for them. Here's how they match up in their targeted Males 25-54 demo. The FAN 590: 5.8%
It's time for another Edge 102 rant from Cool Steve. Hold on to your hats, kids, this is another good one. Hello again, Mike.I visit the CFNY section of your blog now and again, so I just found out about the latest firings. I thought both personalities were decent
Hey kids, ever heard of Neil Young? Here's a little thing I wrote for the guy a few years back. Or, you can browse all 346 entries* on this entry about the living legend, if you prefer. You never hear Neil Young on 102.1 The Edge. Sure, they played
If you're my age, and you grew up listening to The Fan 590, try to remember a time before Howard Berger. Love him or hate him, and the disdain for this man in the Twittersphere is intense, you knew him and you listened to his Leafs reports. Toronto Sports Media
Pete Griffin was 81. He and David Haydu formed the comedy duo Pete & Geets, hosting a morning-drive radio show on CHUM-FM in the early 1970s that was later revived between 1982-1987 on CFNY. Here's some great audio of Pete and Geets, originally shared here. I once interviewed my buddy
Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be radio DJs. In radio, you're hired to be fired. And you don't get to say goodbye. This entry started on Twitter. Mike Gamble let me know about LoriAnn and Darrin Pfeiffer's dismissals, and LoriAnn herself chimed in. I first learned LoriAnn
This all seems awfully familiar... In July 2006, I noticed traffic to this site from folks searching 'humble howard fired'. That prompted me to write "Humble Howard, Are You Okay?". It turns out, he was fired from Mix 99.9 that day, and I unfortunately broke the story. Humble and
We first discussed TSN Radio 1050 back in February, and now it's here. I've been listening off and on the past few days, and I think The FAN 590 should be worried. TSN Radio sounds like a force to be reckoned with. I really like the Mike Richards show in
Now that we're drowning in sports radio in this city, with TSN Radio competing head-to-head with Sportsnet Radio, let's figure out our alt-rock problem. Many of us used to get our alt-rock fix from 102.1 The Edge, but today that won't always do the trick. Digger wants to hear
Hammerhead alert! Hammerhead alert! I just got this email from A follow-up to an old thread of yours I just came across on google - http://www.torontomike.com/2009/06/stormin_norm_rumack_the_late-n.html – guess who is now back at Fan 590 hosting the midnight-5am shift on
Courtesy of Retrontario, here's a 1989 television ad for CFNY's Humble and Fred morning show. Man, that Miami Vice look did not work for Humble. Fred, however, still dresses like that.
A big glove tap to Mondoville for reminding me where I'd seen it all before... Boom 97.3's new spring ad campaign is called Cover Up and you'll see the ads plastered all over Astral-owned ad space in this city. It's people holding vinyl record sleeves and covers in front
It's official. TSN RADIO 1050 will launch on Wednesday, April 13. As we discussed when Mike Richards was hired by BCE Inc., The FAN 590 will have some competition in this market when a second all-sports radio station debuts later this month. Personally, I love this move, as the 1050
