In this milestone 800th episode, Mike chats with TSN's Rod Black about his moustache, his sports media start in Winnipeg, working the '91 Canada Cup, Olympics, Blue Jays, his relationship with Charles Barkley, working for Canada AM on 9/11, Raptors and more. This episode is exactly 1:14:58.
Photo taken in the Distillery District on June 15, 2013.
Frank Orr covered hockey for The Toronto Star from 1961 until his retirement. He was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award and elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the media in 1989.
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
In this 799th episode, the 48th Pandemic Friday, Mike kicks out the love songs for Valentine's Day with Brother Bill, Cam Gordon and Stu Stone. This episode is exactly 2:39:22. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in Apple PodcastsSubscribe in Google PodcastsSave
Firstly, the big TSN radio station of primary concern to the majority of readers here is safe.... for now. These changes did not effect TSN Radio 1050. But other TSN Radios, including Hamilton's TSN 1150, Vancouver's TSN 1040 and Winnipeg's TSN 1290, are changing formats. The station formerly known as
In this 798th episode, Mike chats with Stewart "Brittlestar" Reynolds about his superhero origin story and what he's learned on the road to success before they kick out the top five Brittlestar jams. This episode is exactly 1:11:11. You can listen to this episode in a variety of
Mary Wilson was a founding member of The Supremes. She, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, had 12 number one hits with songs like Baby Love, Come See About Me, Back In My Arms Again, You Can't Hurry Love and Stop! In the Name of Love.
In this 797th episode, Mike catches up with Mark Teo before he kicks out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:30:22. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in Apple PodcastsSubscribe in Google PodcastsSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly
Super Bowl LV just wrapped up. As games go, this was a dog with fleas. Tampa Bay dominated Kansas City and won 31-9. It's the first Super Bowl won by the home team. I grew up in awe of Joe Montana. The man won four Super Bowls. That equaled the
Leon Spinks was the boxer who won the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali in a split decision. It was only his eighth professional fight.
As producer of the Humble and Fred podcast, I've been encouraging them to live stream their recordings on Facebook. Yesterday, at the tail end of a Zoom meeting, I convinced them to test the waters as a proof of concept. It was a success. Humble and Fred have agreed to
Subscribe to Hebsy on Sports here. I go live with Mark Hebscher every Friday morning at 9:20am.
Christopher Plummer was the Toronto-born Oscar-winning actor best known for The Sound of Music. His Oscar for best supporting actor was for his role in 2012's Beginners,
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
In this 796th episode, the 47th Pandemic Friday, Mike kicks out the Britpop jams with Brother Bill, Cam Gordon and Stu Stone. This episode is exactly 2:45:38. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in Apple PodcastsSubscribe in Google PodcastsSave to your Spotify
This is day three of the Bell Media GTA cuts... if you're just joining us, here's parts one and two: NEWSTALK 1010 CutsCTV Toronto News CutsI take no pleasure in this reporting. It's not my job, it doesn't make me any money, and I feel awful for everyone affected. But,
With the 2020 UEFA Euro championship finally gearing up to take place, now is an excellent time to begin to work out which teams you are going to be following here. This always proves to be an exciting set of matches and you don’t want to miss out. Just
In this 795th episode, Mike chats with Marc Weisblott of 12:36 about the current state of media in Canada and what you oughta know. This episode is exactly 2:12:33. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in Apple PodcastsSubscribe in Google PodcastsSave
Yesterday I reported on Bell Media cuts to NEWSTALK 1010, and today I have the displeasure of sharing the news Tom Brown and Anwar Knight are no longer on CTV Toronto. They're the two on-screen dismissals I'm aware of, but the vast majority of cuts are to people who work
Bell Media is a federally regulated company who just received $122 million in federal government pandemic labour subsidies. And they're in the midst of a significant labour purge. Today, the entire NEWSTALK news department was axed. Some names are Russ Courtney, Haley Cooper, Claude Feig and Lucas Meyer. And at
In this 794th episode, Mike chats with Jonny Dovercourt about his book Any Night of the Week: A D.I.Y. History of Toronto Music, 1957-2001, Toronto's great music venues past and present, his recorded walking tours and the Wavelength music festival. This episode is exactly 1:21:06. You
Hal Holbrook was the actor who played Mark Twain for more than six decades in his one-man show Mark Twain Tonight and played Deep Throat in "All the President's Men."
Dustin Diamond was the actor best known for playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on Saved By The Bell.
In this 793rd episode, Mike chats with Al Strachan about his years on Hockey Night in Canada's Hot Stove, his relationships with Brian Burke, Don Cherry, Ron MacLean, John Shannon, Mike Milbury, Christie Blatchford, John Davidson, Bruce Arthur and more. This episode is exactly 1:22:33. You can listen
