George Martin was 90. He was "the Fifth Beatle" who produced 13 albums and 22 singles for the band between 1962 and 1970.
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Twelve years ago, I sang the praises of Hammy Hamster. I remember fondly being mesmerized by Hammy Hamster. Hammy Hamster was the lead character in a television show entitled Hammy Hamster and he was indeed a hamster. Not a cartoon hamster, but an actual hamster. His best friend was G.
Apparently, if you criticize last night's Amber Alert in any way, you aren't thinking of the children. There's no middle ground. The cool thing to do this morning is to attack anyone who doesn't universally praise the Amber Alert communication process. You're either behind the method in which the Amber
Nancy Reagan was 94. She was an actress and the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She launched the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign in 1982, and in later years, was a staunch supporter of embryonic stem cell research.
In this 162nd episode, Mike chats with broadcaster Don Landry about his years at The Fan 590 co-hosting the morning show with Pat Marsden and Gord Stellick, why I should have Vic Rauter on the podcast, what he thinks of skinny cable packages and Gord Martineau's exit and what he's
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.
Canada's long dark winter nights sure can get lonely and boring, but now there's a great way to fight back against the winter blues. The massive casino games to play at Euro Palace casino will keep anyone entertained for hours, and who knows you might even come out with more
Whenever it has looked as though the Cleveland Cavaliers were about to pull away from the Toronto Raptors at the top of the Eastern Conference, the Canadian franchise has clawed them back. With less than a month to go until the end of the regular season, the Cavs and the
I don't blame the NHL and NHLPA for putting together the World Cup of Hockey. The Olympic hockey tournament is the very best and why wouldn't the NHL and NHLPA want to cash in on such an event? The World Cup of Hockey is theirs, unsanctioned by the IIHF, with
It's March. This is the month. This is the month in which my baby girl will be born. My wife is almost 37 weeks pregnant. I know because I've literally been counting them down. Her OB/GYN is happy with everything, from the baby's heartbeat to the fundal height, and
Surprise! Gord Martineau signed off as anchor of the six o’clock news for the last time today. There was no goodbye, no farewell tour, he signed off as normal and a press release was issued by Rogers. From the press release: Martineau began his career with City back in
George Kennedy was 91. He won an Oscar in 1968 for Best Supporting Actor in Cool Hand Luke but I'll remember him best as Captain Ed Hocken in The Naked Gun series.
There are a number of changes in Toronto's radio market, so let's run them down here. We'll start with the announcement that came as no surprise. Darren B. Lamb, who recently left Roger Ashby and Marilyn Dennis at CHUM FM, replaces Mike Cooper as Erin Davis's co-host during CHFI 98.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded goaltender James Reimer, along with forward Jeremy Morin, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for goaltender Alex Stalock, forward Ben Smith and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. I'm not going to write about every Leafs trade over the
On Thursday night, I had three tickets to watch the Leafs and Hurricanes at the ACC. They were in the Fan Deck and courtesy of @TheFordFanatic. Me and my two oldest donned our Leafs jerseys and got set for Maple Leafs action. The Fan Deck, if you've never been, is
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.
Four years ago, I wrote about the sports fans dilemma when it comes to cable television. Basically, you're screwed. Yes, I'm well aware you can legally (and illegally) stream live sports, but at this point I just want to turn on Sportsnet or TSN or CBC and catch the game
This used to be a rare event, worthy of noting, but now it's a regular occurrence. Note though, this is a Rihanna song featuring Drake. Drake has never hit #1 on his own. Here's the complete list of 44 Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love
In this 161st episode, Mike chats with Sportsnet sportscaster Hazel Mae about the Blue Jays, her career in broadcasting, her time in Boston and what it's like being married to a former Blue Jay. This episode is exactly 37:31. You can listen to this episode in a variety of
In this 160th episode, Mike chats with broadcaster Liz West about her work at ENOW, Canada AM, City TV, CP24, CHCH and her new podcast venture with Mark Hebscher. This episode is exactly 1:17:28. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen
Tonight, I surprised myself. I was at the Raptors game with the family and when Vince Carter entered the game, I found myself cheering. It was completely spontaneous. I was sincerely happy to see him again. Less than two years ago I wrote this about Vince Carter. He quit on
We spent a good chunk of yesterday at the Ontario Science Centre to check out a couple of travelling exhibitions: Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age and CIRCUS! The Exhibition. As usual, everyone had a great time. These exhibitions run through April 24, 2016.
Justin Bieber's latest album is a hits machine. He just scored his third number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the first three of his career, all from Purpose. Here's the complete list of 43 Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry
Tony Phillips was 56. He was the 18-year major-league veteran who played for the Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets and our Toronto Blue Jays. He was a fantastic utility player who hit .354 during his brief 13 game stint with the Jays.
