Seen & Heard – Weekend Edition
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
Good morning sports media fans. My suspension is over and I'm back to talk about the news of the la [...]
Toronto Sports Media Roundup: Gambling, Leafs Media, Natasha Staniszewski & More Lots going on as NHL and NBA trade deadlines approach, sports gambling
By TSM
As the calendar moves into April there certainly is a lot to talk about is there not?
Not one specific topic this week, rather some random th [...]
Seen & Heard – Weekend Edition
IMAGE SOURCE: from a simpler time
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
Good morning sports media fans. This week's column is a little [...]
Has Rogers Sportsnet Given Up On Sports Radio? The Toronto Blue Jays become the only team to simulcast games from TV to radio
By TSM
Where to start?
Today is March 1, the kickoff of the most significant radio rating book season. To confirm, Rogers Sportsnet Fan 590 in the d [...]
End of an Era: Sportsnet Cancels Blue Jays Radio
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
The legacy left behind by Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth will be on pause in 2021, and its future is n [...]
Is Dave Cadeau Out At Rogers Sportsnet Fan 590? Changes continue on the Sports side of things at Rogers Sports Media
By TSM
UPDATE: Confirmed by Sportsnet. Cadeau has been let go. His twitter handle has also been revised to omit "Director of Programming, Spo [...]
From the ashes a fire shall be woken….Media Style The last few weeks have been amongst the darkest in Canadian Media..Is there a flicker?
By TSM
A poet I am not.
While not opposed to poetry, I am not a fan either. Not that there's anything wrong with that....Right?
However, perhaps it [...]
Complete Carnage At Bell Media Radio: Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton Sports Stations Eliminated The Cuts at Bell keep coming...entire stations gutted
by TSM & Mike
Developing... Bell earlier this am flipped the switch at three stations from regular programming to ESPN radio with staff b [...]
The Times They Are A Changing & Blue Jays Beat Writer Rob Longley #inthepressrow Tim & Sid, Jay & Dan both broken up as media landscape across Canada implodes
By TSM
Deep and wide.
The cuts by Bell Media this week were definitely that. Not just in sports media, but media, in general, contributed bigly to [...]
Blue Jays Signing Sparks The Toronto Debate, Again, The Dome An Environmental Disaster & SiriusXM Host Zig Fracassi #inthepressrow Just when we thought we all agreed that Toronto will continue to have to pay a premium to lure top name free agents the issue was raised, again.
By TSM
Not sure if you read Doug Smith's stellar book or heard my interview with him but the issue of Toronto teams, especially the Blue Jays and Rap [...]
Doug Smith In The Pressrow On The Toronto Raptors, The Toronto Problem & Why Access Matters Long time Toronto Raptors Beat Reporter Doug Smith tells stories about his career covering the team, writing a book, and why it's so necessary for reporters to get back to games and in locker rooms.
By TSM
Doug Smith has covered the Toronto Raptors from day one. He raised his hand when the Toronto Star was looking for someone to take on the role [...]
Sid Seixeiro Moving to Breakfast TV
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
A year and a half after having drive time to themselves, the Tim & Sid show is ending.
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Seen & Heard – Weekend Edition
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
Good morning sports media fans. Welcome to 2021. This year I'm looking for additional input from pe [...]
Radio Executive Don Kollins #inthepressrow The Ever Changing Role Of Media, Layoffs, Cuts & Dream Lineup Is streaming the death of terrestrial radio as we know it? Are team and player-controlled media hurting the game and where does sports media go from here?
By TSM
Long-time media executive Don Kollins joins Jonah Sigel to discuss why all the job losses in media- especially sport media are counter-product [...]
Toronto Sports Media Wrap Up: Year End thoughts; Favorite Isolation Items & Gary Lawless In the Pressrow Last post of what's been an interesting year! A review of some cool lockdown tools & last podcast of the year
By TSM
Well, here we are. We've almost made it to the end of 2020 and not a minute too soon. We've all had years before that were not so great ( I kn [...]
2020 Sports Media Power Rankings: Radio
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
As 2020 comes to an end we thought it would be a good time to take stock of the state of the indust [...]
Seen & Heard – Weekday Edition
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
Good morning sports media fans. As the year winds down the sports media news seems to be ramping up [...]
NHL Superagent & Former NHLPA Exec Ian Pulver On The Corona Effect on Hockey & Current Negotiations Agent and former NHLPA attorney Ian Pulver on the effect of the Corona on hockey playing kids and what the current issues are that are being discussed between the NHL and the NHLPA
By TSM
With the Corona shutting down almost everything around us in some way or another, it's worth noting that time itself doesn't stand still, and [...]
The Inside Scoop On A Potential New Toronto Blue Jays Stadium! Paul Godfrey #inthepressrow Why A New Rogers Center Won't Be Based At It's Current Location, Blue Jays moving to MLSE & the Beauty of The Athletic
By TSM
Without question, Paul Godfrey has seen it all in his private and public life in Toronto. He is largely viewed as being the driving force behi [...]
End Of An Era, Mike Wilner Gone From Blue Jays Broadcast Team, New Stadium Talk & More Mike Wilner No Longer Part Of Jays Radio, Word Of A New Stadium & More
By TSM
I couldn't believe that Scott Ferguson was not going to be the voice associated with pre-and post-Toronto Blue Jays games when he announced hi [...]