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I feel like it’s also worth mentioning – if Rogers eliminates Blue Jays radio play by play, there is no way this is going to stop with them. If this precedent is established, you have to think the Raptors radio […]

So Rogers has the top sports station in the market for 25 years or so. Then they fire the stations only recognizable star, the face of the station, and replace him with a TV simulcast. Now, the station of Tom […]

I definitely echo what everyone else has been saying about The Fan. Rogers had a pretty decent sports radio station, that was wiping the floor with TSN, that had at least a couple stand out sports media stars on […]

Really interesting insight. I was very happy to see the Wilner hiring. All too often these days it seems like once good sports media folks are fired, we never end up hearing from them again due to lack of […]

If TSN continues to abandon its markets, I hope Rogers expands Sportsnet radio into those cities to save some jobs and give sports fans an outlet. Bell seems to have given up, but there should be some way to make […]

Just awful what Bell has done these past few days. Cutbacks happen sometimes, but to kill stations entirely? Particularly one in a large market that’s beating the competition? It’s so strange. You have to wonder […]

It’s so laughable that days after the #BellLetsTalk campaign, and after receiving over 100 million from the government, Bell fires hundreds of people in a pandemic. Just goes to show you – corporations are not […]

I don’t think Cathal Kelly should be taken seriously as a columnist, to be honest. He consistently makes terrible arguments, trying to provoke readers, rather than actually making well thought out or interesting […]

I also really enjoyed the Jays this year.  Young, good team coming together. I really started enjoying the strange 7 inning double header days and I found myself wishing the season was longer. Totally agree on […]

To me, radio is just a show. I don’t really care if Wilner or McCown seemed brash or rude to callers – if the end product was entertaining (which both were to me), then that’s all that really matters to me. I […]

Very interesting nuggets on the Jays. With all the rumours about free agents, and now rumours of a new stadium, it’s all fascinating to think about. Great point to wonder why these things are being leaked. […]

Great post.

I know Mike wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I really enjoyed him. He’s so passionate about the Blue Jays, knows so much about the team, and such a big personality. Jays Talk was must listen for me […]

@LVB – From what I recall from this website, Tim and Sid had pretty massive ratings in the afternoon on The Fan. I think things started to go squirrelly for them when they moved to TV.

I wonder if local sports radio as we used to know it is kind of over. Whether you like Bob or not, I don’t think you can say that 590 or 1050 are trying to put the best product out there when Bob is at home and […]

Good post! I think the lack of women (and people of colour) in local sports radio is really ridiculous at this point. Even granting that sports radio is likely to always be more male focussed, it shouldn’t be to […]

@Chance – According to this, Bob’s podcast is getting more downloads than any 590 or 1050 show with the exception of Overdrive: https://chartable.com/charts/itunes/ca-sports-podcasts

I’ve posted about this a bunch of times so I don’t want to repeat myself too much. But big yes, I think The Fan totally torpedoed itself by firing Bob. I completely get if you don’t enjoy Bob, or think Bob checked […]

@Chance – Bob’s podcast has been in and around the top 20 sports podcasts in Canada since he started it up. Here’s a link to that: https://chartable.com/charts/itunes/ca-sports-podcasts

Not exactly gangbusters, […]

@Mike (in boston) – Totally fair enough re preferring an athlete in the booth. I did love Jerry and Alan Ashby as a pair, and also really enjoyed the one (?) season of Jerry and Jack Morris. But I do prefer the […]

Thanks for the read!

Personally, I think Wilner and Wagner are a refreshing pairing. I like them. I think having an ex athlete on a broadcast is greatly overrated, as their experience playing doesn’t necessarily […]