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(Unless were talking an upstart or company that might not be around in a couple years obviously. But there’s no real career status downgrade going from TSN to Sportsnet).

“I can’t imagine ANY TSN major personality signing with Sportsnet.”

Cmon. I’m sure there’s something to the idea of liking your work environment or coworkers and not wanting to leave, but 90% of the time peop […]

Whoa! This is big news.

Adnan was a big deal at ESPN. They’d talk about him on Lebatard about how crazy versatile he was, and one of the rising stars at the network.

If he’s willing to come home, TSN or […]

Off topic – it would be nice if it was a bit easier to find previous posts on the site? Once a new post comes up, it’s kind of confusing to find the last one (where you might have had a discussion going). thanks!

@Chris – I think it’s a good point that, part of why Overdrive has been good for TSN (even though it’s not to everyone’s taste), is that it’s a VERY different show than PTS. If they tried to do the same thing Bob […]

Yeah, I don’t really get Overdrive.  Bit too meathead/bro talk for me?  But also I’m not very interested in hockey, so I’m sure that’s part of it.  At least TSN has finally come up with one radio property in 5 (? […]

@Jim  – Not to be a ‘well actually guy”, but if you look back through this site, Blair’s consistently had big ratings. If I recall correctly he’s been the only show in the lineup with numbers like the ones McC […]

Looks like I called it re McArthur being the new Jays Talk host:

If Rogers would like to pay me to consult I am available.

Multiple sources tell me that @ScottyMacThinks is your new host of @BlueJays talk post game on @FAN590 starting sometime later this spring. Replacing @Wilnerness590 as long time host. Told Wilner remains in broadcast during games. No confirmation as of yet ..

— jonah (@yyzsportsmedia) January 16, 2019

And speaking of local sports radio dropping the ball – apparently Scott MacArthur has been let go from 1050. His show was a little dry but hardly seemed to be part of the problem with that station. I’d like to […]

I do think the popularity of podcasts do reflect that over the air sports radio has gotten stale. Maybe it’s that radio is forced to try to appeal to a mass audience, whereas podcasts can cater to pretty specific […]

I think Sportsnet has done a good job with podcasts. I like the strategy to make just a few high quality options rather than overload with average stuff (Personally, I think The Lede, Swing and a Belt, and At The […]

I wonder if part of why the Fan seems to be punting a bit on afternoons (Good Show MUST cost a lot less than Tim & Sid did) is that they’re spending a lot more on podcasts? 31 Thoughts, Swing and a Belt and The […]

RE PTS – Even though I don’t enjoy Vendetta or Shannon as cohosts at all, I feel like I can’t really complain about them being on this week, as the recent Brunt/Deitsch alternating co host thing they’ve been doing […]

Mike Richards also says he has a big announcement on Thursday. Although he kind of oversold his last big announcement (which i think was basically just that he started a podcast), so it might not be a real earth shaker.

I thought TIm & Sid were a breath of fresh air on radio, and gave The Fan a really solid lineup. The structure of the show doesn’t seem to work as well on TV as it did on radio, and who’s even watching TV from 5-7 […]

@yaz – earlier this year they announced the PTS co host gig would be Deitsch half the time, Brunt half the time. I don’t think it’s a reflection of any discontent, just the parameters of the gig.

I know the […]

I bought an Athletic subscription last December, and I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit. They’ve really done a tremendous job hiring writers who offer something unique that you want to go out of your way to read. That […]

Re Fan on air changes – Don’t see them messing with Blair or PTS. You’d have to assume Good Show would be a target for change?
Ben’s grown on me a lot, but I’m not sure JD is ready for afternoons. I thought Adam […]

100% I’d rather see Rogers gone than Atkins/Shapiro.

We’ve had high payrolls for a couple years now, which is nice, but considering the value the Jays must bring to Rogers for the free TV content alone, there […]

Also – I thought Simmon’s apology re the Moore memo was actually pretty classy for a dude who often seems pretty combative.