mike (in boston)

mike (in boston) commented on the post, Toronto Sports Media Radio Ratings Fall 2019 3 days, 2 hours ago

It’s important to keep in mind that the decline at the Fan started during Bob’s tenure. Pinning these disastrous results on the decision to fire him ignores this fact. If Bob were the solution then he would still […]
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Sportsnet's Don Cherry Attacks Immigrants on CBC 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Zero comments deleted so far from this thread. I’m really happy about that. Please continue to disagree with each other, attack positions you think are wrong, and criticize the hell out of me as required. This is […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Sportsnet's Don Cherry Attacks Immigrants on CBC 4 weeks ago

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Don Cherry took to the national airwaves Saturday night to call out immigrants for failing to wear poppies honouring war veterans. The discussion came at the end of h […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, FAN590's New Vision For Drive Home 1 month, 1 week ago

by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email

Beyond the abrupt and short-lived change to 3-6pm, the 4-7pm slot has been sacrosanct at Fan590 for decades. The final hour, 6-7pm, was the supposed “national” hour a […]
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Seen & Heard – Weekend Edition 1 month, 3 weeks ago

For the record I don’t see much wrong with Grange’s remarks on the NBA in China. There’s a lot of “company man” nonsense at Sportsnet but this isn’t it, in my opinion.
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Seen & Heard – Weekend Edition 2 months ago

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Good morning sports media fans. We had a very busy week and rather than posting several short stories I have collected the big news here. As always, if there are t […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Sportsnet Revamps Entire 590 Line-Up 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hi everyone – Jonah and I are trying to collect as much information as possible but also want to give people a place to react to the big news of the day. This post w […]
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Devlin & Grange Get Their Due; Small Change At TSN Radio 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hi all – working on a FAN590 lineup post now. Should be up in the next couple of hours. Hold off on commenting so we can get all your opinions in one place.
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Sports Media Stories to Watch in 2019: Prime Time Sports 3 months ago

Great discussion everyone. There is no doubt that Sportsnet is making money off the Jays and NHL. The Rogers/NHL deal has to be analyzed in the context of ROI – what was promised both internally and to advertisers […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Sports Media Stories to Watch in 2019: Prime Time Sports 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Good morning sports media fans. Hope you’re enjoying the end of summer.

I’d like to extend a special thanks to the people in the industry who reach out via ema […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Sportsnet Tries to Change the Narrative on the Jays 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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I’m on vacation from work right now and will try to devote some more time to writing over the coming weeks. Thanks to all new readers who found us due to the McCown n […]
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Toronto Sports Media Summer Update 4 months ago

“I loved his tweet about websites that mistreated him. We, here, have been accused of many things over the years- without question, the number one claim, too Bob friendly…”

This.

Here’s some behind the veil i […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, An Interview with The Star's Gregor Chisholm 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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With the Raptors taking the city by storm and the Leafs being a lead story 11 months out of 12 your Toronto Blue Jays have flown under the radar for most of the last c […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Post-McCown Sports Media Power Rankings 5 months, 1 week ago

by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email

Happy Canada Day weekend. With the big news last week that Sportsnet had decided they were better off without Bob McCown there are some major questions about the f […]
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Sportsnet Prepares for Massive Layoffs 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone for all the really interesting comments on this story. The post has been updated several times with new content, including Jeff Blair’s McCown tribute.
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Sportsnet Prepares for Massive Layoffs 5 months, 3 weeks ago

by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email

Updated from earlier to reflect public statements by Sportsnet, McCown, and others.

Bob McCown Removed from Prime Time Sports

Sources have confirmed to TSM […]
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Raptors Take Centre Court 6 months ago

FWIW, everyone in the media loves Cathal and tells me that he is not at all pretentious, self-absorbed, and insufferable in person.
mike (in boston) commented on the post, Raptors Take Centre Court 6 months ago

“I will admit this much – I was enjoying myself. It is oddly invigorating to be so deeply loathed that people are carving time out of their days to carve you.”

That’s Stepehen Brunt’s replacement, our man C […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, Raptors Take Centre Court 6 months ago

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Toronto has always been a Leafs town first, and a Jays town second, with basketball struggling to gain the same kind of following. Those days are over, for now. G […]
mike (in boston) wrote a new post, TSN's Mark Milliere Arrested for DUI 7 months ago

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Mark Milliere, TSN’s Senior Vice-President of Production, suddenly parted ways with parent company Bell in late March. This was first reported on twitter by […]
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