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Toronto's CJCL-AM "The Fan" revamps their sports talk lineup
Both Andrew Krystal and Greg Brady are no strangers to Toronto radio. At Rogers Media-owned CJCL-AM (590) “The Fan,” the controversial Krystal takes over the late-morning 9am-12noon slot from Mike Hogan, while Brady follows Krystal from 12pm-3pm.
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Making Moves: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Chicago’s WLS-AM (890) weekend host Jerry Agar crosses the border to Toronto, where the native Canadian will take the midday slot on News Talk CFRB-AM (1010), which was Bill Carroll’s before he went to LA’s KFI-AM (640) … In Chicago, Bill Leff has resigned as host of the weekend “ChicagoNow Radio” on WGN-AM (720) … Also in the Windy City, Silvia Ri… Read More
KFI, L.A.'s Bill Handel is tired of handling two shifts a day
Highly-rated Clear Channel talker KFI (640) goes for a Canadian import to replace Bill Handel in the noon-2pm shift he'd only recently added to his morning drive job. Bill Carroll comes to KFI from Toronto’s “News Talk 1010” CFRB. Read More
Radio in Canada
Montreal’s CHOM-FM (97.1) morning co-host Ted Bird has resigned after a 25-year run over “philosophical and creative differences” with management. Chantal Desjardins and “Bad Pete” Marier will continue to host mornings … After a 51-year run in radio, including time as a play-by-play host for the Maple Leafs, Toronto’s CFRB-AM (1010) specialty s… Read More
Radio in Canada
New York-based Global Traffic Network adds Astral Media’s CFRB-AM (1010), CJEZ-FM (97.3) & CKFM (99.9) “Virgin Radio” in Toronto, along with Pattison Broadcasting’s CKPK-FM (100.5) “The Peak” & CJJR-FM (93.7) in Vancouver, B.C. for traffic reports … Corus Radio will carry the 97th Grey Cup Canadian football championship from Calgary on 12 stations … Read More
Toronto's CFRB changes daytime lineup – also its name
The changes for Astral Media’s CFRB-AM (1010) take effect starting Monday, and they begin with the name. Known as “CFRB,” they will reposition their brand as “NewsTalk 1010.” Behind the microphone, morning host Bill Carroll moves from morning drive to 9am-1pm, as afternoon host John Moore flips into mornings. Read More
Facebook reinstates a Toronto talk show host after a four-day freeze
CFRB-AM (1010) evening talk host Ryan Doyle joked that the social networking site Facebook might boot him off, after he interviewed a Playboy model who had herself been deleted from the site, Doyle found himself “friendless.” Facebook suspended Doyle’s privileges on the site for four days, apparently in error. The Toronto Sun says Doyle recei… Read More
Toronto's "Newstalk 1010" CFRB restructures, cuts a dozen staffers
They are not calling it budget cuts, but instead say they are “evolving the product on the air” to boost ratings. Astral Media-owned CFRB-AM (1010) handed out pink slips to 12 employees. Read More
Caught up in Canada's Astral Radio's budget cuts: 50-year newsman Tayler Parnaby
When he first stepped behind the microphone, Dwight Eisenhower was the US President, the St. Lawrence Seaway had just opened, and hockey’s Jacques Plante becomes the first goalie to wear a protective face mask. Read More
Radio Around the World
CANADA: How do you get people to discuss the issues on Toronto’s CFRB-AM (1010)? An ad agency hired prostitutes to hold signs on street corners with the station’s logo … BULGARIA: Darik Radio is buying two helicopters to cover news and special events, the first such helicopters in the Balkans and in Eastern Europe … ENGLAND: Call this “Con… Read More
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