Fun fact: Meesha Contreras is Lily Frost's son. Meesha's dad is José Miguel Contreras from By Divine Right.

I spent an hour today with Jon Pole if anyone here is interested.

https://www.torontomike.com/2024/02/jon-pole-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-1429/

Just this past summer Erik Tomas visited me and gave me 80 minutes of stories from his career in broadcasting. https://www.torontomike.com/2023/09/erik-tomas-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-1320/

Montreal Radio wrote:

I'm honestly thinking of extending to him a kind note & maybe an E-transfer of what I can afford to help out. I think he said his email was michael.stafford@bell.net ? 

Yes, he's michael.stafford@bell.net.

AspectRatio wrote:

Fjiri wrote:

I did some digging and found the details about Smyth and Smyth's two-day tango in December 2006.

I recall that Stephanie also discussed the lack of Dick Smyth relation on one or both of her "Toronto Mike'd" appearances, in 2016 and 2023 respectively:

https://www.torontomike.com/2016/11/toronto_miked_podcast_episode_206/
https://www.torontomike.com/2023/08/paul-cook-and-stephanie-smyth-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-1311/

Yes, we learned there's absolutely no relation between the Smyths during her first visit, and when she returned with her husband Paul Cook in late August, I addressed it again off the top because so many people believe that Stephanie is Dick's daughter. 

On an unrelated note, I was thinking about SOWNY this morning b/c I'm scheduled to record a secret episode in 30 minutes that I think will be of particularly interest to readers here. It should be in the Toronto Mike'd podcast feed by 1pm today. Handy subscription links are here: https://www.torontomike.com/subscribe/
 

As Steve's unofficial biographer I can confirm he had a show on The Fan 590 with Bruce Dowbiggin in 1996. It was called Double Play and they sold their own ads. 

I actually reunited Steve and Bruce recently for a thorough Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett retrospective.
https://www.torontomike.com/2022/03/frank-v-tony-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-1010/

FWIW, my sources tell me 103.9 will just go quiet... there will be no simulcast of 103.5.

Just a Radio Fan wrote:

My only beef is the title of "musicologist."   What is a musicologist exactly?  Is there a post secondary course that must be completed and test passed ?  Do you have to complete an internship ?   If Alan Cross is a musicologist, what about John Donabie, David Marsden, old friend Ivar Hamilton, and so many others ?

I had an actual Musicologist on Toronto Mike'd to talk about this. His name is Dr. Mike Daley, and he has a PhD in Musicology. Coincidentally, I had Alan Cross over two weeks later, and asked him about this. Alan says he doesn't use that term to describe himself, even though I've noticed his official bio states "he's also known as a musicologist" as opposed to "he's a musicologist", because he isn't and he knows it.

But he's a great broadcaster and a solid citizen and as pointed out already in this thread, he's an independent contractor and not a Corus employee.
 

I had a great chat with The Iceman a few years ago... we covered his life as a musician, his transition into radio, his move to television and how he came the write and record the theme to The Edison Twins.

https://www.torontomike.com/2023/07/bob-segarni-dead-at-77/

Rest well, Bob.

Scott MacArthur dropped by yesterday afternoon to answer my many questions about his departure from 590 and mysterious disappearance from The Rush on 1010.

Scott MacArthur on Toronto Mike'd

Anwar actually has a pretty interesting radio background, at stations like Energy 108. Here's a deep dive with the man if you're interested. https://www.torontomike.com/2020/02/toronto_miked_podcast_episode_586/

I actually have some insight here, as a Great Lakes Brewery partner for several years. Great Lakes Brewery recently opened the GLB Brewpub on Jarvis at Queens Quay, and that's mere steps from Corus Quay.

So that was the spark here. Early next month, I'm actually recording live at GLB Brewpub during an AM640 event, so people like Greg Brady, Kelly Cutrara, Alex Pierson, Dani Stover, etc. will sit down and field my questions.

You'll be able to hear this ep on April 7, and yes, I'm happy to ask the 640 peeps any and all questions you may have.

Mike Richards called me this morning to tell me he just read the news here, so I recorded a little something for the concerned. Hear it here.

I'm feeling fine this morning. Much love to the SOWNY community!

I just had Alan and technical producer Rob Johnston over to talk about the 30 years of The Ongoing History of New Music. There's a pretty good CFNY documentary update in this, too.

https://www.torontomike.com/2023/02/alan-cross-and-rob-johnston-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-1197/

I have Alan Cross visiting me Wednesday morning, along with the Ongoing History of New Music technical producer Rob Johnston. They'll be my guests on Toronto Mike'd as we commemorate 30 years of that program.

If anyone any questions for Alan, about the CFNY doc or the Ongoing History of New Music, let me know and I'll ask on your behalf.

My email is mike@torontomike.com.