For those not familiar with the Heavy Metal culture.  Ronnie James Dio brought the Sicilian hand gesture for the Devil into the genre, long before it became a symbol of gangbangers. Watch most any concert footage from his time fronting his band Dio, or with Black Sabbath.

John Moore mention he had hosted the afternoon drive show for a few years. Then John Tory hosted the show when John Moore moved to do the morning show, until John Tory left to run for mayor in 2014. Seems there are no hosts from the Rush worthy of mention after John Tory  hosted the show. Personal choice by John Moore, or a directive from the top brass at Bell Media? 

All fun and games until you need to sneeze or have fit of coughing.

Came across Doug Avery's new show while searching for some weekend programs that aren't  paid programs. I found it pleasant surprise. Music a bit more on the heavy side. (What ever became of the band Oliver Heavyside? A question for another time, or thread) Music from performers I know and like,plus songs from those performers I'm not familiar with, and find I'm enjoying as well. Tunes I don't recognize from bands I'm not so fond of ( like Green Day) but it was a decent song. Music from local bands that I've enjoyed listening to. And those familiar bits from the era when a few laughs were part of the show, such as The Swami, and more.I hope he gets noticed by other stations and gets the picked up by some of them.

 

A thousand thank yous to RA for keeping the reel to reel turning here at SOWNY.I've learned a great deal  about  the behind the scenes goings on in the media world, and about the history of media locally and around the globe. And many websites that I am able to watch current/live tv channels (Ustvgo.tv),plus programs, documentaries  and movies from years past. And posting interesting bits, with a slice of wit along with it. I'll dedicate a song to you, wondering if it was on the charts when you were in the radio biz, or does it predate you time working in media.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3973tfsllqw

I have watched very few Awards shows of any sort over the years. The ones I may have viewed all, or portions of, were when visiting someones home where they had the program on. So much sizzle, yet so little steak. I'll wait till the winners are listed in the mainstream media in the days following the event. Would the producers of these show be able to pass on those over the top swag bags. Hand those scheduled to receive one a glitzy designer bag. A slip of paper that says "This gift that is valued at ( however many 10 s of thousands ) has been donated to, a food bank, childrens hospital, or another legitimate charity.
 

John Moore mentioned he will be taking some time off before they aren't allowed to once the spring ratings are under way. Mr.Agar will be doing the morning show. I didn't hear exactly how long John will be off,or who will be doing the 9 to noon slot. Will Jerry be doing a double shift, or will it be someone that is in line with Jerry's take on the world? We'll see who it will (or won't) be tomorrow.

Ted's replacement for the morning show didn't get the numbers/enthusiasm that the brass at the station had hoped. I went looking for another station for a morning show once Bill Caroll took over on CFRB. Once John Moore sat in the chair as morning  show host, I returned to CFRB  for the morning show and have continued  to listen in. He does an excellent job, and I hope he stays for many more years.

The amount of hype the NFL gets year round makes their season seem like it's a never ending event, in my opinion .

I'll agree with you JB866. I enjoyed listening to the weekend morning show when Dave Trafford was doing it  on CFRB, Most mornings I would leave my radio on 1010 am for a few hours after the morning show was over. On Saturday, stay to hear the home improvement show, the vet that hosts the Animal House program.On Sunday, often listen to the trivia show, (if the trivia topics were in any way down my alley), I would eventually change over to music by the noon hour. With no interest in hearing rerolls of The best of John Moore's shows from the previous week, (most of which I've already heard) or the CP24 audio only, I've forgotten to tune in when the other shows I enjoyed listening to are on. Now, I'm putting on a music station, or one of the great oldies station online, many which I've been made aware of from the members here.I expect I'm just one of many who spent a dozen or so hours tuned in one the weekend that won't be back until Monday. Maybe they will be back, maybe not. Moore in the Morning is about the only time I'm listening to CFRB, unless I hear a promo for something that sounds interesting on one of the other weekday shows, which isn't very often. Provided I remember to tune in for what sounded like it might worth giving a bit of my time to.

Oops.Apologizes to the Troiano family and everyone here. Focused on getting the post up in time. Didn't double check on the fact that Frank was his brother, not his son.

I enjoyed hearing your do your thing over the decades on the radio John D.. Whether it was on a music station or all the years on the weekend morning show on CFRB. Friends wondered why I didn't sleep in on the weekends. I didn't want to miss any of the interesting tidbits on your weekend morning show on CFRB. I did have the pleasure of meeting you briefly on one occasion. If I remember correctly, you were the M.C. for a retrospective show with Gregory Peck at Roy Thompson Hall in the mid 90 s (?). My Mom was very much wanting to attend the event. Dad wasn't so big on going, so I escorted Mom to the show. Once the show was over, we found out that the lady sitting beside Mom, they were chatting off and on throughout the show, the lady was quite knowledgeable about Gregory Peck, turned out to be his wife. I told Mom during the show, my guess was she was the president of his fan club. Too young to be his wife.I had a 4 egg omelet  on my face once we found out she was his wife. Mom was thrilled to be able to spend a few minutes to chat with Gregory Peck, one of her favourite movie stars from the golden era of movies. And I at least got to say hello to one of my favourite radio personalities. That's my story, now, over to you John D.

Another of my favourite performers gone. His songs often pop into my head, very effective in getting rid of another song that I don't like that's become an earworm.R.I.P. Mr. Taylor. Were there any other Canadian musicians on the Motown label  (or any of the sub labels operated by Motown)?

A hologram of each different set over the years. And holograms of all the hosts for each of the eras.

Classical 96.3 FM was my go to station  during the Christmas music season. Christmas themed classical music is much easier to listen to. I greatly prefer that type of Christmas music, rather than much of the drek that record companies insisted the performers put out every year that made it onto the pop charts over the years.