RadioActive wrote:

It may not surprise you that the only place I've ever heard him advertise on a regular basis is the one station where he's currently on air. His spots stopped when he left CFRB, began again on 640 when he did a show there and stopped when he departed. 

So yes, he advertises regularly on Sauga960. I haven't heard his shilling anywhere else. 

He shills on 960?  That would explain why I never hear them.  Merry Christmas, RadioActive.  Thanks for all you do.
 

RadioActive wrote:

Walter wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Drex was live on 640, in for John Oakley. He'll repeat that shift on Tuesday. 

Don't care for him.  I'll take Towhey, thanks.

Don't entirely disagree but I heard a promo for him on Monday night. He's in Tuesday, taking Wednesday (Christmas) off and will be back live on Thursday and Friday. Nice to know there will be some live programming on the station after Dec. 25th. That's not what they did in the past. 

Agreed.  Any live voice during the Christmas dead zone is better than reruns, and lousy holiday music.  At least CFRB put a merciful end to those syrupy 'It's Beginning to Look A Lot like Christmas' fillers a while back.
 

640 had stale re-runs on Monday.  1010 had Mark Towhey live, subbing for the dull and duller Hutton and Richards.  First time I've listened to 4 hours straight of CFRB in years.  It was great.

Shorty Wave wrote:

dieter wrote:

As a regular trivia show listener, and frequent prize winner, I'm glad all you geniuses won't stoop low enough to call in and try your luck. The free meals, shopping and gas cards and show tickets are nice once in awhile. And hearing the really stupid answers or non-answers can be great fun. To each their own.
But you're right about many callers to that show, and pretty much all other radio shows, asking the host how they are. Really tiresome. I also resisted giving Richard Crouse a cold remedy.

 
I’m with you dieter, I like winning stuff too, and I find the show entertaining. I find people who knock things generally speaking are envious of those who enjoy it, real wallys!

You can toast each other with those large Double-Doubles you worked so hard to achieve.  Hopefully, there's enough left on the gift card to enjoy a tasty festive cruller, too.  Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night!
 

Yes.  It reminds me of the earliest days of CFNY, when you might hear the Beatles or Beethoven.  Perfect radio.

RadioActive wrote:

Walter wrote:

Not quite in the 'Spence' category of irritation, but I change the station as soon as that travel health insurance ad comes on with the geeky-sounding guy talking about being on a beach sipping a 'Pini Colada'.  It's PINA Colada.  This ad has run annually at the start of winter travel season for several years.  You'd think somebody might have fixed it by now, but no.

Your long suffering appears to be at an end! They've replaced this spot with a brand new one in which the announcer actually says it properly. It's enough to drive you to drink - and not just a "Pini Colada."

Yes, I've heard it several times.  The exact same copy, but a less dorky voice.  I still think it sounds too much like Pini Colada, but it's an improvement.  Christmas miracles really do happen sometimes.
 

Shorty Wave wrote:

Walter wrote:

The Sunday morning Trivia Show is unlistenable.  An endless parade of morons desperate for a 25 dollar Tim's card.

 
Really? This moron won a prize package worth over $600 dollars, and I don’t do Tim’s BTW, call that coffee?? Merry Christmas!

Truly a Christmas miracle! 
 

Binson Echorec wrote:

Might be just me but in the era of Google, these trivia shows seem, well...trivial. It's no longer about what obscure tidbit you might happen to know but how fast you can look it up while waiting on hold.

How do they manage to be wrong so regularly, then?  "He won an Oscar for playing the titular character in 1972's 'The Godfather'!"  "Uhhhh, gee, um, I'm not sure... Christopher Walken?"
 

Trafford is a serious news guy, intelligent and on top of the latest events.  No way he'll fit in on the shipwreck of 1010.

Not quite in the 'Spence' category of irritation, but I change the station as soon as that travel health insurance ad comes on with the geeky-sounding guy talking about being on a beach sipping a 'Pini Colada'.  It's PINA Colada.  This ad has run annually at the start of winter travel season for several years.  You'd think somebody might have fixed it by now, but no.

newsguy1 wrote:

Ted Woloshyn?
You can't be serious.
In his heyday he was a funny and clever guy but as the years went by he became a sort of bitter right wing bore, no longer funny, then just a shill for some restaurant owner of a local musician that nobody's ever heard of.
 

Ever catch his stand-up act back in the day?  He was never funny.  Never found a free restaurant lunch he didn't love, either.  No, I wasn't serious.
 

RadioActive wrote:

Did Corus also fire the person or persons who puts up their daily podcasts of AM640 shows? There was a segment on Alex Pierson's program that I really wanted to hear on Tuesday, but missed it.

Normally, you can find it online within a few hours. But the most recent Pierson airchecks are from Nov. 29th. Nothing new since. 

A quick look through their other shows also indicates there's nothing at all from this week - and it's already Wednesday. A shame if they've stopped posting this content. Sometimes it comes in handy. 

They edited out all the parts where she interrupts and talks over guests, and there was nothing left.
 

RadioActive wrote:

I didn't think it was actually possible, but there's a spot currently running on nearly every radio station that's worse than Spence. And it's only because of how it starts. 

I'm talking about the endlessly repeated commercial for The Lion King, that starts with that singer screaming a single unbelievably long and ear splitting note. I realize it's from the play and is perhaps part of African culture. But when I'm out walking the dog and that thing comes blasting into both ears, it instantly gives me a headache. 

Every. Single. Damn. Time. 

And it would seem there's no avoiding it. 

It is the radio equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard to me. At least with Spence and Tom's Place, you have a small amount of warning and can quickly tune it out. This thing does not give you the chance because it goes off like an alarm clock when you least expect it and lasts an agonizing 5 secs. or longer. 

I have rarely encountered anything so irritating on the radio. Or should that be ear-itating?

Agreed.  It is extremely annoying.  Just about had enough of the non-stop 'Refuge' ads, as well, but as someone who has had his share of birthday cakes and Christmas presents, I guess I can't relate.
 

RadioActive wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Speaking of curious, still no immediate word on who will be hosting Toronto This Weekend, the 7- 10 AM show on Saturday and Sunday. Mulroney was the regular host. He's obviously not going to be working seven days a week. It will be interesting to hear if the show is still on, whether it's replaced with rerolls and if not, who's in that chair.

Radio vet Christine Cardoso has subbed before. Could she get the gig permanently? Should be an interesting game of musical chairs (or on a talk station, non-musical chairs) over the next few days. 

Turns out the answer is, in fact, Anthony Furey, who appears to have been named the new permanent weekend show host. Whether this means he's no longer available for fill-in elsewhere remains to be seen. Same regular weekly
guests as when Mulroney was there, which gets kind of tiresome. 

How many times does one really need to hear from Glenn Crouter?
 

No.  That was easy.