This is primarily a radio forum.


D.D.




No it's not. It is a broadcasting Forum. Give your head a shake man. Or change your name to "whoop di doo'.


 

Bob Templeton, Braedan Doerr from Telemedia radio took action right away then, raising money for food, clothing and relief for the victims CFOR, CKMP in Midland/Orillia, got honourable mention for this in a Chicken Soup for the Soul cassette (Yes kids we had cassette tapes back in our day) it made that edition of Chicken Soup for the Soul at work, with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. 

Having worked at CKMP a few years after the Tornado, you could still feel the PTSD from the citizens in Barrie, it left emotional scars for sure.


 

Thanks Shorty and Lorne, I am nerd too...lol. 

Cheers you two.

I found it...I found the jingle for the Door Dash commercial, this is the more original version of 2 kids playing a hand game and chanting the jingle. 

I find the ad pretty catchy and would love to know who sings it, in the commercials...

Talk about singing for your supper.





 

I met him in Vancouver 23 years ago, I was visiting a friend and went Roller blading around Stanley Park afterwards I returned the roller blades to9 the rental place on Robson, I had time before meeting my friend, and was checking out downtown Vancouver and noticed a sports bar with a BC Lions motif, helmet etc...and walked in to check it out. 
The bar was empty, except for a few people and Norm! George Wendt, having a beer, I approached him  and got a picture with him too. 

He is what you see, is what you get...quiet, calm, having a beer in a sports bar.

Then 40 minutes later, I met Adam Sandler in line at a nearby Starbucks. That was quite a day. 

Sandler, as filming Happy Gilmore.



 

Take the Spirit of Radio by Rush and Michael J. Fox, doing voice over and you have a good commercial, this one of 2 ads running now on your T.V.

It is well done and its is tapping into Canadian pride.

Your thoughts are welcome,.





 

What's this song is music trivia games have become popular on YouTube, where you get to guess 10 who sang this song questions from different years, decades, genres and this site now has 19,000 followers. There is another site very similar that's popped up on YouTube too.

If you think you know your music, then play along, here is a link below. 

My sense is this is totally AI generated, even the host. He sounds the same time after time. You can play a new music quiz about 3-4 times a week.

Good luck everyone, here is the link to the channel





 

ABC TV is fully behind carrying the UFL games in the States, the question is for how long?

Attendance is abysmal. Maybe it is due to the NFL, the time of year they play (April-July), or it is economics, entertainment overload...or a combination of factors.

On TV the lack of fans, looks lame. It doesn't inspire one to tune in. If the fans don't have skin or should I say, "pigskin" in the game, why would viewers?

Today as I share this post, Houston and Birmingham are playing.

If you watch a YouTube clip below at the 5:43 mark you will see the brutal sight of empty seats.

It is highlights of Michigan and Arlington... you will the stadium is a ghost town. One thing is the broadcast is very interactive, with mic'ed up, hearing the coaches call plays, players involved in the commentary and guest announcers reporting from a teams bench, in the middle of the players.

I sense this league is not going to last long. Heck, the CFL draws more fans then the UFL.








 

When the P-Diddy trial concludes there are going to be a wave of hurt on both the victims and the perpetrators, the victims suffer a lot. It is common not to disclose names. In fact Argo QB's Chad Kelly's sexual case last year this time was against one of the physio trainers and she did not go public with her name.

Thankfully, the case is complete.

 

The new Pope is American, I think he and Trump are going to buy the Vatican and make it the 52nd State...I am kidding, don't get your knickers in a knot.

Here is more info about Robert Prevost. Pope Leo XIV, not to be confused with Super Bowl XXXIV

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/08/1249919756/new-pope-leo-xiv-american-robert-prevost-chicago



 

Stewart Johnston a long time TSN exec, left the post to take over as commissioner for the CFL this week. The announcement was made a month ago, and this week the signing made official. 

I find it is a good business move to bring in executives in sports with related experience, media being one of them. The commissioner needs to know how to navigate the media environment for broadcasting rights and or needs a legal background to negotiate with owners, buyers and elected officials for zoning and stadium rights, construction and zoning.

Other media types include Keith Pelley who had a background in sports/team management before going to the media side. 

I feel there is an ease in transitioning from media to sport and back again.

What is your take Big Yellow?



Below is an interview on TSN from this week's signing of Stewart Johnston. It is 4 minutes long and I find it funny that Johnston knew all the right things to say. For once I would love to hear it as it is like this, "The league needs more fans and if it doesn't happen, we're toast". 






 

Geoffrey Stirling the son of Geoff Stirling who founded NTV in Newfoundland in 1955, signing on as CJON, died after an altercation with Police in  California. Stirling was riding his motorbike in Laguna, when police stopped him for a traffic violation.

This turned into an altercation where police had to use tasers and force to calm him down. Ultimately, it led to his passing.

Here is more on this story, it's really an incident that could have been averted, I am sure.



https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/member-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-broadcasting-family-killed-by-california-police/article_8ca5d0ea-dc6e-53f6-a758-a6adea2a8df4.html



 

 

I happened upon the Sitcom, News Radio, yesterday afternoon and when the credits were rolling I noticed a name pop out. That name was none other than Joe Rogan, who had an ensemble role in the show. 

Of course, the late Phil Hartman, Dave Foley, Andy Dick (who has a past, which has had him go for therapy for drug, alcohol and sexual mis-conduct treatments) and Maura Tierney who you might know from Law and Order (the NYC version).

I just found it fascinating the Rogan, got his start acting and in comedy. His career now spans more then 27+ years. 

I am filing this under "Who knew"?








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I am going through Jays withdrawal symptoms today and tonight's game on a long Easter weekend is on "Freakin" Apple TV.

Is this bad timing or what? Apple dictates what Jay's game we can watch.

​https://www.mlb.com/news/apple-tv-mlb-friday-night-baseball-schedule-for-2025




This is brutal, first of all I haven't seen a Jays game since Wednesday and worse??? It forces me to watch Doctor Odyssey on CTV Drama instead!!!








Happy Easter everyone! Go Jays

 

I saw this ad a few weeks ago. I thought it was clever and now with the NHL playoffs upon us this weekend, this commercial is getting more air-play.








I appreciate the creativity of this spot and how Rogers is getting promo for two of their hot properties, the NHL on Sportsnet and Law and Order (Toronto).


What is your take? 

Personally some of the commercials of late, lack creativity and strategy, this one had both.