Should this be brought to Peter Shurman's attention?

Annunziata was just on Agar’s show defending his actions.
 
Among other things, he insisted anew he was boosting his area and therefore the expenses were legit. He noted he “pays for his own parking,” as if that’s supposed to mitigate the billing. And he made sure to note that other councillors spend even more per year on other expenses – which, of course, is completely besides the point.
 
Agar explained that the reason he can’t just "phone it in" is that the station won’t let him, demanding anyone who’s going to be on for an hour has to be there in person and not on a POTS. But he didn’t say anything about whether he thought this was a waste of taxpayer money and concluded the conversation with, “see you next week.”
 
I’m not sure if this says more about Annunziata or Agar. I’m never surprised when a politician does something self- serving. But I expected more from the CFRB host, who has been railing against taxpayer abuse on air for decades. Unless, I suppose, it's your show's ox that's being gored. 

I quite like Agar (and Stafford, as well up the dial and frequently switch between them) I don't mean to be hyper critical, but I find this to be hypocritical. And a real disappointment he didn't take a stronger stand.

RadioActive wrote:

If you’ve ever listened to one of CFRB host Jerry Agar’s panels, you’ve likely heard Sandy Annunziata.

Putting this into perspective

 - 800,000 undocumented dreamers heading north to Cdn border
 - Putin warns of global planetary catastrophe
 - Hurricane Irma threatens to obliterate Florida
 - Gasoline prices climbing
 - Kate is knocked up & Prince Harry avoids the press
 - Niagara Region politician accused of padding expense a/c

Details at 6:00 
 

unclefester wrote:

  
Am I correct in saying that Mr. Shurman had a broadcast quality "direct line - link" from his home in NOTL for some of his more recent past appearances on 1010??      That's a question...


 

When was P. Shurman's most recent News/talk 1010 gig?     That's another question.
 

Citizen assumes radio persona of lazyheaded teabagger, attracts guests of decidedly varying ethical integrity. Nothing new here.

g121 wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

If you’ve ever listened to one of CFRB host Jerry Agar’s panels, you’ve likely heard Sandy Annunziata. He’s a former Toronto Argo, an ex-sportscaster and most recently, a regional councillor in the Niagara Falls area.
 
And while he doesn’t get paid for his Agar exploits, he’s now under fire for billing taxpayers for the mileage he puts in to get from the Niagara area to the radio station in downtown Toronto.

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Why isn't he being paid, or, at the very least, being reimbursed for expenses?  How many other CFRB panelists are providing their time gratis?

If Mr. Annunziata is there as a political representative, I can see claiming mileage as legitimate.  

There's too much faux outrage on nickel & dime expenses.  Let the guy do the job as he sees fit & then, look at the big picture & decide if he was overall productive. It's unproductive to nitpick. 

No faux outrage here...it's genuine....

Would the station consider paying him....I don't know...

Would  the better option be for Sandy to pick  up the tab for his commute or call it a day?

I've got a feeling that since we know the annual amount to be around 4 thousand dollars plus...Sandy can do the math and can figure out that's a modest amount for a great gig....

Where else can he get that kind of exposure and feedback for that pittance?

Get your wallet out Sandy
 

Not to hijack my own thread, but what the hell happened to Jerry Agar on Wednesday? One minute, I was listening after 10 AM, then turned it off to attend to some business. When I came back half an hour later, Mark Towhey was in the chair.

I've heard of hosts taking the day off, but rarely one working half a shift and then suddenly leaving. Anyone know what happened? And in keeping with the spirit of this post, are taxpayers on the hook for it?

Hard to know what's going on yet, but in my experience, this during-the-daytime-everyone-has-to-come-even-if-it-means-pulling-you-off-the-air meetings rarely end well for someone. 

RadioActive wrote:

If you’ve ever listened to one of CFRB host Jerry Agar’s panels, you’ve likely heard Sandy Annunziata. He’s a former Toronto Argo, an ex-sportscaster and most recently, a regional councillor in the Niagara Falls area.
 
And while he doesn’t get paid for his Agar exploits, he’s now under fire for billing taxpayers for the mileage he puts in to get from the Niagara area to the radio station in downtown Toronto.
 
Annunziata was on CKTB Tuesday morning, insisting he’s benefiting constituents by constantly mentioning Niagara issues and keeping the area high profile. But critics note that 99% of what’s discussed on the radio segment has nothing whatsoever to do with Niagara and doesn’t help a single person who lives there. The ex-Argo begs to differ and it turns out there’s no real rules being broken, since it’s up to each councillor to decide how their budget is best spent.
 
I think it’s ironic that Agar has a guy on every week who is allegedly taking advantage of taxpayers - the kind of politician the ’RB host is always railing about on his show.
 
Niagara Councillor Under Fire Over Radio Appearance Expenses

So has our boy Sandy rectified this situation or not??

Is Jerry Agar still putting up with this or not??

Anyone with clean hands on this yet or not??
 

Well I hope that every time he starts his car on Tuesday morning and heads for Toronto that his conscience bothers him...nags at him...naws at him... 

And I hope the voters in his area let their conscience be their guide when the time comes...

41 hundred dollars in mileage in 2015 on the taxpayers dime...

So maybe somebody at Newstalk1010 can show Sandy their rate card and prove to him that if he did the right thing and paid his own way he'd still be getting a smokin' deal.

Disappointed in Jerry too...