RadioActive wrote:

I would love to see what his deal is. I'm not sure he's worked a full five-day week in months. It's very odd when you're trying to get people used to your presence and establish a regular audience.

One theory of mine is:

1) Let's assume he's registered as his own sole-person company (similar to the way John Oakley did it) and then invoicing Corus (C2C - "Company to Company") for his services/time. Peter Shurman had a similar arrangement for fill-in work, I believe.

2) Thus, he doesn't work the hours, and he's not billing. He's then saving Corus money, so they're okay with it - even "encouraging" it? Instead, those either on fulltime staff/payroll anyway do a fill-in shift (Drolet? At least previously), or are invoicing also (or paid "overtime" - the Drex scenario? Or is he doing it after his Edge shift just because he loves/misses talk radio?) but at surely a lower rate than the "brand name recognition" of Mulroney in whatever he negotiated.


Additional theory: Perhaps the idea was that the Mulroney hire was a big "marquee" name and it's enough that it drives some ears to the station and appears in ads, billboards, or wherever else and doesn't even matter that he's not there full-time. Not exactly a "loss leader", but serving its purpose all the same whether he's part-time or full-time.

When you say part-time, does that account for prep time and other work by the host? What might that constitute?

And now it appears that Greg Brady has Wednesday off. It's just one day and everyone's entitled to time away, but that means the station's morning man and its afternoon personality will both be gone at the same time, they have a confusing mid-day line-up and nothing new after 7 PM. And it's only a week after Labour Day. 

It speaks volumes about what's going on over there, and it will be really interesting to see who takes Brady's place. It's not exactly a full bullpen. 

I am always amazed why the on air schedules of a very low rated radio station like AM640 comes up so much on here.  Why all the hand wringing about who might cover what show is kind of funny. And the constant reminders of what financial trouble Corus is in....my my..what will they do?? 

In terms of Mulroney, what he makes with his show on AM640 is likely pocket change.  Same with John Tory on Newstalk 1010.  Like them or not these two people have a lot more going on and make their real money in other ventures.  The radio shows are more like a hobby for them, and keeps them in the public eye. 

paterson1 wrote:

I am always amazed why the on air schedules of a very low rated radio station like AM640 comes up so much on here.  Why all the hand wringing about who might cover what show is kind of funny. And the constant reminders of what financial trouble Corus is in....my my..what will they do?? . 

Those stations come up here is generally because many posters listen to the talk stations and like to discuss what they are - or aren't - doing. It's not a concentration on 640 per se. It's just that people can only comment on what they hear. 

I don't listen to Indie 88.1 for example. So I have no idea what goes on over there. And even if I did, what would those posts be? They've just added the latest single by [insert artist name] here? Frankly, 640, 680, Radio 1 and 1010 get mentioned here a lot because as mostly non-music stations, there's simply a lot more to talk about than those outlets that just spin records all day. 

The talk line-up is almost entirely based on personality, and while the music outlets have some talented people, all of them could be replaced tomorrow by automation and sadly, most listeners would probably never even notice.  So the talk stations get inordinate attention simply because, for better or worse, they generally make the most news and there's more to discuss about them.

That said, I welcome any other station topics that peple might want to comment on here. I'd love to hear more about CHFI, CHUM-FM, Virgin 99.9 and the like. There's just not that much to say about them because they're consistent and thus the same thing almost every day. 

This post has almost 500 page views as of this writing, which means someone is interested in it. If you're not (and you must have been at least in some limited way, because you've obviously read it and responded to it) then you can skip it. That's the great thing about the board. You're not required to read anything that doesn't interest you. I'm not sure why you don't want others to talk about subjects that you're not a fan of. 

I say to each his own. Some people will find this of note, others won't. If you're an "other," that's fine. But what's with the sarcastic comments about a topic many here obviously think is worth some attention?

And by the way, there is something to be said about Corus' ongoing precarious financial position. You think a Canadian broadcaster that has so many radio and TV stations in this country and may be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy is an unimportant topic? I suspect you're in the minority.

If Corus goes bust, AM640 may not be the only thing that disappears from the local dial. It's not likely but Q107 and Edge 102.1 as we know them could also go down the drain with it. That's not a small story. You're welcome to ignore this thread from here on in, but it won't stop others from commenting. 

Amazing. So more than 500 page views (600 now) were just accessed by totally uninterested people. Why would they do that?

What world do you live in? The fact you also looked at it and even responded to it shows you're something of a hypocrite. 

I repeat what I said before - if you're not interested in this thread, don't look at it. Don't comment on it. Just ignore it. Why are there always killjoys who want to ruin what other people might like? There are plenty of other subjects here you can hate on if you want. Or you can not come here at all if it bugs you so much. 

As for me, I'm going to continue to monitor this story because it affects a Toronto radio station. You know, the very thing the SOWNY Board is supposed to be about. 

RadioActive wrote:

Turns out the substitute host for Brady is Scott Radley. He may not be a well known name to listeners here, but some in Hamilton will remember him. He used to do a show on CHML. He also is a columnist for the Hamilton Spectator and does fill-in work for AM980 in London.

A voice I'd not heard before this morning.

I noticed a few bad habits on-air, but it's a new environment.

1) Some loud coughing and then apologizing to the caller for it. No reach for a cough/mute button.

2) He went at least 15, maybe even 20 minutes, without identifying himself at all. No idea who I was listening to for what seemed like an eternity when I tuned in - "Who's that voice?". That only was resolved with a liner after the 7:30 break mentioning Greg Brady and then Scott indicated who he was. Even the callers seemed unsure, saying "Hey, how you doin'?" without greeting by any name.

Unfortunately I see Ben who’s a staunch supporter of Zionist Apartheid Israel; as a supporter of Genocide.  Anyone who defends this and uses a broadcast platform to ‘normalize’ genocide and the killing of children should not be on the air anywhere imo.

Last edited by dmcjeff (September 16, 2026 11:58 am)

I rarely listen to 640, but was a big fan of CHML.....Bill Kelly, and Scott Radley

CHML did a great job covering the story of the killers of Laura Babcock and Tim Bosma....
I often listened to it for a change from 1010...........
I think any closures of Corus stations is bad for the radio industry....

Unfortunately, as I mentioned in an earlier post,  CFPL is now in a similar position to the late  CJBK, with just having a local morning host.  I listened to CFPL 980 when they played music  (this would be in the late 70s and early 80s)
As they say, we'll stay  tuned