Nah, we need a break, seriously...it is too much coverage and it doesn't help but feed the fear and it is not good feeding that bugger, he doesn't pay the rent!


 

You mean "live" 24/7 right? I don't think so. The coverage has been good so far from what I have heard but there isn't much more to report right now. Indications are it could get worse in the next few weeks.   I wish TV would stop showing empty shelves at COSTCO. This is not helping anyone. There are thousands of other stores to get toilet paper.  I was in a regular grocery store today...and guess what??  They had toilet paper!! Hand wipes and alcohol gels are bad for your skin, messes up your ph level if you use them too much. So who cares if they are hard to buy right now?  Use soap and warm water to wash your hands, much better for you, cleans just as good, and easier on your skin. And get outside get some exercise and go for a walk...get away from TV and radio news for a while, they have nothing new to report or say.

I was surprised to hear that just after midnight Wednesday into Thursday, a Jason Agnew-hosted "Night Shift" was making its debut on the iHeartRadio network - Newstalk 1010 (whose studios Agnew broadcasts out of) and others. I could find little promotion about it and nothing on Agnew's own Twitter account about it (as of the time of this writing). This looks to be a 4-hour live programming block designed to "bring the country together and talk about things during this crisis".

1010 most recently fills this slot after midnight until 5:00 am with "Coast To Coast" and a re-roll of some programming. Traditionally they've struggled with their late night/overnight live content, with David Eddie and various other initiatives/debuts never sticking around too long. It'll be interesting to hear some live content in this block.

Speaking of weekends, that overly long feature RB runs on them called FYI with Glen Crouter is off the air until further notice. The segment was about all the various events going on in Ontario, and since there aren't events going on anymore, the feature can't exist. When this finally ends it might be back, but it's gone for now.

Not something most here would notice, but Marc Patrone, who does mid-mornings on Sauga 960 AM, was supposed to be on vacation this week. He came back, he says, "at the request of the station," and his line-up of guest hosts has been scrapped. He admitted he's working from home and while it does sound a bit muddy, it's hard to tell because CKNT always sounds a bit muddy. 

Probably a good idea for him to come back, not that there's a large listener base. But this is a time of crisis and you want all hands on deck. And not only that, but March Break aside, why would anyone want to be on vacation right now? You can't fly anywhere, you can't go anywhere in town and you're not even supposed to see people. 

I'd rather be working till this blows over.