Judging from some of the podcasts relating to the NFL, it's obvious that access to microphones and video cameras is far too easily obtained. 🤨

Very polished and professional. His guests always seem relaxed and at ease during the interview.

A lot of the Evanov crew seem to be missing:
Gary Gamble
"The Hammer" Matt Wreggit
Jimmy T
Tony Monaco

Also folks like:
Ashley Greco
Peter Kash
Ritchie Favalaro
Dave Blezzard

Is Ted Telford still alive?
Martin Vanderwood

Lots of interviews ahead of you yet, Mike!
 

torontomike wrote:

torontomike wrote:

If someone I should speak with is missing from this list, even if it's you, please let me know at mike@torontomike.com. 

As a result of this post, Jack Berkovits is now scheduled to visit next week.

Have you considered Paul & Carol Mott?  I know they're not in broadcasting anymore - but they were one of my favs back in the day!

I did reach out to Carol Mott about this and sadly, The Motts are indeed too busy to make their Toronto Mike'd debut.

torontomike wrote:

torontomike wrote:

torontomike wrote:

If someone I should speak with is missing from this list, even if it's you, please let me know at mike@torontomike.com. 

As a result of this post, Jack Berkovits is now scheduled to visit next week.

Jack's stuck in Miami and will make his Toronto Mike'd debut next week instead of this week.
I'm still very interested to hear from people who would like to be on Toronto Mike'd: mike@torontomike.com
 

I don't know if you have interviewed Doug Thompson. His behind the scenes knowledge of the inner workings of CHUM would be quite interesting. Bill Brioux A+ TV Critic?

I owe Toronto Mike an email - we corresponded a couple of years ago and I need to catch up and figure out when I'll next be in Toronto with time to stop by for a chat!

In response to Mr. Berkovits' comments about SOWNY and yours truly off the top of your podcast:

Yes, I'm well aware of Jack's former presence on the board. I always found him pretty arrogant and it's a bit hypocritical of him to talk about this place being populated by people who've lost their radio jobs - when he's lost all of his gigs!

As for his contention that I judge him for not being a radio guy, that's not true. I just don't find his shows all that compelling a lot of the time, and I think he's simply shilling for his jewelry business in the guise of a talk show. As proof, I would note that his advertising immediately disappears from a station he was on the instant one of his 
shows is cancelled. 

And yes, Mike I do know about podcasts. I just prefer live radio to pre-taped content, but to be fair, I often do listen to your stuff (and frequently promote it here, as you know) and others, so saying I'm not a podcast fan isn't exactly true. I just find it easier to listen to live radio when I'm out - nothing to download or stream and it's up-to-the-minute with whatever is going on.  

But thanks for the mention off the top! No publicity is bad publicity! 

Oh, and about my OTA use - it's my personal protest against the business practices of both Rogers and Bell, the de facto only cable providers in this province. I would be a hypocrite of the worst kind if I railed against them and then paid for their services. Hence, my rotating antenna, which brings me lots of programming and lots of joy! Without ever having to pay either of them a single cent. Helps me sleep at night! (Which is why my cell phone provider is Telus.)

And hi, Jack! Please feel free to keep checking in. We value all our members. And yes, I know what name you used to post under (funny how you critique me for using a phony name, when you did the exact same thing!) Still, you're welcome to continue to put up any replies or posts if you wish. 

Despite what you think, I hope you find another gig to scratch your radio itch. There's nothing quite like being on air. 

I'm not the only one who chose anonymity because of possible repercussions from work. I felt it could let me express my differences with the station(s) I was at, without causing trouble. I suppose I can reveal now that the late Mark Dailey used a pseudonym on various SOWNY boards (although for the life of me I can't quite recall what it was at the moment.)

So did John Donabie, who sometimes logged in under his own name, but other times was here as "AMFM."

Whatever their monikers, I knew them both and miss them both to this day. 

torontomike wrote:

Binson Echorec wrote:

Was anybody else surprised by the pronunciation of "SOWNY" by both Messrs. Boon and Berkovits?

I've always pronounced it as "SONY", same as the Japanese tech company, treating the "W" as silent. I heard both Mike and Jack emphasize the "W", making it sound like "SOW (female pig) - Knee".

I suppose I've never heard it said aloud, but I've always read it as SOW-KNEE. I think I emphasize the W so it's not confused with Sony.

I've heard it both ways and I've never been sure which one is right. But maybe the ultimate arbiter would be Dale Patterson, who started this thing and named it a long time ago.