I'll give Tina and Supriya a chance, what does 640 have to lose?  Summer lineup is a like a country farmer's market anyway - everyone's in a different place from week to week.
 

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It's a perfect system. 

Surely people will tune in Dave Trafford?  Long before 680 News, 30 minutes to midnight was an excellent news program on AM 640 (1992) hosted by this very gentleman! 
He's been in radio for quite some time so I'm sure he can put on a good show...hopefully not too far to the right of the scale, but still  a great radio show!

 

I will absolutely listen to Dave Trafford as well, he does a really good job doing mornings, he's upbeat without being false and hearty. I just need at least two stations to listen to at all times. There's only so much covid/WE are not ethical politicians conversation I can deal with.

Tina T for the win 🤞

Last edited by betaylored (July 25, 2020 8:02 pm)

I have to admit I'm not a big fan of hers on the air, either. She really does need a co-host, especially if this is going to continue for weeks or even potentially months while Stafford recuperates.

She's perfectly passable in some ways, but doing mornings alone in the biggest media market in Canada? I just don't think she's a big enough name or talent.

While I admit last week was crazy, it doesn't hold a candle to what happened on GNR 640 Tuesday.

-Peter Shurman handled the morning show for Supriya and the still recuperating Stafford.

-Greg Brady is in for Kelly Cutrara all week. 

-Jeff Semple took the place of Jeff MacArthur on his afternoon show.

-And Arlene Bynon was sitting in for the apparently still vacationing John Oakley, who was supposed to be back by now. 

If you're counting (and even if you're not) that means the station did not have one single regular voice on the air at all from 6 AM until 6 PM. (I believe Alex Pierson will air in her usual slot at 6:30 but you never know.)

Unless a lot of people called in sick, who agreed to let every single regular take time off in the exact same week? I can't recall a non-Christmas time period in Toronto radio when that ever happened.   

Actually, I don't entirely disagree with you. The subs acquitted themselves fairly well overall, I thought. I well recall the day on this board when I would complain about 640 having no back-up. Some may remember when a sick call would send the entire station into a kind of musical chairs, with many of the personalities turning up in different time slots and rerolls in others to fill in the gap. Thankfully, that's no longer an issue and all of the substitutes -  love them or hate them - are experienced pros. 

With Stafford out for who knows how long, 640 is going to have to do something about its morning show. I'm not a fan of Supriya, but even if I were, that's a tough shift to handle alone. I just don't think she's a big enough name to be flying solo in the most important daypart there is, and if Stafford is going to be gone for a while, I can only wonder how long they'll let this go on. 

Perhaps a change or an addition is being planned for the start of the Fall? It will be interesting to see what, if anything, they do.

I'm not a fan of hers, but there's no question she's smart. Her bio notes that she speaks three languages fluently and had a choice to go to either medical school or study law. She picked the latter. 

So I don't have any doubt about her intelligence. I just don't find her on-air presence and presentation all that compelling. I suppose it's just a personal choice, But I'm glad you find her refreshing.

Still, not to repeat myself too much, she simply isn't that well known, and your morning person really needs to be high profile to break through in this market. That's why I'm unsure whether they can leave her doing it all alone until Stafford is well enough to return. Especially during a summer when news hasn't slowed down for even a second, which is very rare for this time of year. I can only imagine what the Fall will bring!