Wow. Well spotted. I wonder if this if for a solo host or a co-host who would work with Brady. Either way, they don't have much time. I suspect they'll want the new guy or gal in place by at least the day after Labour Day, in time for a fall launch.

Corus has a huge farm team at their talk stations across the country. But Toronto has always been the jewel in the crown for radio people. And a morning opening rarely comes up. It will be fascinating to see who they pick. 

I think Kolter Bouchard would be a good choice, especially if they want to go for a younger demographic. Unfortunately, he's undergoing a second round of chemo at present so he'll probably still going to be on sick leave for sometime. 

Anyone recall this incarnation of 640 from 1994?

It sounded a lot like a goodbye-but-maybe-I'll-be-back-soon speech. Greg Brady took the final few minutes of his show on the Friday before he "took time off to be with family," to admit he might not be back. That certainly answers my long standing question about whether he'd been permanently appointed the host of the station's morning show. 

He thanked listeners for accepting him in the slot for the past six weeks, praised management (always a good strategy when you're hoping they'll give you the gig fulltime!) and admitted his was a somewhat different approach, subtly referring to, but never mentioning, the departed Mike Stafford. 

He said he'd love to be back soon, but that he expects to turn up somewhere. 

So is the Greg Brady morning show done for good? He didn't say how long he'll be off, but from the sound of it, if management decides to go a different way, the answer could be "yes." 

I hope they at least consider him for a co-host role, which he clearly wants. I think he's done a remarkable job in the time slot and I found myself tuning back between RB and 640 when he was on. If that counts for anything!

Rune wrote:

Why the fascination with a station nobody cares about? 

Well, for one thing, it's the only real talk competition to NT1010. For another, it boasted the major drama of the Mike Stafford implosion, not once but twice, over things he said or put online.

And perhaps most importantly, even though it will never be #1, it's very rare that a morning show slot opens up in the major market in Canada. That in itself makes it noteworthy. 

Plus, I've grown to like some of 640's programming over the last few years. It's a vastly improved station over what it used to be and thanks to the recent Bell Media cuts, now boasts a bigger newsroom than CFRB! I never thought I'd live to see that happen. 

RA wrote: "I've grown to like some of 640's programming over the last few years. It's a vastly improved station over what it used to be and thanks to the recent Bell Media cuts, now boasts a bigger newsroom than CFRB! I never thought I'd live to see that happen."

And with many of the same news staff that Bell dumped in their non-stop quest to destroy Canadian radio. 

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RadioActive wrote:

He couldn't believe there would ever come a day when archrivals CFRB & CHUM would ever be owned by the same company.
But here we are. 

& that's just locally. CHUM & CKOC in the same hands also... 


 

Hansa wrote:

I think Kolter Bouchard would be a good choice, especially if they want to go for a younger demographic. Unfortunately, he's undergoing a second round of chemo at present so he'll probably still going to be on sick leave for sometime. 

Really interesting pick. Smart guy and well-spoken.

Won't happen though, as Edge's success is far more important than 640's, and frankly the ship has sailed on getting that audience any younger.

Why is everyone in such a hurry to get rid of Greg Brady. I have been totally enjoying him since he’s been on in the morning. He’s bright, interesting, funny, and most of all he isn’t full of himself. I think this is the first time I’ve thoroughly enjoyed 640’s morning show and am listening to it exclusively.