To add insult to injury, Sauga replays Patrone's morning show at 1 PM on Monday and Tuesday. I just heard him open the program by saying, "Yes, we are live on this May 7th..." 

So not only are they rerunning a month old morning show, they're re-rerunning it later in the day. As if it wasn't dated enough the first time!

Sheesh!

My thoughts exactly. But how ridiculous does it sound to say "today is May 17th" on June 4th?

Not that they have a lot of listeners and there's nothing wrong with a host getting sick. Hey, it happens. But have they never heard of a temporary replacement until he's well enough to return? I can practically guarantee however few listeners there are, they have even fewer of them now. 

So, do they replay the same traffic and weather reports every day?

RadioActive wrote:

No, those are different and as up to date as the station gets. It's just the morning show that's rerolled, seemingly for weeks on end now. How hard could it be for Patrone, presuming he's paying the freight, to find a willing substitute host?

If the whole point of having the slot is ego, which it is, he would hate anyone else being on in his slot -- especially if they're good.

To answer the subject line about how long these morning rerolls can last, the answer appears to be a while yet. 

Marc Patrone updated his status to listeners and it seems assured he won't be back anytime soon. 

"Hey everyone, just an update about my health situation. Unfortunately it’s not all good news. The operation to obliterate a large stone in my bladder was a success. However my body is not functioning on its own and so I had to be catheterized.

I’ve got an appointment with my urologist today so I’ll see what the next move is. Apparently this is not out of the ordinary. I was hoping to sail through this with flying colors and start doing the show again next week. That is not to be. I’m so grateful to all of you for sending notes of support and encouragement. I know it sucks to have repeats on but who can replace me, (lol)?"

They've had a ton of stuff going on in Mississauga, including electing a new mayor. And events in Ottawa and Queen's Park, which he also likes to talk about, have been ramping up, even as we approach summer. Look, I hope he gets better. But how long can a station expected to be taken seriously (if they are) when their most important show of the day is constantly talking about stuff that happened in April and May?

I've heard of hosts getting sick. But I have to say I can't ever remember a situation like this one. If Sauga960 was an important station, this wouldn't be happening. As it is, I'm probably the only one who's even noticed! And that's only because I very occasionally tune in just to see what they're up to.

The answer, in this case, seems to be not much.  

From the amount I've heard, it was rare, but I'm pretty sure he would have at least dealt with the election, given the eventual winner was from a certain political party he hated.