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December 20, 2024 10:57 am  #1


AM 640's Greg Brady Disses NT1010 & John Moore On Air

Greg Brady was sitting in for Ben Mulroney on Friday, after being temporarily replaced by Antony Furey on the morning show. (Why they didn't have Furey sit in for Mulroney and leave the morning show alone is beyond me.) 

At one point, Brady was talking about the job Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has been doing, noting he's tried repeatedly to get her to come on his show, but the answer is always 'no.' 

He stated he was aware Chow had given half an hour of her time to "another AM talk station," (CFRB) accusing her of going on there because the morning host only throws softball questions she can easily answer and the reason she avoids 640 is because he won't do that. 

He also noted that his show rates far ahead of the the other station and that she should be looking for the bigger audience. So not only did he diss CFRB, but his direct competitor, John Moore. 

(For the record, I heard some of Moore's interview with Chow on Thursday and I thought he did a pretty good job of holding her feet to the fire on a number of contentious issues, and she did not come off looking all that well.)

Still, you don't hear that kind of open insult aimed at a competitor very often and it's rare for one station to even refer to the existence of another, however indirectly. 

First time I've heard that in the Toronto radio talk wars. Are there more volleys coming?

 

December 20, 2024 11:56 am  #2


Re: AM 640's Greg Brady Disses NT1010 & John Moore On Air

The other yakkers on what's left of CFRB are pretty right wing compared to Moore, who is kind of the Toronto Star of radio hosts, fair, but left-leaning.  He fits into Chow's downtown 'Champagne Socialist' target demographic.  No surprise she would feel more comfortable sitting down with him.  Don't hold your breath waiting for Chow to ever show up on 640, or at a Jewish event.

Last edited by Walter (December 20, 2024 11:57 am)

 

December 20, 2024 12:15 pm  #3


Re: AM 640's Greg Brady Disses NT1010 & John Moore On Air

Greg Brady and 640 Toronto's entire lineup is so much better than anything 1010 has put on in a dozen years that comparisons are stupid. Greg is smart and asks difficult questions. Moore is not intelligent and sends his guests high hanging curve balls to whack out of the park. If the idiot Mayor of Toronto went on with Greg, she would have to answer for her antisemitism and she is not willing to do that - publicly or privately. She is a terrible mayor, and now, for the world to see, a terrible human. She is a microcosm of Toronto in 2024 - a train wreck. Greg would never let that go unquestioned. Moore, and the happy cast of characters on 1010, do not care about a broader picture of the city. 640 Toronto is radio for smart people. The former CFRB is the radio equivalent of whipped cream.

 

December 20, 2024 1:37 pm  #4


Re: AM 640's Greg Brady Disses NT1010 & John Moore On Air

jughead jones wrote:

640 Toronto is radio for smart people.

OK. That was funny.
 

 

December 20, 2024 1:41 pm  #5


Re: AM 640's Greg Brady Disses NT1010 & John Moore On Air

"Greg Brady Disses NT1010 & John Moore On Air"

A bit like jostling for seats on a lifeboat while the Titanic is sinking.

Last edited by Hansa (December 20, 2024 1:42 pm)