I first met Gino Matteo in 1976 on the day I checked in for orientation at St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. On that busy day, the campus centre known as the “Coop” was jammed with other disoriented rookies. I found my way to the “B”’s. This hip dude behind the table who
In a career that spanned 40 years, Anne Murray has sold more than 55 million records. Billboard ranks her 10th on their list of the biggest-seeling adult contemporary artists ever. The Nova Scotia native was such a force on television in Canada in the ’80s she set records for viewership in terms of entertainment specials
HIstory was made on Survivor Wednesday night as Erika Casupanan bcame the first Canadian winner. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ont., the 32-year-old former Communications manager took the million-dollar (US) top prize. She’s the first Canadian ever as well as the first female player in the last seven editions. Twelve of the past 15 winners have
Brian Williams had a front seat to many of the greatest sports moments of the past half century. At 75, after starting at CHUM Radio in Toronto, moving on to CBLT and CBC and then the last 15 or so years at CTV Sports and TSN, he decided that now was the time to retire.
For the third week in a row, one french lauguage show in Quebec outdrew everything in English Canada according to Numeris’ weekly Top 30 list of broadcast offerings. For the week of November 29 – December 5, that series was District 31 on SRC. The serialized police drama, which airs Mondays through Thursdays, averaged 1,802,000
Here is an ad that does my heart good — and saves me the pain of watching even one second of the new Sex and the City reboot. Apparently Mr. Big (Chris Noth) dies in the first episode after training on his Peloton stationary bicycle. There were reports that the fitness company had no idea
It’s being billed as “The World’s First True Hollywood Story.” No, not Peter Jackson’s recent documentary epic “The Beatles Get Back,” or Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming look at Lucille Ball, “Being the Ricardos.”Saturday night on Showtime and Crave, go back 100 years and more with The Little Tramp in “The Real Charlie Chaplin.” What was the
He was the tall one with the touque, the Monkee not to monkey with. Michael Nesmith’s passing Friday at 78 is another dagger to the heart of TV and music fans who grew up in the ’60s, ’70s. Even into the ’80s when the Texas native became better known for pioneering music video compilations, producing