This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson asks about another radio voice: Don Pardo. Pardo died Monday at 96. He’s best known, of course, as the announcer on Saturday Night Live but he began his NBC career in 1944 as a radio man. We pay homage to Pardo for ten minutes, or about as long as it took
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson asks my thoughts on the passing of Robin Williams. This one is longer than usual at 18 minutes. We talk about the reaction on social media, some news reports I found objectionable and Conan O’Brien’s shocked reaction at the end of his show Monday. I even tell the story about the meeting
Scott Thompson was away this week, so it was Jamie West asking the TV questions on Wednesday’s CHML AM900 radio chat. Jamie wanted to know about season two of Masters of Sex, a Showtime original airing in Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central. Season Two is airing Sunday nights s on those East-West Canada premium
For years, CHML’s Scott Thompson has called down to LA to get the scoop on the Summer TCA Press Tour. It did not surprise me that he seemed most keenly interested in a VH-1 show promoted Friday called Dating Naked. The premise is fairly simple: a dude and a lady strip down and go on a
Okay, this is really last week’s podcast. Hey, even Rob Ford gets time off for bad behaviour every now and then. Last week’s burning issue was how deep the cuts would be at CBC as the public broadcaster went public with its latest five year plan. CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know how bad was
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson asks if all those negative election ads–especially those from special interest groups other than the political parties–actually influence the outcome of an election. In Ontario, we’ll find out once the votes are in Thursday. Ads from police unions, teachers, medical works and other “concerned Canadians” have been cranked way past
A quote in the Toronto Star this week grabbed Scott Thompson attention at CHML: “If the toxicity at CBC could be measured, the place would be declared a toxic zone.” Scott wanted to know if Peter Mansbridge’s days are numbered as chief anchor at the public network. An article by Vinay Menon seemed to paint
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know if anybody is watching the Stanley Cup playoffs. They certainly are when Montreal is involved. The Habs-Bruins Game Seven tilt drew 4.56 million overnight, estimated viewers last week and their sixth match scored 3.67M. West coast games,however, have been struggling to crack the million mark and even