Okay, for those of you who check in every day, sorry for the lack of posts. A deluge of print deadlines as well as fumes from a freshly painted kitchen have set me back farther than a Toronto Maple Leafs playoff ticket printer. Oscar host Billy Crystal, before and after the hair plugs I did
I was invited to be a guest Friday on Humble & Fred.Radio.com, the latest venture of Toronto radio dudes “Humble” Howard Glassman and Brampton’s own Fred Patterson. You can listen to the entire hour-long podcast here.Glassman and Patterson have a solid fan base among Torontonians who enjoyed them for years on CFNY-FM, 102.1 The Edge,
CHML’s Scott Thompson had a bunch of questions about last Sunday’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Did the show get a big ratings boost from the sudden death of Whitney Houston. Ya think?We talk about Paul McCartney getting grief for his over sized white tux as well as that horrible new Valentine song. Then there was
CHML’s Scott Thompson asks about the Super Bowl. Scott did the whole crazy NBC enchilada, tuning in around noon as the Peacock network showcased Jimmy Fallon, Top Chef and everything else on their schedule. “The only thing missing was a monologue by Jay Leno,” says Thompson.Why not, I say, what else are you gonna watch,
After some meaningless banter about a Kardashian, CHML’s Scott Thompson starts in about those Super Bowl ads. We talk about Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Bueller 26-years-later spot, and I suggest this is the way to do all sequels from now on. Just boil the whole idea down to two-and-a-half minutes. Eliminates 90 minutes of really bad
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know how much 30 second spots will be going for on this year’s Super Bowl. I didn’t know so I said forty-five dollars. Amazingly, this got a laugh.The actual average amount Fox is charging advertisers is $3.5 million per 30-second spot. One reportedly sold for $4 million. Both
Scott Thompson from Hamilton’s CHML wanted to hear all about the just concluded Winter 2012 TCA press tour. I give him the scoop on Russell Brand’s fun FX session (he’s hosting their upcoming late night talk show) as well as Ricky Gervais’ subdued appearance, both at press tour and at the Golden Globes.Scott says the
PASADENA, CA–Scott Thompson at Hamilton’s CHML heard I was yakking with Charlie Sheen down here at press tour the other night and wanted the scoop. Sheen held a moon-lit stealth session out on the back lawn of Castle Green the other day. His new FX series Anger Management goes into production in March. Was he