UPDATED WITH FIXED LINK: CHML’s Scott Thompson sensed I was a little off my game on the radio today. I blame those tasty mini grilled cheese sandwiches offered at today’s CBC press launch. It was the fourth and final network bash in a little over a week and all that finger food has left me punchier
Dropped by the CHML nerve centre this week to chat in studio with Scott Thompson. We yakked about Oprah and how Lady Gaga topped her on that annual Forbes list.Oprah’s not the only big name leaving the TV scene. Mary Hart has been flashing her million-dollar legs on Entertainment Tonight for more than a quarter
I’ve been saying all along that you’d have to pay me to get up in the middle of the night and watch the bloody royal wedding. Well, somebody is doing just that.The Toronto Star has asked me to “overnight” this William and Kate thing. The story will run in the Saturday Star.I have a royal hissy fit
Scott Thompson at Hamilton’s CHML hadn’t seen it yet, but he wanted to talk about the new Sun News Network. I think one of the mistakes they made opening night was not delivering a big name guest. Brian Mulroney is Chairman of Sun Media and would have been a prize “get.” Brian Lilley spent a great
On the Monday chat with WIMA Ohio morning man Mike Miller, the topic was the demise of TV soaps. It was announced by ABC last week that long-running daytime dramas One Life to Live and All My Children would end in September and January. They enjoyed runs dating back to the late ’60s and early ’70s. They had to either cancel
The federal leaders election debate got debated with Scott Thompson on this week’s CHML radio podcast. Tuesdays english language debate drew a robust viewing audience: CTV 1,371,000, CBC 1,142,000, Global 597,000. Just 72,000 watched on TVO, moderator Steve Paikin’s home base.Strong numbers, but you know, almost as many people watched the premiere of Canadian Pickers
If you’ve come here looking for the weekly Canadian TV ratings, follow me here to toronto.com. The folks at The Toronto Star have teamed up with toronto.com in an expanded content sharing deal, and I’ve been invited to join the team providing TV coverage every week. You’ll still find out how The Big Bang Theory (over 3.2 million
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson seemed concerned that Katie Couric is leaving CBS News. Reports this week confirm that, after five years as anchor of The CBS Evening News, Couric is ready to try something else, perhaps a talk show. She will stick around long enough to cover the royal wedding.Who can replace Katie, Scott