TSN 690 and Other Montreal Based Media (Part 10)

[Runner77]

They are not serving the public interest. It’s just a repository for broadcast rights from local sports teams and a maelstrom of interns, part timers and God-awfful voices exaggerating their significance. What other purpose is being achieved? So hollow.

 

[Pickles]

It's hard to get good interviews out of current players. They are really careful with that they say, and I don't blame them. Patches was a little more candid out of the current guys he's had on.

But my favourite knuckles episode was with kerry fraser. Great stories there and knuckles and kerry didn't hold back at all.

I'll have to check that episode out. Knuckles' uncensored is pretty fun to listen to. I think his podcasts have great so far and I think the podcast format suits him better. Plus he's ditched Campbell that hasn't hurt either.

 

[Runner77]

Further to Melnick promoting TSN’s 20th anniversary bash and claiming that tickets would fly out within the first two days of being made available, here we are a week later and some tickets are still available.

If any of you want to witness Melnick and his stooges live, and then share some dirt here, this is where you can buy them: 20th Anniversary

 

[jackeymoon]

Further to Melnick promoting TSN’s 20th anniversary bash and claiming that tickets would fly out within the first two days of being made available, here we are a week later and some tickets are still available.

If any of you want to witness Melnick and his stooges live, and then share some dirt here, this is where you can buy them: 20th Anniversary

OR you can do literally anything else.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Chili]

Turned it on this morning and Shawn Starr was asking questions to someone. When the person tried to answer, Starr just kept talking over him. Turned it off after two minutes.

 

[David Suzuki]

I suspect his sycophant feature interviews, geeky laugh, lame self-deprecating humor, and general unease he gave some fans probably was those creative differences.

I mean why would they hire him then? That's who he always has been it's not like he totally changed who he was.

Pretty obvious the media cockrocaches complaining is what did him in IMO.

 

[Runner77]

Turned it on this morning and Shawn Starr was asking questions to someone. When the person tried to answer, Starr just kept talking over him. Turned it off after two minutes.

The morning show is a huge pissing contest with everyone talking over each other. It’s unbearable to have to listen to the type of jockeying they get into about little nothings. Rather than delve deeper into the interesting stories of the day, they’re far more interested in winning petty arguments and rehashing their opinions about things that mostly don’t matter.

 

[icerocket]

Starr needs to stay on the golf course and stop doing radio.

 

[Suzuki x 14]

So after reading back through the last few weeks I decided to give Knuckles podcast a listen, listened to 4 of them.

It's well documented in here I simply could not stand listening to his show on TSN 690, but damn, I must admit, I have enjoyed his podcast so far from what I've heard.

Maybe it's just really Campbell I cant stand.

I dont miss TSN 690 one bit, havent had it on since early June and dont plan on going back any time soon after reading all of you mention how it's still amateur hour.

 

[McGees]

He Cant help but plug his SICK show with every tweet lol.

Also this is cool:

 

[Runner77]

He Cant help but plug his SICK show with every tweet lol.

Marinaro’s self-promo is nauseating. I thought I had finally got rid of him when he left 690. But no, his fans just keep on posting his amateur droppings in here.

 

[jackeymoon]

Marinaro’s self-promo is nauseating. I thought I had finally got rid of him when he left 690. But no, his fans just keep on posting his amateur droppings in here.

Tbh Nilan and TMs podcasts blow the programming of 690 out of the water. They really were, along with Melnick, the only good talent on that station

 

[Suzuki x 14]

Tbh Nilan and TMs podcasts blow the programming of 690 out of the water. They really were, along with Melnick, the only good talent on that station

I enjoyed Marinaro podcast when it started, but now its just nauseating how many times he plugs ads in there.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I enjoyed Marinaro podcast when it started, but now its just nauseating how many times he plugs ads in there.

They're sponsors. So I don't know what you're expecting. Any podcast you listen to that has a sponsor has ads dispersed throughout their episodes.

He usually plugs La Cage and the 8.6 Intense Beer at the start of each episode. And then he has one ad in the middle of a 40-minute episode. And that lasts about 5 seconds.

 

[Habs Icing]

TSN 690 is simply an indication of what is happening to the Anglo community in Quebec, wait strike that, in Montreal. (There are no Anglos to speak of outside Montreal.) It's a shrinking market. Rapidly shrinking. That means their demographics are rapidly vanishing and their talent pool is practically nonexistent. It doesn't make sense for Bell to bring in talent from outside the province because the commercial revenue is not there. So you have the absurd situation where a real estate agent, Simon Tsalikis, is a regular talent on the show. Don't get me started on Sean Campbell. I stopped listening to English radio for a while now. It started with cutting off CJAD. That's one station that gives me the creeps. TSN 690 was next.

 

[sampollock]

Starr and his sidekick, when they start laughing loud my speakers take a beating

 

[Adam Michaels]

Starr and his sidekick, when they start laughing loud my speakers take a beating

Isn't McKenna back yet?

 

[Runner77]

Isn't McKenna back yet?

That nasal turbulence is brutally back.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

TSN 690 is simply an indication of what is happening to the Anglo community in Quebec, wait strike that, in Montreal. (There are no Anglos to speak of outside Montreal.) It's a shrinking market. Rapidly shrinking. That means their demographics are rapidly vanishing and their talent pool is practically nonexistent. It doesn't make sense for Bell to bring in talent from outside the province because the commercial revenue is not there. So you have the absurd situation where a real estate agent, Simon Tsalikis, is a regular talent on the show. Don't get me started on Sean Campbell. I stopped listening to English radio for a while now. It started with cutting off CJAD. That's one station that gives me the creeps. TSN 690 was next.

I would agree but the guys who talk about sports in french here are absolute maroons aswell

 

[Runner77]

I would agree but the guys who talk about sports in french here are absolute maroons aswell

Regardless of language, the Montreal sports radio landscape in general, has become a brutal proposition. Better off looking elsewhere.

 

[Tanknation]

So after reading back through the last few weeks I decided to give Knuckles podcast a listen, listened to 4 of them.

It's well documented in here I simply could not stand listening to his show on TSN 690, but damn, I must admit, I have enjoyed his podcast so far from what I've heard.

Maybe it's just really Campbell I cant stand.

I dont miss TSN 690 one bit, havent had it on since early June and dont plan on going back any time soon after reading all of you mention how it's still amateur hour.

Cambell is the worst.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Regardless of language, the Montreal sports radio landscape in general, has become a brutal proposition. Better off looking elsewhere.

Yes its really sad . NY radio is the best imo. But honnestly the lack of sports radio in this city is quite normal considering we have one major league team

 

[Runner77]

Yes its really sad . NY radio is the best imo. But honnestly the lack of sports radio in this city is quite normal considering we have one major league team

On the English side, 690 has just given up. Campbell is unemployable as a radio personality and yet, they keep throwing gigs at him. They clearly don’t want to spend the money it takes to attract better talents.

 

[CoopersFalls]

How come TSN690 can't attract any ex-NHLers like the other marks seem to? Would give more credibility.