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TSN 690 and Other Montreal Based Media (Part 10)

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HuGo Sham said:
where's Melnick? does the guy ever work anymore? is he sick again? he just came back from visiting his daughter in Toronto.
It's a running f***ing gag that he's collecting 6 figures to mail it in. They should just use his salary to find a younger, hungrier host
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That station’s idea of young talent is milquetoasts like Campbell and Gallo, people with monotone delivery, childish banter, dumb trivia, cringe name-dropping, who fill most of their air time by reading the internet back to you out loud.

Talents from other generations did not immediately transition from the production booth to on air within 6 months — they had to hone their skills and make their mistakes at smaller, more remote radio stations, which could take years. However, when they’d made it to a big city radio station, they knew how to command attention and how to ad lib. Sadly, a lost art.
 
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Runner77 said:
That station’s idea of young talent is milquetoasts like Campbell and Gallo, people with monotone delivery, childish banter, dumb trivia, cringe name-dropping, who fill most of their air time by reading the internet back to you out loud.

Talents from other generations did not immediately transition from the production booth to on air within 6 months — they had to hone their skills and make their mistakes at smaller, more remote radio stations, which could take years. However, when they’d made it to a big city radio station, they knew how to command attention and how to ad lib. Sadly, a lost art.
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completely, totally agree.
 
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HuGo Sham said:
Lol Simon is actually a really nice guy. I run into him frequently at a coffee shop in NDG after his starters show
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He could be nice but he comes across as a simpleton who can’t properly enunciate. He has these quirky pronunciations, which give him away. Why is he always doing station identifications as « ah-TSN690 »? Why is there an « ah » in there »?

His commercials are poorly conceived. He can’t pronounce the names of the cities he works in. What’s with « Levalle »? He wants us to call him first but there is nothing he does that is different from any other real estate agent out there other than him getting reduced rates on airing commercials that sound big time amateurish.

Man, that station really knows how to annoy. There is Starr who delivers commercials in a weird American accent, McKenna who is whiny and insufferable, Melnick’s obsession with Dylan, this Luca Scott character who sounds like a Neanderthal and John Still who likes to hear himself pontificate — often feels like he’s trying too hard.

Only thing I enjoy are their afternoon guests. That Aaron Ward guy is one hell of a storyteller, has a great radio voice and delivery. Some bigger network should snap him up — he’s got the gift of gab and knows how to use it.
 
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Runner77 said:
He could be nice but he comes across as a simpleton who can’t properly enunciate. He has these quirky pronunciations, which give him away. Why is he always doing station identifications as « ah-TSN690 »? Why is there an « ah » in there »?

His commercials are poorly conceived. He can’t pronounce the names of the cities he works in. What’s with « Levalle »? He wants us to call him first but there is nothing he does that is different from any other real estate agent out there other than him getting reduced rates on airing commercials that sound big time amateurish.

Man, that station really knows how to annoy. There is Starr who delivers commercials in a weird American accent, McKenna who is whiny and insufferable, Melnick’s obsession with Dylan, this Luca Scott character who sounds like a Neanderthal and John Still who likes to hear himself pontificate — often feels like he’s trying too hard.

Only thing I enjoy are their afternoon guests. That Aaron Ward guy is one hell of a storyteller, has a great radio voice and delivery. Some bigger network should snap him up — he’s got the gift of gab and knows how to use it.
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you're not wrong
:(
the station is awful...you didn't even mention Gallo and Campbell

as a regular Joe, Simon's a good guy


and Aaron Ward is great
 
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HuGo Sham said:
you're not wrong
:(
the station is awful...you didn't even mention Gallo and Campbell

as a regular Joe, Simon's a good guy


and Aaron Ward is great
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Only reason I didn’t mention Gallo and Campbell is that I had freshly bashed them in a prior post. They are big time insufferable. :laugh:
 
Haven't listened in a while. Honestly since Marinaro and Nilan left. Marinaro was at least entertaining and Nilan could grab great guests in the afternoon.

I cant listen now because of campbell and Gallo. They aren't host material.

I like Bennett and was kinda glad she came back but Melnick is bad now and the show lost something.
 
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