New World Radio Order

The radio apocalypse is coming... have you picked a side? With the debut of TSN radio this week the Toronto sports radio scene is about to get crowded. For some time now the two combatants, Rogers and Bell, have been massing their armies of on air personalities in anticipation of the upcoming war for the airwaves. Much like the NHL, which is the bread and butter of sports talk radio north of the 49th; the Canadian sports talk radio scene has primarily remained an old boys network. Recycled hosts, re-tread coaches turned analyst (many who fail to excel in either venture) and veteran newspaper reporters turned radio personalities. Don't get me wrong, some of these people do a bang up job, but other times they just seem like more of the same. People competing for air time who think the louder their voice is, the more valuable their opinion becomes. (We call this the "Around The Horn" theory) Since TSN announced their foray to the airwaves they've gone in the opposite ...