Comments on: Tasso, Suzanne leave CFQR morning show

By: Behind the scenes with Tasso and Patrick at Mike FM – Fagstein

Behind the scenes with Tasso and Patrick at Mike FM – Fagstein — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:11:07 +0000

[...] Paul Zakaib, who has been better known as Tasso since the 80s and has been mostly off the air since he was sacked from the CFQR morning show he shared with long-time partner Aaron Rand in 2009. With him is Patrick Henry Charles, who worked on the Aaron and Tasso show from 2001 until [...]

By: Paul (Tasso) Zakaib, Patrick Charles to do afternoon show on Mike FM – Fagstein

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:46:11 +0000

[...] as we all know, was unceremoniously dumped from Q92's morning show in August 2009 along with co-host Suzanne Desautels, leaving Aaron Rand in an uncomfortable position for almost [...]

By: Aaron Rand moves on – Fagstein

Aaron Rand moves on – Fagstein — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:20:03 +0000

[...] his goodbye speech, when Tasso and Suzanne (who never got the chance to really say goodbye after they were booted in 2009) buried their faces in [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:39:34 +0000

I like to say that Suzanne is really a lady and I like the way she presents herself not like some others that they always ha ha and hoo hoo they should have ladys on the radio stations like Suzanne Desautels

By: Aaron Rand leaving CFQR’s Q Mornings – Fagstein

Aaron Rand leaving CFQR’s Q Mornings – Fagstein — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:12:48 +0000

[...] decision to leave is Rand's, both technically and realistically. (Unlike his former co-hosts Suzanne Desautels and Paul "Tasso" Zakaib, he gets the chance to give listeners advance notice and do a proper goodbye.) Rand's enjoyment of [...]

By: canuckistani.john in victoria

canuckistani.john in victoria — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:36:48 +0000

About the Aaron Rand Show on CFCF - with Tasso and Melody... spoke some french was one of the most original bits of radio I have ever enjoyed. Left Mtl years ago but I still replay fragments in (what passes for) my mind.
Q: Where would I hope to get my hands on soundbytes, tapes, whatever format!
This stuff deserves to live - and be enjoyed by future generations.

Appreciate any response to this longshot question.

By: Tissooki

Tissooki — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:51:21 +0000

Aaron accepted the fact the ``firm`` got rid of Susanne and Tasso.
My be Aaron can tell the following joke (buy the way no more jokes in the show)
The lion did approach the white bull, the red bull. the black bull and the black-white bull to get their blessing to eat the orange bull. The reason given was that this bull did not integrate with the group, he was not a team player. The lion got the blessing and he did have a good supper that night. Few days later, he was obviousely hungry, gathered the white, the red and the balck bull to get blessing for eating the black-white bull. He was not pu, he was black and white. The king got the blessing and he had a nice supper that night.

I will make it short at the end Aaron, sorry the white bull remained alone in front of the lion. The lion told hime simply he is going to have him for supper that night. Aaron, sorry the white bull, with deep regret said
Yes king in fact I was eaten at the same instant you had eaten the orange bull.

Aaron remember at the end the old lion (the king) get also srewed by monkeys.

Suzanne and Tasso I love you for your smile, your warm voice, and the fact that you were always kind to Aaron in spite that ...

I may be too hard on Aaron but I am not naive integrity is a dream, but no body dreams anymore.

May be a dream becomes a dream one day!

By: Allen Zakaib

Allen Zakaib — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:14:03 +0000

The whole point of the Q92 morning show was to have some fun listening to these 3 personalities. They were a dream team that regardless of their moods, played off each other to brighten our days and make us laugh.
The powers that be don't yet realize that we can get the news and music from any other radio station.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:48:32 +0000

I agree, I like Sakers and Connors together too. But I still miss Benezra and Judy. AND I agree the games on the Q92 morning show were becoming ridiculous.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:45:57 +0000

Well I guess I'm in the minority here. Although I really enjoyed Q92 from years ago, I found the last year or so it had become silly, rather than funny. The skits seemed juvenile and I also found Tasso to be arrogant. Never did like him. I like Suzanne Desautels though and I think it's unfortunate they canned her. Murray Sherriffs I can take or leave...his mistakes in his news reports are annoying. I also can't understand why they got rid of the Drive at 5 with Connors, Benezra and Judy. Now they were funny together!! Just my opinion here......

By: Murray Sherriffs joins CFQR morning show – Fagstein

Murray Sherriffs joins CFQR morning show – Fagstein — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:25:42 +0000

[...] will join morning host Aaron Rand, who has been riding solo since fellow hosts Paul "Tasso" Zakaib and Suzanne Desautels were ditched in August. Another move that caused a lot of protest from [...]

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:03:16 +0000

Hi Josie. I always appreiciate listening to other comments, although I still listen to Arron but when those stupid games come up, my nerves burn. The rating must be a lot lower then it was. I've commented 3 times before this and to no avail. I trust Suzanne and Tasso have moved on and I sure wish them well. Arron posted a somewhat of a gathering for them both, that I could not attend. Fagstein emailed me, saying that Suzanne and Tasso would not be coming back. Needless to say Josie or anyone else reading this comment. Could someone please tell me where Tasso has his restuarant. I believe that it's on the west island somewhere. Keep well Arron

By: josie

josie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:55:38 +0000

I feel since both Tasso and Suzanne
are not on the show it's not the same and will never be the same I loved it when they were talking they made me laugh before entering in my workplace. It's a shame.
I'd like to know what's the rating since they left.

By: Fagstein » Aaron Rand, the last DJ

Fagstein » Aaron Rand, the last DJ — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:16:56 +0000

[...] Rand learned (along with the rest of us) in August that his morning co-hosts on CFQR, Paul (Tasso) Zakaib and Suzanne Desautels, were being dismissed, he was devastated. Aaron and Tasso had been a fixture on Montreal radio for decades, and now they [...]

By: Harry Weiner

Harry Weiner — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:01:40 +0000

what exactly happened here?

By: Alex H

Alex H — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:40:14 +0000

Here's my take: Corus has shown to have a weird corporate tendancy to try to shrink into profits. They did their damndest to kill the english news channel, turning it into a news talk snoozer, and now finally into a moldy oldies station that has already max out at 2% market share. On the french side, they are doing more and more "network" programming, including running Dutrisac at noon on their "news" station simulcast from their FM station. They have also burned through a number of useless overnight formats, run "network" news for the first 5 minutes of the hour, kill the format of their news station in an attempt to save a few dollars on the way around on news readers for their other stations. Too often, "new format" is a code word for "get rid of expensive employees, replace with cheaper unknowns". Aaron likely won't have to face empty chairs for long, but the replacements might be doing the work for minimum wage.

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:01:56 +0000

Well, you said all I wanted to hear in a nutshell. So called Chorus will not be bringing Tass and Suzanne back. Have you honestly sat back and listen to what's going on, on the morning show now. More stupid commercials, and being so hard-up your putting these so called game shows. The so called yodeller, The grocery game. Trying to bring back listeners. Shame on you. I still listen to Arron a bit, but the virgin has caught my ear. I sincerely hope you don't fire Donna Saker and Ken Conners. The four o'clock drive is a wonderful way to come home, but as for the morning show... Big mistake without Tasso and suzanne.
Regards. Jimmy Collins
P.S.--Used to be a big time listener to the Q

By: Tony P.

Tony P. — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:48:46 +0000

Hey Taco wake up.The French they speak on most of the radio station is a very poor French and I would't like to learn it like that,and dont forget,in north america there are allmost 400 millions English and only about 6 million French so if you want move around you have to speack English.By the way I speak French-English-Spanish and Italian

By: sandro

sandro — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:36:49 +0000

your so right, that was some really funny stuff, and so original.

By: Fagstein

Fagstein — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:15:01 +0000

I think, even despite the public response, it is highly unlikely you'll see the decision simply reversed. These kinds of decisions aren't made lightly, and once they're made, they're final.

If Tasso and Suzanne do come back to radio, it would probably be at another station (one not owned by Corus).