Pouncing on an opportunity left by the shutdown of CINW, CJAD has picked up the syndicated overnight program Coast to Coast AM, which used to air on 940. It will occupy the overnight hours on CJAD starting Monday, March 1.
Chris Bury, CJAD's program director, said he has been "swamped by e-mails and calls from Montrealers demanding we add this program."
"We added Coast to Coast AM to the lineup so we would have more live programming overnight and consistent programming seven nights a week."
These comments were echoed in an Astral Media press release issued today.
The added program bumps off Last Call with Sol Boxenbaum, a local late-night program. Boxenbaum didn't respond to an email from me, but told Radio in Montreal's Sheldon Harvey that "It was a decision of CJAD and for the record I had a passion for the show and the audience that was genuine and I would never have quit."
Update: Boxenbaum emails me:
My phone and e mail have been bombarded with calls from listeners who are confused as to why i was not on air after Tuesday. Some think I am ill with a sore throat. CJAD has been swamped with calls too. Nothing like what is likely going to follow after reality sets in to my listeners that they would be listening to syndicated radio from Monday on. I hope that Coast to Coast does as much for CJAD that it did for 940 radio under the guidance of PD Chris Bury. TG Gord Sinclair didn't have to see this time in history. Never send a boy to do a man's job.
But I guess live local programming is a bad idea? Oh wait, that costs $$$. So I guess they'll try save a few bucks by getting a syndicated show that deals mostly with quackery. Great move.
its all bs the phone calls cjad are getting are fans that are po for dumping sol at least they waited till they got $116.000 for sun youth
and they way they let him go shows a lack of class if we say its all about money then they should of let sol have advertizing on his show
the man was a true montrealer and was a force against big brother
boxenbaum was frosty the snowman on the outside but on the inside was all BS . He would run these fake concerts at the Dollar Cinema under the guise to raise money for the Cause of the Moment which was crap. He ran a concert for earl jones victims and projected it would be packed with 600 people and less than 30 people showed up. When that failed he claim it was his promotion that drove people to donate to sun youth who already had raised all the money. He did the same with some "international star" that no one ever hear of named ARTHUR and nobdy bought tickets it was canncelled then he proceeded to have another concert of 10 bands for money for Hati and that was cancelled also. All these fake concerts were at the expense of the Dollar Cinema that fell for his act. I am sure if he was on the air he would have a concert for Chile that would not come off but would do it to boost his image that was his only cause.
At least he tries. What have you done to help someone or something lately, rob brown?
may be they all failed but at least he tried to accomplish something. If you I and the rest of Montreal is apathetic how is that sol's fault, what exactly did you try to do for any cause?
I am glad you asked I do volunteer work at three hostels every week
Although Sol"s show had a following you cant blame them for taking this very popular show on.That the business.
Boxenbaum was horrible, but was local which counts.
Local programmingis not necessary for 2 hours a day when 5am to midnight is which is 19 hours. also boxenbamnwas not the guy for that show he was the most negative person about montrea I have ever heard. He would cut up even cjad programs he was not a team player. I understand there were more reasons that he is gone than coast to coast.
It was always nice to know if you were up though out the nighttime hours that there was live local radio. Calling either to vent or just listen to what was going on in our city was comforting... it will be missed and I am sure more US programming is not want Montreal needs!
I don't know either show but Chris Bury isn't the most dynamic, charismatic person you'll ever meet. I can see where Boxenbaum is coming from with his jabs at the guy.
CJAD sucks.
Notice how CFRB isn't picking up this shit show about effing aliens and what not? Just another penny pinching decision by Astral media.
I get the economics of the Montreal market but I'd rather have some local late night talk rather than another US syndicated pipeline.
I'll be tuning out.
CFRB isn't picking up "this shit show about effing aliens and what not" because Coast to Coast airs on 640 in the Toronto market.
Doesn't change my point that CJAD sucks but thanks anyhow.
Actually...your rebuttal sucks Bill...
Glad to hear that CJAD picked up Coast to Coast(C2C). Its a safe and prudent move on their part. I know I'll be tuning in on occasion.
Has anyone listened to Coast to Coast? Absolute garbage....unless you are fond of UFOs, conspiracy theories, or pointless dribble. What a joke.
Fagstein,
I'd be interested in knowing what your own thoughts are of Coast to Coast.
I've never listened to Coast to Coast, so I have no opinion about it.
Like the saying goes one man's garbage is another man's treasure. Sure the topics are flaky on C2C and nobody in their right mind takes the show seriously but at least its entertaining dribble none the less.
Bottom line for CJAD is that they'll get more listeners then with the dribble they've produced over the past 15 years.
Chris Bury is great! He's intelligent and a great news man...he knows his stuff.
This just in: Radio host Rob Kemp given huge raise. :P
Is THAT all it takes? LOL!
Rob Kemp must think going from the morning show on CHOM to afternoons is a promotion. Chris Bury IS a wise man!!!!!!
Hey John Doe (at least I had the courage to put my own name to my comments). Go ahead and make assumptions about me without really knowing anything about the situation if you must, but c'mon, stick to the point. I was simply defending Chris Bury who got his start here at CJAD and we're happy to have him back in these halls.
As a faithful C2C listener for many years, we were overjoyed to hear that CJAD was picking up the show. Having to string speakers from the computer into the bedroom at night was a hassle. 940 SUCKED as an overnight provider they just could not get it right. With the numerous nights of dead air on the radio and missed shows they were bound to go down.
You may not like what C2C has to say and it may be mindless drivel, but you can't dispute the fact that they have so many stations (500+) affiliates. I enjoy the show, I may not agree with all that I hear, but the shows hosts Art Bell, Ian Punnett, George Noory and George Knapp are great radio personalities/hosts. They get on well with listeners and I do know that many Canadians across Canada listen to the show. If you don't do late night like some of us do, why knock a good thing. We have been piping in AM 640 in Toronto since 940 went off the air, and they do a great job with overnight radio.
It's not about another U.S. station coming to Canada, it is good money and a wise investment in late night radio. Well Done CJAD... We look forward to competent radio once again.
CJAD had a string of late night busts over the years all that mindless drivel that they called radio was a waste of time and money. After Peter Anthony Holder was sacked it was downhill from there ....
Jeremy ... who happens to live across the street from the CJAD studios... We petitioned them to carry C2C as did many other Montrealers. They listened...
Jeremy
Lots of talk about unfounded, unproven nonsense is what you call competent radio? Coast to Coast is just the place where you'd hear people thinking Jenny McCarthy and Suzanne Somers are doing huge favors for people. Coast to Coast is complete garbage. I can't help but wonder what George Balcan, Ted Blackman and Jack Finnigan are thinking right now...
I think what he meant by competent radio was a station whose technical staff weren't asleep at the wheel.
It's a stirring red herring to invoke English Montreal radio personalities of yore, but the decline of English talk radio in this city began long before Coast to Coast appeared on either station. There obviously wasn't enough of an audience for two English news/talk stations, which is why 940 canned their live local programming for oldies years ago. And there obviously WAS enough demand for CJAD to pick up Coast to Coast. There are 19 other hours in the day to air angryphone bickering. This is, unfortunately, about ratings.
500+ stations, so what?
McDonalds sells a lot of burgers too...it's still shit!
To all of you bad mouthing Sol Boxenbaum's show, you have no idea what you are talking about! Sol has been committed to helping people through his show, and this is very important to have an english speaking late night Montreal talk show, one that HELPS people in need, and not garbage like Coast to Coast which only help in making people stupider.
BAD move from CJAD to fire Sol!! This is a horrible event, and the fact that he has a massif following in Montreal, such news will destroy many people's daily life and routine...and need for support in the middle of the night! How many I have heard call in to Sol's show when they were ready to fall off the wagon and needed someone to talk to!!
STUPID decision!
What comes around goes around...you will see how long this dumbass show will last!
Jennifer
Where to start.
I will make a brief comment then get back later.
If Coast to Coast is so great , why is it not still on 940 in Montreal?
ANSWER:
Chris Bury wants to do to CJAD what Coast to coast did to to 940
To borrow an expression from Colbert. CJAD is being run by ICEHOLES.
so much for the BUY LOCAL spots run on CJAD.
Because 940 went off the air... DUHHH !!!
Jeremy,
940 went off the air because it was OUT OF TOUCH with its listeners.
Coast to Coast just kept it alive a wee bit longer.
And if you complained about the reception downtown for 940 and having to use your computer then maybe you should have tried listening to C2C on OTHER stations on the AM spectrum.
C2C pollutes the AM spectrum everynight on at least 9 stations that I can grab in the car.
Now Jeremy, who may be one of those who screams at the lack of opportunities in the English community is missing the irony of his prefering C2C over local programming overnight,
In case you missed it, Jeremy, CJAD now has only 16 hours of local programming a day during the week.
Jacques
it is times like these I am happy to say I am not an anglophone.
940 canned all of their live local programming quite a while back and switched to oldies. Music on AM radio in this day and age is unsustainable. Coast to Coast was no doubt what was keeping 940 from tanking for so long, not the cause of its downfall.
Here here Marc couldn't agree more
It is really sad to see what has happened to CJAD. You’re not even safe at 3 AM. Sol did a remarkable job considering the circumstances. He built a hard-core LOCAL following of callers and listeners. His was the only true open-line “almost” anything goes talk show left on the air in Montreal in either language. Since the canning of Peter Anthony Holder and Jacques Fabi last year, he was the only live local voice left on AM radio in Quebec to be heard after midnight.
Sol always referred to the “night people” for whom the wee hours were their prime time. A lot of these people are of a certain age and can’t sleep; some are lonely and need that comforting voice to make them feel they are not totally alone. It may sound lame to some, but it is a reality. CKAC used to have a guy do open lines on Christmas Eve for those who were alone. And then there are the people who work nights... There are probably more of them out there now than ever before. They have been completely abandoned. It is one big message saying that you count for bleep in terms of our bottom line.
And getting beyond the lack of local content, which is appalling, not only is it sad, but it is totally unacceptable for a city of nearly 4 million people not to have a 24 hour a day news room in either language. It’s an insult. Gord Sinclair must be rolling in his grave. Mr Fagstein posted an old ad that Astral had posted when they took over on how nothing would change once they took over. Looking back, you can hardly recognize CJAD from what is was back then, and that isn’t saying much considering that CJAD had already become a shell of its past self under previous ownership.
Getting back to Sol... Thanks for your great efforts over the past 3 and a half years. It’s too bad that it took you 40 years to get on the air, but your listeners will always appreciate you dedication and your kindness in helping your fellow man. Cue Leonard Cohen – It’s Closing Time...
I am devestated that I can no longer enjoy Sol's program. I am an insomniac and he has kept me company from the beginning. He is a wonderful man - a real Montrealer I would say in the ilk of Nick auf der mer and Mordecai Richler. Just as knowledgeable. He is the only commentator that I felt was actually waiting for ME to listen to him. He reached me inside. Sol if you read this I met you once at the CJAD movies when you were helping someone very close to me - and succeeded by the way. We are the same age and my feeling is that CJAD does not care about my generation. I feel so bad but I am sure that someone will find a suitable slot for you. You are my hero!!!!
After the big changes that took place last summer at CJAD Sol was really the only reason I still tuned into that station.
Due to the time that he was on the air I would not listen regularly, however I considered him like an old friend, I always knew he was there if I I found myself unable to sleep in the middle of the night.
Unfortunatley given the age of most of his listeners I am unsure how they will be able to mobilize agaisnt CJAD.
How could CJAD do this to so many loyal listners?
Oh yeah I almost forgot ... because of the $, haven't all of their decisions been based on the $, since Astral took over CJAD is on a quick ride down hill.
Its never about the people, its now always about the bottom line. But, there was a time that CFCF Radio had about 25-people in its sports and newsrooms and produced live radio 24-hours per day (including public affairs and documentary programming ) and each and every announcer had an op (hell there was even an assignment editor!!). It was pretty well the same story at CJAD. CKGM had a newsroom. One sportscaster, three or four newsreaders, and (believe it or not ) one and sometimes two reporters on the road. Now we're arguing about a very mediocre broadcaster who was on the air at 3am for Pete's sake!
Fact is with a very few exceptions there isn't a lot good to say about Montreal radio. People who were interns and ops just a couple of years ago are now hosts and anchors. They've been given a chance, but it used to be that their chance was played out in Owen Sound and Brandon and Kelowna. Now if you're willing to work for a hundred dollars a day you're doing mornings!!!!
Programme Directors used to program. Now they fire the overnight guy, buy a cheap syndicated show, give away half their advertising dollars in a given hour and at the end of the year generate about twenty-five thousand dollars a year to a company that declares revenues of 788-million dollars in fiscal 2009..... and the PD is a hero.
Times have changed, and have forced Montreal radio consumers to change as well, by refusing to be participants in such a sham. Other comments mentioned Ted Blackman, Gord Sinclair and Jack Finegan. There were many other fine broadcasters in this city. Now... Aaron, Mitch,....maybe Andrew. After that the quality drops off dramatically. Don't want to name names, but I don't think many of the other people on air in Montreal right now will be missed or remembered once they move on.... whether on their terms or those of Corus, Astral or CTV.
It was really a huge loss for Montreal's once unique and vibrant identity to no longer have a its own 24 hour live newsroom where we could find out if something had happened overnight in our own backyard that was going to affect us in our daily commute and functions the next day. After all the changes at CJAD, I, too, only listened to Sol. I used to have the radio tuned to CJAD all day and night until the massive firings took place at which time I stopped listening (except for Sol) and I began boycotting any and all of their sponsors. Sol (like Peter Anthony Holder before him) was the bridge that kept us connected to our city through those long overnight hours. He will be sorely missed.
Last year CJAD was running station sponsored ads telling people to buy local because of the recession.
How does piping in a US show and killing Canadian jobs fit in with their hypocrisy?
Gardner Says. Where do i start? theres so much to say.All you cjad listeners need to learn to unstick your radio dials. Coast to Coast has been on many radio stations across North America and Internet for many years. When 940 went down . C2C became availeble on 960 Plattsburg, repeats previous nights brodcast every night at 10.00 pm. Then at 1.00 am they go live till 4.00am, and you find it on 770,830, 1100,1130 ,1210 , just keep turning your dial and you'll find it. All Corus radio satations across Canada carry it also.Now getting to Sol Boxenbaum he was a great listener and callers had a chance to speak, it's called DIOLOGUE , somthing that ALL cjad personalities lack. The worst show is Tommy .he's not interested in callers opinion, just yaks and yaks , cjad this cjad that on and on ,the weather the time traffic ,and 790-0991 every 45 seconds also stupid bumper music it's very iritating.As for ovrnight news it's ok on the hour ,but clips every half hour are awast of time often interupts the flow of the program unless it's breaking news.When Sol had a spacfic topic he had many good callers.However when it open to any topic ,all we got was people wnating to know hows Arts hip operation going and Marys sore toe and that sort of nonsence, and fake Rock Voisne horrible singing and you all know who that was.As a long time listener of C2C i admit that some topics are rather silly so listen to other american stations.CJAD always advertises stimulating talk , I often want to call the switch board to find out when that program starts . I'm waiting? George Noory knows how to conduct a talk show he lets callers speak their minds and theres no time limit real dialogue. Coast toCoast is the most listened to radio show in the world many callers say they have tried to get on air for 2 or 3 years. So give it a try hopefully tonight he'll have a great topic and you might just get hooked. Aa for Jacque in Lapraire 940 stayed aflot because of C2C. Best on air person -------wait for it -----ABE HEFNER not when he replaces Dave Fisher but every day doing sports he has a great sence of hummer.
More and more I feel that if I want to listen to anything interesting I have to tune in to local French radio.And I am not French. (Is that the plan maybe).
I do like the chemistry man though ( DR.JOE SCHWARCZ ).
I am a shift worker and I recomend more comedy and music overnight.
C to C is boring for me. Just my 2 cents.
Frank
I totally agree with the hypocrisy shown by CJAD. That damn "Buy Local" ad running for so long and now this American drivel! I have yet to be able to listen to that show for more than 5 minutes before my mind wanders. For people who don't believe in UFO's and the like, it is a massive waste of time. I applaud Sol for the following he generated and his passion and I too will miss him. It's only about bottom line for this conglomerate. I just hope that since advertisers still pay based on ratings that people continue to tune out and go elsewhere for their radio, like satellite or internet radio, either through an iphone or an actual wifi internet radio (becoming more widely available by the day) or their computer. What's next-computer generated announcers and reporters? Enough is enough!!!
A QUOTE from the article
Chris Bury, CJAD's program director, said he has been "swamped by e-mails and calls from Montrealers demanding we add this program."
Something is bothering me about this quote.
1: I would like a definition of SWAMPED be e-mails and calls.
2: demanding? Montrealers demanding?
3: If these people were demanding C2C, WHY is it acceptable to give in to their DEMANDS when these people were clearly not CJAD listeners, WHY is it acceptable to throw overnight listeners under the bus to accomodate sasquatch hair people who can`t be bothered to cruise the AM dial to find their show.
sasquatch hair was dicussed on C2C on march 1rst. and I got that on the 960 AM C2C feed while looking for intelligent signs of life on the AM dial now that it no longer has a home on CJAD.
Could it be time for Montrealears to DEMAND copies of the CRTC lisence awarded to CJAD to see if they are living up to their commitments.
When does the CJAD license come up for renewal.
Jacques
Jacques
all the people at the office I work at called in to congratuate cjad to coast to coast. boxenbaumn show was lame!
Here's the scary thing: With 940 going belley up, the CRTC will never grant another english-language AM license considering there is only one french station. That means CJAD has been guranteed that they will have no competition, assuming 990 stays with all-sports.
George Noory welcomed CJAD to the show this morning by referring to them as a "powerhouse". That actually made me laugh. Here's the best part, at 3:30 CJAD broke away from Coast-to-Coast and went into infomercial mode. So in reality, only a half hour of Sol's show was taken up by CTC, while the rest was replaced by commercials.
Like someone mentioned, it's amazing how CJAD was so concerned with reacting to the demands of 940's listeners, who counted in the dozens, while ignoring what most people wanted to hear: local, local, local! This was purely a money move. And yes, they even played the "buy local" ads during CTC, which was quite ironic.
TV Dude, do I understand you correctly, that in effect, Sol Boxenbaum was ditched for 11/2 hours of those maddening infomercials with a half hour of CTC thrown in so they could say with a semi-straight face that they are reacting to listeners' demands? If that's true, that really sucks. I obviously don't listen anymore and will not tune in at that time to find out. I also would suspect that CJAD is being paid by an association to run those "Buy Local" spots. I can't believe that they are doing it without getting a cheque for it. It's mindly possible that they are doing it without being paid, thinking that this will help in some small way to sustain local business which is, in effect, the source of their ad revenue. On second thought, it's only remotely possible because I don't believe they do anything now without getting a cheque up front.
I am too am disappointed that CJAD cut Sol Boxenbaum's program. Perhaps it is no surprise as Sol was very critical of Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay. Astral Media must have received letters from their offices threatening legal action if Sol was not removed from the air.
I do not like Coast to Coast. If CJAD wants to air it so badly, they could air it from 12:00to 3:00 and let Sol have his normal hours. As TV Dude pointed out , the latter part was infomercials which are worser than Coast to Coast. I am tired of hearing about Dr. Michael Pinkus and his amazing alternative medecines.
AM radio is dead in Montreal and FM radio is dying slowly. Astral Media and Corus have done so much to destroy. We not forget Rogers in Toronto and their destruction of CITY-TV.
Sad part is, I hear that they air it only from 12-3, and fill 3-5 with infomercials selling crap like magic water and such.
Interesting you mention that. CJAD's website (http://www.cjad.com/shows) has C2C scheduled all the way from 12 to 5
What a freakin joke :(
It's simple math for Astral. Buy Coast to Coast or at least part of it and aside from any ad revenue earned during this show, recoup as much of the cost as you can from revenue derived from airing that paid infomercial colon cleanse crap and the like after it. Yes, yes, I know it's just business sense and Astral is a business after all, but last time I checked, aren't the listeners still a part of their business model? To answer my own question, not so much right now as there is no local competition. I am so hoping that Satellite and Internet radio officially become their competition that they need worry about. Considering the speed at which media technology has changed in the last decade or so, I suspect it will be sooner than they think or would like.
I would like to know what the hell went through the mind of Chris Bury by cancelling a local popular late night talk show dealing with local issues and events in and around Montreal by putting an American syndicated one on that has nothing to do with Montreal. As to those coast to coast fans most of you have internet anyway so why didn't you go find it on there. The only conclusion I could come to is that Chris Bury was either brainwashed or slipped on some ice.
I tuned into CTC last night for a few minutes... A guy was being interviewed about his dealings with UFOs. At one point he explained how they had visited him and his wife on their wedding night. At that point I just couldn't listen anymore... I mean seriously! At other times they run these syndicated American ads that come across as more than a little dishonest. Yeah, I better take a lot better care of my prostate!
We are living in a golden age of local radio.
As for the Boxenbaum bashing, yeah the guy might have exaggerated his own importance, but he meant well. At least his show dealt with the real world...
it is a real shame that Sols show was canceled . He did an outstanding job taking over the late John Rossy who brought the show first to the air.
Both of them where compassionate and caring and well received by the radio audience.
CJAD made a big mistake .
i loved it when i couldnt sleep and could listen to sol, i found him better than the daytime personalities, andrew carter now seems so shaky and he talked about somebody get poked with a private part, odd comment for early morning listening with families at breakfast, dan laxer is always having a brain fart he says and has temper/frustration looming under the surface, tommy still has some decent topics but now with the crazy show evening i will be surfing talk radio in other cities which i have tended to do anyways ottawa, vancouver whereever i can find some less frivolous chitchat. Giving up on montreal talk radio and i will sure miss sol, he was a natural and his show flowed effortlessly. Hope he could come back and on daytime programming
While i didn't get a chance to listen much to Sol I did catch the last few minutes of the show most days on my way out to work I will miss that as I miss his predessor the late John Rossy. English Montreal just lost another piece of its soul. The saddest part is that there is no other choice for talk radio in Montreal( in english).
O.K., so I tried listening to C2C on Friday (into Saturday). It put me to sleep. Enough said.
I miss Sol..that's all...Thank you Sol for the time you and patience you gave,for the compassion and the encouragement that you shared..whether you are on the radio or not,we know your work still goes on and we thank you for that.We we're lucky to have you fill our airwaves for so many months with your love and compassion for unfortunate people who chose to lead a life of pain,but we know,you have helped so many,and for that we are greatful...Thank you..
Well I see there are still comments coming in re Sol's departure. This goes to show that people are very upet about his being dismissed. My whole routine has changed - I used to look forward to Sol's program and became quite fond of all his callers. We were a good group of listeners from all walks of life. But as I said before, CJAD does not take that into consideration - everything is geared for the younger listener - well guess what - I listen to other stations on-line now and do not waste my time on the garbage that CJAD is dishing out - Sol wherever you are please know that you are loved and missed by many of us.
I sure miss waking up at 4:00 AM and not being able to hear Sol.I don't even bother to turn on the radio anymore when i wake.Even the news at this time is not local.
Shame on you CJAD.Sol loved his job so much.
I've nothing bad to say about Sol; but I don't find it very appealing to listen to local call-ins all day, day after day (so much is repetition and uninspiring ). C to C is seldom quackery: most of the time top scientists, military personnel, clergy, economists and other notable guests who also answer calls make for some truly interesting and provocative radio. (radio for the imagination ) The night time is a great opportunity to leave the local scene behind and expand ones horizons.
No one discussed Sol at the water cooler, but people do discuss Coast.
Maybe there might be some place for Sol to contribute during the day.
I don't buy for one second that working people discuss Coast at their watercooler. Maybe unemployed people at the water fountain in the park...
Tommy Schnurmacher is all that is left. If they let him go. Say goodbye to CJAD. Coast to Coast is creepy. Full of kooky callers.
Sol Boxenbaum is a comfort to lonely and sick people. What is wrong with that. No more compassion left in this world.
boxenbaumn's radio show was in a time warp. He boasted he knew music but his level of music appreciation in the last ten years was zero. If you named any present music group he did not have a clue. A REAL music promoter moves along with the times . The proof of this follows as no other radio station is interested in him. I listen to Coast to Coast the other night which included a discussion about Stanley Kubrick and I thought can you imagine sol in that discusion it would have been dead air time. Time to move on everyone sol is a dinosaur!
Sol Boxenbaum tells all his ex listeners he is returning to radio the end of May. Has anyone heard any news as to which radio station.
I think it is time for boxenbaum to adopt the Hab's passage "to you from failing hands we pass the torch be yours to hold it high" his time has more than passed!
I'm curious about your comment quoted as the Hab's passage ie "to you from failing hands we pass the torch be yours to hold to hold it high" . . . . yada yada yada . . . . You have butchered lines from one of the most memorable war poems, a lasting legacy of the terrible battle in Ypres (1995). It is called "In Flanders Fields", by John McRae. If you grew up in Canada, Angie, then you heard it every single year on Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. The actual lines are:
"Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields."
Angie, Abe Lincoln said "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and Remove All Doubt"! Sorry, but I do feel that is what you just did with your comment!
how many habs know what the passage means ? On the dressing room wall if you are from Canada you are aware they do not relate the line of give credit to where it came from .Anyway if it is good enough for the habs dressing room it is good enough for the boxenbaumn who is the ultimate fool!
"to you from failing hands we throw the torch be yours to hold it high," is boldly written high above the portraits of the Montreal Canadiens which served as a reminder to all Montreal players the responsibility that came with donning the "bleu, blanc et rouge.".
This is a quote from the Hockey hall of Fame so I did not "butcher" the passage but thankyou for the credit for it anyway.
If you do not like the way it is worded I suggest you contact the Montreal Canadiens. Now who is the fool? I think the quote from President Abe applies more to you than me.
Angie, every player on the Montreal Canadien hockey team is representing Canada. I think you really insult these young men when you make a comment such as "how many habs know what the passage means?" They are athletes, not idiots -- let's give these outstanding young men credit for their intelligence and their ability.
You talk about something written in the Hab's dressing room -- I can't argue that with you because unlike you (perhaps) neither I nor my daughters ever 'hung out' in their dressing room --nor did any of the other women I know! So perhaps you do have 'inside information' that the rest of the women in Montreal have never been privy to . . .
I can't figure out what your motivation is for badmouthing Sol and his program LCWS. I have been a listener since 2006. I find that the vast majority of his listeners loved the program. And then there is you. Frankly, I think you are spending way too much time obsessing over Sol!
I have to agree with Annalee -- this man is doing his best to help others. Why do you have such a problem with that??!
I saw a post about women in Montreal Canadiens dressing room. Thosands of women and men have been in it because both the hockey Hall of Fame and the Montreal hockey hall of fame at the Bell Centre have great replicas of the dressing room so anyone can attend.
As for Boxenbaumn's show cancelled was justified because it was very low level almost at an elementary level. Coast to coast is much better produced and it is better to to hear a show outside the local level which you get all day from CJAD so it is nice to have a break.
You do not have to call Sol Boxenbaum a fool, He is a human being who is trying to help people in trouble. What are you doing.
I have now been listening to coast to coast for three months now and I am amazed how good it it is. In fact I think other than Hab games it is the best show on CJAD. It is interesting, funny, and ranges from Orson Welles type of shows to showing the problems within the Obama adminstation which has been given a free pass by most media. I can see why it is so successful and a marked improvement of a radio host yelping about potholes and the mayor every night.
Nicole.
You are missing the point entirely.
Point 1
Coast to Coast was available on ANOTHER Montreal radio station till it was closed down due to lack of interest and profability.
Point 2
CJAD identifies itself as a community radio station. serving the interest of the local community.
Point 3
Coast to Coast is available on at least 5 stations you can pick up in Montreal on the AM band width.
Point 4
You do NOT throw loyal overnight listeners and callers under the bus in order to accomodate lazy people who cannot navigate an AM dial.
The final point is that you no longer have LIVE local AM english radio overnight in Montreal , nor do you have a LIVE news room in Montreal on english radio and you no longer have a local live talk radio outlive in Montreal.
this final point tells me that the anglophone community of Montreal has no right to complain about anything anytime and anywhere.
Jacques from Laprairie
BY THE WAY, Coast to Coast used to be available on WABC 770 years ago and it has been replaced by another show which features OPEN TOPICS and DIALOGUE much like SOL featured. The show is called RED EYE RADIO something something.
You are missing the point. in general AM radio is in a steep decline. 940 switch to music completely except for coast to coast. It only stayed on the air while they tried to find a buyer for the station. It is generally impossible to sell an AM station in a large city.Finally no buyer was found so they just went off the air completely. CJAD does well because of the ratings they get from the Montreal Canadiens and without that property they also may be in trouble. Both of their sister stations Chom fm and Virgin blow CJAD away.
The ratings for Cjad are 100 times greater the Last groan with sol was. Even Mike boones column mentioned it had no ratings.
Coast to Coast does not change the Cjad station in whole but it certainly improves its weakest link.
ratings? what ratings!
THe PPM meter is plugged into a base station to recharge and send in the daily collected during the day.
Of course there would be no collected data during that period and that process.
Nicole, with any luck , Coast to Coast will do a show on radio tuners and how to scan the AM and FM dials to search for intelligent life in the universe.
Jacques
That is too funny, Jacques. You made my day. :)
trust me if radio stations know the overnight ratings only too well which is why when you you buy time in the day time radio sopts overnight are generally a throw in. Also it is a well known fact that generally people put one radio station on a let it play in the background all day. Scanning is done only by a small percentage and since the demographic of CJAD is the oldest group of radio listeners in montreal it is difficult to get sponsors except for Habs and Allouettes because cjad own those properties. Coast to Coast is one of the few boadcasts where radio spots can be sold in a normal way.
I think the one thing that everyone on this blog does not understand is that Cjad was going to take boxenbaumn off the air and the intent was going to put info commercials the way they do with their sister station CFRB in toronto. The timing of coast to coast becoming available was a coincidence so they grab it. In Toronto they do not have that possibility so they air Dr. Pinkus info commercials which is waht was going to happen at cjad. Everyone who makes posts should be thankful they put coast to coast on otherwise we would have only heard info commericals from 3AM-5am
I used to try and listen to CTC when it was on 940. I don't care for it. It's hosted by a dude who won't renew his contract past 2011 because he thinks the world might be coming to an end.
Jerry Springer is also pretty popular and watched by millions, but it's still crapola. I would rather here anythinbg local in its place, in either official language, but we've had that option taken away from us. Hell, you can't even get a freaking local newscast in this town past a certain hour. What a joke.
I have no idea what the situation was that led to Boxenbaum's axing, but I can guarantee that the dicision had nothing to do with improving overnight programming. It's just easy to pipe in syndicated stuff. It's not unique to this market, it's been happening all over. It still sucks.
I guess if I don't want to hear about alien abductions that must make me the weird one. I'm not usually up at that hour, but if I were, I'd find some other forms of entertainment than AM radio in Montreal.
Let me first start by saying that ASTRAL SUCKS!!
It has been almost a year since the 1rst round of cuts and I get the impression that there has been none of the promised improvements to the CJAD lineup.
More on the next generation bigmouth Doyle later.
I got a call on my machine today from someone I met at a CJAD Sol Boxembaum getogether.
SOL is back on the air so to speak on internet radio at Vip Intenet radio
http://www.vipinternetradio.com/programschedule.html
the schedule indicates that Peter anthony holder also has content on that site.
hey ! it aint broadcast radio but it is a start.
Jacques
OH YA ASTRAL SUCKS
I agree Jacques... it is a start. I just hope someone is listening!
well "Last Groan with Sol" got fired again from the vip internet. Time for you all to move on
He wasn't fired. He quit because he found out he wouldn't be paid for his time.
Actually, Nicole, He did not get fired. About a week ago, after a week's worth of shows, the website lost its sponsor I guess and had to suspend programming for the time being until new funding was readily available, and then two days ago Sol revealed on his website that he had quit, not been let go of the stationbecause the owner had thought he was going to do the show for free,so he did not pay him. Sol signed up oblivious to the fact that he was not to get paid. When he discovered the truth, he quit the station, due to misrepresentation.
Something that always bugged me about this though, is the fact that some of the people who called in to the show may not have access to the internet. From the looks of it Jacques from Laprairie can listen, but what about Pauline, Nayim or Morrie Cohen?
Well as much as that is the spin but a decision had been made not to keep him one way or another. VIP internet is will be operating with replacement host shortly. There are probably 100 potential new radio hosts wanting to start a career as a radio person so it is time to move on.
Yes. And that decision was made by Sol himself.
Do you work for VIP radio? Where did you get that number?
Nicole,
Have you seen the website for VIPEntertainment, the station itself losts its funding and folded after 1 week. Due to this, Sol probably suspected something and the truth came out and that's what happened. Beleive what you will, but something was not kosher in this whole Internet radio station to begin with. Sol was just guilty of not being too cautious and being too eager to please his faithful listeners.
Well Vip is happening and their formal grand opening is aug 26 but they are on the air now.
I know one person who has just been hired to host and he says the studio is great. You will see an ad campaign soon. Just because astral and VIP dropped boxenbaum is no reason to be negative about them. In that regards the negative comments on Astral is ridiculous as it is one of Canada's success stories and the head office is in Montreal. Show some support!
Did you tell your friend he may not get paid? The owner of the station is like a snake oil salesman, He'll promise you everything until you notice he hasn't paid you, all of the sudden you did nothing for him.
VIP Internet Radio is horrible. They play the same tunes day after day. Sometimes the audio is horrible.
How can any radio station owner think that someone will work for free? I think that Sol is not telling the truth on this matter. Why would Sol do a show without knowing the amount he would be paid in advance. Perhaps the owner could not pay because he had no money. If you do not sell ads you can not make money.
I was also disappointed with Sol's comment to Morrie Cohen on VIP Internet that.."Astral Media sucks".
Sol should try working for K103 in Kahnawake. Former Astral Media personalities Ted Bird and Laurie & Olga are working there now.
yes right these people are working at k103 but now they lost whole lot of listeners by not playing country music,so more lost than gained
NICOLE,
I AM CURIOUS WHO ARE YOU REALLY... AND WHY DO YOU SEEM TO ENJOY PUTTING SOL DOWN THAT MUCH.
I AM TRULY SAD TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO , THEN TRY TO DESTROY
A GOOD MAN`S REPUTATION, BUT YOU KNOW IN THE LONG RUN YOU ARE THE ONE THAT
REALLY LOOKS FOOLISH ...YOU ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO GET YOUR MINUTE OF FAME ON THE INTERNET.
IN THE LONG RUN NO ONE WILL REALLY CARE ANYMORE WHAT YOU SAY...
I was involved with VIP during their launch and I can tell you, because I know, Sol was not fired. Had the station worked out he would still be there today. A lot of people ended up not getting paid.
We all are looking forward to hear Sol on the radio asap, but there is another side of him, he writes
seems for years articles , would be great if a local newspaper would involve him
in writing , maybe on a weekly basis would be quite interesting ....to read what is on his mind...
his listeners would have the best of both worlds the radio and the newspaper ..I am sure he would
have a lot say as usual ,especially to the rumour mongrels ....we need good people on the radio and in print
to take care of business and see that the little guy of this city is protected and questions answered...
I think your response to Nicole was a little over the top! It is her opinion on how she feels about Boxenbaum. Nobody should be told not to give their opinions. As for my view I just look at the facts and the fact is vipinternetradio.com is on the air and they are hiring hosts plain and simple and Boxenbaumn is not included which speaks volumnes
Asking someone to pay them to go "on air" is not hiring hosts, it's called an infomercial.
I not only agree with Angie that Nicole should be allowed to express her opinions but I reviewed her past comments and she has been very accurate in her statements.
I checked and vip internet radio is alive and well contrary to what others are saying on this site.
As for boxenbaum writing articles on what? How he hates Tremblay, Charest, Harper, the Grand Prix any music of our generation, Montreal Alouettes, Montreal Canadiens plus anything else that is good for Montreal. Frankly I do not even understand why he lives here with his negative attitude which is one of the real reason why he is no longer on the air.
My opinion is that Nicole and Angie are the same person and for their knowledge VIP Internet Radio
are not hiring hosts, they are selling time slots to any host willing to pay time to be on the air....
Everyone has the right to have an opinion but they loose the right when they use the internet to try and
destroy people and their lives, the internet is a place to learn , have a voice and meet new friends
not to hide behind a name and cause trouble...
I have done a little investigating about this mini discussion and contrary to some views some hosts have been hired and did not pay to be on a show. So Nicole is correct in her statement. Her friend may be the person that has been hired. I understand this will be announced on Aug 26. It is also corrrect that some slots can be purchased to have their own show but this is very common practice at almost any radio station whether it is Dr. Pinkus on CJAD or even at Shalom 1630 where you can pay for the tech guy and away you go.
I also placed a call to the reception of Cjad and had a small but interesting conversation with the receptionist where I told her I missed Anthony Holder on CJAD. I continued to ask her if other people had called in and complained when hosts were taken off the air. her response was th at a lot of people had call about Peter Anthony Holder had been dropped followed by a 2 Lady show Laura and ?(Iwas not familiar). I then asked about the Boxenbaum show and she responded "only a handfull" but it was clear that Holder was the one that was missed the most by a mile.