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Blue Jays at the half – 2016

Rogers Media recently released number from Numeris that report on TV and radio numbers of the Toronto Blue Jays.

  • the first 81 games of the season had an average audience of 825,000 viewers on Sportsnet. That’s an increase of 51% over 2015
  • 30 games have been watched by more than one million viewers
  • When it comes to radio, more listeners are tuning in to Jays coverage this year than last as well: on Sportsnet 590 The Fan in the Toronto market up ratings are up 86% for adults 25 to 54, and 32% for men 25 to 54

The success of the Jays gave Sportsnet a 5.9 audience share with an average audience of 216,000 for the month of June, which translates to a year-over-year increase of 29%.

The above numbers were first reported by Media In Canada.

 

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Welcome! is now out of beta

After more than 30 episodes my podcast, Welcome!, is now out of beta. What does this mean?

Well, before today, the only way to listen to my conversations with some really cool people was through the Girth Radio website, MixCloud or here. As of today, you can now listen to Welcome! on any computer or smartphone from anywhere in the world on your favourite app.

Yes, besides the places mentioned above, Welcome! is also available on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher and TuneIn. You can also subscribe to the podcast via RSS Feed if you’re so inclined.

You might be asking yourselves, what do I do now? Great question! If you haven’t done so, download one of the above apps to your smartphone (or computer). Then go to my show (links are provided above) and subscribe/start listening.

I welcome (see what I did there?) all feedback. In fact, it would be amazing if you could comment and leave a rating (the more starts the merrier!) on the app you use to listen to me. You can also comment below.

Coming soon: A professionally designed logo!

 

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Episode #34: Sean O’Shea

Today’s guest is award-winning investigative and consumer reporter Sean O’Shea. Sean is regarded as one of the most tenacious reporters in television today.. He has exposed organized crime figures, scam artists and unscrupulous contractors – at frequent risk (he was once assaulted on air by biker gang members who had attacked him with a fire extinguisher.) I hope you enjoy my conversation with Global TV’s Sean O’Shea.

Music by Afraaz Mulji

Girth Radio
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Episode #33: Huse Madhavji

Today’s guest is a graduate of Ryerson University’s Radio and Television Arts Program. He started his broadcasting career in Winnipeg, Manitoba before moving to Sacramento, California. Today he has a role on TV’s Saving Hope.

Music by Afraaz Mulji.

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Toronto

Russell Peters – The Indian Detective

I got to attend mt first week of “upfronts” recently in Toronto. Upfronts are when networks preview the upcoming season in the hopes that advertising companies will buy commercials on these networks upfront (before the shows even air). Get it?

Anyways, one of the shows I’m excited to see on CTV (part of Bell Media) is the new upcoming program by Russell Peters: The Indian Detective.

According to IMBD, “The series will star Peters as a Toronto cop who unexpectedly finds himself investigating a murder in his parents’ Indian homeland, and will begin shooting this fall in South Africa, Canada and India. Big Light Productions, Blue Ice Pictures, Wonder Films and CTV will produce the project, which is financed by Blue Ice Pictures and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa.”

Russell Peters: Indian Detective

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Sportsnet Fan 590 Producer JD Bunkis

This podcast was originally published on Girth Radio.

Welcome! Episode #30: Sportsnet Radio The Fan 590 Producer and Host JD Bunkis

JD Bunkis is the Producer for The Andrew Walker Show on The Fan 590 in Toronto. He is also the host of Free Association, a podcast all about basketball.

In this episode we chat about JD’s young career, how he got his lucky break in sports radio, and his thoughts about the 2015-2016 Toronto Raptors season.

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Episode #31: Jon Sinden

Jon Sinden is the former Director of Marketing + Promotions for CFNY 102.1 The Edge, the former Director of Integrated Marketing for the Toronto’s Leafs, Raptors and TFC and is now VP Marketing for Toronto’s Festival of Beer.

Music by Afraaz Mulji.

Listen to the episode:

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