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Fire alarm heard on remote Jays radio broadcast

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fire alarm was to blame for 10 minutes of beeping noises that could be heard during Sportsnet’s remote call of the Toronto Blue Jays-St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcast over the weekend. Blue Jays voice Ben Wagner, who describes the action by …

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Extended beeping heard on Jays’ remote radio call

Blue Jays radio listeners were thrown a curveball over the weekend when an alarm-type beeping sound interrupted a remote broadcast of Toronto’s road game against the St. Louis Cardinals. It wasn’t immediately clear if the unexpected audio — which could be clearly heard in the background for over 10 minutes …

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Jays’ road games to be called remotely on radio

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Blue Jays radio broadcaster Ben Wagner has been on-site at the team’s player development complex for spring training to conduct interviews, gather information and prepare for the upcoming campaign. The pre-season will be the only time he’s on the road this year. Sportsnet, the team’s radio rightsholder, …

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At Rolling Loud, Canadian rappers fighting for radio play and stage time find space to perform

Toronto rapper Smiley’s welcoming energy precedes him. Standing outside his trailer handing out cups and drinks, he takes the time to ask his team if they need anything moments before he hit the main stage at Rolling Loud, an international hip-hop festival held in Canada for the first time last weekend. Smiley was grateful for the chance to …

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Advocates for domestic abuse victims call for suspended B.C. radio host to be fired

WARNING: This article contains details of suicide and abuse. Advocates for victims of domestic abuse are calling for the termination of a B.C. radio host over his comments on the suicide of a New York woman who said she was abused by her husband before her death.  Mandeep Kaur died by suicide …

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Nil Köksal is the new host of CBC’s As It Happens — and she’s ready to make radio ‘magic’

Story Transcript The first time Nil Köksal sat down at the mic in the As It Happens studio, she says it felt like magic. It was 2019, and the CBC journalist was taking a break from her usual job hosting World Report to fill in at CBC Radio’s flagship evening …

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