Greg Brady Fired

[camperjr]

I am assuming there is already a thread on this so I am hoping this will re-direct me to it.

On the off chance this is the first thread...why? I felt Brady and Walker had been growing stronger. I strongly disliked them in the morning, but the move to 1 had been good. And part of the reason I liked Walker is that he makes fun of Brady. How than they fire one without the other.

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[RyanOhReally]

People don't get fired in radio, they get let go. A lot of times it has to do with the station and not the announcer themselves. They probably decided that enough was enough and they let him go. Other stations will be totally willing to give Brady a job, I'd be surprised if he doesn't have one in 3 months.

 

[Leafin]

The show sucked.

Tim and Sid should go back to that time slot. I don't care if it makes business sense, more for personal preference and when i can listen to them.

McCowen is good on the drive home. I never get to see Tim and sid anymore.

 

[camperjr]

It sounds like it was due to cutbacks

 

[dubey]

I remember listening to him with Watters on Leafs Lunch. Haven't listened to talk radio since (probably a good 5 years).

Surprised he lasted as long as he did

 

[camperjr]

I also agree that Tim and Sid should come back. I never watch their tv show, and I loved their radio show. the problem is that from 5-7 I would rather listen to Prime Time.

 

[pspot]

The only person that could have replaced t&s was cabbie

Everything else was same old vanilla hockey show

 

[Marmoset]

The show sucked.

Tim and Sid should go back to that time slot. I don't care if it makes business sense, more for personal preference and when i can listen to them.

McCowen is good on the drive home. I never get to see Tim and sid anymore.

I still don't see how putting them on TV, against McCown, makes any business sense.

I guess the idea is a more national audience, but how much is a show like that ever going to draw on TV at that hour? At any hour?

 

[Damisoph]

Was never a huge fan of Brady but it's never fun to see someone with a family lose their job.

 

[Stats01]

Brady was a tool. So annoying

 

[Erdinger]

Brady was a tool. So annoying

+1 he came off as a really arrogant jerk

 

[Metal God]

The only person that could have replaced t&s was cabbie

Everything else was same old vanilla hockey show

Cabbie sucks

 

[613Leafer]

There are only a handful of solid radio personalities/analysts.

Brady is not one of them. Granted, there's a good chance the replacement is just as bad or worse.

 

[Leafin]

Yea Cabbie has gone downhill since his score days.

I find McCowen to be the most informative in terms of the interviews. Tim and Sid new show is trash. The time is poor decision making on Sportsnet part as PTS is better. Having them side to side is a waste.

 

[LeafChief]

Cabbie sucks

Cabbie is a straight up assassin. The guy is an animal. I'd take a bullet for that SOB.

 

[pspot]

eric smith would be another guy i could see doing it .

 

[Mad Brills*]

Bring back the basketball jones

 

[Drew311]

Brady was a tool. So annoying

Yep. The guy thinks he's a comedian and tried way too hard to be funny. Walker is so much better and I'm glad he's flying solo. Will actually listen to that show again.

 

[The Legend]

I remember listening to him with Watters on Leafs Lunch. Haven't listened to talk radio since (probably a good 5 years).

Surprised he lasted as long as he did

He's been great over the past 5 years.

As an older, more experienced host, this likely was nothing more than budget cuts rearing its ugly head in the canadian media industry (yet again).

 

[Rude Dog]

Not a huge fan, but like someone posted above...I hate seeing people lose their job. Having said that, my favourite under-rated broadcaster in Toronto is Steven Brunt by a landslide. Extremely understated, but seems to know something about everything. Always seems to give a rational response without personal bias. I am not sure if he has the time, but I would love to hear him on the radio more often.

 

[New Liskeard]

Was never a huge fan of Brady but it's never fun to see someone with a family lose their job.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[613Leafer]

Agreed, Brunt is one of the best ones out the. Level headed, well researched, etc.

 

[StanleyTOR]

Seeing a lot of T&S and PTS comments.

Here are my two cents:

I HATE that they overlap.

I used to listen to T&S for their "edutainment" where it's just funny, good humor news/analysis of sports. Then, I'd follow it up with PTS where I feel McCowan gives blunt, straightforward, insightful analysis. The timeslots worked really well, and I hate how it is now.

 

[The_Chosen_One]

Was never a huge fan of Brady but it's never fun to see someone with a family lose their job.

It's never good to see anyone lose their job...

Must say, I think this is related to budget cuts by Rogers.

 

[supermann_98]

Brady was the worst, completely unlistenable.

He always seemed to have a juvenile and idiotic analogy for everything, most of which did not even remotely make sense.

He would start a thought and before finishing his sentence start another thought without finishing his earlier thought ... drove me absolutely nuts!

Oh yeah, did you know he grew up in Detroit? Listen for another 5 minutes because I'm sure he'll mention it twice within that time.

Good riddance.