I was puzzled when Todd Van der Heyden’s ‘Viewpoint’ on CJAD Saturday did not appear a few weeks ago and therefore likewise was presumably terminated. “I will remain part of the CJAD 800 family, appearing on shows as the resident relationship expert,” she writes. Disappointed is an understatement. In any event, so-called “talk radio” today is nothing like it used to be decades ago when AM radio hosts allowed callers more time to express their views. Things are certainly changing, for the worse: life is hard enough these days, why take away the pleasant, sire and comforting things that (especially) our elders live for? Yes, Burns’ opinions and aggressive technique were often controversial but his style is so desperately needed today when compared to the lightweights afraid to rock the boat or “outrage” those who are overly insensitive for no other reason than to generate publicity for their “agenda”. Broadcast Dialogue has been compiling some names of people suddenly without a job as has AllAccess.com. a national story at subscription website Cartt.ca, Broadcast Dialogue has been compiling some names of people suddenly without a job, Canadian-only Super Bowl commercials disappoint again in 2021, Ceara K, midday host at Virgin Radio 107.3. Curb the temptation. CTV Montreal will hire a morning videojournalist to help fill the void during the morning hours, which are more vital to CJAD than CTV. I also contributed with editor Greg O’Brien to a national story at subscription website Cartt.ca, which warns that similar cuts will be felt across the country this week. And show with a long histories being chopped – Dr. Laurie, Dr. Sydney Miller, yet they keep Andrea and Orla. Sad to report I’m the latest casualty of layoffs after nearly 28 yrs at CJAD. Andrew Carter has announced today on his program that he will be waking up a half hour earlier from now on to do “Live at Five” with Trudie. I think all of us are waiting for a new (independent) English language radio station to be created now – because the CJAD that we knew is dead. In the meantime, I will be working on a Passion Podcast. If there ever was a time for TTP to get into the game, now is it. Based on social media announcements, news reports and website scrubbings, here are who we know are gone: I should also mention that Martin Spalding, a long-time Montreal-based manager whose last role was Vice President, Radio & CTV Operations, was among the cuts last month when they filtered down to the mid-management level. Is … It’s not on CJAD’s schedule for today or next Saturday. Please visit our FAQ page for more information. All together these changes have done nothing for both the station and most of all of the listeners. It went as far as to rebroadcast the 6pm CTV newscast on the radio. The Quebec Community Groups Network was among those to express shock at the cuts to Bell Media’s newsrooms. Your Morning, the show that replaced Canada AM, added five-minute local cut-ins every half hour in 2018, hosted by Caroline Van Vlaardingen. Oscars 2021 Performers Kick Off Oscar Sunday. I checked on CJAD.com, and it seems the weekends are mirroring the weekdays as it becomes a Best Of station. Le Devoir and the Journal de Montréal also wrote stories about cuts at CJAD, and The Canadian Press had a brief, vague story about the cuts overall at Bell. There are no executives at BCE Inc getting paid more. Sad news.Gord Sinclair must be turning in his grave. Not sure, but maybe Bell is looking for major losses for tax purposes, to the detriment of Montrealers. There goes my evening listening (Jon Pole) who was very entertaining during height of Covid. Also the news reader is very poor now. BANGKOK -- A Buddhist monk who was trapped by floodwaters inside a cave in northern Thailand for four days has been rescued by divers, a provincial official said Wednesday. I’ve been a listener for 25 years… I don’t care much for Elias… his ego is too much for me. Thanks to union rules, we have some lists of affected positions, with more than 100 of them being Unifor members. Anchors Trudie Mason, Jason Mayoff and James Foster remain with the station. With no one left at CJAD after 7pm, they won’t bother with a news reader either. ⚠️ URGENT NOTICE FOR YOUNG ADULTS: In the last 48 hours, #LdnOnt and #Middlesex County have reported 244 cases of COVID-19. A Toronto news talk radio radio broadcaster commentated about ten years ago concerning the closing of an AM radio station in Halifax ,as the looming death of AM radio. Now, Jayson both co-hosts and produces features on CTV News at 5. If/when they dump Connors, Laxer, and Eakes (I hope it never comes to that), it will be time to order the headstone. But CTV reporters will also be expected to file for radio in the morning, which some tell me they’re worried will make it even harder for them to do their primary jobs of putting together news stories for TV. Was anybody not on from Montreal that is usually on? My parents & I moved to Ontario from Montreal 5 years ago, and I bought an Alexa so Mom could listen to CJAD as she has done for 70 odd years (as we kids did as well, growing up).