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Dean Blundell Howard Stern wannabe new Fan 590 morning guy starting Monday

raptorizedguy

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Dean Blundell who was fired from 102.1 for homophobic remarks and isn't know for sports is new fan morning guy ..

Brady and Walker taking over Tim and Sid
 

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I heard him once on Fan filling in and a few times on 1010 and he wasn't bad. I'm not sure how much of his personality was shtick .

His reason for getting fired from 102.1 was repulsive but I stopped listening to his show long-ago; I don't know how much of his firing was due to him. A lot of people, (including former listeners) disliked the show by that time because it had become much more vulgar compared to when I listened regularly.

I'm more bummed about Tim and Sid leaving the Fan next month.
 

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I heard him once on Fan filling in and a few times on 1010 and he wasn't bad. I'm not sure how much of his personality was shtick .

His reason for getting fired from 102.1 was repulsive but I stopped listening to his show long-ago.

I'm more bummed about Tim and Sid leacing the Fan next month.
Ya. Its rare I'm in the car at that time, but when I am they're great.

Still, anything will still be better than Mike Richards
 

Jennifer_

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Ya. Its rare I'm in the car at that time, but when I am they're great.

Still, anything will still be better than Mike Richards
I stream the radio constantly- whenever I'm free. I used to only listen while driving but I have rediscovered my love of listening to people talk lol. Listening to fan590 off my phone now lol.

I'm not a fan of Richards either.
 

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I stream the radio constantly- whenever I'm free. I used to only listen while driving but I have rediscovered my love of listening to people talk lol. Listening to fan590 off my phone now lol.

I'm not a fan of Richards either.
I as a listener I want my sports radio guys to seem like they know their sports and know it more then their listener . That is why I don't think this guy will not work for me . Richards seems like a nice guy and a guy you would like to have a beer with and talk sports but his shtick is annoying on the radio ..
 

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I heard him once on Fan filling in and a few times on 1010 and he wasn't bad. I'm not sure how much of his personality was shtick .

His reason for getting fired from 102.1 was repulsive but I stopped listening to his show long-ago; I don't know how much of his firing was due to him. A lot of people, (including former listeners) disliked the show by that time because it had become much more vulgar compared to when I listened regularly.

I'm more bummed about Tim and Sid leaving the Fan next month.
this will be the reason i will listen to Jim Rome from 12-3... and no sports radio in the mornings... toronto sports radio is officially in the gutter..
 

Jennifer_

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They'll still do their show but it's a made for TV thing on SN360, just no radio I guess.
Ya I know- it's going to be on sportsnet- not on 360.

I'll watch but they will be on at the same time as the news . Plus they're going to be competing with primetime sports and I do listen to Bob while cooking dinner most days lol. Tim and Sid will win by ratings ponta but sportsnet is totally cannibalizing themselves.

It'll be good to see how they lead into jays games.

I rarely listen to Brady and walker now so I don't know how they will be.

I just doubt tim and sid can be as funny on sportsnet, (and I am attached to their regular guys who they talk to now and don't know how many will be involved with the new show). :(
 

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I heard him once on Fan filling in and a few times on 1010 and he wasn't bad. I'm not sure how much of his personality was shtick .

His reason for getting fired from 102.1 was repulsive but I stopped listening to his show long-ago; I don't know how much of his firing was due to him. A lot of people, (including former listeners) disliked the show by that time because it had become much more vulgar compared to when I listened regularly.

I'm more bummed about Tim and Sid leaving the Fan next month.

Dean Blundell ruined 102.1 for me. I too was getting sick of the vulgarity of the 3 guys on the morning show well before the major incidents leading to his termination occurred.
For years all I did was listen to 102.1, and the only time I listened to my iPod (or discman before that) was when I couldn't get a signal (on subway etc.).
I was so turned off by Blundell that I stopped listening to the morning show, and started using my iPod; and the next thing I know I'm addicted to iTunes, iPod and streaming music to the point where I now rarely listen to the radio.
 

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this will be the reason i will listen to Jim Rome from 12-3... and no sports radio in the mornings... toronto sports radio is officially in the gutter..
Maybe Tim and Sid didn't talk enough hockey and were taken off the air .. How so you get Jim Rome .. I like The Herd with Colin Cowerd ..

Skip and Stephen A I am taking a break from ..
 

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Blundell's co-hosts will be George Rusic and Kayla Harris. Not a big Rusic fan - this guy is not that knowledgeable and he is so biased.

I wasn't the biggest fan of Brady and Walker but Blundell & Co is a step down. I can't believe I am saying this but I am gonna miss Brady and Walker in the morning.
 

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Blundell's co-hosts will be George Rusic and Kayla Harris. Not a big Rusic fan - this guy is not that knowledgeable and he is so biased.

I wasn't the biggest fan of Brady and Walker but Blundell & Co is a step down. I can't believe I am saying this but I am gonna miss Brady and Walker in the morning.
Early impressions of Blundell and Company - I can't stomach this show. I have my doubts on Blundell's knowledge outside of hockey and if Rusic is gonna carry this show when it comes to non-hockey stuff then this show is in trouble. Even when George Rusic was with Jeff Sammut I couldn't stand the guy. And how many co-hosts does this show have? Seems like this is a 3 man crew - Blundell, Rusic and some other guy who seems to chime in so infrequently that I still haven't picked up his name. . Not sure what Kayla Harris' role is - is she just update gal?

Sounds like this show has surrounded Blundell with as many people as possible to cover up for his lack of sports knowledge. But George Rusic? Please. This guy needs to be buried doing weekend midday or afternoon shows.

And does Rusic need to say "Dean...." every time he begins a comment when they are having a discussion. Goodness gracious.
 

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Early impressions of Blundell and Company - I can't stomach this show. I have my doubts on Blundell's knowledge outside of hockey and if Rusic is gonna carry this show when it comes to non-hockey stuff then this show is in trouble. Even when George Rusic was with Jeff Sammut I couldn't stand the guy. And how many co-hosts does this show have? Seems like this is a 3 man crew - Blundell, Rusic and some other guy who seems to chime in so infrequently that I still haven't picked up his name. . Not sure what Kayla Harris' role is - is she just update gal?

Sounds like this show has surrounded Blundell with as many people as possible to cover up for his lack of sports knowledge. But George Rusic? Please. This guy needs to be buried doing weekend midday or afternoon shows.

And does Rusic need to say "Dean...." every time he begins a comment when they are having a discussion. Goodness gracious.
First impression sines I never heard Dean voice before is he has a good radio voice but it isn't unique ... I have been a listeners since day one and who evert thought this was a good idea is probably the same guy who thinks George is a better guy to lead HNIC then Maclean .

Dean is always asking George for his opinion it seems and as a listener who is George that we need to know his opinion on everything ..
 

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First impression sines I never heard Dean voice before is he has a good radio voice but it isn't unique ... I have been a listeners since day one and who evert thought this was a good idea is probably the same guy who thinks George is a better guy to lead HNIC then Maclean .

Dean is always asking George for his opinion it seems and as a listener who is George that we need to know his opinion on everything ..
Agreed. It is a 3.5 hour show and Dean is aware that he doesnt know sports much so he is trying to make the other co-hosts talk as much as possible.

Have to agree with you on Dean's voice. Had never heard his voice before and was expecting a more annoying voice (I don't know why - I just did) but his radio voice is not terrible. But you are right it is not unique or distinctive either. One of the reasons I hate that Ben Ennis guy on Sunday afternoon's is his voice is so generic.

What does it say about this show that George Rusic is the one that is being relied upon for the knowledge?

Two time slots have taken downgrades in my opinion. I wasn't the biggest Brady and Walker fan but they are better than Blundell and company. And the 1-4 time slot is also downgraded now because Tim and Sid are better than Brady and Walker.

Overall, the station in my opinion is worse off today than it was on Friday. To be fair though it is only day 1 of Blundell and company. I will try to listen for a few weeks but after that if I still don't like what I hear I will find alternative entertainment on the radio for the morning time slot.

Honestly though I am liking this show about as much as I liked Andrew Krystal a few years ago. NOT MUCH.
 

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First impression sines I never heard Dean voice before is he has a good radio voice but it isn't unique ... I have been a listeners since day one and who evert thought this was a good idea is probably the same guy who thinks George is a better guy to lead HNIC then Maclean .

Dean is always asking George for his opinion it seems and as a listener who is George that we need to know his opinion on everything ..
Do you know who that third guy is? Blundell is one. Rusic is another. And I've been listening on and off throughout the morning and there is a third person, another co-host there as well but he chimes in so infrequently that I haven't picked up on his name and his voice sounds unfamiliar so he must be new to the station.

I thought Kayla Harris was gonna be a co-host (seemed like they were advertising the show as that) but it looks like she is just update gal.
 

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As a long time Stern listener, and one time Win Fred's Money contestant, the copycats just don't get what he's about. Yes he was vulgar but he has perspective and understands how the world works. His wannabe's are clueless, pissing and moaning when they get their ass fired. Vulgarity and crudeness only goes so far if there's nothing to back it up. Never heard Dean Blundell, I stopped listening to 102.1 when Pete and Geitz, and Live Earl Jive left.

Howard Stern transformed himself into perhaps the best interviewer in the business.

 

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If he is knowledgeable on sports then i am cool with it.

But i found his schtick on the edge mean spirited and crass. He had ongoing bits that involved picking an a person with some sort of developmental disorder.
 

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Agreed. It is a 3.5 hour show and Dean is aware that he doesnt know sports much so he is trying to make the other co-hosts talk as much as possible.

Have to agree with you on Dean's voice. Had never heard his voice before and was expecting a more annoying voice (I don't know why - I just did) but his radio voice is not terrible. But you are right it is not unique or distinctive either. One of the reasons I hate that Ben Ennis guy on Sunday afternoon's is his voice is so generic.

What does it say about this show that George Rusic is the one that is being relied upon for the knowledge?

Two time slots have taken downgrades in my opinion. I wasn't the biggest Brady and Walker fan but they are better than Blundell and company. And the 1-4 time slot is also downgraded now because Tim and Sid are better than Brady and Walker.

Overall, the station in my opinion is worse off today than it was on Friday. To be fair though it is only day 1 of Blundell and company. I will try to listen for a few weeks but after that if I still don't like what I hear I will find alternative entertainment on the radio for the morning time slot.

Honestly though I am liking this show about as much as I liked Andrew Krystal a few years ago. NOT MUCH.
The fact is it is free it is hard to complain but there was a time when the fan 590 was a radio station that was small and cared about their listeners . Now they have Rogerized and made it to corporate .. Your telling me in this country we can't find a guy who has a great radio voice and personality and knowledge of sports . This BS they want to reach a young core of listeners is stupid . No 102.1 listeners are going to follow Dean cause he now does sports

Wow I try to switch to TSN but Richards really anoys me . Don't hate the guy but he is so hard to listen too ...

Oh by the way Dean's show seems like he is interviewing George or George is a caller giving Dean his opinion .

Oh by the way I would be curious to know the behind the scenes stories as to what happened to Walker . He was supposed to stay with the morning show .
 
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