Think he might be history soon as I'm not sure Corus can keep backing him up .
Some of the names of Toronto radio past are backing her up
Some of the names of Toronto radio past are backing her up
John Derringer and Corus
- Thread starter ptp
- Start date
John Derringer wanted to be the next Howard Stern, he wasn't even the next Dean Blundell. You cannot be what you don't understand.
John has been in radio since I was in high school… he has done more than well for himself.
I like Jenn V. I believe her. But you can’t fire a guy on one accusation. If other women come out with similar stories, then that’s another story
Former co-host Maureen Holloway chimed in to this tweet by JV. I haven't listened to the TM podcast to hear what Jacqui Delaney said.
I have no thoughts on this until there is proof of her allegations. Todays world has trained others that a simple complaint or allegation is an immediate guilty plea and we all need to accept allegations as truth and prosecute that alleged offender under the court of public opinion. I do not buy in to this condition.
Thank you
Thank you
The counter argument to that is of course, we don’t take complaints seriously because “it’s just a complaint” and people get to continue their patterns of abuse. And people like simply refuse to believe anything, because you don’t like what’s happening.
JV never said it was JD . Those who listened knew who she was talking about .
It was J Delaney. Evens hints at his sidekicks who let it happen
3 if you count Holloway, 4th would be former traffic reporter Andrea Rooz.
The Allegations Against John Derringer
One month ago, former Q107 radio personality Jacqui Delaney made her Toronto Mike'd debut, and we discussed her career in radio and why she left the industry. Here's an excerpt from that episode in which she says "Working with John Derringer was one of the things that lent itself to
www.torontomike.com
Keep an eye on this thread from the radio & tv board, insiders may have more to share.
3 if you count Holloway, 4th would be former traffic reporter Andrea Rooz.
The Allegations Against John Derringer
One month ago, former Q107 radio personality Jacqui Delaney made her Toronto Mike'd debut, and we discussed her career in radio and why she left the industry. Here's an excerpt from that episode in which she says "Working with John Derringer was one of the things that lent itself to
I didn’t know what Maureen’s take on it was. That’s a shame. I liked her.
Corus may have a problem
I’m shocked JD had a career. Like, I stopped listening to Q107 after high school and life went on and I never gave the guy that much thought. Just forgot about him as I never found him entertaining.
oops.
So, catch me up, what was he popularly known for? Opinion pieces?
oops.
So, catch me up, what was he popularly known for? Opinion pieces?
I listened to Jennifer Valentyne's twitter post in its entirety.
For a bit of context, I used to regularly listen to Derringer in the mornings. From the time he was hired to replace Stern (which I thought was brilliant as I found Stern to be insufferable) until pretty much when they brought Jennifer Valentyne onto the show. To be upfront, I thought that Jennifer Valentyne was terrible in her role. She was not cut out in the least for quick thinking, off the cuff interesting banter like you need in morning radio. Her previous experience was Good Morning Toronto TV shows. (I can't remember which, and I'm too lazy to look it up and I've never been a fan of the format and never watched or listened to it because it's shit frankly.) Thing is in TV morning shows, if you are doing a segment that is being taped, you can just do it over again. Anyway, I used to LOVE when Maureen Holloway was on the air on Q107 in the mornings and (I thought) there was great chemistry between her and Derringer. (Who the fuck knows, it all could just be an act.) When Auntie Mo left for her own show, I was so happy for her to get her own show, but I didn't follow here to 98.10 because they play shit music and Q107 plays at least some good music. So I stuck with Derringer. But I have to say, Derringer without Auntie Mo was like French fries without the ketchup. It just didn't work.
So then Q brought Jennifer Valentyne on board and I thought, "well, Derringer needs a woman to broaden the reach of the show and make for some interesting back and forth" (like Maureen Holloway did), but Valentyne just didn't have the chops. And she certainly could not keep up with Derringer. (Holloway certainly could, but she was seldom in studio, most of the time, she was working out of her house and dialed into all the various corus channels.) I knew the writing was on the wall for Valentyne and was not surprised when she left / got fired. She kind of deserved it for being lousy at her job.
In listening to Valentyne's twitter post, she did not say that Derringer sexually harassed her, but that he was abusive. Big difference. If he was sexually harassing her, he immediately crossed a line. But just being a prick to her? I'm not so sure.
I've worked in some pretty fucked up environments myself. It's definitely never easy. I've been in fist fights with other parties that I was working with, I've been in knock 'em out scream fests (usually about money), I've had to deal with liars, thieves, cheats, verbal abuse, petty rumours, lazy asses, shitty clients who don't pay, subcontractors who fuck up on their bids and expect me to pay more for their fuck ups (if I want them to follow through on their subcontract), I've been threatened with lawsuits, I've launched lawsuits, I've had to deal with clients who were complete rapists (metaphorically speaking) and think that they get everything under the sun and not what's written in the contract, I've been owed millions of dollars from clients and not been paid for over a year, other parties throwing things. It's not safe out there.
Should I have to deal with all of the above?
No. But I put on my big boy pants and pull my helmet on tight and figure out a fucking way around it.
I guess my point is that life is not fair. Nobody ever said it was.
So if Derringer sexually harassed her, he should be fired. If he made inappropriate remarks about her appearance or made her act in a sexually demeaning manner, he should be fired. But if he was just a prick to her, well, I'm sure he's got his side of the story. I will leave that up to corus on that.
And they sure as fuck should not be smoking or vaping in the studio. That has to stop and if it doesn't they should all be fired. That's a toxic ride that no-one should have to put up with.
For a bit of context, I used to regularly listen to Derringer in the mornings. From the time he was hired to replace Stern (which I thought was brilliant as I found Stern to be insufferable) until pretty much when they brought Jennifer Valentyne onto the show. To be upfront, I thought that Jennifer Valentyne was terrible in her role. She was not cut out in the least for quick thinking, off the cuff interesting banter like you need in morning radio. Her previous experience was Good Morning Toronto TV shows. (I can't remember which, and I'm too lazy to look it up and I've never been a fan of the format and never watched or listened to it because it's shit frankly.) Thing is in TV morning shows, if you are doing a segment that is being taped, you can just do it over again. Anyway, I used to LOVE when Maureen Holloway was on the air on Q107 in the mornings and (I thought) there was great chemistry between her and Derringer. (Who the fuck knows, it all could just be an act.) When Auntie Mo left for her own show, I was so happy for her to get her own show, but I didn't follow here to 98.10 because they play shit music and Q107 plays at least some good music. So I stuck with Derringer. But I have to say, Derringer without Auntie Mo was like French fries without the ketchup. It just didn't work.
So then Q brought Jennifer Valentyne on board and I thought, "well, Derringer needs a woman to broaden the reach of the show and make for some interesting back and forth" (like Maureen Holloway did), but Valentyne just didn't have the chops. And she certainly could not keep up with Derringer. (Holloway certainly could, but she was seldom in studio, most of the time, she was working out of her house and dialed into all the various corus channels.) I knew the writing was on the wall for Valentyne and was not surprised when she left / got fired. She kind of deserved it for being lousy at her job.
In listening to Valentyne's twitter post, she did not say that Derringer sexually harassed her, but that he was abusive. Big difference. If he was sexually harassing her, he immediately crossed a line. But just being a prick to her? I'm not so sure.
I've worked in some pretty fucked up environments myself. It's definitely never easy. I've been in fist fights with other parties that I was working with, I've been in knock 'em out scream fests (usually about money), I've had to deal with liars, thieves, cheats, verbal abuse, petty rumours, lazy asses, shitty clients who don't pay, subcontractors who fuck up on their bids and expect me to pay more for their fuck ups (if I want them to follow through on their subcontract), I've been threatened with lawsuits, I've launched lawsuits, I've had to deal with clients who were complete rapists (metaphorically speaking) and think that they get everything under the sun and not what's written in the contract, I've been owed millions of dollars from clients and not been paid for over a year, other parties throwing things. It's not safe out there.
Should I have to deal with all of the above?
No. But I put on my big boy pants and pull my helmet on tight and figure out a fucking way around it.
I guess my point is that life is not fair. Nobody ever said it was.
So if Derringer sexually harassed her, he should be fired. If he made inappropriate remarks about her appearance or made her act in a sexually demeaning manner, he should be fired. But if he was just a prick to her, well, I'm sure he's got his side of the story. I will leave that up to corus on that.
And they sure as fuck should not be smoking or vaping in the studio. That has to stop and if it doesn't they should all be fired. That's a toxic ride that no-one should have to put up with.
Last edited:
