CFNY Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Wednesday, October 20, 2021

I knew my daily nap could be justified! I’ll be having another one today–and you should, too. Now off to

One of the great things about working at CFNY during The Spirit of Radio years (1977-1991ish) was that the announcers

When I arrived at CFNY on October 3, 1986, one of the first people I encountered in the halls was

Back in the day when money flowed like water through the music industry, radio stations, record labels, and record stores

If you’re of a certain age, you may have grown up with CFNY-FM/Toronto (now 102.1 The Edge) during the Spirit

For the past couple of years, filmmaker Wil Dunlop has been piecing together a documentary that seeks to cover off

Since I lived across the street from my high school, my friends and I would eat lunch at my place.

At exactly 12 noon on October 3, 1986, I climbed the stairs at the strip mall at 83 Kennedy road

A number of years ago, Karim Mosna started working on a short demo of CFNY-FM. At the risk of sounding

It was a rough, scary time for the staff and fans of CFNY-FM (now 102.1 the Edge). In 1988, the station,

When I first arrived at CFNY in October 1986, one of the first people I met was Skip Prokop. Back

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver