I mentioned yesterday that I paid a visit to The Todd Shapiro Show at SiriusXM in Liberty Village with my friend Pete from coreFusion. You can see pictures here. Here's how it all went down (8:21). Download the MP3 here.
December 23, 2024
Press Recognition
Total 55 Posts
After 60 episodes, Toronto Mike'd, my little podcast, reached #14 on iTunes' Top Podcasts in the comedy category. I was so pleased, I took a screencap for posterity, because it may never rank that high again. Episode 60, only released yesterday, is already my most downloaded podcast yet. If you
It's amazing how much traction my steam-of-conscousness comment on talking to kids about Rob Ford is garnering by the MSM. This morning I was in the Toronto Star and this evening I was on Global News Hour Toronto. Here's my star turn as Dad #2 in Global News Toronto's "Rob
My entry about talking to kids about Rob Ford is garnering some pretty cool attention. Yesterday I did an interview with the Toronto Star that ended up on the front page of today's Life & Entertainment section. In about an hour I'm expecting a visit from Global News and I
I called into the Humble and Fred Podcast this morning to discuss some controversy swirling in my new bride's family regarding a line in my speech and an impromptu speech delivered by my good friend Humble Howard Glassman. If you want to hear me read my speech in its entirety,
I appeared on Montreal's only English sports radio station tonight, The Team 990. The show is called Game Points and they had me on following their discussion about my blog last week. It's not easy being cocky when your team hasn't played a playoff game in five years but I
Game Points with Matthew Ross is a sports radio show that airs on The Team 990 in Montreal. Minutes ago they spent an entire segment discussing my Subbanator Habs Fans Find New Way to Offend entry from Friday afternoon. I wasn't just listening, I was recording the web stream with
What was Pepsi thinking? That's what I want to know. I work in marketing. I'm shocked Pepsi's "Cheer Nation" campaign got off the drawing board. I totally understand why Pepsi would want to associate their beverage with our national game, that's just smart business sense, but asking us to abandon
Humble and Fred fans, I know you've been waiting patiently for Humble and Fred's Fifth Podcast. Dan's passed it over to me, and I'm ready to throw it into the wild just as soon as I get Freddie P's final blessing. I just listened to it, and about an hour
I spoke with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix yesterday regarding Pepsi's Cheer Nation. I previously wrote about Cheer Nation in an entry entitled Cheer Nation? I'm Not Chanting "Eh! O' Canada Go!" For Pepsi. It must be a slow news day in Saskatoon. The article in which I'm quoted is currently the
I'm sitting in media seat #67. No foolin'. Of all the numbers I could have got, I got #67. I've already had a tour of the Rogers Sportsnet broadcast truck, seen Cliff Fletcher chowing down on a pre-game meal and I've been ice level to soak in some pre-game ambiance.
Remember when I wrote about being interviewed by The Canadian Press last week? The article about me is out there. So far I've seen it in the Winnipeg Free Press and Metro News. Here's the article in its entirety. I'll share some thoughts at the end. TORONTO - It took
On my way to hockey last night, I made a quick stop at the Purolator depot to pick up a package they've been trying to deliver to me. It was a textbook from Oxford University Press entitled "Perspectives on Ideology". For the life of me last night, I couldn't figure
I got an email from a reporter with The Canadian Press. Here's a bit of what he had to say: I'm working on a story about the state of and future of citizen journalism, including blogs and hyper-local sites, and would like to talk you. I'm interested in hearing from
As a life long fan of radio, I know how attached you get to your favourite stations. You get familiar with the personalities, the schedule and the genre of music. When your favourite radio station flips formats, it can be jarring to fans. Last Friday, Country 93.5 out of
The Globe and Mail is writing an article about fellow Toronto blogger Raymi and they had a few questions for me about her and her recent breakup. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's true. The article should appear in tomorrow's Globe and we'll see if any of my quotes
Over the past week or so, I've been communicating with Bert Archer who's been writing an article for the Globe and Mail on CFNY / Edge 102. Bert and I had a nice phone conversation and exchanged several emails and Gtalk messages. He was interested in where CFNY was going following
A couple of days ago I wrote about the attention my Best. Party. Playlist. Ever entry was getting thanks to Stumbleupon. I've had to explain myself in the comments of that entry because thousands and thousands of people were dropping by and now think I'm quite the loser for thinking
Here's 1:28 from the 2-hour Humble and Fred podcast that really spoke to me.
A blog called "like a muffin or a beet" has listed greatest Canadian song lists. I'm pleased to see my Top 100 Canadian Songs list made the list. I also like how it sees my work as the work of many. TorontoMike posted their Top 100 Canadian Songs: The Definitive
I just took a peek at my site stats for today and it seems I've been Farked. For this photoshop contest on FARK.com, Cornponebread submitted an image based on the infamous Libby's Zoodles can and included this note. There is a story behind this label. Click here to find
Since this blog is all about me, I'm going to create a category to track references and links to TorontoMike.com from the mainstream press. Fast Company's article, UK's Guardian Newspaper Embraces Future With Free Digital Content , by Kit Eaton, links to my How Should Newspapers Make Money Online? entry
I know when a web site links to mine when it shows up in the referral logs. Still, I somehow missed this CBC Radio 2 blog entry about hockey music which references my hockey music entry. This morning while Tom Allen was talking about "blow drying geese," the headline Introducing
Alan Parker is a jounalist with the Toronto Sun who blogs at Nosey Parker. Today he wrote about Toronto Mike. Toronto Mike is a very interesting — and very nice — guy who writes a wonderful, informative daily blog about things in this city and around the world that interest him — and
My Crocs Conundrum entry has been getting traffic today from this Spanish blog. Here's a copy and paste of the entry. Los Crocs no sólo son el calzado más feo de la historia de la Humanidad, también empieza a ser responsable de una plaga de lesiones por su uso en
