This is a doubly special podcast – the exact date of the debut of TGCTS on 92.9 KICK-FM in 2006, and another Blue Bomber appearance in the CFL Championship game.
Episode 27 kicks off with a post-game review of the Grey Cup game (very good), the telecast (very not good) and we break down the 24-23 loss to the Argos. Marty explains how this may supplant the 1965 Wind Bowl vs Hamilton as the most disappointing Cup loss. He also describes the archival film of the 1959 Bomber win over the Ti-Cats he watched lately with many Hall of Fame names coming up.
13:30 – As we were recording, we got a funny report from a fan at the stadium. A funny brief note about their post-game dealings with 2 TV crews. Spirited Kenny has dim views of the pregame content – and tells how at least one teen handled the halftime “entertainment.” We also talk about our food choices for the game including a newly discovered and much coveted sour dill pickle brand.
28:00 Marty’s recalls his first CFL game – and most of the rest he attended as a kid, seeing the Bombers struggle with one surprising victory in the mix. He also found an ancient Grey Cup program in the great office clean-up and reviews the articles and players featured.
39:00 Tune in to hear a rarity – Marty being on the other side of the microphone and he’s interview about his upcoming match on Nov.27 in EK
40:12 Part 2 – the 16th Anniversary retrospective! The history of The Great Canadian Talk Show on Winnipeg radio, the CRTC hearing Marty testified at that opened the door to hosting the KICK-FM drive-home show, the help from Scott Taylor and Cosmo at 92 CITI-FM leading up to that debut on Nov. 20, 2006, who the first guests were, and a few examples of how every year, with the support of Station Manager Rick Baverstock, we made our mark as the watchdog of Winnipeg politics and media. And- how Kenny first met Marty before KICK-FM, how Rick the Boss got him into radio, and how quickly his unique nickname was created!
59:25 In the sample of Kick-FM emails and documents we review, we recall the 2007 interview with Manitoba speaker George Hickes. When TGCTS reported how he earned over a million dollars without making a single speech in the Legislature on behalf of his voters in Point Douglas it made waves and got us noticed.
1:02:40 Hate Mail! The station would get some doozies as you’ll hear – we talk about how we would respond on the air to the critics and dissect what they were claiming. And- who they really were.
1:11.00 A trademark of TGCTS was our City Hall coverage, and the back-and-forth exchanges with Mayor Sam Katz. When one of our interns raised questions about the (proposed) Assiniboine Bike lane, he sent her a very polite and interesting letter in response. Those were the early days of our causing grief for the Winnipeg Active Transportation manager and the bike lobby.
1:22:55 The Top 10 Stories of 2009
If you are a longtime listener, or just want to get a taste of the intensive, exclusive news and public affairs coverage radio should provide in Winnipeg- we found the list! The wide variety of news stories in our third year when we hit our stride will prove how much of a difference TGCTS made. Hear the details about — A dramatic call about a very public death; revealing a hospital ER scandal; public consultation failures we investigated; union discord inside the Free Press during the fall strike; and some of the best mocking of MSM we ever aired!
Come see Marty wrestle in CWE’s 50 Man Rumble to Remember Sunday 6 PM Feat. Davey Boy Smith Jr — EMAIL [email protected] for details/tickets!