Tag: Sportstalk
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‘Sportstalk, go ahead’: Starting a Vancouver radio talk show juggernaut
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Canucks Sports NHL Entertainment Books An excerpt from Dan Russell’s memoir, which recounts the highs and lows of hosting a call-in radio sports show in Vancouver for three decades. Published May 21, 2022 • 8 minute read Host Dan Russell ponders a listener’s question at the Sportstalk mic in 2000. Photo…
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‘Critique so stinging, so biting, so brilliant’: ‘The Pauser’ called some shots on air, and off, at Sportstalk
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Canucks Sports NHL Books An excerpt from Dan Russell’s memoir, which recounts the highs and lows of hosting a call-in radio sports show in Vancouver for three decades. Published May 21, 2022 • Last updated May 24, 2022 • 5 minute read Practice-jerseyed Canucks late ’80s-era defenceman Jim Benning, who three…
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With ‘McKeachie-isms … you never know’: A dear, maddening friend to Sportstalk
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Canucks Sports NHL Books An excerpt from Dan Russell’s memoir, which recounts the highs and lows of hosting a call-in radio sports show in Vancouver for three decades. Published May 21, 2022 • Last updated May 23, 2022 • 5 minute read Two B.C. sports legends, pro wrestling great and self-described…