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Andrew Krystal (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian radio talk show host currently heard on sports talk radio station The Fan 590 in Toronto. He has previously been heard on the Rogers Communications news talk network in the Canadian Maritimes. Krystal is also a writer and occasional TV current affairs panelist.
Career
Following his studies in English and international relations at the University of Toronto, Krystal began a career in radio syndication.
From 1986 to 1991 he worked with Sonic Workshop, owned by the late David Pritchard and Alan Lysaght, where he co-produced, wrote, voiced and sold the Entertainment Tonight-style series Entertainment Week and Entertainment Today, which aired in 60 Canadian markets. Following syndicated radio, he hosted and wrote independent TV series and travel guide programs.
He hosted The Andrew Krystal Show on Sunday nights on Toronto's CFRB, and also hosted talk radio programs on CFMJ (Talk 640/Mojo Radio) in Toronto, and on CKTB in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Krystal began hosting Maritime Morning in October 2005. Originating from News 95.7 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia, his program Maritime Morning was simulcast on co-owned stations in Moncton, New Brunswick and Saint John, New Brunswick.
Krystal was banned from CTV after telling Charles Adler that he would have voted for Hitler if 'Hitler had been a conservative'.
Current activities
The Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) reported in the spring of 2010 that Maritime Morning with Andrew Krystal continued to be the highest rated program on News 95.7, with a 12.3 share among men 25-54, ranking second overall in the market.
On July 12, 2010 it was announced that Krystal would be leaving News 95.7 to join the Fan 590 in Toronto. His last appearance on Maritime Morning was on July 30, 2010. On August 16, 2010, Krystal made his début on the Fan 590 on the 9AM-12PM timeslot. On September 21, 2010, Krystal made his debut as the host of the FAN 590's new morning show, Andrew Krystal in the Morning, on the 5:30AM-9AM timeslot with contributions by FAN 590 veteran Dan Dunleavy as its sports anchor. On February 10, 2011, it was announced that Krystal was removed as the Fan 590's morning show host. Program director Don Kollins stated that he would remain with the station to to "fill on-air shifts and work with me on new projects". Greg Brady served as the interim morning show host after Krystal's removal and was later named as the official morning show co-host along with Jim Lang on March 10, 2011. On March, 2, 2011, Krystal began hosting the 1PM-3PM timeslot, formerly hosted by Brady.
Legal troubles
On January 6, 2007 Krystal was arrested and later pled guilty to one count of mischief, and two breaches of an undertaking after consulting with the crown.
In February 2007 Krytal missed a show after he was arrested again for allegedly breaching an undertaking that forbids him from possessing or consuming alcohol.
References
- http://www.halifaxclub.ns.ca/viewevent2.php?id=1037&thisdate=2010-03-09
- ^ "FAN pulls plug on Krystal's a.m. show". The Toronto Star. February 11, 2011.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "New FAN host Krystal one of those bad boys". The Toronto Star. July 16, 2010.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - BRUCE DOWBIGGIN (February 10, 2011). "FAN 590 ends the Andrew Krystal experiment; Morning show host is being reassigned to as-yet undetermined duties". globeandmail.com.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/936571--fan-pulls-the-plug-on-andrew-krystal-s-morning-show?bn=1#article
- "Krystal pleads not guilty to assault on ex-girlfriend". The Halifax Daily News. February 21, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- "N.S. radio host changes pleas to guilty, assault charge dropped". Canadian Press NewsWire. May 15, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ Beth Johnston (February 4, 2007). "Krystal at a crossroads". The Halifax Daily News. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- "Radio host back on air after arrest". The Globe and Mail. February 15, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
External links
- "The Andrew Krystal Show" Fan 590 page
- Andrew Krystal on Twitter
- Krystal Nation blog page on FAN590.com
- Andrew Krystal's Blogspot.com page