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Revision as of 23:12, 7 February 2011 by Diannaa (talk | contribs) (remove legal problems; none of this stuff appears in the sources provided)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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. He is perhaps best remembered in the Toronto market for popularizing the term "Leaf Nation."
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.
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.
Award
In 2010 he won the RTNDA (Radio Television's News Director's Award) for editorial commentary for his broadcast editorial on the death of Michael Jackson.
References
- http://www.halifaxclub.ns.ca/viewevent2.php?id=1037&thisdate=2010-03-09
- http://www.fan590.com/more.jsp?content=20100919_231630_752 FAN 590 press release
External links
- "Andrew Krystal in the Morning" Fan 590 page
- Andrew Krystal on Twitter
- Krystal Nation blog page on FAN590.com
- Andrew Krystal's Blogspot.com page