Canadian news reporter (died 2022)
Andrew Krystal
(died May 22, 2022) was a Canadian news reporter who worked for
CityNews
on
Citytv Toronto
. He had previously been a radio
talk show
host, his most recent stints being on the
Rogers Communications
news talk network in
The Maritimes
, and
sports talk radio
station
The Fan 590
in
Toronto
. Krystal was also a writer and occasional TV current affairs panelist.
Career
Krystal was born in Toronto. Following his studies in English and international relations at the University of Toronto,
[1]
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.
[
citation needed
]
He hosted
The Andrew Krystal Show
on Sunday nights on
Toronto
's
CFRB
,
[2]
and also hosted
talk radio
programs on
CFMJ
(Talk 640/Mojo Radio) in Toronto, and on
CKTB
in
St. Catharines, Ontario
.
[2]
Krystal was banned from CTV Newsnet after telling
Charles Adler
in a political panel that he would have voted for Hitler if 'Hitler had been a conservative'.
[3]
As radio host on News 95.7
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
News 91.9
in
Moncton
,
New Brunswick
and
News 88.9
in
Saint John, New Brunswick
.
[1]
In the spring of 2010, the
Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
(BBM) reported 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.
[
citation needed
]
In May 2010, Krystal won a
Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada
Network Radio Award in the Atlantic Region for his broadcast editorial on the death of
Michael Jackson
.
[4]
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.
As radio host on Fan 590
On August 16, 2010, Krystal made his debut on the Fan 590 on the 9AM-12PM timeslot.
[3]
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.
[5]
On February 10, 2011, it was announced that Krystal was removed as the Fan 590's morning show host.
[2]
Program director Don Kollins stated that he would remain with the station to "fill on-air shifts and work with me on new projects".
[6]
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. On June 22, 2011, it was announced that Krystal was dismissed from the Fan 590. The station's program director, Don Kollins, stated that "Andrew is moving on to pursue other opportunities within Rogers and we wish him the very best."
[7]
As of early 2013, Krystal was no longer a television news reporter for
CityNews
in Toronto.
Krystal died in Toronto on May 22, 2022.
[8]
References
- ^
a
b
"The Halifax Club - Events Calendar"
. Archived from
the original
on 2011-07-06
. Retrieved
2010-08-17
.
- ^
a
b
c
"FAN pulls plug on Krystal's a.m. show". The Toronto Star. February 11, 2011.
- ^
a
b
"New FAN host Krystal one of those bad boys". The Toronto Star. July 16, 2010.
- ^
"News 95.7 picks up five broadcasting awards"
.
News 95.7FM
. Halifax. May 3, 2010. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
May 7,
2013
.
- ^
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.
- ^
Girard, Daniel (February 10, 2011).
"FAN pulls the plug on Andrew Krystal's morning show"
.
The Star
. Toronto.
- ^
"Andrew Krystal Dismissed from Sportsnet Fan 590"
. 23 June 2011.
- ^
Ahlstrand, Dan.
"Andrew Krystal, former CityNews Halifax talk show host, dies"
.
CityNews
. Retrieved
May 24,
2022
.
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