Bell Media on Jan. 28: "Mental health is important."
Bell Media on Feb. 9: "Let's shut down several of our radio stations and not tell our employees first."
What a joke.
As someone who guested often on all three of the now-former TSN radio stations in Hamilton, Vancouver and Winnipeg, I’d like to say thanks to their hosts, producers and listeners. Very sad for all absorbing today’s news.
It’s heartbreaking to see so many of my dear friends and colleagues in WPG, VAN and HAM lose their jobs, including you, Troy, as well as @JimTothSports, @IllegalCurve and so many others, too numerous to mention. I’m just gutted for all of you. 💔 🙏
Bell Media dropped TSN 1290 in Winnipeg, TSN 1040 in Vancouver & TSN 1150 in Hamilton this morning with little to no warning, moving away from all sports radio.
Vancouver’s cut off mid-broadcast & immediately played Green Day’s Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life).
#BellLetsCut
Naturally, Bell expects criticism for how it has treated its dedicated media employees. That criticism will have no effect. And Bell will expect to lose some of those ex-workers as listeners and viewers. But it won’t want to lose anyone else. Your choice.
Seriously just imagine you fire a bunch of people and then play them off with Good Riddance (time of your life)? It feels like a sketch. Like something Mr. Burns would do. Just absolute out of touch corporate asshole monsters.
In closing, fuck Bell.
Apparently Bell fired people at Vancouver's TSN1040 mid-show. No warning. No hints.
Gave the staff just a few minutes to pack their shit up and leave.
Bell collected $122 million in wage subsidies to prevent people from being fired. 🤷♂️
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