CHCH Podcasts

Send us a text Keeping it "all in the family" has been a major factor of how a farm on the outskirts of Hamilton that produced broccoli was converted to a championship golf course.  On today's Sportsline Podcast, host Bubba O'Neil spoke to operator Barry Forth who explained how an old fashioned approach to treating his patrons has them all coming back to Copetown Woods Golf Clu...

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Send us a text On an all-new Trending Now Podcast, host Louie Butko recaps the week that was on Trending Now -- which you can catch every Monday to Friday 7PM & 11:30 on CHCH, CHCH.com, and our Trending Now YouTube page. On today's episode Louie is joined by host Nicole Martin to break down the latest on the Donald Trump criminal hush money case after jury selection was completed and wher...

Send us a text Canada's oldest national hockey championship, the Allan Cup Challenge, begins Saturday in Dundas. On April 27, the final will be televised on CHCH with Rod Black and Rick Vaive on the call.  Tournament director Don Robertson joined host Bubba O'Neil on the Sportsline Podcast to talk about the event and explained how the Hall of Fame broadcast duo were acquired.

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Send us a text Toronto Star baseball columnist Mike Wilner joined host Bubba O'Neil on this Sportsline Podcast. In addition to tracing his career path and giving his thoughts about the current Blue Jays squad, Wilner offered his opinion about a possible disconnect between management and the fans. 

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Send us a text On an all-new episode of Newsmakers, Louie Butko is joined by founder of the Queen's Park Observer Sabrina Nanji to recap a busy few weeks at the Ontario Legislature, including the Ford government's quick decision to reverse proposed changes on the UP Express route.  The two also discuss a new agreement between the province and the Feds to move forward with the proposed Hi...

Send us a text RBC Canadian Open tournament director Bryan Crawford joined host Bubba O'Neil on this Sportsline Podcast. In addition to an accomplished CFL career, the Hamiltonian explained how stops with the Canadian Football League Players' Association, Ontario University Athletics and Canada Basketball led to his professional growth. Crawford also addressed golf's most pressing q...

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Send us a text The "Sportsline Square-Off" is back and featured CHCH anchor and reporter Jason Gaidola. Up for debate this week was Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s slow start, Rory to LIV Golf rumors, the WNBA's class of 2024 being a game-changer, and has Auston Matthews' 70-goal pursuit become a distraction for the Toronto Maple Leafs? 

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Send us a text On an all-new episode of newsmakers, host Louie Butko was joined by the Mayor of Burlington Marianne Meed Ward.  in the wide-ranging discussion the two talked about her use of strong mayor powers, her role as chair of the Ontario Big City Mayor's caucus, and the potential of a proposed Aldershot development maybe one day hosting an OHL team.

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Send us a text Today on an all-new episode of the Trending Now Podcast: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the stand this week at the Public Inquiry into foreign election interference and while there took the time to dispute intelligence that was gathered by Canada's spy agency. Trending Now host Nicole Martin has been following this story all week and joins us to let us we need to know from...

Send us a text Hall of Fame writer Steve Milton has joined the Hamilton Sports Group as their multi-platform columnist. On this Sportsline Podcast, Milton expressed his enthusiasm for covering the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Forge FC in an expanded fashion, following four decades with traditional print media. 

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Send us a text As a player, Jason Riley succeeded on the football field and extended his experience as a coach and educator. On this Sportsline Podcast, Riley spoke about his autobiography "Taming Mad Dog", which focused on his career and also revealed an aspect of his life that was suppressed for many years.

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Send us a text With a true passion for basketball and media, Eric Smith is living out a dream. On this Sportsline Podcast, the Burlington native chatted about charity, being a Hall of Famer and how he went from newsroom intern to the Raptors radio play-by-play announcer. 

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Send us a text Hall of Fame basketball referee and Fox 40 Founder Ron Foxcroft joined Bubba O'Neil on this Sportsline Podcast. In addition to sharing several entertaining moments about his career and his kids' involvement in officiating, Foxcroft explained why Canadian basketball has improved and why the Americans don't dominate like they once did. 

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Send us a text The Sportsline Podcast celebrated the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2024.  Joining host Bubba O'Neil were executive members Chris Dooley and Rod Philp who detailed the new inductees, the induction process and what traits separate the members from the rest.