Toronto Legends

Legendary NFL/CFL Kicker Mike Vanderjagt talks about whether he or Donovan Bailey ‘owns’ the Town of Oakville, his WVU college kicking debut [9yd punt in front of 76,000 fans televised on ESPN], his Arena Football League experience with the Minnesota Fighting Pike [actually a Walleye in the logo!], his back-2-back Grey Cup championships with the Flutie/Clemons Argonauts [and how he lost & recovere...

Adyen’s Canadian Country Manager Sander Meijers talks about the innovations in fintech leading the push towards ‘unified commerce,’ why it’s not a question of ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ his global firm applies for a Canadian banking license, why consumers should expect the SAME shopping experience whether shopping on-line or in a bricks-and-mortar store, taking on this great adventure with his family’...

Canada’s Artist Charles Pachter talks moose, hockey murals and why the Queen WAS amused! Charles shares the stories behind meeting his husband Keith Lem [Orillia aristocracy!], the inspiration from his lifelong friendship with ‘Peggy Nature’ [Margaret Atwood at Camp White Pine], his mother’s reaction to his Leafs/Habs murals going up in the TTC College Street subway station [“it’s the basement, bu...

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Stephen Stanley talks about his new album with The Stephen Stanley Band, his 23 years with The Lowest of the Low [with a few breaks & a few break-ups mixed in], why ‘Shakespeare My Butt’ was [at the time] both an albatross and a gold medal, his memories of enjoying 4am nachos at Sneaky Dee’s with Dave Bookman, presenting a bouquet of roses better suited for Secretariat...

The Man/the Myth/the Legend Brian McFarlane talks about his 25 years on Hockey Night in Canada, his time down south with NBC and CBS, being in the Maple Leaf Gardens’ gondola for the LAST Maple Leafs Stanley Cup win in 1967 [and crashing the team party afterwards with his wife!], getting banned from MLG by owner Harold Ballard [but nonetheless doing his job from outside the arena on the Carlton St...

Author Dr Norm O’Reilly talks about why the NHL makes a fantastic business case study, transferring lessons learned from the ice to the boardroom, why love him or loathe him Gary Bettman is a strong 'in control' leader, the future of NHL expansion both domestically & globally, why the Arizona franchise experiment is unlikely to die, how the NHL successfully led all major sports leagues into the La...

1 Minute Morning’s Tom Hayes talks about career stops at Scarborough Cable/CKVR-Barrie/CTV News/CityNews/Global News, his broadcasting brothers from another mother Bill Hayes/Bryan Hayes/John [Hayes] Derringer, the surprise of Tik Tok providing 50% of his current viewing audience, his memorable interactions with Lady Di/Mick Jagger/Robert De Niro/Paul Stanley, and the crazy details behind his inve...

Entrepreneur, publisher, art collector, fundraiser, philanthropist and now author Salah Bachir shares stories from his life and his new memoir ‘First to Leave the Party: My Life With Ordinary People…Who Happen to be Famous’ involving Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Joan Rivers, Doris Day, Cesar Chavez, Diahann Carroll, Andy Warhol and many more! ‘First to Leave the Party: My Life Wit...

Christmas Singer/Songwriter Kristian Noel Pedersen confirms his middle name is legit and not a marketing tool, talks about the release of his 15th annual original Xmas album ‘A Christmas Around Town,’ shares his love for 'Bandcamp-Heads' & Mariah Carey, and extols the virtues of apparently silly projects being able to bring people together! For the full Kristian Noel Pedersen Experience, please vi...

Author Randi Druzin talks about her new book Behind the Mask: A Revealing Look at Twelve of the Greatest Goalies in Hockey History, sharing interesting stories about Mike 'The Popcorn Kid' Palmateer, Henrik Lundqvist, Carey Price, Grant Fuhr, Vladislav Tretiak, Marc-André Fleury, Roberto Luongo, Tony Esposito, Gerry Cheevers, Rogie Vachon, Ed Giacomin and Roger Crozier. She also concurs that the g...

College of Sports Media/TSN’s Tony Ambrogio talks about his interactions with Dan Marino/Darryl Sittler/Wayne Gretzky/Ernie Harwell/Jean Beliveau/Tom Cheek/Dick Enberg/Dino Ciccarelli, the industry innovations that came from The Score Television Network [the ticker! live post-game news conferences! Steve Kouleas!], why he is a BIG HIT in New Zealand, the importance of providing Descriptive Video,...

University of Toronto Press President/Publisher/CEO Jessica Mosher talks about their ‘diversity of voices & ideas’ mandate both in the U of T community and globally, the ongoing disruption related to the growth of AI [and why it needs to retain a ‘human loop’], the rapidly changing mix of printed vs electronic books, why she doesn’t mind if you purchase your Varsity Blues hoodie from a bookstore O...

CBC Sports ski analyst Brian Stemmle talks about his experiences representing Canada at FOUR Winter Olympic Games, choosing to follow his dream of becoming Steve Podborski instead of Darryl Sittler, his FIRST race also being Steve Podborski’s LAST race as the Crazy Canucks era came to an end, why he didn’t want the doctors to cut him out of his racing suit after his horrible 1989 crash at Kitzbuhe...

Toronto Argonauts Legend #31 Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons flashes that megawatt smile and talks about the upcoming 7th Annual Christmas with the Clemons event at Roy Thompson Hall, why Doug Flutie was the BEST football player he ever played with, how he took on a mentoring role with Raghib ‘The Rocket’ Ismail, his connections to the Blue Jays through the Mayor of Dunedin [his hometown], his love for...

YouTuber & Podcaster Dave Mendonca talks about the talented team he came up the ranks with at The Score Television Network [Sid Seixeiro, Tim Micallef, Adnan Virk, Simon Bennett, Greg Sansone, Elliotte Friedman, James Sharman, Cabbie Richards], asking Jerome 'JYD' Williams & Matt Devlin to write the forewards to his book on the Toronto Raptors, his possibly illegally recorded phone interview with...

Violinist Grenville ‘G’ Pinto talks about performing for the Biebs & Selena [on the outs at the time]/Bill Clinton/Honest Ed Mirvish/The Killer Dougie Gilmour, how the violin is the closest instrument to the human voice, collaborating with the ‘Lord of the Strings’ Mediterranean guitarist Pavlo, the extraordinary talent of the late John Ritter as Jack Tripper, his exceptional version of Dr Dre’s ‘...

Broadcaster/Stanley Cup Champion/Entrepreneur Nick Kypreos talks about his spectacular cameo alongside Kobe Bryant/Sandra Oh/Robert Wuhl in HBO’s Arli$$, his outstanding relationship with Doug MacLean, repping the Greek community while playing for his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, winning a Stanley Cup with the NY Rangers, winning a Calder Cup with 'the NY Yankees of the AHL' the Hershey Bears, th...

This is a feed drop from our friends at the Ted Woloshyn Podcast! Host Ted Woloshyn [a past Toronto Legends guest himself!] interviews Canadian Music and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee Roger Ashby as he looks back on his 50+ year career in radio and the fascinating people he has met along the way! Website: https://www.tedwoloshyn.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedwoloshyn Facebook: https...

ReturnBear CEO Sylvia Ng talks about making product returns from e-commerce purchases better for all concerned parties [including our planet], the massive $60B returns market in Canada alone, how the consumer trends of ‘Try Before You Buy’ & ‘Bracket Buying’ are driving this growth in product returns, why the shipping/fulfillment process is so different from the returns process [isn’t it just the...

Journalist/Author Jean-Jacques Taylor talks about his new book providing an all-access insider's look at Deion Sanders, how Deion went from PRIME TIME to COACH PRIME, how Deion meets his college athletes at THEIR level [dominating IG, a DJ in the locker room] while still keeping it Old School, Deion’s surprisingly calm & quiet favourite pastime of fishing, why Deion never pays attention to ‘they,’...

Former Toronto Maple Leafs GM [and goalie!] Gerry McNamara talks about Brandon Walsh/Jason Priestley playing him in the upcoming Borje Salming bio-pic, Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan personally reaching out to bring him back into the Maple Leafs alumni family, the first time he hit that Maple Leaf Gardens ice [replacing Johnny Bower!], the day he got hired as a Maple Leafs Special Assignme...

Order of Canada recipient Denise Donlon talks about moving from Whitesnake’s ‘Slide It In’ tour to The New Music, becoming an on-air personality/VJ at MuchMusic, launching MuchMoreMusic, her thoughts on Moses Znaimer/Christopher Ward/Rick Campanelli/Bill Welychka/George Stroumboulopoulos, going into labour while hosting a live television event with the Cowboy Junkies, taking over at Sony Music Can...

MLSE’s Bill Manning talks about his leadership of the Toronto Argonauts & Toronto FC, working alongside Brendan Shanahan [Maple Leafs] and Masai Ujiri [Raptors], growing up with 2 of the Baldwin brothers in Massapequa on Long Island [did you know Alec was actually called Xander as a child?], what culture change Pinball Clemons told him was needed with the Argos [‘too many silos, need more bridges’...

"We can dance if we want to/ We can leave your friends behind/ ’Cause your friends don’t dance/ And if they don’t dance/ Well, they’re no friends of mine!” --- Men Without Hats’ Ivan Doroschuk talks about The Safety Dance, Pop Goes The World, touring in 2023 [GPS] vs in 1983 [Rand McNally road maps], how Howard Jones taught him to enjoy the rigours of the road, the power of their videos on MTV and...

TVO Superstar Steve Paikin talks about his 5 shows over 31 years [and counting] at Ontario’s public television channel, starting his broadcasting career alongside Michael Landsberg at UofT Radio, chasing ambulances at The Hamilton Spectator, why he agrees with the host that Boston is the City of Champions, why Mikhail Gorbachev [impactful!] & Mordecai Richler [prickly!] were notable interviewees,...